Teacher Salary at Mercer County School District 404
Joy, Illinois · Mercer
Estimated salary range
$40,000–$89,000
Estimated annual teacher salary range at Mercer County School District 404
Estimate only. Actual district salary schedules are negotiated by contract and vary by step (years of service) and lane (degree / credit hours). Contact Mercer County School District 404 directly for the exact schedule.
How we estimated this
- State baseline: Illinois average teacher salary is $68,614 (NEA Rankings & Estimates 2023–24). Entry BS step-1 averages $40,000.
- District adjustment: Per-pupil spending data not yet available for Mercer County School District 404 — estimate uses the Illinois state baseline directly.
- Cost of living: Illinois cost-of-living index is 100.6 (BEA Regional Price Parities; national average = 100). High-COL states tend to pay more in nominal terms, but real purchasing power may not track.
- Range bounds: Lower bound = entry BS step-1 (a new hire with a bachelor's degree and no district experience). Upper bound ≈ MA + 30 credits at top of step ladder. The exact ceiling depends on each district's specific schedule.
About Mercer County School District 404
- Enrollment
- 1,274 students
- Schools
- 5
- Teachers
- 108.1
- Student / teacher ratio
- 11.8 : 1
- Title I status
- eligible
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Open teaching positions at Mercer County School District 404
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