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2026-27 · State salary guide

Indiana teacher salary schedules 2026-27

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Average salary
$61,661NEA 2024-25
Starting salary
$45,958NEA 2024-25
State minimum
Not publishedSee state terms
Districts sourced
9Official schedules

Indiana teachers averaged $61,661 in 2024-25 per NEA, and the average starting salary was $45,958.

Indiana teachers averaged $61,661 in 2024-25 per NEA, and the average starting salary was $45,958. Indiana has no state salary schedule; each district bargains pay locally, and several large districts, including Indianapolis Public Schools, Perry and Wayne, use salary ranges and factor-based raises instead of a step grid. Among the largest districts, bachelor's starting pay runs from $45,939 in Carmel Clay (2025-26) to $55,600 at Indianapolis Public Schools (2026-27 contract minimum).

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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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Indiana district salary comparison
Official source
Fort Wayne Community SchoolsFort Wayne2026-27$50,000$50,295$75,274$83,347—Schedule ↗ for Fort Wayne Community Schools
Evansville Vanderburgh School CorporationEvansville2026-27$47,000$48,500$66,500$90,500—Schedule ↗ for Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation
Hamilton Southeastern SchoolsFishers2025-26$48,500$52,500———Schedule ↗ for Hamilton Southeastern Schools
Indianapolis Public SchoolsIndianapolis2026-27$55,600————Schedule ↗ for Indianapolis Public Schools
MSD Lawrence TownshipIndianapolis2025-26$52,685$53,739$85,071$91,775—Schedule ↗ for MSD Lawrence Township
Carmel Clay SchoolsCarmel2025-26$45,939$50,470$82,334$94,144$100,696Schedule ↗ for Carmel Clay Schools
Perry Township SchoolsIndianapolis2026-27$52,500————Schedule ↗ for Perry Township Schools
South Bend Community School CorporationSouth Bend2026-27$55,000$55,250$80,770$85,870$89,570Schedule ↗ for South Bend Community School Corporation
MSD Washington TownshipIndianapolis2026-27$53,000$54,000$73,800$74,800—Schedule ↗ for MSD Washington Township

9 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
Carmel Clay Schools2025-26

BA start $45,939

Top $100,696

MSD Lawrence Township2025-26

BA start $52,685

Top $91,775

Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation2026-27

BA start $47,000

Top $90,500

South Bend Community School Corporation2026-27

BA start $55,000

Top $89,570

Fort Wayne Community Schools2026-27

BA start $50,000

Top $83,347

MSD Washington Township2026-27

BA start $53,000

Top $74,800

Hamilton Southeastern Schools2025-26

BA start $48,500

Top Not published

Indianapolis Public Schools2026-27

BA start $55,600

Top Not published

MSD Wayne TownshipYear not published

Schedule not published

Perry Township Schools2026-27

BA start $52,500

Top Not published

Tippecanoe School CorporationYear not published

Schedule not published

Vigo County School CorporationYear not published

Schedule 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
Carmel Clay Schools2025-26$45,939$100,696
MSD Lawrence Township2025-26$52,685$91,775
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation2026-27$47,000$90,500
South Bend Community School Corporation2026-27$55,000$89,570
Fort Wayne Community Schools2026-27$50,000$83,347
MSD Washington Township2026-27$53,000$74,800
Hamilton Southeastern Schools2025-26$48,500Not published
Indianapolis Public Schools2026-27$55,600Not published
MSD Wayne TownshipNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Perry Township Schools2026-27$52,500Not published
Tippecanoe School CorporationNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Vigo County School CorporationNot publishedNot publishedNot published

