Top 8 Salaries In Burr Ridge District 180

BURR RIDGE, IL – The top-paid employee at Burr Ridge School District 180 in the 2022-23 school year was Superintendent Thomas Schneider, who retired in June after 17 years as superintendent.

Schneider made $315,967, 52 percent more than the next highest-paid employee. He was the top-paid superintendent in the area, while the district is one of the smallest. Not including benefits, Schneider's pay worked out to $710 per student.

The district, which had 445 students last year, recently approved the release of the 2022-23 compensation list.

Factors in teachers' pay are their seniority, education and stipends for other duties.

Here is what the eight highest-paid administrators and teachers made in the 2022-23 year (some may have since retired or moved to other positions):

1. Thomas Schneider
Superintendent
$315,967

2. Julie Bartell
Principal
$201,644

3. Tracy Ritchey
Principal
$157,984

4. Carol Collins-Schmitt
Teacher
$121,411

5. Tenika Pickens
Special education director
$114,413

7. Christine Baumruk
Speech pathology teacher
$105,955

7. Scott Reinhart
Teacher
$105,955

7. Tammy Yates
Teacher
$105,955

8. Holly Van Howe
Teacher
$102,386