Illinois · reported pay
Queen Bee SD 16 teacher salary
- Queen Bee SD 16 starts a teacher with a bachelor's degree at $57,769 and tops that lane at $67,850 after 13 years.
- With a master's the schedule starts at $63,125 and reaches $88,959 after 18 years.
- The highest salary it reports is $136,846, reached at 30 years of service.
- Queen Bee SD 16 enrolls 1,685 students.
- Queen Bee SD 16 reports that it sets teacher pay by policy rather than a salary schedule, so these are the figures it reported, not a grid.
- These are the reference points Illinois collects from the district, for 2025-26. They are not the full step grid.
What the district reports paying
| Lane | Starting | Maximum | Years to max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | $57,769 | $67,850 | 13 |
| Master's | $63,125 | $88,959 | 18 |
| Master's + 30 | $66,970 | $119,008 | – |
The district reports its current agreement expiring 6/2027.
Where it stands in the state
Of the 873 Illinois districts reporting a starting figure, Queen Bee SD 16's $57,769 ranks 56th; the median is $47,000, so it is $10,769 above it.
Its top reported figure, $136,846, ranks 71st of 866 against a median of $92,247.
A master's degree adds $5,356 at the start (9.3%).
The bachelor's lane grows 17.5% over 13 years, about $775 a year.
Illinois districts of similar size, by the figures they report
| District | Students | Starting | Top |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Bee SD 16 | 1,685 | $57,769 | $136,846 |
| Monticello CUSD 25 | 1,681 | $47,253 | $98,077 |
| Rantoul City SD 137 | 1,690 | $54,500 | $103,740 |
| Johnsburg CUSD 12 | 1,696 | $47,059 | $109,399 |
| Big Hollow SD 38 | 1,698 | $45,990 | $106,075 |
| Riverside-Brookfield Twp SD 208 | 1,665 | $59,000 | $155,000 |
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.