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2026-27 · State salary guide

Arizona teacher salary schedules 2026-27

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Average salary
$64,291NEA 2024-25
Starting salary
$44,869NEA 2024-25
State minimum
Not publishedSee state terms
Districts sourced
8Official schedules

Arizona teachers averaged $64,291 in 2024-25 per NEA, and the average starting salary was $44,869.

Arizona teachers averaged $64,291 in 2024-25 per NEA, and the average starting salary was $44,869. Arizona has no state minimum salary schedule, so each district sets its own pay. Among eight of the ten largest districts with readable schedules, bachelor's starting pay ranges from $49,847 (Scottsdale) to $58,000 (Chandler). Pay figures for Phoenix Union and Dysart could not be read and are left blank.

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Annual base pay, by education level. Years and contract terms can differ; open each schedule before comparing.

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Arizona district salary comparison
Official source
Mesa Public SchoolsMesa2026-27$55,886——Schedule ↗ for Mesa Public Schools
Chandler Unified School DistrictChandler2026-27$58,000—$91,559Schedule ↗ for Chandler Unified School District
Tucson Unified School DistrictTucson2026-27$51,400—$91,400Schedule ↗ for Tucson Unified School District
Peoria Unified School DistrictGlendale2026-27$52,000$54,375—Schedule ↗ for Peoria Unified School District
Deer Valley Unified School DistrictPhoenix2026-27$51,000——Schedule ↗ for Deer Valley Unified School District
Gilbert Public SchoolsGilbert2025-26$54,335——Schedule ↗ for Gilbert Public Schools
Paradise Valley Unified School DistrictPhoenix2026-27$50,815$54,565—Schedule ↗ for Paradise Valley Unified School District
Scottsdale Unified School DistrictScottsdale2026-27$49,847$55,840—Schedule ↗ for Scottsdale Unified School District

8 districts shown

The district picture

Starting pay to top pay

Largest districts included in this guide, sorted by published top pay. Starting pay is the bachelor’s entry rate; top pay is the highest published maximum across degree lanes.

━ Bachelor’s start▨ Top pay · all degree lanes
Chandler Unified School District2026-27

BA start $58,000

Top $91,559

Tucson Unified School District2026-27

BA start $51,400

Top $91,400

Mesa Public Schools2026-27

BA start $55,886

Top Not published

Peoria Unified School District2026-27

BA start $52,000

Top Not published

Deer Valley Unified School District2026-27

BA start $51,000

Top Not published

Gilbert Public Schools2025-26

BA start $54,335

Top Not published

Paradise Valley Unified School District2026-27

BA start $50,815

Top Not published

Phoenix Union High School DistrictYear not published

Schedule not published

Dysart Unified School District2026-27

Schedule not published

Scottsdale Unified School District2026-27

BA start $49,847

Top Not published

Annual base salary on a shared zero-based scale. Top pay can require advanced qualifications and many years of service. Missing values are not zero.
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Published district pay
DistrictYearBA startTop pay
Chandler Unified School District2026-27$58,000$91,559
Tucson Unified School District2026-27$51,400$91,400
Mesa Public Schools2026-27$55,886Not published
Peoria Unified School District2026-27$52,000Not published
Deer Valley Unified School District2026-27$51,000Not published
Gilbert Public Schools2025-26$54,335Not published
Paradise Valley Unified School District2026-27$50,815Not published
Phoenix Union High School DistrictNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Dysart Unified School District2026-27Not publishedNot published
Scottsdale Unified School District2026-27$49,847Not published

