Beginning January 1, 2025, Illinois employers with 15 or more employees must post their pay scale and benefits information on all job postings. Resources containing this information can be found below.

Starting Rate of Pay for 2026-27 School year

Job Category	Rate of Pay
Part-Time Playground Supervisor	$16.25/hour
Custodial Staff	$17.10/hour
Full-Time Playground Supervisor	$19.35/hour
Paraprofessional	$19.35/hour
Bus Driver	$22.50/hour

Substitute Rate of Pay

Certified (Teacher) Substitute: $150/per day

Long Term Certified Substitute:

• Day 1- 20 $150/per day Day
• 21-40 $200/per day
• Day 41+   $290/per day

*Substitutes with a teacher license cannot sub in the same class for more than 120 consecutive days.

*Substitutes with a substitute license cannot sub in the same class for more than 90 consecutive days.

Classified (Paraprofessional) Substitute $115/per day

benefit information

• Benefit Summary
• Classified Employee Insurance Rates
• Certified Employee Insurance Rates

teacher wage information

• Teacher Wages