Illinois · reported schedule
Thornton SD 154 teacher salary
- Thornton SD 154 starts a teacher with a bachelor's degree at $45,250 and tops that lane at $53,600 after 12 years.
- With a master's the schedule starts at $47,750 and reaches $56,100 after 12 years.
- The highest salary anywhere on the schedule is $58,600, reached at 12 years of service.
- Thornton SD 154 enrolls 252 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 | $45,250 | $53,600 | 12 |
| Master's | $47,750 | $56,100 | 12 |
| Master's + 30 | $49,250 | $58,600 | – |
The district reports its current agreement expiring 6/2027.
Where it stands in the state
Of the 873 Illinois districts reporting a starting figure, Thornton SD 154's $45,250 ranks 549th; the median is $47,000, so it is $1,750 below it.
Its top reported figure, $58,600, ranks 854th of 866 against a median of $92,247.
A master's degree adds $2,500 at the start (5.5%).
The bachelor's lane grows 18.5% over 12 years, about $696 a year.
Illinois districts of similar size, by the figures they report
| District | Students | Starting | Top |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornton SD 154 | 252 | $45,250 | $58,600 |
| Spoon River Valley CUSD 4 | 250 | $43,330 | $71,102 |
| Leland CUSD 1 | 256 | $51,051 | $86,449 |
| Germantown SD 60 | 246 | $43,186 | $81,191 |
| Field CCSD 3 | 245 | $42,877 | $65,544 |
| Clay City CUSD 10 | 244 | $43,867 | $76,620 |
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.