Chicago teacher salaries

Base salary ranges, 42-week year:

Bachelor's degree
$30,600-$48,000
12,268 teachers

Master's degree
$32,700-$50,200
5,898 teachers

Master's plus 15 semester hours
$33,700-$51,200
2,107 teachers

Master's plus 30 semester hours
$34,800-$52,300
1,650 teachers

Master's plus 45 semester hours
$35,900-$53,300
3,612 teachers

Doctorate (Ph.D. or Ed.D.)
$36,900-$54,400
285 teachers

Note: Within each so-called lane, salaries depend on the number of years a teacher has worked. Teachers with at least 12 years of experience get the maximum in each lane.

Source: Chicago Public Schools