Here's a Look at Teacher Salaries in School District 304

A reader—Donna Mead—did something like that by adding a screen shot of a spreadsheet showing teachers' compensation to .

I deleted the screen shot because it did not contain headers to show the context of the numbers or name a source. Mead later added a comment that included the Illinois State Board of Education website as well as instructions on how to find the numbers by clicking on "Administrator and Teacher Salary and Benefits."

The top Geneva teachers' salaries are present here in the chart below.

It includes only the top 322 full-time teacher salaries in Geneva because that's the limit that the Patch content management system allows. I removed employee names from the list, because the purpose of this article is to provide data, not point fingers at individuals' earnings. 

Teachers in Geneva schools have a "step and lane" compensation. That means a teacher's salary increases according to the number of years served as well as the level of education the teacher achieves. A step-and-lane spreadsheet is provided on the 2009 Geneva Education Association Contract located on the District 304 website. A PDF of the contract is included with this article.

Administrators and teachers have not said what aspects of compensation are on the bargaining table.

Of the 404 full-time teachers' salaries listed in the ISBE chart, 360 earned a base salary of $50,000 or more in 2011. The breakdown is:

• $100,000 or more — 47
• $90,000-$99,999 — 30
• $80,000-$89,999 — 39
• $70,000-$79,999 — 87
• $60,000-$69,999 — 72
• $50,000-$59,999 — 85
• $40,000-$49,999 — 36
• $30,000-$39,999 — 8

 

Teacher Information 
(From 2011 Report Card unless otherwise noted)

• Number of Certified Staff (June 2011 Count): 423
• Average Teaching Experience: 14.3 years
• Teachers with Master’s Degrees or Above: 80.6 percent
• Average Teacher Salary: $72,305
• Student to Elementary Teacher Ratio: 18.0/1
• Student to Secondary Teacher Ratio: 20.6/1

