2026-27 · District salary guide
Rockford Public Schools 205Teacher salary schedule
Find your pay ↓Published bachelor’s starting pay → highest published maximum across this district’s degree lanes. Placement depends on credited experience and education.
At Rockford Public Schools 205, published master’s starting pay is $58,479 for 2026-27.
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View the official scheduleYour pay ladder.
Find the row for your credited step, then read across to your education lane. Missing values are marked “Not published”.
Doctorate pay is not published in this schedule, so that column is left out.
| Step | Bachelor’s | Master’s |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $51,872 | $58,479 |
| 2 | $54,074 | $60,683 |
| 3 | $56,278 | $62,886 |
| 4 | $58,479 | $65,090 |
| 5 | $60,683 | $67,291 |
| 6 | $62,886 | $69,495 |
| 7 | $65,090 | $71,697 |
| 8 | $67,291 | $73,899 |
| 9 | $69,495 | $76,103 |
| 10 | $71,697 | $78,304 |
| 11 | $73,899 | $80,509 |
| 12 | $76,103 | $82,710 |
| 20 | $78,304 | $87,116 |
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $51,872
- Master’s starting pay
- $58,479
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $78,304
- Master’s maximum
- $87,116
- Doctorate maximum
- Not published
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
Rockford Education Association contract 2025-2028, Appendix A, Salary Schedule 2026-2027 (contract page 119). Figures are the 'C = Total ITRS' rows (salary plus board-paid TRS), matching the TRS-inclusive figures used for other Illinois districts here; the 'A = Salary' rows are lower (BA step 1 $47,203, MA step 1 $53,216, BA 20+ $71,257, MA 20+ $79,276). BA and MA lanes run steps 1-12 then jump to step 20+ (shown as step 20); steps 13-19 exist only in the BA+10 to MA+40 lanes. Highest cell is MA+40 at 20+: $109,147 Total ITRS ($99,323 salary). No doctorate lane, so doctorate_max is null. Enrollment is ISBE Oct 1, 2025 public enrollment (FY27 IDEA Part B Flow Through report).
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Experience credit and education requirements are set by the district. Check the official schedule for contract length, supplements and rules for moving between lanes. These base amounts are not take-home pay.
Reported district enrollment: 28,728 students. Source.
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- Rockford Public Schools 205 official salary schedule · Rockford Public Schools 205
- District source and context · Rockford Public Schools 205
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