Waukegan CUSD 60 — Illinois K-12 Contract & Salary Data

Current Contract

Period: Sep 2023 – Jun 2027

Term: 4.0 yr
Union: Waukegan Council, Lake County Federation of Teachers, Local 504
Affiliation: IFT/AFT
Unit: Teachers

Settlement History (8)

1.40%

Latest year-1 base increase (2024-25)

Years	Unit	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Term	Status	Src
2024-25–2025-26	Teachers	1.40%	1.40%	—	—	AI	↗
2021-22–2022-23	Teachers	2.25%	2.25%	—	—	AI	↗
2020-21–2021-22	Teachers	2.25%	2.09%	—	—	AI	↗
2019-20–2020-21	Teachers	2.00%	2.16%	—	—	AI	↗
2018-19–2019-20	Teachers	2.25%	2.25%	—	—	AI	↗
2017-18–2018-19	Teachers	2.00%	2.00%	—	—	AI	↗
2016-17–2017-18	Teachers	2.25%	2.25%	—	—	AI	↗
2015-16–2016-17	Teachers	1.25%	1.25%	—	—	AI	↗

Salary Schedule — Article Ii – Individual Teacher Rights 3 (2022-2023)

Range $50,846 – $97,900 · Source: source ↗

Step	BA	BA+15	MA	MA+15	MA+30	MA+45	MA+60	PHD
1	$50,846	$52,117	$54,514	$55,877	$57,274	$58,706	$60,174	$61,678
2	$52,168	$53,472	$55,932	$57,330	$58,763	$60,232	$61,738	$63,282
3	$53,524	$54,862	$57,386	$58,821	$60,291	$61,798	$63,343	$64,927
4	$54,916	$56,289	$58,878	$60,350	$61,859	$63,405	$64,990	$66,615
5	$56,344	$57,752	$60,409	$61,919	$63,467	$65,054	$66,680	$68,347
6	$57,809	$59,254	$61,979	$63,529	$65,117	$66,745	$68,414	$70,124
7	$59,312	$60,794	$63,591	$65,181	$66,810	$68,480	$70,192	$71,947
8	$60,854	$62,375	$65,244	$66,875	$68,547	$70,261	$72,017	$73,818
9	$62,436	$63,997	$66,941	$68,614	$70,329	$72,088	$73,890	$75,737
10	$64,059	$65,661	$68,681	$70,398	$72,158	$73,962	$75,811	$77,706
11	$65,725	$67,368	$70,467	$72,228	$74,034	$75,885	$77,782	$79,727
12	$67,434	$69,119	$72,299	$74,106	$75,959	$77,858	$79,804	$81,800
13	$69,187	$70,917	$74,179	$76,033	$77,934	$79,882	$81,879	$83,926
14	$70,986	$72,760	$76,107	$78,010	$79,960	$81,959	$84,008	$86,108
15	$72,831	$74,652	$78,086	$80,038	$82,039	$84,090	$86,192	$88,347
16	$74,725	$76,593	$80,116	$82,119	$84,172	$86,277	$88,433	$90,644
17	$76,668	$78,585	$82,199	$84,254	$86,361	$88,520	$90,733	$93,001
18	$78,661	$80,628	$84,337	$86,445	$88,606	$90,821	$93,092	$95,419
19	$80,706	$82,724	$86,529	$88,693	$90,910	$93,183	$95,512	$97,900

Salary Schedule — Article Ii – Individual Teacher Rights 3 (2023-2024)

Range $367 – $656 · Source: source ↗

Step	I	II of I)	III of I)
1	$525	$420	$367
2	$558	$446	$390
3	$590	$472	$413
4	$623	$499	$436
5	$656	$525	$459

Salary Schedule — Article Ii – Individual Teacher Rights 3 (2024-2024)

Range $2,624 – $13,597 · Source: source ↗

Step	Group I	Group II	Group III	Group IV	Group V	Group VI
1	$11,056	$8,292	$6,219	$4,664	$3,498	$2,624
2	$11,387	$8,540	$6,405	$4,804	$3,603	$2,702
3	$11,729	$8,797	$6,597	$4,948	$3,711	$2,783
4	$12,081	$9,060	$6,795	$5,097	$3,822	$2,867
5	$12,443	$9,332	$6,999	$5,249	$3,937	$2,953
6	$12,816	$9,612	$7,209	$5,407	$4,055	$3,041
7	$13,201	$9,901	$7,425	$5,569	$4,177	$3,133
8	$13,597	$10,198	$7,648	$5,736	$4,302	$3,227

