Illinois · reported schedule
Paris CUSD 4 teacher salary
- Paris CUSD 4 starts a teacher with a bachelor's degree at $42,473 and tops that lane at $59,943 after 20 years.
- With a master's the schedule starts at $45,316 and reaches $70,464 after 23 years.
- The highest salary anywhere on the schedule is $74,516, reached at 23 years of service.
- Paris CUSD 4 enrolls 605 students.
- These are the reference points Illinois collects from the district, for 2025-26. They are not the full step grid.
What the schedule pays
| Lane | Starting | Maximum | Years to max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | $42,473 | $59,943 | 20 |
| Master's | $45,316 | $70,464 | 23 |
| Master's + 30 | $47,449 | $74,516 | – |
The district reports its current agreement expiring 7/2026.
Where it stands in the state
Of the 873 Illinois districts reporting a starting figure, Paris CUSD 4's $42,473 ranks 791st; the median is $47,000, so it is $4,527 below it.
Its top reported figure, $74,516, ranks 742nd of 866 against a median of $92,247.
A master's degree adds $2,843 at the start (6.7%).
The bachelor's lane grows 41.1% over 20 years, about $874 a year.
Illinois districts of similar size, by the figures they report
| District | Students | Starting | Top |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris CUSD 4 | 605 | $42,473 | $74,516 |
| Nashville CCSD 49 | 605 | $43,500 | – |
| Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 | 607 | $42,642 | $68,730 |
| Madison CUSD 12 | 603 | $43,881 | $99,541 |
| Winthrop Harbor SD 1 | 603 | $49,615 | $118,315 |
| R O W V A CUSD 208 | 611 | $46,300 | $84,850 |
Where this comes from
Illinois State Board of Education, Teacher Salary Study publishes Every district's salary schedule in reference points (Teacher Salary Study 2025-26), which every Illinois district files each year. The full step-and-lane grid is published by the district itself; this page carries the figures the state collects, which is what the salary-estimate sites do not have.