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Chapter 6: Administator pay vs. teacher pay

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Here are average salaries for teachers and administrators in area school districts as reported on the 1998 and 2006 school report cards, with the amount of change over the 8-year period. E = elementary district, H = high school district, U = Unit district.

Type	District	Teachers 1998	Teachers 2006	% change	Administrators 1998	Administrators 2006	% change
	Cook County
E	Palatine Twp. 15	$49,231	$69,295	41%	$82,354	$105,271	28%
E	Wheeling Twp. 21	$47,835	$68,958	44%	$81,727	$140,562	72%
E	Prospect Heights 23	$44,348	$55,080	24%	$85,896	$105,331	23%
E	Arlington Heights 25	$48,538	$60,844	25%	$82,477	$115,115	40%
E	River Trails 26	$49,848	$59,301	19%	$87,085	$103,502	19%
E	Schaumburg Twp. 54	$54,177	$63,015	16%	$80,000	$115,534	44%
E	Mount Prospect 57	$47,753	$54,109	13%	$85,020	$136,479	61%
E	Elk Grove Twp. 59	$50,565	$65,564	30%	$84,327	$104,428	24%
E	Des Plaines 62	$50,772	$62,813	24%	$81,530	$101,012	24%
E	East Maine 63	$47,173	$51,838	10%	$78,719	$111,328	41%
E	Rosemont 78	$52,294	$66,553	27%	$80,490	$124,969	55%
H	Maine Twp. 207	$63,824	$79,095	24%	$95,507	$123,675	29%
H	Palatine-Schaumburg 211	$74,503	$84,185	13%	$95,865	$118,547	24%
H	Northwest Suburban 214	$73,875	$82,210	11%	$106,172	$128,046	21%
U	Chicago Public Schools	$47,304	$63,458	34%	$79,231	$112,465	42%

	DuPage County
E	Bensenville 2	$43,231	$53,528	24%	$84,571	$112,105	33%
E	Addison 4	$44,010	$55,724	27%	$76,612	$102,172	33%
E	Wood Dale 7	$43,175	$57,697	34%	$93,876	$112,085	19%
E	Itasca 10	$46,453	$55,236	19%	$84,193	$117,691	40%
E	Medinah 11	$44,039	$57,484	31%	$80,648	$108,740	35%
E	Roselle 12	$47,170	$61,091	30%	$76,830	$119,670	56%
E	Bloomingdale 13	$42,768	$56,154	31%	$78,790	$102,285	30%
E	Glendale Heights 15	$47,069	$57,336	22%	$86,241	$121,834	41%
E	Glendale Heights 16	$40,296	$54,410	35%	$80,184	$104,501	30%
E	Keeneyville 20	$43,716	$54,372	24%	$67,178	$98,472	47%
E	West Chicago 25	$40,886	$59,603	46%	$73,488	$103,924	41%
E	West Chicago 33	$43,652	$58,596	34%	$71,107	$92,985	31%
E	Winfield 34	$35,671	$54,690	53%	$76,393	$101,561	33%
E	Glen Ellyn 41	$52,778	$60,936	15%	$86,339	$112,509	30%
E	Lombard 44	$50,617	$63,046	25%	$89,564	$125,641	40%
E	Villa Park 45	$41,968	$56,473	35%	$76,010	$102,703	35%
E	Salt Creek (Villa Park) 48	$54,563	$63,409	16%	$94,552	$115,256	22%
E	Butler 53	$58,374	$67,256	15%	$93,292	$143,277	54%
E	Woodridge 68	$41,422	$58,036	40%	$85,755	$126,711	48%
H	Glenbard Twp. 87	$63,950	$81,629	28%	$84,451	$117,545	39%
H	DuPage 88	$62,769	$75,832	21%	$95,737	$126,621	32%
E	Glen Ellyn 89	$49,605	$62,248	25%	$84,599	$128,368	52%
E	Carol Stream 93	$39,080	$56,447	44%	$75,576	$103,131	36%
H	West Chicago 94	$51,410	$65,074	27%	$81,988	$106,669	30%
H	Fenton 100	$65,512	$82,196	25%	$97,118	$134,694	39%
H	Lake Park 108	$64,638	$79,663	23%	$97,009	$125,385	29%
U	Wheaton-Warrenville 200	$49,732	$61,922	25%	$75,103	$110,523	47%
U	Lisle 202	$52,428	$63,900	22%	$88,959	$129,167	45%
U	Naperville 203	$53,075	$69,770	31%	$76,869	$106,295	38%
U	Indian Prairie 204	$37,070	$60,450	63%	$84,135	$98,541	17%
U	Elmhurst 205	$50,590	$68,217	35%	$81,589	$111,042	36%

