Illinois · reported schedule
Pleasant Plains CUSD 8 teacher salary
- Pleasant Plains CUSD 8 starts a teacher with a bachelor's degree at $41,925 and tops that lane at $63,054 after 20 years.
- With a master's the schedule starts at $46,620 and reaches $71,931 after 20 years.
- The highest salary anywhere on the schedule is $78,271, reached at 20 years of service.
- Pleasant Plains CUSD 8 enrolls 1,284 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 | $41,925 | $63,054 | 20 |
| Master's | $46,620 | $71,931 | 20 |
| Master's + 30 | $51,316 | $76,974 | – |
The district reports its current agreement expiring 6/2026.
Where it stands in the state
Of the 873 Illinois districts reporting a starting figure, Pleasant Plains CUSD 8's $41,925 ranks 836th; the median is $47,000, so it is $5,075 below it.
Its top reported figure, $78,271, ranks 686th of 866 against a median of $92,247.
A master's degree adds $4,695 at the start (11.2%).
The bachelor's lane grows 50.4% over 20 years, about $1,056 a year.
Illinois districts of similar size, by the figures they report
| District | Students | Starting | Top |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Plains CUSD 8 | 1,284 | $41,925 | $78,271 |
| Carlinville CUSD 1 | 1,295 | $45,790 | $92,455 |
| Peotone CUSD 207U | 1,296 | $48,224 | – |
| Wilmington CUSD 209U | 1,298 | $46,432 | $84,130 |
| Ottawa Twp HSD 140 | 1,270 | $43,775 | $96,304 |
| Litchfield CUSD 12 | 1,300 | $46,057 | $87,508 |
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.