Experience & progression

How pay grows by step

Bachelor’s lane · 3 districts with numeric step data

$0k$25k$50k$75k$100k010203040Experience stepMSD Lawrence Township: step 0, $52,685MSD Lawrence Township: step 1, $53,534MSD Lawrence Township: step 2, $54,396MSD Lawrence Township: step 3, $55,271MSD Lawrence Township: step 4, $56,161MSD Lawrence Township: step 5, $57,065MSD Lawrence Township: step 6, $57,984MSD Lawrence Township: step 7, $58,918MSD Lawrence Township: step 8, $59,866MSD Lawrence Township: step 9, $60,830MSD Lawrence Township: step 10, $61,809MSD Lawrence Township: step 11, $62,805MSD Lawrence Township: step 12, $63,816MSD Lawrence Township: step 13, $64,843MSD Lawrence Township: step 14, $65,887MSD Lawrence Township: step 15, $66,948MSD Lawrence Township: step 16, $68,026MSD Lawrence Township: step 17, $69,121MSD Lawrence Township: step 18, $70,234MSD Lawrence Township: step 19, $71,365MSD Lawrence Township: step 20, $72,514MSD Lawrence Township: step 21, $73,681MSD Lawrence Township: step 22, $74,867MSD Lawrence Township: step 23, $76,073MSD Lawrence Township: step 24, $77,297MSD Lawrence Township: step 25, $78,542MSD Lawrence Township: step 26, $79,806MSD Lawrence Township: step 27, $81,091MSD Lawrence Township: step 28, $82,397MSD Lawrence Township: step 29, $83,724MSD Lawrence Township: step 30, $85,071South Bend Community School Corporation: step 0, $55,000South Bend Community School Corporation: step 1, $55,000South Bend Community School Corporation: step 2, $55,100South Bend Community School Corporation: step 3, $55,720South Bend Community School Corporation: step 4, $56,320South Bend Community School Corporation: step 5, $56,520South Bend Community School Corporation: step 6, $57,870South Bend Community School Corporation: step 7, $58,670South Bend Community School Corporation: step 8, $58,770South Bend Community School Corporation: step 9, $58,870South Bend Community School Corporation: step 10, $60,170South Bend Community School Corporation: step 11, $62,670South Bend Community School Corporation: step 12, $62,970South Bend Community School Corporation: step 13, $63,170South Bend Community School Corporation: step 14, $63,370South Bend Community School Corporation: step 15, $63,570South Bend Community School Corporation: step 16, $63,770South Bend Community School Corporation: step 17, $64,170South Bend Community School Corporation: step 18, $65,170South Bend Community School Corporation: step 19, $66,170South Bend Community School Corporation: step 20, $68,170South Bend Community School Corporation: step 21, $68,800South Bend Community School Corporation: step 22, $69,430South Bend Community School Corporation: step 23, $70,060South Bend Community School Corporation: step 24, $70,690South Bend Community School Corporation: step 25, $71,320South Bend Community School Corporation: step 26, $71,950South Bend Community School Corporation: step 27, $72,580South Bend Community School Corporation: step 28, $73,210South Bend Community School Corporation: step 29, $73,840South Bend Community School Corporation: step 30, $74,470South Bend Community School Corporation: step 31, $75,100South Bend Community School Corporation: step 32, $75,730South Bend Community School Corporation: step 33, $76,360South Bend Community School Corporation: step 34, $76,990South Bend Community School Corporation: step 35, $77,620South Bend Community School Corporation: step 36, $78,250South Bend Community School Corporation: step 37, $78,880South Bend Community School Corporation: step 38, $79,510South Bend Community School Corporation: step 39, $80,140South Bend Community School Corporation: step 40, $80,770MSD Washington Township: step 0, $53,000MSD Washington Township: step 1, $53,430MSD Washington Township: step 2, $54,000MSD Washington Township: step 3, $54,800MSD Washington Township: step 4, $55,650MSD Washington Township: step 5, $56,200MSD Washington Township: step 6, $58,300MSD Washington Township: step 7, $60,225MSD Washington Township: step 8, $62,150MSD Washington Township: step 9, $64,100MSD Washington Township: step 10, $64,500MSD Washington Township: step 11, $66,500MSD Washington Township: step 12, $70,500MSD Washington Township: step 13, $72,500MSD Washington Township: step 14, $72,800MSD Washington Township: step 15, $73,300MSD Washington Township: step 16, $73,800
