Illinois · reported pay
Salt Creek SD 48 teacher salary
- Salt Creek SD 48 starts a teacher with a bachelor's degree at $57,106 and tops that lane at $60,946 after 9 years.
- With a master's the schedule starts at $59,423 and reaches $91,929 after 21 years.
- The highest salary it reports is $128,606, reached at 29 years of service.
- Salt Creek SD 48 enrolls 509 students.
- Salt Creek SD 48 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 | $57,106 | $60,946 | 9 |
| Master's | $59,423 | $91,929 | 21 |
| Master's + 30 | $73,190 | $73,190 | – |
The district reports its current agreement expiring 7/2031.
Where it stands in the state
Of the 873 Illinois districts reporting a starting figure, Salt Creek SD 48's $57,106 ranks 67th; the median is $47,000, so it is $10,106 above it.
Its top reported figure, $128,606, ranks 113th of 866 against a median of $92,247.
A master's degree adds $2,317 at the start (4.1%).
The bachelor's lane grows 6.7% over 9 years, about $427 a year.
Illinois districts of similar size, by the figures they report
| District | Students | Starting | Top |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Creek SD 48 | 509 | $57,106 | $128,606 |
| West Washington Co CUD 10 | 507 | $43,251 | $95,093 |
| Durand CUSD 322 | 505 | $42,411 | $87,224 |
| Pinckneyville SD 50 | 504 | $57,725 | $94,272 |
| Rhodes SD 84-5 | 504 | $56,143 | $112,090 |
| East Prairie SD 73 | 515 | $53,000 | $114,000 |
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.