Illinois · reported schedule
Pope Co CUD 1 teacher salary
- Pope Co CUD 1 starts a teacher with a bachelor's degree at $42,582 and tops that lane at $65,440 after 20 years.
- With a master's the schedule starts at $44,379 and reaches $69,429 after 22 years.
- The highest salary anywhere on the schedule is $73,659, reached at 23 years of service.
- Pope Co CUD 1 enrolls 478 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 | $42,582 | $65,440 | 20 |
| Master's | $44,379 | $69,429 | 22 |
| Master's + 30 | $47,374 | $73,659 | – |
The district reports its current agreement expiring 5/2028.
Where it stands in the state
Of the 873 Illinois districts reporting a starting figure, Pope Co CUD 1's $42,582 ranks 777th; the median is $47,000, so it is $4,418 below it.
Its top reported figure, $73,659, ranks 753rd of 866 against a median of $92,247.
A master's degree adds $1,797 at the start (4.2%).
The bachelor's lane grows 53.7% over 20 years, about $1,143 a year.
Illinois districts of similar size, by the figures they report
| District | Students | Starting | Top |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pope Co CUD 1 | 478 | $42,582 | $73,659 |
| Mount Olive CUSD 5 | 478 | $42,848 | $97,199 |
| Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188 | 484 | $53,598 | $99,862 |
| Cambridge CUSD 227 | 471 | $42,412 | $85,405 |
| Anna Jonesboro Chsd 81 | 486 | $55,508 | $93,482 |
| Crab Orchard CUSD 3 | 486 | $51,330 | $95,163 |
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.