Annual salary
$59,499
Illinois · salary schedule · 2025-26
School District U-46 salary schedule, 2025-26
Teacher salary schedule with TRS (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a lane and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- School District U-46's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $59,499 (BA, step A) and tops out at $127,179 (+70, step T), per School District U-46 (Elgin) / Elgin Teachers Association 2023-2027 agreement (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $59,499 and reaches $108,957 at the top of that column.
- The grid has 8 lane columns and 20 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step T.
- SD U-46 enrolled 34,553 students in 2023-24, the 2nd-largest district in Illinois by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule with TRS (2025-26)
Official sourceDocumentSchool District U-46 (Elgin) / Elgin Teachers Association 2023-2027 agreementSchool year2025-26Effective
| Step \ Lane | BA | +10 | +20 | +30 | +40 | +50 | +60 | +70 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | $59,499 | $62,102 | $64,705 | $67,308 | $69,911 | $72,514 | $75,117 | $77,720 |
| B | $62,102 | $64,705 | $67,308 | $69,911 | $72,514 | $75,117 | $77,720 | $80,323 |
| C | $64,705 | $67,308 | $69,911 | $72,514 | $75,117 | $77,720 | $80,323 | $82,926 |
| D | $67,308 | $69,911 | $72,514 | $75,117 | $77,720 | $80,323 | $82,926 | $85,530 |
| E | $69,911 | $72,514 | $75,117 | $77,720 | $80,323 | $82,926 | $85,530 | $88,133 |
| F | $72,514 | $75,117 | $77,720 | $80,323 | $82,926 | $85,530 | $88,133 | $90,736 |
| G | $75,117 | $77,720 | $80,323 | $82,926 | $85,530 | $88,133 | $90,736 | $93,339 |
| H | $77,720 | $80,323 | $82,926 | $85,530 | $88,133 | $90,736 | $93,339 | $95,942 |
| I | $80,323 | $82,926 | $85,530 | $88,133 | $90,736 | $93,339 | $95,942 | $98,545 |
| J | $82,926 | $85,530 | $88,133 | $90,736 | $93,339 | $95,942 | $98,545 | $101,148 |
| K | $85,530 | $88,133 | $90,736 | $93,339 | $95,942 | $98,545 | $101,148 | $103,751 |
| L | $88,133 | $90,736 | $93,339 | $95,942 | $98,545 | $101,148 | $103,751 | $106,354 |
| M | $90,736 | $93,339 | $95,942 | $98,545 | $101,148 | $103,751 | $106,354 | $108,957 |
| N | $93,339 | $95,942 | $98,545 | $101,148 | $103,751 | $106,354 | $108,957 | $111,560 |
| O | $95,942 | $98,545 | $101,148 | $103,751 | $106,354 | $108,957 | $111,560 | $114,163 |
| P | $98,545 | $101,148 | $103,751 | $106,354 | $108,957 | $111,560 | $114,163 | $116,766 |
| Q | $101,148 | $103,751 | $106,354 | $108,957 | $111,560 | $114,163 | $116,766 | $119,369 |
| R | $103,751 | $106,354 | $108,957 | $111,560 | $114,163 | $116,766 | $119,369 | $121,973 |
| S | $106,354 | $108,957 | $111,560 | $114,163 | $116,766 | $119,369 | $121,973 | $124,576 |
| T | $108,957 | $111,560 | $114,163 | $116,766 | $119,369 | $121,973 | $124,576 | $127,179 |
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Per month (12)
$4,958.25
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| B | $62,102 | +$2,603 |
| C | $64,705 | +$5,206 |
| D | $67,308 | +$7,809 |
| E | $69,911 | +$10,412 |
| F | $72,514 | +$13,015 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step A = $59,499 a year, $4,958.25 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
'2025-26 Salary Schedule with TRS' from the 2023-2027 Elgin agreement. Steps are lettered A through T.
The figures are the schedule 'with TRS', that is with the board-paid Teachers' Retirement System contribution included, which is how U-46 publishes the grid.
The same document prints the 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2026-27 grids.
- Soft spot: The district serves this file from its Applitrack applicant-tracking host; the identical schedule also appears in the agreement posted by the Elgin Teachers Association at https://theeta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Elgin-Agreement-2023-2027.pdf, and the two were compared cell for cell on the 2025-26 grid.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $59,499 at step A to $108,957 at step T: 19 step increases worth $2,603 each on average, 83% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,604, between step J and step K.
The highest-paid column, +70, starts at $77,720 and tops out at $127,179, 17% above the top of the BA column.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 76th percentile and the top cell at the 89th percentile.
Column by column
| Lane | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $59,499 | $108,957 | 19 | 83% |
| +10 | $62,102 | $111,560 | 19 | 80% |
| +20 | $64,705 | $114,163 | 19 | 76% |
| +30 | $67,308 | $116,766 | 19 | 73% |
| +40 | $69,911 | $119,369 | 19 | 71% |
| +50 | $72,514 | $121,973 | 19 | 68% |
| +60 | $75,117 | $124,576 | 19 | 66% |
| +70 | $77,720 | $127,179 | 19 | 64% |
Against indexed districts nationally of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School District U-46 | 34,553 | 2025-26 | $59,499 | – | $127,179 |
| Stockton Unified | 34,544 | 2025-26 | $63,964 | – | $115,530 |
| DeSoto County Schools | 34,819 | 2026-27 | $51,201 | $52,701 | $81,984 |
| Cincinnati Public Schools | 34,860 | 2024-25 | $51,203.77 | $55,996.96 | $113,191.98 |
| Ysleta Independent School District | 34,918 | 2026-27 | $60,500 | $62,500 | $80,230 |
| Poway Unified | 34,935 | 2024-25 | $58,959 | – | $127,725 |
Starting pay is the first step of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-step cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in School District U-46?
$59,499 on the lane BA at step A of the 2025-26 schedule (School District U-46 (Elgin) / Elgin Teachers Association 2023-2027 agreement). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $59,499 (BA).
What is the top of the School District U-46 salary schedule?
$127,179, at step T on +70 (2025-26). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
How long does it take to reach the top of the School District U-46 salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $108,957, is reached at step T, 19 step increases after step A (2025-26 schedule).
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