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Tuesday, July 22, 2025

The average school administrator earns 81% more than teachers in Putnam County Community Unit School District 535

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The average school administrator's salary in the Putnam County Community Unit School District 535 was $87,053 during the 2019 school year, while teaching salaries averaged $48,137, according to data from the Illinois Report Card.

The average salary for an Illinois school administrator has risen by eight percent in the previous five years compared with seven percent in teacher pay.

The district with the highest compensation among administrators was the South Wilmington Community Consolidated School District 74 with an average compensation of $203,952, while the district's average teacher pay was $39,555.

The 50 largest school districts
District
Enrollment
Avg Admin Salary
Avg Teacher Salary
Chicago SD 299 School District
363,954
$110,862
$74,446
School District U-46
38,395
$104,085
$70,019
Rockford School District 205
28,679
$114,880
$62,301
Indian Prairie School District 204
27,408
$135,974
$70,189
Plainfield School District 202
26,495
$89,766
$56,354
Community Unit School District 300
21,143
$108,061
$59,829
Oswego Community Unit School District 308
18,041
$84,355
$68,502
Naperville Community Unit School District 203
16,552
$106,023
$81,273
Valley View Community Unit School District 365U
16,352
$94,687
$63,644
Waukegan Community Unit School District 60
15,872
$109,440
$65,385
Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54
15,328
$129,868
$70,079
Springfield School District 186
14,063
$104,584
$61,186
East Aurora School District 131
14,057
$91,644
$63,049
McLean County Unit School District 5
13,135
$93,723
$60,335
Peoria School District 150
12,867
$95,431
$55,967
Community Unit School District 200
12,515
$117,110
$76,785
Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15
12,377
$112,194
$77,959
St. Charles Community Unit School District 303
12,262
$111,402
$66,639
West Aurora School District 129
12,208
$92,802
$68,112
Township High School District 214
12,032
$148,060
$106,960
Township High School District 211
11,857
$145,118
$103,976
Cicero School District 99
11,270
$93,519
$66,250
Joliet Public Schools District 86
11,226
$99,338
$57,526
Champaign Community Unit School District 4
10,157
$98,230
$54,160
Huntley Community School District 158
9,353
$97,124
$61,144
Decatur School District 61
8,815
$92,972
$48,520
Barrington Community Unit School District 220
8,646
$131,403
$82,506
Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205
8,573
$121,976
$80,779
J. Sterling Morton High School District 201
8,417
$109,774
$84,268
Glenbard Township High School District 87
8,133
$128,003
$107,867
Belvidere Community Unit School District 100
8,012
$101,936
$60,929
Evanston-Skokie Community Consolidated School District 65
7,832
$141,616
$81,391
Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7
7,579
$86,505
$52,679
Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47
7,431
$103,714
$60,550
Consolidated High School District 230
7,422
$125,014
$91,484
Moline Coal Valley Community Unit School District 40
7,255
$128,237
$67,243
Round Lake Community Unit School District 116
7,080
$103,599
$68,340
Lincoln Way Community High School District 210
6,923
$135,038
$88,691
Joliet Township High School District 204
6,769
$115,844
$77,078
Community Consolidated School District 59
6,694
$123,986
$85,888
DeKalb Community Unit School District 428
6,682
$111,543
$63,267
Quincy Public School District 172
6,568
$75,921
$45,748
Harlem Community School District 122
6,520
$111,313
$66,655
Maine Township High School District 207
6,410
$129,149
$117,304
Collinsville Community Unit School District 10
6,355
$101,503
$59,421
Rock Island School District 41
6,337
$108,889
$75,832
Yorkville Community Unit School District 115
6,319
$109,193
$53,503
Woodstock Community Unit School District 200
6,283
$115,279
$62,055
Alton Community Unit School District 11
6,218
$93,197
$53,194
Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21
6,215
$123,779
$81,901

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