Illinois · reported schedule
Westchester SD 92-5 teacher salary
- Westchester SD 92-5 starts a teacher with a bachelor's degree at $47,727 and tops that lane at $53,205 after 8 years.
- With a master's the schedule starts at $53,049 and reaches $88,765 after 27 years.
- The highest salary anywhere on the schedule is $95,968, reached at 27 years of service.
- Westchester SD 92-5 enrolls 1,063 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 | $47,727 | $53,205 | 8 |
| Master's | $53,049 | $88,765 | 27 |
| Master's + 30 | $58,122 | $95,968 | – |
The district reports its current agreement expiring 6/2028.
Where it stands in the state
Of the 873 Illinois districts reporting a starting figure, Westchester SD 92-5's $47,727 ranks 386th; the median is $47,000, so it is $727 above it.
Its top reported figure, $95,968, ranks 387th of 866 against a median of $92,247.
A master's degree adds $5,322 at the start (11.2%).
The bachelor's lane grows 11.5% over 8 years, about $685 a year.
Illinois districts of similar size, by the figures they report
| District | Students | Starting | Top |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westchester SD 92-5 | 1,063 | $47,727 | $95,968 |
| Beecher CUSD 200U | 1,063 | $48,237 | $97,251 |
| Centralia SD 135 | 1,065 | $46,285 | $101,100 |
| Skokie SD 73-5 | 1,061 | $55,574 | $128,377 |
| Johnston City CUSD 1 | 1,066 | $47,451 | $99,259 |
| Rockridge CUSD 300 | 1,071 | $46,692 | $84,542 |
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.