Salary Schedule — Article Ii – Individual Teacher Rights 3 (unknown-p100)

Range $63,445 – $153,906 · Source: source ↗

Step	BA	BA+15	MA	MA+15	MA+30	MA+45	MA+60	PHD
8	$63,445	$65,032	$68,023	$69,724	$71,467	$73,253	$75,085	$76,962
9	$65,095	$66,722	$69,792	$71,536	$73,325	$75,158	$77,037	$78,963
10	$66,788	$68,457	$71,606	$73,396	$75,231	$77,112	$79,040	$81,016
11	$68,524	$70,237	$73,468	$75,305	$77,187	$79,117	$81,095	$83,122
12	$70,306	$72,063	$75,378	$77,263	$79,194	$81,174	$83,203	$85,283
13	$72,134	$73,937	$77,338	$79,271	$81,253	$83,285	$85,367	$87,501
14	$74,009	$75,859	$79,349	$81,333	$83,366	$85,450	$87,586	$89,776
15	$75,933	$77,832	$81,412	$83,447	$85,533	$87,672	$89,863	$92,110
16	$77,908	$79,855	$83,529	$85,617	$87,757	$89,951	$92,200	$94,505
17	$79,933	$81,931	$85,700	$87,843	$90,039	$92,290	$94,597	$96,962
18	$82,011	$84,062	$87,929	$90,127	$92,380	$94,689	$97,057	$99,483
19	$84,144	$86,247	$90,215	$92,470	$94,782	$97,151	$99,580	$102,070
20	$86,331	$88,490	$92,560	$94,874	$97,246	$99,677	$102,169	$104,723
21	$88,576	$90,790	$94,967	$97,341	$99,775	$102,269	$104,826	$107,446
22	$90,879	$93,151	$97,436	$99,872	$102,369	$104,928	$107,551	$110,240
23	$93,242	$95,573	$99,969	$102,469	$105,030	$107,656	$110,347	$113,106
24	—	$98,058	$102,568	$105,133	$107,761	$110,455	$113,216	$116,047
25	—	$100,607	$105,235	$107,866	$110,563	$113,327	$116,160	$119,064
26	—	—	$107,971	$110,671	$113,437	$116,273	$119,180	$122,160
27	—	—	$110,779	$113,548	$116,387	$119,296	$122,279	$125,336
28	—	—	$113,659	$116,500	$119,413	$122,398	$125,458	$128,595
29	—	—	$116,614	$119,529	$122,518	$125,581	$128,720	$131,938
30	—	—	$119,646	$122,637	$125,703	$128,846	$132,067	$135,368
31	—	—	$122,757	$125,826	$128,971	$132,196	$135,501	$138,888
32	—	—	$125,948	$129,097	$132,325	$135,633	$139,024	$142,499
33	—	—	$129,223	$132,454	$135,765	$139,159	$142,638	$146,204
34	—	—	$132,583	$135,897	$139,295	$142,777	$146,347	$150,005
35	—	—	$136,030	$139,431	$142,917	$146,490	$150,152	$153,906

Salary Schedule — Article Ii – Individual Teacher Rights 3 (unknown-p108)

Range $2,660 – $13,787 · Source: source ↗

Step	Group I	Group II	Group III	Group IV	Group V	Group VI
1	$11,210	$8,408	$6,306	$4,729	$3,547	$2,660
2	$11,547	$8,660	$6,495	$4,871	$3,653	$2,740
3	$11,893	$8,920	$6,690	$5,017	$3,763	$2,822
4	$12,250	$9,187	$6,891	$5,168	$3,876	$2,907
5	$12,617	$9,463	$7,097	$5,323	$3,992	$2,994
6	$12,996	$9,747	$7,310	$5,483	$4,112	$3,084
7	$13,386	$10,039	$7,529	$5,647	$4,235	$3,176
8	$13,787	$10,340	$7,755	$5,816	$4,362	$3,272