	Kane County
U	Elgin Area U-46	$46,552	$59,675	28%	$75,071	$105,063	40%
U	Batavia 101	$44,063	$58,711	33%	$70,792	$91,436	29%
U	Aurora West 129	$45,475	$52,474	15%	$66,754	$80,035	20%
U	Community 300	$42,791	$59,541	39%	$68,202	$97,339	43%
U	Central 301	$42,185	$58,162	38%	$76,802	$95,712	25%
U	Kaneland 302	$43,611	$52,226	20%	$66,394	$94,492	42%
U	St. Charles 303	$46,370	$55,943	21%	$78,923	$97,117	23%
U	Geneva 304	$45,831	$60,668	32%	$73,840	$101,283	37%

	Lake County
E	Millburn 24	$35,072	$43,857	25%	$72,700	$104,404	44%
E	Emmons 33	$32,059	$42,455	32%	$61,614	$106,005	72%
E	Antioch 34	$37,938	$43,814	15%	$80,398	$101,067	26%
E	Grass Lake 36	$35,230	$45,062	28%	$62,100	$135,843	119%
E	Gavin 37	$40,141	$47,409	18%	$71,231	$88,571	24%
E	Big Hollow 38	$37,306	$45,783	23%	$102,334	$93,379	-9%
E	Lake Villa 41	$37,419	$42,588	14%	$65,047	$101,950	57%
E	Grayslake 46	$36,496	$51,317	41%	$85,101	$96,894	14%
E	Woodland 50	$35,104	$50,088	43%	$76,528	$107,776	41%
E	Gurnee 56	$41,906	$53,650	28%	$93,574	$108,332	16%
E	Oak Grove 68	$44,837	$59,642	33%	$76,150	$105,169	38%
E	Libertyville 70	$51,553	$54,785	6%	$83,469	$113,359	36%
E	Rondout 72	$53,421	$74,931	40%	$81,701	$122,779	50%
E	Hawthorn 73	$49,405	$57,125	16%	$85,924	$123,713	44%
E	Mundelein 75	$33,358	$44,769	34%	$76,875	$105,337	37%
E	Diamond Lake 76	$39,141	$45,231	16%	$67,060	$97,744	46%
E	Fremont 79	$44,548	$54,294	22%	$76,564	$109,088	42%
U	Lake Zurich 95	$43,867	$61,552	40%	$73,358	$83,159	13%
E	Buffalo Grove-Long Grove 96	$49,071	$65,479	33%	$87,411	$124,154	42%
E	Aptakisic-Tripp 102	$41,408	$63,851	54%	$86,283	$128,948	49%
E	Lincolnshire-Prairie View 103	$47,171	$64,172	36%	$90,017	$151,145	68%
E	Fox Lake 114	$43,388	$53,095	22%	$71,362	$106,427	49%
U	Round Lake Area 116	$43,511	$54,370	25%	$61,573	$80,896	31%
H	Antioch-Lake Villa 117	$50,994	$58,425	15%	$77,975	$105,563	35%
U	Wauconda 118	$45,968	$59,992	31%	$83,985	$106,224	26%
H	Mundelein 120	$53,163	$77,100	45%	$88,039	$117,884	34%
H	Warren Twp. 121	$51,460	$60,174	17%	$84,601	$113,429	34%
H	Grant 124	$51,881	$63,398	22%	$81,591	$112,598	38%
H	Stevenson 125	$61,060	$80,482	32%	$94,355	$145,853	55%
H	Grayslake 127	$45,430	$60,386	33%	$86,900	$128,878	48%
H	Libertyville-Vernon Hills 128	$61,877	$76,561	24%	$93,853	$127,755	36%
U	Barrington 220	$56,019	$63,293	13%	$90,137	$116,384	29%

	McHenry County
E	Fox River Grove 3	$32,708	$55,679	70%	$74,511	$101,545	36%
U	Johnsburg 12	$44,558	$56,951	28%	$80,649	$111,953	39%
E	McHenry 15	$34,199	$49,704	45%	$61,882	$95,057	54%
E	Cary 26	$38,112	$64,183	68%	$75,752	$101,847	34%
E	Prairie Ridge 46	$38,290	$53,159	39%	$71,698	$95,918	34%
E	Crystal Lake 47	$36,468	$51,601	41%	$73,019	$96,901	33%
H	Crystal Lake 155	$60,046	$75,560	26%	$105,868	$130,603	23%
U	Huntley 158	$31,276	$46,080	47%	$67,155	$84,409	26%

	Will County
U	Valley View 365-U	$46,850	$54,010	15%	$73,158	$102,911	41%

X	All Illinois schools	$43,806	$56,691	29%	$73,423	$100,570	37%

Source: Illinois Local Education Agency Retrieval Network, Illinois State Board of Education