Illinois · reported schedule
Sunset Ridge SD 29 teacher salary
- Sunset Ridge SD 29 starts a teacher with a bachelor's degree at $61,039 and tops that lane at $68,864 after 7 years.
- With a master's the schedule starts at $65,652 and reaches $76,980 after 7 years.
- The highest salary anywhere on the schedule is $83,424, reached at 7 years of service.
- Sunset Ridge SD 29 enrolls 494 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 | $61,039 | $68,864 | 7 |
| Master's | $65,652 | $76,980 | 7 |
| Master's + 30 | $70,663 | $83,424 | – |
The district reports its current agreement expiring 8/2029.
Where it stands in the state
Of the 873 Illinois districts reporting a starting figure, Sunset Ridge SD 29's $61,039 ranks 29th; the median is $47,000, so it is $14,039 above it.
Its top reported figure, $83,424, ranks 603rd of 866 against a median of $92,247.
A master's degree adds $4,613 at the start (7.6%).
The bachelor's lane grows 12.8% over 7 years, about $1,118 a year.
Illinois districts of similar size, by the figures they report
| District | Students | Starting | Top |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Ridge SD 29 | 494 | $61,039 | $83,424 |
| Milford Area PSD 124 | 492 | $55,232 | $83,440 |
| Neoga CUSD 3 | 492 | $42,411 | $79,875 |
| Woodlawn Unit School District 209 | 497 | $46,742 | $82,653 |
| Wayne City CUSD 100 | 491 | $48,522 | $84,355 |
| Creve Coeur SD 76 | 499 | $49,590 | $86,521 |
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.