Illinois · reported pay
SD 45 DuPage County teacher salary
- SD 45 DuPage County starts a teacher with a bachelor's degree at $51,725 and tops that lane at $60,100 after 10 years.
- With a master's the schedule starts at $57,800 and reaches $85,165 after 16 years.
- The highest salary it reports is $127,856, reached at 35 years of service.
- SD 45 DuPage County enrolls 3,169 students.
- SD 45 DuPage County 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 | $51,725 | $60,100 | 10 |
| Master's | $57,800 | $85,165 | 16 |
| Master's + 30 | $62,250 | $105,059 | – |
The district reports its current agreement expiring 7/2028.
Where it stands in the state
Of the 873 Illinois districts reporting a starting figure, SD 45 DuPage County's $51,725 ranks 218th; the median is $47,000, so it is $4,725 above it.
Its top reported figure, $127,856, ranks 117th of 866 against a median of $92,247.
A master's degree adds $6,075 at the start (11.7%).
The bachelor's lane grows 16.2% over 10 years, about $838 a year.
Illinois districts of similar size, by the figures they report
| District | Students | Starting | Top |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD 45 DuPage County | 3,169 | $51,725 | $127,856 |
| Pekin PSD 108 | 3,177 | $43,900 | $91,092 |
| Sterling CUSD 5 | 3,228 | $50,840 | $107,170 |
| Bloom Twp HSD 206 | 3,104 | $57,970 | $124,239 |
| Burbank SD 111 | 3,235 | $50,026 | $83,723 |
| Morton CUSD 709 | 3,260 | $51,893 | – |
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.