Illinois Teacher Salaries

Illinois Teaching Salaries are tipping the scales when compared to other states throughout the nation. When including costs of living in Illinois, Teacher Salaries may rise even closer to the top. Illinois pays it's teachers salaries that are highly competitive with other professions within the state.

When deciding whether to begin a teaching career in Illinois, you should carefully examine the following Illinois teacher salaries and decide whether you will be able to afford the lifestyle you wish to lead with such a salary.

Illinois needs highly educated, highly qualified and highly satisfied teachers to enter the workforce. With Illinois' competitive teaching salaries, this is exactly what they will get.

As you can see below, you can greatly increase your earning potential as an Illinois Teacher if you acquire an advanced degree such as a Master's degree or a Doctorate degree.

** Salaries are from the 2005-2006 Illinois Teacher Salary Study from the Illinois State Board of Education

When viewing these numbers, keep in consideration such benefits as full dental, long-term disability and quality health insurance. Secondly, these are salaries based on a 182-day or 10-month work year. We encourage you to explore what each school district has to offer you, take into consideration the area in which you wish to live and do the math to see if you will be satisfied. Good luck!

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