Illinois · reported schedule
Seneca Twp HSD 160 teacher salary
- Seneca Twp HSD 160 starts a teacher with a bachelor's degree at $57,987 and tops that lane at $82,342 after 9 years.
- With a master's the schedule starts at $63,786 and reaches $92,780 after 11 years.
- The highest salary anywhere on the schedule is $105,537, reached at 14 years of service.
- Seneca Twp HSD 160 enrolls 361 students.
- These are the reference points Illinois collects from the district, for 2025-26. They are not the full step grid.
What the schedule pays
| Lane | Starting | Maximum | Years to max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | $57,987 | $82,342 | 9 |
| Master's | $63,786 | $92,780 | 11 |
| Master's + 30 | $68,425 | $102,058 | – |
The district reports its current agreement expiring 6/2030.
Where it stands in the state
Of the 873 Illinois districts reporting a starting figure, Seneca Twp HSD 160's $57,987 ranks 54th; the median is $47,000, so it is $10,987 above it.
Its top reported figure, $105,537, ranks 251st of 866 against a median of $92,247.
A master's degree adds $5,799 at the start (10.0%).
The bachelor's lane grows 42.0% over 9 years, about $2,706 a year.
Illinois districts of similar size, by the figures they report
| District | Students | Starting | Top |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seneca Twp HSD 160 | 361 | $57,987 | $105,537 |
| Elverado CUSD 196 | 362 | $42,615 | $72,719 |
| Pleasant Hill CUSD 3 | 368 | $43,863 | $67,717 |
| Beecher City CUSD 20 | 370 | $43,750 | $73,849 |
| Flanagan-Cornell Dist 74 | 352 | $46,158 | $80,000 |
| Valmeyer CUSD 3 | 352 | $45,934 | $83,803 |
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.