Salary Schedule — Article Ii – Individual Teacher Rights 3 (unknown-p97)

Range $51,558 – $147,618 · Source: source ↗

Step	BA	BA+15	MA	MA+15	MA+30	MA+45	MA+60	PHD
1	$51,558	$52,847	$55,278	$56,659	$58,076	$59,528	$61,016	$62,541
2	$52,898	$54,221	$56,715	$58,133	$59,586	$61,076	$62,602	$64,168
3	$54,274	$55,630	$58,189	$59,644	$61,135	$62,664	$64,230	$65,836
4	$55,685	$57,077	$59,702	$61,195	$62,725	$64,293	$65,900	$67,548
5	$57,132	$58,561	$61,255	$62,786	$64,356	$65,964	$67,614	$69,304
6	$58,618	$60,083	$62,847	$64,418	$66,029	$67,680	$69,371	$71,106
7	$60,142	$61,645	$64,481	$66,093	$67,746	$69,439	$71,175	$72,955
8	$61,706	$63,248	$66,158	$67,812	$69,507	$71,245	$73,026	$74,851
9	$63,310	$64,893	$67,878	$69,575	$71,314	$73,097	$74,924	$76,797
10	$64,956	$66,580	$69,643	$71,384	$73,168	$74,997	$76,872	$78,794
11	$66,645	$68,311	$71,453	$73,240	$75,071	$76,947	$78,871	$80,843
12	$68,378	$70,087	$73,311	$75,144	$77,022	$78,948	$80,922	$82,945
13	$70,155	$71,909	$75,217	$77,098	$79,025	$81,001	$83,026	$85,101
14	$71,980	$73,779	$77,173	$79,102	$81,080	$83,107	$85,184	$87,314
15	$73,851	$75,697	$79,179	$81,159	$83,188	$85,267	$87,399	$89,584
20	$82,805	$84,875	$88,779	$90,999	$93,274	$95,605	$97,996	$100,445
21	$84,958	$87,082	$91,087	$93,365	$95,699	$98,091	$100,543	$103,057
22	$87,167	$89,346	$93,456	$95,792	$98,187	$100,641	$103,158	$105,736
23	$89,433	$91,669	$95,885	$98,283	$100,740	$103,258	$105,840	$108,486
24	—	$94,052	$98,378	$100,838	$103,359	$105,943	$108,591	$111,306
25	—	$96,497	$100,936	$103,460	$106,046	$108,697	$111,415	$114,200
26	—	—	$103,561	$106,150	$108,803	$111,524	$114,312	$117,169
27	—	—	$106,253	$108,910	$111,632	$114,423	$117,284	$120,216
28	—	—	$109,016	$111,741	$114,535	$117,398	$120,333	$123,341
29	—	—	$111,850	$114,646	$117,513	$120,450	$123,462	$126,548
30	—	—	$114,758	$117,627	$120,568	$123,582	$126,672	$129,839
31	—	—	$117,742	$120,686	$123,703	$126,795	$129,965	$133,214
32	—	—	$120,803	$123,823	$126,919	$130,092	$133,344	$136,678
33	—	—	$123,944	$127,043	$130,219	$133,474	$136,811	$140,232
34	—	—	$127,167	$130,346	$133,605	$136,945	$140,368	$143,878
35	—	—	$130,473	$133,735	$137,078	$140,505	$144,018	$147,618

Salary Schedule — Article Ii – Individual Teacher Rights 3 (unknown-p98)