2011 Top Teachers' Salaries
Geneva School District 304 

0 Job Description 2011 Base Salary  FTE Retirement Other Benefits 1 DRIVER EDUCATION  123,954.88 1 3094.86 12744.96 2 INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY  123,330.06 1 3049.11 12570.72 3 MATH  122,156.00 1 0 12570.72 4 SOCIAL STUDIES  119,770.00 1 0 6411.12 5 SPECIAL EDUCATION  118,727.88 1 3094.86 6483.84 6 PHYSICAL EDUCATION  117,351.00 1 0 12570.72 7 PHYSICS  110,926.88 1 3094.86 6483.84 8 BUSINESS EDUCATION  110,926.88 1 3094.86 12570.72 9 SCIENCE  110,926.88 1 3094.86 6483.84 10 LIBRARIAN  110,926.88 1 3094.86 12570.72 11 LANGUAGE ARTS  110,926.88 1 3094.86 12570.72 12 GRADE 1  110,926.88 1 3094.86 6483.84 13 SPECIAL EDUCATION  110,301.06 1 3049.11 6483.84 14 LIBRARIAN  109,550.00 1 0 12570.72 15 SCIENCE  108,988.00 1 0 621.44 16 GRADE 5  108,810.56 1 2959.65 6483.84 17 PHYSICAL EDUCATION  108,153.00 1 0 6483.84 18 GRADE 5  107,911.00 1 0 621.44 19 LANGUAGE ARTS  107,645.00 1 0 12570.72 20 GRADE 1  107,521.00 1 0 12744.96 21 SPECIAL EDUCATION  106,585.00 1 0 6337.44 22 TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION  106,421.00 1 0 12744.96 23 SOCIAL STUDIES  105,969.00 1 0 12570.72 24 SCIENCE  105,706.00 1 0 12720.72 25 MUSIC INSTRUMENTAL  105,493.00 1 0 6483.84 26 GRADE 2  105,493.00 1 0 6864.72 27 SOCIAL STUDIES  105,493.00 1 0 12570.72 28 ART  105,493.00 1 0 12744.96 29 PHYSICAL EDUCATION  105,493.00 1 0 12570.72 30 STUDENT ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR  105,493.00 1 0 12744.96 31 TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION  105,493.00 1 0 12570.72 32 GRADE 3  105,493.00 1 0 6483.84 33 SPECIAL EDUCATION  105,493.00 1 0 6483.84 34 LIBRARIAN  105,493.00 1 0 6483.84 35 SOCIAL STUDIES  105,493.00 1 0 6483.84 36 MATH  104,993.00 1 6299.58 6483.84 37 MATH  104,993.00 1 6299.58 6483.84 38 GRADE 2  104,993.00 1 6299.58 6864.72 39 KINDERGARTEN SAC  104,993.00 1 0 12744.96 40 MUSICVOCAL  104,993.00 1 6299.58 12744.96 41 LIBRARIAN  103,441.00 1 0 572.96 42 PHYSICAL EDUCATION  103,441.00 1 0 621.44 43 MUSIC VOCAL  103,155.00 1 0 6459.6 44 SCIENCE  101,518.00 1 0 12546.48 45 SCIENCE  100,406.00 1 0 12546.48 46 GRADE 3  100,406.00 1 0 6864.72 47 SPECIAL EDUCATION  100,406.00 1 0 12570.72 48 GRADE 4  99,936.00 1 0 12546.48 49 SOCIAL STUDIES  98,922.00 1 0 597.2 50 LIBRARIAN  98,922.00 1 0 12720.72 51  GRADE 4  98,922.00 1 0 6459.6 52 GRADE 4  98,135.06 1 2737.97 12720.72 53 GRADE 2  97,944.00 1 0 12546.48 54 GRADE 5  96,983.00 1 5720.7 12546.48 55 SPECIAL EDUCATION  96,670.46 1 2553.45 6459.6 56 GUIDANCE COUNSELOR  95,804.92 1 2672.96 6459.6 56 PSYCHOLOGIST  94,944.00 1 0 6459.6 58 LANGUAGE ARTS  94,944.00 1 0 6459.6 59 SPECIAL EDUCATION  94,944.00 1 0 6459.6 60 