  • MSD Lawrence Township2025-26
  • South Bend Community School Corporation2026-27
  • MSD Washington Township2026-27
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
MSD Lawrence Township0$52,685
MSD Lawrence Township1$53,534
MSD Lawrence Township2$54,396
MSD Lawrence Township3$55,271
MSD Lawrence Township4$56,161
MSD Lawrence Township5$57,065
MSD Lawrence Township6$57,984
MSD Lawrence Township7$58,918
MSD Lawrence Township8$59,866
MSD Lawrence Township9$60,830
MSD Lawrence Township10$61,809
MSD Lawrence Township11$62,805
MSD Lawrence Township12$63,816
MSD Lawrence Township13$64,843
MSD Lawrence Township14$65,887
MSD Lawrence Township15$66,948
MSD Lawrence Township16$68,026
MSD Lawrence Township17$69,121
MSD Lawrence Township18$70,234
MSD Lawrence Township19$71,365
MSD Lawrence Township20$72,514
MSD Lawrence Township21$73,681
MSD Lawrence Township22$74,867
MSD Lawrence Township23$76,073
MSD Lawrence Township24$77,297
MSD Lawrence Township25$78,542
MSD Lawrence Township26$79,806
MSD Lawrence Township27$81,091
MSD Lawrence Township28$82,397
MSD Lawrence Township29$83,724
MSD Lawrence Township30$85,071
South Bend Community School Corporation0$55,000
South Bend Community School Corporation1$55,000
South Bend Community School Corporation2$55,100
South Bend Community School Corporation3$55,720
South Bend Community School Corporation4$56,320
South Bend Community School Corporation5$56,520
South Bend Community School Corporation6$57,870
South Bend Community School Corporation7$58,670
South Bend Community School Corporation8$58,770
South Bend Community School Corporation9$58,870
South Bend Community School Corporation10$60,170
South Bend Community School Corporation11$62,670
South Bend Community School Corporation12$62,970
South Bend Community School Corporation13$63,170
South Bend Community School Corporation14$63,370
South Bend Community School Corporation15$63,570
South Bend Community School Corporation16$63,770
South Bend Community School Corporation17$64,170
South Bend Community School Corporation18$65,170
South Bend Community School Corporation19$66,170
South Bend Community School Corporation20$68,170
South Bend Community School Corporation21$68,800
South Bend Community School Corporation22$69,430
South Bend Community School Corporation23$70,060
South Bend Community School Corporation24$70,690
South Bend Community School Corporation25$71,320
South Bend Community School Corporation26$71,950
South Bend Community School Corporation27$72,580
South Bend Community School Corporation28$73,210
South Bend Community School Corporation29$73,840
South Bend Community School Corporation30$74,470
South Bend Community School Corporation31$75,100
South Bend Community School Corporation32$75,730
South Bend Community School Corporation33$76,360
South Bend Community School Corporation34$76,990
South Bend Community School Corporation35$77,620
South Bend Community School Corporation36$78,250
South Bend Community School Corporation37$78,880
South Bend Community School Corporation38$79,510
South Bend Community School Corporation39$80,140
South Bend Community School Corporation40$80,770
MSD Washington Township0$53,000
MSD Washington Township1$53,430
MSD Washington Township2$54,000
MSD Washington Township3$54,800
MSD Washington Township4$55,650
MSD Washington Township5$56,200
MSD Washington Township6$58,300
MSD Washington Township7$60,225
MSD Washington Township8$62,150
MSD Washington Township9$64,100
MSD Washington Township10$64,500
MSD Washington Township11$66,500
MSD Washington Township12$70,500
MSD Washington Township13$72,500
MSD Washington Township14$72,800
MSD Washington Township15$73,300
MSD Washington Township16$73,800

The wider picture

Salary in context

Indiana average$61,661
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
Indiana average$61,661NEA 2024-25
State minimumNot publishedSee state minimum terms below
National average$74,495Reporting year not published

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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 Indiana 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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