Range $52,279 – $149,685 · Source: source ↗

Step	BA	BA+15	MA	MA+15	MA+30	MA+45	MA+60	PHD
1	$52,279	$53,586	$56,051	$57,453	$58,889	$60,361	$61,870	$63,417
2	$53,639	$54,980	$57,509	$58,946	$60,420	$61,931	$63,479	$65,066
3	$55,033	$56,409	$59,004	$60,479	$61,991	$63,541	$65,129	$66,758
4	$56,464	$57,876	$60,538	$62,052	$63,603	$65,193	$66,823	$68,493
5	$57,932	$59,381	$62,112	$63,665	$65,257	$66,888	$68,560	$70,274
6	$59,439	$60,924	$63,727	$65,320	$66,953	$68,627	$70,343	$72,101
7	$60,984	$62,509	$65,384	$67,019	$68,694	$70,411	$72,172	$73,976
8	$62,570	$64,134	$67,084	$68,761	$70,480	$72,242	$74,048	$75,899
9	$64,196	$65,801	$68,828	$70,549	$72,312	$74,120	$75,973	$77,873
10	$65,865	$67,512	$70,618	$72,383	$74,193	$76,047	$77,949	$79,897
11	$67,578	$69,267	$72,454	$74,265	$76,122	$78,025	$79,975	$81,975
16	$75,771	$77,665	$81,238	$83,269	$85,351	$87,484	$89,672	$91,913
17	$77,741	$79,685	$83,350	$85,434	$87,570	$89,759	$92,003	$94,303
18	$79,762	$81,756	$85,517	$87,655	$89,847	$92,093	$94,395	$96,755
19	$81,836	$83,882	$87,741	$89,934	$92,183	$94,487	$96,849	$99,271
20	$83,964	$86,063	$90,022	$92,273	$94,579	$96,944	$99,367	$101,852
21	$86,147	$88,301	$92,363	$94,672	$97,038	$99,464	$101,951	$104,500
22	$88,387	$90,597	$94,764	$97,133	$99,561	$102,050	$104,602	$107,217
23	$90,685	$92,952	$97,228	$99,659	$102,150	$104,704	$107,321	$110,004
24	—	$95,369	$99,756	$102,250	$104,806	$107,426	$110,112	$112,865
25	—	$97,848	$102,349	$104,908	$107,531	$110,219	$112,975	$115,799
26	—	—	$105,011	$107,636	$110,327	$113,085	$115,912	$118,810
27	—	—	$107,741	$110,434	$113,195	$116,025	$118,926	$121,899
28	—	—	$110,542	$113,306	$116,138	$119,042	$122,018	$125,068
29	—	—	$113,416	$116,252	$119,158	$122,137	$125,190	$128,320
30	—	—	$116,365	$119,274	$122,256	$125,312	$128,445	$131,656
31	—	—	$119,390	$122,375	$125,435	$128,570	$131,785	$135,079
32	—	—	$122,495	$125,557	$128,696	$131,913	$135,211	$138,591
33	—	—	$125,679	$128,821	$132,042	$135,343	$138,727	$142,195
34	—	—	$128,947	$132,171	$135,475	$138,862	$142,334	$145,892
35	—	—	$132,300	$135,607	$138,997	$142,472	$146,034	$149,685

Salary Schedule — Article Ii – Individual Teacher Rights 3 (unknown-p99)