GRADE 2  94,944.00 1 0 909.12 61 SOCIAL STUDIES  94,536.00 1 0 12720.72 62 ACCELERATION/ENRICHMENT  93,662.00 1 0 6411.12 63 SOCIAL STUDIES  93,243.00 1 0 6288.96 64 SPECIAL EDUCATION  92,742.00 1 0 12720.72 65 MATH  92,492.00 1 0 6459.6 66 GUIDANCE COUNSELOR  92,492.00 1 0 6840.48 67 SCIENCE  92,492.00 1 0 6264.72 68 KINDERGARTEN  92,492.00 1 0 6840.48 69 SOCIAL WORKER  92,492.00 1 0 12546.48 70 LANGUAGE ARTS  92,492.00 1 0 12720.78 71 ENGLISH  91,990.00 1 0 548.72 72 ACCELERATION ENRICHMENT  91,975.00 1 0 6459.6 73 MUSICINSTRUMENTAL  91,576.00 1 0 12696.48 74 GRADE 2  90,353.00 1 0 6840.48 75 STUDY SKILLS  90,117.00 1 0 597.2 76 PHYSICAL EDUCATION  90,103.00 1 0 597.2 77 ART  90,103.00 1 0 12720.72 78 GUIDANCE COUNSELOR  88,752.00 1 0 12720.78 79 SPECIAL EDUCATION  88,635.00 1 0 597.2 80 ENGLISH  88,172.00 1 0 572.96 81 SPECIAL EDUCATION  88,077.00 1 0 12546.48 82 MATH  87,827.00 1 0 6313.2 83 GRADE 3  87,827.00 1 0 12546.48 84 PSYCHOLOGIST  87,777.00 1 0 6459.6 85 SCIENCE  87,481.00 1 0 597.2 86 GRADE 5  87,273.00 1 0 6840.48 87 SPECIAL EDUCATION  87,084.00 1 0 6459.6 88 PHYSICAL EDUCATION  86,690.00 1 0 6313.2 89 MUSIC INSTRUMENTAL  86,505.00 1 0 12522.24 90 ENGLISH  86,154.00 1 0 12720.78 91 SCIENCE  85,676.00 1 0 597.2 92 TECHNOLOGY FACILITATOR  85,510.00 1 0 6459.6 93 SPECIAL EDUCATION/SAC  84,272.00 1 0 6694.08 94 GRADE 4  84,082.00 1 0 6313.2 95 ENGLISH  83,541.00 1 0 6435.36 96 MATH  83,429.00 1 0 12720.72 97 KINDERGARTEN  83,302.00 1 0 12720.72 98 SPECIAL EDUCATION  83,302.00 1 0 12720.72 99 GRADE 2  83,302.00 1 0 12545.48 100  KINDERGARTEN  83,302.00 1 0 597.2 101 FOREIGN LANGUAGESPANISH  83,241.00 1 0 597.2 102 LANGUAGE ARTS  82,474.00 1 0 597.2 103 MUSIC VOCAL  82,045.26 1 2205.36 12141.36 104 FOREIGN LANGUAGESPANISH  81,747.00 1 0 6435.36 105 PHYSICAL EDUCATION  81,669.00 1 0 572.96 106 ENGLISH  81,616.00 1 0 12672.24 107 SCIENCE  81,444.00 1 0 909.12 108 MATH  81,342.00 1 0 12696.48 109 PHYSICAL EDUCATION  81,151.00 1 0 597.2 110 MATH  81,151.00 1 0 12720.72 111 GRADE 3  80,968.10 1 2259.01 12546.48 112 ENGLISH  80,966.00 1 0 6288.96 113 GRADE 5  80,880.00 1 0 597.2 114 SCIENCE  80,829.00 1 0 6288.96 115 MUSICINSTRUMENTAL  80,774.00 1 0 12720.72 116 PHYSICAL EDUCATION  80,430.00 1 0 6288.96 117 MATH  79,796.00 1 0 12696.48 118  SCIENCE  79,506.00 1 0 6435.36 119 ACCELERATION/ENRICHMENT  79,445.00 1 0 12546.48 120 SOCIAL STUDIES  79,425.00 1 0 12696.48 121 GRADE 5  79,080.00 1 0 597.2 122 SCIENCE  79,055.00 1 0 12720.72 123 GRADE 1  79,055.00 1 0 6411.12 124 SOCIAL WORKER  79,055.00 1 0 6459.6 125 FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCE  79,055.00 1 0 6459.6 126 TECHNOLOGY FACILITATOR  79,055.00 1 0 6313.2 127 ACCELERATION ENRICHMENT  79,055.00 1 0 12720.78 