Illinois · reported schedule
St Charles CUSD 303 teacher salary
- St Charles CUSD 303 starts a teacher with a bachelor's degree at $57,497 and tops that lane at $64,497 after 8 years.
- With a master's the schedule starts at $64,965 and reaches $92,515 after 20 years.
- The highest salary anywhere on the schedule is $116,544, reached at 20 years of service.
- St Charles CUSD 303 enrolls 11,699 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 | $57,497 | $64,497 | 8 |
| Master's | $64,965 | $92,515 | 20 |
| Master's + 30 | $73,403 | $104,753 | – |
The district reports its current agreement expiring 5/2027.
Where it stands in the state
Of the 873 Illinois districts reporting a starting figure, St Charles CUSD 303's $57,497 ranks 60th; the median is $47,000, so it is $10,497 above it.
Its top reported figure, $116,544, ranks 169th of 866 against a median of $92,247.
A master's degree adds $7,468 at the start (13.0%).
The bachelor's lane grows 12.2% over 8 years, about $875 a year.
Illinois districts of similar size, by the figures they report
| District | Students | Starting | Top |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Charles CUSD 303 | 11,699 | $57,497 | $116,544 |
| Palatine CCSD 15 | 11,184 | $52,000 | $103,611 |
| Aurora East USD 131 | 12,260 | $48,920 | $123,030 |
| Aurora West USD 129 | 11,035 | $51,740 | $147,537 |
| Champaign CUSD 4 | 10,363 | $54,759 | $124,757 |
| Waukegan CUSD 60 | 13,666 | $53,075 | $154,092 |
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.