Illinois · reported schedule
Prairie-Hills ESD 144 teacher salary
- Prairie-Hills ESD 144 starts a teacher with a bachelor's degree at $48,312 and tops that lane at $64,474 after 17 years.
- With a master's the schedule starts at $52,737 and reaches $78,034 after 20 years.
- The highest salary anywhere on the schedule is $79,484, reached at 20 years of service.
- Prairie-Hills ESD 144 enrolls 2,542 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 | $48,312 | $64,474 | 17 |
| Master's | $52,737 | $78,034 | 20 |
| Master's + 30 | $54,028 | $79,484 | – |
The district reports its current agreement expiring 6/2030.
Where it stands in the state
Of the 873 Illinois districts reporting a starting figure, Prairie-Hills ESD 144's $48,312 ranks 356th; the median is $47,000, so it is $1,312 above it.
Its top reported figure, $79,484, ranks 666th of 866 against a median of $92,247.
A master's degree adds $4,425 at the start (9.2%).
The bachelor's lane grows 33.5% over 17 years, about $951 a year.
Illinois districts of similar size, by the figures they report
| District | Students | Starting | Top |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie-Hills ESD 144 | 2,542 | $48,312 | $79,484 |
| Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102 | 2,548 | $46,644 | $132,408 |
| Lansing SD 158 | 2,531 | $51,373 | $140,508 |
| O Fallon Twp HSD 203 | 2,559 | $51,648 | $107,201 |
| Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126 | 2,573 | $57,210 | $151,643 |
| Lemont-Bromberek CSD 113A | 2,577 | $49,707 | $62,169 |
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.