128 GRADE 1  79,055.00 1 0 621.44 129 SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST  79,055.00 1 0 597.2 130 ART  79,055.00 1 0 12546.48 131 SPECIAL EDUCATION  79,055.00 1 0 12546.48 132 PHYSICAL EDUCATION  78,926.00 1 0 12720.72 133 GRADE 5  78,924.00 1 0 12720.72 134 MUSICVOCAL  78,782.00 1 0 12696.48 135 SOCIAL STUDIES  78,548.00 1 0 12522.24 136 MATH  78,536.00 1 0 6459.6 137 ENGLISH  78,414.00 1 0 12696.48 138 SOCIAL STUDIES  78,102.00 1 0 6288.96 139 MUSIC INSTRUMENTAL  77,990.00 1 0 12546.48 140 BUSINESS EDUCATION  77,990.00 1 0 6313.2 141 SOCIAL STUDIES  77,677.00 1 0 12720.72 142 MATH  77,543.00 1 0 12522.24 143 FOREIGN LANGUAGE FRENCH  77,452.00 1 0 572.96 144 GRADE 2  77,144.00 1 0 6435.36 145 GRADE 3  77,013.00 1 0 12720.72 146 NURSE  77,013.00 1 0 12546.48 147 GRADE 3  77,013.00 1 0 6459.6 148 PSYCHOLOGIST  77,013.00 1 0 6459.6 149 LANGUAGE ARTS  77,013.00 1 0 6459.6 150 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE  76,975.00 1 0 6459.5 151 SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST  76,676.00 1 0 572.96 152 MATH  76,598.00 1 0 6435.36 153 SCIENCE  76,208.00 1 0 12696.48 154 MATH  76,078.00 1 0 597.2 155 SCIENCE  76,070.00 1 0 12522.24 156 PHYSICAL EDUCATION  75,951.00 1 0 12696.48 157 NURSE  75,739.00 1 0 6362.4 158 PHYSICAL EDUCATION  75,731.00 1 0 6435.36 159 GUIDANCE COUNSELOR  75,602.00 1 0 12522.24 160 GRADE 3  75,569.00 1 0 6840.48 161 SPECIAL EDUCATION  75,569.00 1 0 6459.6 162 FOREIGN LANGUAGESPANISH  75,527.00 1 0 12696.48 163 GRADE 5  75,388.00 1 0 12696.48 164 GRADE 3  75,335.26 1 2101.85 6435.36 165 SOCIAL STUDIES  75,299.00 1 0 12696.48 166 GRADE 5  75,115.00 1 0 504 167 READING INTERVENTION  75,025.00 1 0 12522.24 168 SPECIAL EDUCATION  75,025.00 1 0 6840.48 169 GRADE 3  75,025.00 1 0 6459.6 170 SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST  75,025.00 1 0 597.2 171 SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST  75,025.00 1 0 6313.2 172 SPECIAL EDUCATION  74,767.00 1 4486.02 6435.36 173 MATH  74,423.00 1 0 6288.96 174 BUSINESS EDUCATION  74,405.00 1 0 6288.96 175 ENGLISH  74,200.00 1 0 6435.36 176 GRADE 2  74,200.00 1 0 6669.84 177 SPECIAL EDUCATION  74,179.00 1 0 572.96 178 ACCELERATION/ENRICHMENT  73,945.00 1 0 884.88 179 MUSICINSTRUMENTAL  73,418.00 1 0 572.96 180 LANGUAGE ARTS  73,337.00 1 0 6435.36 181 SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST  73,337.00 1 0 12522.24 182 LIBRARIAN  73,087.00 1 0 6435.36 183 LANGUAGE ARTS  73,087.00 1 0 12696.48 184 SPECIAL EDUCATION  73,087.00 1 0 12696.48 185 SPECIAL EDUCATION  73,087.00 1 0 6288.96 186 GRADE 1  73,087.00 1 0 6288.96 187 SPECIAL EDUCATION  73,087.00 1 0 12696.48 188 GRADE 3  73,087.00 1 0 6435.36 189 MATH  73,087.00 1 0 12720.72 