Range $53,011 – $151,781 · Source: source ↗

Step	BA	BA+15	MA	MA+15	MA+30	MA+45	MA+60	PHD
1	$53,011	$54,337	$56,836	$58,257	$59,713	$61,206	$62,736	$64,305
2	$54,390	$55,749	$58,314	$59,772	$61,266	$62,798	$64,368	$65,977
3	$55,804	$57,199	$59,830	$61,326	$62,859	$64,430	$66,041	$67,692
4	$57,255	$58,686	$61,386	$62,920	$64,493	$66,106	$67,758	$69,452
5	$58,743	$60,212	$62,982	$64,556	$66,170	$67,824	$69,520	$71,258
6	$60,271	$61,777	$64,619	$66,235	$67,891	$69,588	$71,327	$73,111
7	$61,838	$63,384	$66,299	$67,957	$69,656	$71,397	$73,182	$75,012
12	$69,335	$71,068	$74,337	$76,196	$78,101	$80,053	$82,055	$84,106
13	$71,138	$72,916	$76,270	$78,177	$80,131	$82,135	$84,188	$86,293
14	$72,987	$74,812	$78,253	$80,210	$82,215	$84,270	$86,377	$88,536
15	$74,885	$76,757	$80,288	$82,295	$84,352	$86,461	$88,623	$90,838
16	$76,832	$78,753	$82,375	$84,435	$86,546	$88,709	$90,927	$93,200
17	$78,830	$80,800	$84,517	$86,630	$88,796	$91,016	$93,291	$95,623
18	$80,879	$82,901	$86,715	$88,882	$91,104	$93,382	$95,717	$98,110
19	$82,982	$85,057	$88,969	$91,193	$93,473	$95,810	$98,205	$100,660
20	$85,139	$87,268	$91,282	$93,564	$95,903	$98,301	$100,759	$103,278
21	$87,353	$89,537	$93,656	$95,997	$98,397	$100,857	$103,378	$105,963
22	$89,624	$91,865	$96,091	$98,493	$100,955	$103,479	$106,066	$108,718
23	$91,955	$94,253	$98,589	$101,054	$103,580	$106,170	$108,824	$111,544
24	—	$96,704	$101,152	$103,681	$106,273	$108,930	$111,653	$114,445
25	—	$99,218	$103,782	$106,377	$109,036	$111,762	$114,556	$117,420
26	—	—	$106,481	$109,143	$111,871	$114,668	$117,535	$120,473
27	—	—	$109,249	$111,980	$114,780	$117,649	$120,591	$123,605
28	—	—	$112,090	$114,892	$117,764	$120,708	$123,726	$126,819
29	—	—	$115,004	$117,879	$120,826	$123,847	$126,943	$130,116
30	—	—	$117,994	$120,944	$123,968	$127,067	$130,243	$133,499
31	—	—	$121,062	$124,088	$127,191	$130,370	$133,630	$136,970
32	—	—	$124,210	$127,315	$130,498	$133,760	$137,104	$140,532
33	—	—	$127,439	$130,625	$133,891	$137,238	$140,669	$144,186
34	—	—	$130,752	$134,021	$137,372	$140,806	$144,326	$147,934
35	—	—	$134,152	$137,506	$140,943	$144,467	$148,079	$151,781

Key Clauses & Provisions (12)

Grievance

Arbitration Binding — true

Binding Arbitration per Article X.C.5 and Article X.D

Source: source ↗

Leave

Bereavement Days — Bereavement leave days per occurrence

Funeral Leave: Days Allowed per Article VII.D.1

Source: source ↗

Workday

Contract Days Teacher — Number of teacher contract days per year

School Term per Article V.B and Records Day per Article V.C

Source: source ↗

Insurance

Dental Coverage — true

Dental Insurance per Article IX.A.4

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Evaluation

Evaluation Cycle Years — Tenured teachers formally evaluated once every three school years ✓

Teachers in contractual continued service (tenured) shall receive a Formal Written Summative Evaluation one (1) time in the course of every three (3) school years.

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Grievance

Grievance Steps — Grievance procedure steps: Statement to Principal, Appeal to Superintendent, Appeal to Board, Binding Arbitration, plus informal resolution

Before Filing A Grievance, Statement to Principal, Appeal to Superintendent, Appeal to Board, Binding Arbitration per Article X.C

Source: source ↗

Leave

Personal Days Annual — Personal leave days per year

Personal Leave: Days Allowed per Article VII.E.1

Source: source ↗

Retirement

Retirement Pickup Pct — Employer pickup of employee TRS contribution

Board-Paid TRS Contribution as per Article VIII.C.7

Source: source ↗

Retirement

Retirement System — TRS (Teachers' Retirement System of Illinois)

Board-Paid TRS Contribution

Source: source ↗

Rif

Rif Recall Years — Years of recall rights for honorable dismissal per Illinois School Code 5/24-12

Honorable Dismissals shall be consistent with the School Code 5/24-12

Source: source ↗

Leave

Sick Days Annual — Sick leave days accrued per year

Sick Leave: Number of Days/Accumulation per Article VII.A.1.a

Source: source ↗

Insurance

Vision Coverage — Not explicitly stated

Health and Hospital Insurance per Article IX.A.3; no vision coverage mentioned in provided text

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Comparable Districts in Lake County

District	County	Latest base %	Term
Adlai E Stevenson HSD 125	Lake	2.50%	—
Antioch CCSD 34	Lake	1.75%	—
Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102	Lake	1.00%	—
Bannockburn SD 106	Lake	2.50%	—
Barrington CUSD 220	Lake	1.89%	—
Beach Park CCSD 3	Lake	1.63%	—
Big Hollow SD 38	Lake	2.00%	—
CHSD 117	Lake	4.33%	—