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Top 25 School Districts with the Highest and Lowest Average Starting Teacher Salaries
Those looking for a good-paying teaching job might want to search for work in the suburbs.
In Illinois, the average annual salary of the nearly 130,000 full-time public school teachers is $62,609, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
But teacher salaries vary greatly depending on a district’s location, level of education, years of experience and amount of school funding — i.e., local property tax revenue.
Using the most recent available teacher salary data from ISBE, we’ve compiled a list of the Top 25 school districts with the highest and lowest average starting teacher salaries, including the difference in pay between new teachers with a bachelor’s and master’s degree.
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If you’re interested in comparing cost of living between various districts, use AreaVibes’ cost-of-living calculator at the bottom of the page.
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