190 HEALTH  72,872.00 1 0 6435.36 191 FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCE  72,706.00 1 0 6435.36 192 PHYSICAL EDUCATION  72,214.00 1 0 6288.96 193 LANGUAGE ARTS  72,066.00 1 0 12696.48 194 ART  71,740.00 1 0 6435.36 195 SOCIAL WORKER  71,701.00 1 0 6435.36 196 GRADE 2  71,200.00 1 0 6435.36 197 MUSIC INSTRUMENTAL  71,200.00 1 0 572.96 198 SPECIAL EDUCATION/SAC  71,200.00 1 0 12696.48 199 GUIDANCE COUNSELOR  71,200.00 1 0 6435.36 200 SOCIAL STUDIES  71,200.00 1 0 6435.36 201 GRADE 1  71,200.00 1 0 12522.24 202 KINDERGARTEN  71,200.00 1 0 6435.36 203 HEALTH  70,236.00 1 0 6435.36 204 GRADE 3  69,751.00 1 0 12522.24 205 GRADE 5  69,492.00 1 0 12696.48 206 SOCIAL STUDIES  69,387.00 1 0 12696.48 207 ART  69,368.00 1 0 6435.36 208 SPECIAL EDUCATION  69,361.00 1 0 572.96 209 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE  69,361.00 1 0 12522.24 210 SOCIAL WORKER  69,361.00 1 0 12696.48 211 SCIENCE  69,336.00 1 0 12696.48 212 GRADE 5  68,974.00 1 0 6288.96 213 FOREIGN LANGUAGE SPANISH  68,832.00 1 0 12696.48 214 MATH  68,623.00 1 0 12696.48 215 MUSICINSTRUMENTAL  67,954.00 1 0 6288.96 216 PHYSICAL EDUCATION  67,618.00 1 0 6816.24 217 SOCIAL STUDIES  67,570.00 1 0 12522.24 218 GRADE 2  67,570.00 1 0 12696.48 219 ENGLISH  67,570.00 1 0 6435.36 220 SOCIAL WORKER SAC  67,570.00 1 0 12696.48 221 LANGUAGE ARTS  67,570.00 1 0 12522.24 222 PHYSICAL EDUCATION  67,506.00 1 0 6435.36 223 ACCELERATION/ENRICHMENT  67,246.00 1 0 12696.48 224 GRADE 4  67,246.00 1 0 12696.48 225 LANGUAGE ARTS  67,175.00 1 0 6288.96 226 MUSICVOCAL  67,125.00 1 0 6435.36 227 MUSICVOCAL  66,908.07 1 0 572.96 228 PSYCHOLOGIST  66,075.00 1 0 597.2 229 GRADE 4  65,825.00 1 0 12696.48 230 SPECIAL EDUCATION  65,825.00 1 0 6288.96 231 GRADE 2  65,825.00 1 0 572.96 232 SPECIAL EDUCATION  65,825.00 1 0 6669.84 233 LIBRARIAN  65,825.00 1 0 6483.84 234 KINDERGARTEN  65,825.00 1 0 12522.24 235 ENGLISH  65,357.00 1 0 12522.24 236 SCIENCE  65,263.00 1 0 6288.96 237 SPECIAL EDUCATION  64,983.00 1 0 12696.48 238 GRADE 3  64,515.00 1 0 6435.36 239 GRADE 1  64,515.00 1 0 572.96 240 GRADE 5  64,497.00 1 0 6435.36 241 SOCIAL STUDIES  64,160.00 1 0 12522.24 242 GRADE 2  64,125.00 1 0 12522.24 243 GRADE 3  64,125.00 1 0 12696.48 244 SPECIAL EDUCATION  64,125.00 1 0 12522.24 245 MATH  64,063.00 1 0 12696.48 246 PHYSICAL EDUCATION  63,361.00 1 0 6435.36 247 GRADE 5  62,923.00 1 0 12141.36 248 PSYCHOLOGIST  62,859.00 1 0 6288.96 249 GRADE 4  62,610.00 1 0 6435.36 250 READING SPECIALIST  62,469.00 1 0 6288.96 251 GRADE 1  62,469.00 1 0 6288.96 251 LANGUAGE ARTS  62,469.00 1 0 12522.24 253 MATH  62,469.00 1 0 12696.48 254 MATH  62,469.00 1 0 12696.48 255 KINDERGARTEN  62,469.00 1 0 12522.24 256 SCIENCE  62,469.00 1 0 572.96 