Teacher Salary at Prairie-Hills ESD 144
Markham, Illinois · Cook
Estimated salary range
$40,000–$89,000
Estimated annual teacher salary range at Prairie-Hills ESD 144
Estimate only. Actual district salary schedules are negotiated by contract and vary by step (years of service) and lane (degree / credit hours). Contact Prairie-Hills ESD 144 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 Prairie-Hills ESD 144 — 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 Prairie-Hills ESD 144
- Enrollment
- 2,473 students
- Schools
- 9
- Teachers
- 117
- Student / teacher ratio
- 21.1 : 1
- Title I status
- eligible
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Open teaching positions at Prairie-Hills ESD 144
15 open positions right now at Prairie-Hills ESD 144.
- 7 certificated teaching
- 4 administration