Lake County SchoolsTeacher salary schedule

Your pay ladder.

How pay works here: Lake does not use a step grid for new hires: they are placed by years of experience (0-20 years all start at $49,500) and current teachers get raises under a separate performance-pay appendix.

Open the official schedule for the full details.

Salary at a glance

Bachelor’s starting pay

$49,500

Master’s starting pay

$52,500

Bachelor’s maximum

$59,800

Master’s maximum

$62,800

Doctorate maximum

$64,800

District source · Annual amounts for 2025-26.

Schedule notes

Lake County Schools Instructional Salary Placement Schedule (for new hires), 2025-2026, from the LCEA/LCS 2025-28 collective bargaining agreement (the district page labels it 'hired on or after July 1, 2025'); it is the newest version posted on the district salary page, no 2026-27 version seen. Placement: 0-20 years $49,500; 21 $50,000; 22 $51,500; 23 $53,000; 24 $55,000; 25 $57,250; 25+ $59,800. Max = 25+ year placement, the top of the placement table. Master's/Doctorate = Bachelor's placement + published advanced-degree differentials ($3,000 Master's, $5,000 Doctorate, computed; applies only if the degree is in the area of certification, otherwise $500); Specialist $3,950 not shown. The file is hosted on a district-linked Google Drive. Text-based PDF.

Confirm your placement

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: 47,579 students. Source.

Sources and last checked

• Lake County Schools official salary schedule · Lake County Schools
• District source and context · Lake County Schools

Last verified 2026-11-03