257 SPECIAL EDUCATION  62,469.00 1 0 12522.24 258 SOCIAL WORKER  62,469.00 1 0 12522.24 259 LANGUAGE ARTS  62,045.00 1 0 6435.36 260 FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCE  62,017.00 1 0 6288.96 261 FOREIGN LANGUAGE SPANISH  61,886.00 1 0 12696.48 262 ENGLISH  61,320.00 1 0 572.96 263 GRADE 4  61,183.36 1 0 6435.36 264 GRADE 1  61,076.00 1 0 504 265 INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY  61,050.00 1 0 6435.36 266 GRADE 3  60,856.00 1 0 6288.96 267 SPECIAL EDUCATION  60,856.00 1 0 572.96 268 GRADE 4  60,856.00 1 0 12522.24 269 PSYCHOLOGIST  60,344.00 1 0 12522.24 270 SCIENCE  60,245.00 1 0 6435.36 271 GRADE 4  60,182.27 1 0 12522.24 272 SPECIAL EDUCATION  60,174.00 1 0 12522.24 273 MUSICVOCAL  60,143.00 1 0 6288.96 274 GRADE 4  60,065.00 1 0 12696.48 275 PHYSICAL EDUCATION  60,034.00 1 0 6435.36 276 MATH  59,851.00 1 0 12696.48 277 SOCIAL WORKER  59,725.57 1 0 6459.6 278 SCIENCE  59,635.00 1 0 12696.48 279 FOREIGN LANGUAGE GERMAN  59,470.00 1 0 12696.48 280 SCIENCE  59,383.00 1 0 6435.36 281 ENGLISH  59,314.00 1 0 6435.36 282 GRADE 5  59,314.00 1 0 12696.48 283 GRADE 5  59,314.00 1 0 6435.36 284 LANGUAGE ARTS  59,285.00 1 0 6435.36 285 GRADE 3  59,285.00 1 0 6435.36 286 GUIDANCE COUNSELOR  59,245.00 1 0 6435.36 287 MATH  59,100.00 1 0 6435.36 288 SCIENCE  59,022.00 1 0 12696.48 289 TV PRODUCTION  58,866.00 1 0 12744.96 290 SPECIAL EDUCATION/SAC  58,534.00 1 0 12696.48 291 SOCIAL STUDIES  58,387.00 1 0 6435.36 292 GRADE 5  58,194.40 1 0 12546.48 293 MATH  58,100.00 1 0 12672.24 294 SPECIAL EDUCATION  58,004.00 1 0 6816.24 295 READING SPECIALIST  57,754.00 1 0 12696.48 296 MATH  57,754.00 1 0 6435.36 296 GRADE 4  57,754.00 1 0 12141.36 298 KINDERGARTEN  57,754.00 1 0 504 299 ENGLISH  56,564.00 1 0 6816.24 300 GRADE 1  56,512.00 1 0 6288.96 301 MUSIC VOCAL  56,394.00 1 0 6288.96 302 NURSE  56,262.00 1 0 572.96 303 LANGUAGE ARTS  56,262.00 1 0 572.96 304 GRADE 1  56,262.00 1 0 572.96 305 SOCIAL STUDIES  56,262.00 1 0 572.96 306 ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING  56,262.00 1 0 6435.36 307 GRADE 4  56,262.00 1 0 12623.52 308 FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCE  56,262.00 1 0 12522.24 309 GRADE 2  56,262.00 1 0 572.96 310 READING SPECIALIST  56,262.00 1 0 12696.48 311 MATH  56,124.00 1 0 6435.36 312 SCIENCE  55,665.00 1 0 6288.96 313 STUDY SKILLS  55,604.00 1 0 6435.36 314 PHYSICAL EDUCATION  55,168.00 1 0 6264.72 315 SOCIAL STUDIES  55,136.00 1 0 572.96 316 SCIENCE  55,136.00 1 0 12696.48 317 SOCIAL STUDIES  54,809.00 1 0 572.96 318 GRADE 1  54,809.00 1 0 6435.36 319 GRADE 4  54,809.00 1 0 6435.36 320 GRADE 4  54,809.00 1 0 6435.36 321 GRADE 1  54,809.00 1 0 548.72 322 SPECIAL EDUCATION  54,809.00 1 0 6288.96