Top 15 Salaries In Pleasantdale District 107

BURR RIDGE, IL – The top-paid employee at Pleasantdale School District 107 in the 2024-25 school year was Superintendent Dave Palzet.

Palzet made $253,095, 35 percent more than the next highest-paid employee.

The highest-paid teacher was William Brade. At sixth on the list, he made $132,342.

The district, which has about 800 students, recently released its 2024-25 compensation list. Those listed are participants in the Teachers Retirement System.

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

Here is what the 15 highest-paid administrators and teachers made in the 2024-25 year, including bonuses, annuities and retirement enhancements (some may have since retired or moved to other positions):

1. Dave Palzet
Superintendent
$253,095

2. Jennifer Ban
Assistant superintendent
$187,647

3. Griffin Sonntag
Chief finance official
$182,013

4. Kathleen Tomei
Principal
$165,027

5. Jeanine Arundel
Principal
$132,703

6. William Brade
Teacher
$132,342

7. Margaret Riordan
Teacher
$123,825

8. Andrea Mars
Teacher
$123,598

9. Fredrick Bell
Teacher
$123,426

10. Linda Sheridan
Teacher
$117,237

11. Kerri Griffin
Math resource teacher
$117,066

12. Melissa Halusek
Teacher
$116,556

13. Jennifer Lauermann
Teacher
$111,806

14. Amy DuVall
Teacher
$109,136

15. Julie Crist
Teacher
$108,894