Illinois · reported pay
Riverside SD 96 teacher salary
- Riverside SD 96 starts a teacher with a bachelor's degree at $50,000 and tops that lane at $115,000 after 21 years.
- With a master's the schedule starts at $54,500 and reaches $120,000 after 34 years.
- The highest salary it reports is $135,000, reached at 38 years of service.
- Riverside SD 96 enrolls 1,743 students.
- Riverside SD 96 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 | $50,000 | $115,000 | 21 |
| Master's | $54,500 | $120,000 | 34 |
| Master's + 30 | $59,000 | $130,000 | – |
The district reports its current agreement expiring 6/2030.
Where it stands in the state
Of the 873 Illinois districts reporting a starting figure, Riverside SD 96's $50,000 ranks 284th; the median is $47,000, so it is $3,000 above it.
Its top reported figure, $135,000, ranks 80th of 866 against a median of $92,247.
A master's degree adds $4,500 at the start (9.0%).
The bachelor's lane grows 130.0% over 21 years, about $3,095 a year.
Illinois districts of similar size, by the figures they report
| District | Students | Starting | Top |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside SD 96 | 1,743 | $50,000 | $135,000 |
| Evergreen Park ESD 124 | 1,744 | $55,084 | $112,761 |
| Pekin CSD 303 | 1,737 | $52,603 | $102,492 |
| Olympia CUSD 16 | 1,750 | $47,252 | $138,653 |
| Kinnikinnick CCSD 131 | 1,725 | $44,290 | $107,956 |
| Clinton CUSD 15 | 1,722 | $44,500 | $106,447 |
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.