Experience & progression

How pay grows by step

Bachelor’s lane · 2 districts with numeric step data

$0k$25k$50k$75k$100k020416181Experience stepTucson Unified School District: step 1, $51,400Tucson Unified School District: step 2, $51,900Tucson Unified School District: step 3, $52,400Tucson Unified School District: step 4, $52,900Tucson Unified School District: step 5, $53,400Tucson Unified School District: step 6, $53,900Tucson Unified School District: step 7, $54,400Tucson Unified School District: step 8, $54,900Tucson Unified School District: step 9, $55,400Tucson Unified School District: step 10, $55,900Tucson Unified School District: step 11, $56,400Tucson Unified School District: step 12, $56,900Tucson Unified School District: step 13, $57,400Tucson Unified School District: step 14, $57,900Tucson Unified School District: step 15, $58,400Tucson Unified School District: step 16, $58,900Tucson Unified School District: step 17, $59,400Tucson Unified School District: step 18, $59,900Tucson Unified School District: step 19, $60,400Tucson Unified School District: step 20, $60,900Tucson Unified School District: step 21, $61,400Tucson Unified School District: step 22, $61,900Tucson Unified School District: step 23, $62,400Tucson Unified School District: step 24, $62,900Tucson Unified School District: step 25, $63,400Tucson Unified School District: step 26, $63,900Tucson Unified School District: step 27, $64,400Tucson Unified School District: step 28, $64,900Tucson Unified School District: step 29, $65,400Tucson Unified School District: step 30, $65,900Tucson Unified School District: step 31, $66,400Tucson Unified School District: step 32, $66,900Tucson Unified School District: step 33, $67,400Tucson Unified School District: step 34, $67,900Tucson Unified School District: step 35, $68,400Tucson Unified School District: step 36, $68,900Tucson Unified School District: step 37, $69,400Tucson Unified School District: step 38, $69,900Tucson Unified School District: step 39, $70,400Tucson Unified School District: step 40, $70,900Tucson Unified School District: step 41, $71,400Tucson Unified School District: step 42, $71,900Tucson Unified School District: step 43, $72,400Tucson Unified School District: step 44, $72,900Tucson Unified School District: step 45, $73,400Tucson Unified School District: step 46, $73,900Tucson Unified School District: step 47, $74,400Tucson Unified School District: step 48, $74,900Tucson Unified School District: step 49, $75,400Tucson Unified School District: step 50, $75,900Tucson Unified School District: step 51, $76,400Tucson Unified School District: step 52, $76,900Tucson Unified School District: step 53, $77,400Tucson Unified School District: step 54, $77,900Tucson Unified School District: step 55, $78,400Tucson Unified School District: step 56, $78,900Tucson Unified School District: step 57, $79,400Tucson Unified School District: step 58, $79,900Tucson Unified School District: step 59, $80,400Tucson Unified School District: step 60, $80,900Tucson Unified School District: step 61, $81,400Tucson Unified School District: step 62, $81,900Tucson Unified School District: step 63, $82,400Tucson Unified School District: step 64, $82,900Tucson Unified School District: step 65, $83,400Tucson Unified School District: step 66, $83,900Tucson Unified School District: step 67, $84,400Tucson Unified School District: step 68, $84,900Tucson Unified School District: step 69, $85,400Tucson Unified School District: step 70, $85,900Tucson Unified School District: step 71, $86,400Tucson Unified School District: step 72, $86,900Tucson Unified School District: step 73, $87,400Tucson Unified School District: step 74, $87,900Tucson Unified School District: step 75, $88,400Tucson Unified School District: step 76, $88,900Tucson Unified School District: step 77, $89,400Tucson Unified School District: step 78, $89,900Tucson Unified School District: step 79, $90,400Tucson Unified School District: step 80, $90,900Tucson Unified School District: step 81, $91,400Peoria Unified School District: step 1, $52,000Peoria Unified School District: step 2, $52,780Peoria Unified School District: step 3, $53,572Peoria Unified School District: step 4, $54,375Peoria Unified School District: step 5, $55,191Peoria Unified School District: step 6, $56,019Peoria Unified School District: step 7, $56,859Peoria Unified School District: step 8, $57,712Peoria Unified School District: step 9, $58,578Peoria Unified School District: step 10, $59,456Peoria Unified School District: step 11, $60,348
  • Tucson Unified School District2026-27
  • Peoria Unified School District2026-27
Lines connect published observations, not estimated salaries for missing steps. A step is not always a year of service. District placement rules and schedule years vary.
View step progression data
Bachelor’s lane by published step
DistrictStepAnnual pay
Tucson Unified School District1$51,400
Tucson Unified School District2$51,900
