Kyrene School DistrictTeacher salary schedule

Your pay ladder.

How pay works here: Pay is set by a new-hire placement guide with four experience bands (0-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9+ years) across nine education lanes; the district publishes no year-by-year step grid or career maximum.

Open the official schedule for the full details.

Salary at a glance

Bachelor’s starting pay

$52,454

Master’s starting pay

$58,490

Bachelor’s maximum

Not published

Master’s maximum

Not published

Doctorate maximum

Not published

District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.

Schedule notes

2026-2027 Certified NEW HIRE Salary Schedule, 216 paid days (194 work days, 180 instructional), on the district Salary Placements page. Starts are the 0-2 years band: BA/BS $52,453.96, MA/MS $58,489.97. Highest band shown (9+ years): BA/BS $54,072.46, MA/MS $60,291.40, EDD/PHD $66,510.32; these are the top of a placement guide, not a stated lane maximum, so max fields are null. Lanes: BA, BA+15/30/45, MA, MA+15/30/45, EdD/PhD (doctorate lane exists). The same PDF also gives 218-day and 235-day calendar versions (218-day BA 0-2 yrs $53,820.60). Performance pay (Prop 301) and a teaching and learning stipend up to $5,200 are paid in addition to base. The board approved a 4% raise for 2026-27 (district news post). Enrollment is the figure from allk12.com's Arizona largest-districts ranking (NCES-based; school year not stated on the page), used because the ADE October 1 LEA file could not be fetched.

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Experience credit and education requirements are set by the district. Check the official schedule for contract length, supplements and rules for moving between lanes. These base amounts are not take-home pay.

Reported district enrollment: 13,313 students. Source.

Sources and last checked

• Kyrene School District official salary schedule · Kyrene School District
• District source and context · Kyrene School District

Last verified 2026-11-03