Illinois · reported pay
Sterling CUSD 5 teacher salary
- Sterling CUSD 5 starts a teacher with a bachelor's degree at $50,840.
- The highest salary it reports is $107,170.
- Sterling CUSD 5 enrolls 3,228 students.
- Sterling CUSD 5 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 | $50,840 | – | – |
The district reports its current agreement expiring 6/2026.
Where it stands in the state
Of the 873 Illinois districts reporting a starting figure, Sterling CUSD 5's $50,840 ranks 250th; the median is $47,000, so it is $3,840 above it.
Its top reported figure, $107,170, ranks 236th of 866 against a median of $92,247.
Illinois districts of similar size, by the figures they report
| District | Students | Starting | Top |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling CUSD 5 | 3,228 | $50,840 | $107,170 |
| Burbank SD 111 | 3,235 | $50,026 | $83,723 |
| Morton CUSD 709 | 3,260 | $51,893 | – |
| West Chicago ESD 33 | 3,267 | $48,513 | $99,606 |
| Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215 | 3,276 | $57,158 | $148,508 |
| Pekin PSD 108 | 3,177 | $43,900 | $91,092 |
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.