Tucson Unified School District3$52,400
Tucson Unified School District4$52,900
Tucson Unified School District5$53,400
Tucson Unified School District6$53,900
Tucson Unified School District7$54,400
Tucson Unified School District8$54,900
Tucson Unified School District9$55,400
Tucson Unified School District10$55,900
Tucson Unified School District11$56,400
Tucson Unified School District12$56,900
Tucson Unified School District13$57,400
Tucson Unified School District14$57,900
Tucson Unified School District15$58,400
Tucson Unified School District16$58,900
Tucson Unified School District17$59,400
Tucson Unified School District18$59,900
Tucson Unified School District19$60,400
Tucson Unified School District20$60,900
Tucson Unified School District21$61,400
Tucson Unified School District22$61,900
Tucson Unified School District23$62,400
Tucson Unified School District24$62,900
Tucson Unified School District25$63,400
Tucson Unified School District26$63,900
Tucson Unified School District27$64,400
Tucson Unified School District28$64,900
Tucson Unified School District29$65,400
Tucson Unified School District30$65,900
Tucson Unified School District31$66,400
Tucson Unified School District32$66,900
Tucson Unified School District33$67,400
Tucson Unified School District34$67,900
Tucson Unified School District35$68,400
Tucson Unified School District36$68,900
Tucson Unified School District37$69,400
Tucson Unified School District38$69,900
Tucson Unified School District39$70,400
Tucson Unified School District40$70,900
Tucson Unified School District41$71,400
Tucson Unified School District42$71,900
Tucson Unified School District43$72,400
Tucson Unified School District44$72,900
Tucson Unified School District45$73,400
Tucson Unified School District46$73,900
Tucson Unified School District47$74,400
Tucson Unified School District48$74,900
Tucson Unified School District49$75,400
Tucson Unified School District50$75,900
Tucson Unified School District51$76,400
Tucson Unified School District52$76,900
Tucson Unified School District53$77,400
Tucson Unified School District54$77,900
Tucson Unified School District55$78,400
Tucson Unified School District56$78,900
Tucson Unified School District57$79,400
Tucson Unified School District58$79,900
Tucson Unified School District59$80,400
Tucson Unified School District60$80,900
Tucson Unified School District61$81,400
Tucson Unified School District62$81,900
Tucson Unified School District63$82,400
Tucson Unified School District64$82,900
Tucson Unified School District65$83,400
Tucson Unified School District66$83,900
Tucson Unified School District67$84,400
Tucson Unified School District68$84,900
Tucson Unified School District69$85,400
Tucson Unified School District70$85,900
Tucson Unified School District71$86,400
Tucson Unified School District72$86,900
Tucson Unified School District73$87,400
Tucson Unified School District74$87,900
Tucson Unified School District75$88,400
Tucson Unified School District76$88,900
Tucson Unified School District77$89,400
Tucson Unified School District78$89,900
Tucson Unified School District79$90,400
Tucson Unified School District80$90,900
Tucson Unified School District81$91,400
Peoria Unified School District1$52,000
Peoria Unified School District2$52,780
Peoria Unified School District3$53,572
Peoria Unified School District4$54,375
Peoria Unified School District5$55,191
Peoria Unified School District6$56,019
Peoria Unified School District7$56,859
Peoria Unified School District8$57,712
Peoria Unified School District9$58,578
Peoria Unified School District10$59,456
Peoria Unified School District11$60,348

The wider picture

Salary in context

Arizona average$64,291
NEA 2024-25 · Source
State minimumNot published
See state minimum terms below
National average$74,495
Reporting year not published · Source
Average pay describes the workforce; a minimum is a floor subject to state rules. These measures can cover different years and are not equivalent starting offers.
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State and national salary measures
MeasureAmountContext
Arizona average$64,291NEA 2024-25
State minimumNot publishedSee state minimum terms below
National average$74,495Reporting year not published

Before you compare offers

Match the school year, degree lane and credited experience. The published maximum is not a promise of starting placement. Confirm contract days, supplements and eligibility in each district’s official schedule.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Arizona district salary schedules?

Use the district comparison table on this page to open a district guide and its official salary schedule. Each source is linked with a verification date.

Does a master’s degree change the salary?

Check the master’s lane in the district’s published schedule. Degree supplements and placement rules vary; a missing value here does not mean there is no additional pay.

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