2025-26 · District salary guide
Dallas Center-Grimes Community School DistrictTeacher salary schedule
Find your pay ↓Published bachelor’s starting pay → highest published maximum across this district’s degree lanes. Placement depends on credited experience and education.
At Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District, published master’s starting pay is $54,520 for 2025-26.
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View the official scheduleYour pay ladder.
Find the row for your credited step, then read across to your education lane. Missing values are marked “Not published”.
Doctorate pay is not published in this schedule, so that column is left out.
| Step | Bachelor’s | Master’s |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,120 | $54,520 |
| 2 | $51,105 | $55,505 |
| 3 | $52,090 | $56,490 |
| 4 | $53,075 | $57,475 |
| 5 | $54,060 | $58,460 |
| 6 | $55,045 | $59,445 |
| 7 | $56,030 | $60,430 |
| 8 | $57,015 | $61,415 |
| 9 | $58,000 | $62,400 |
| 10 | $58,985 | $63,385 |
| 11 | $62,000 | $64,370 |
| 12 | $62,100 | $65,355 |
| 13 | $62,200 | $66,340 |
| 14 | $62,925 | $67,325 |
| 15 | Not published | $68,310 |
| 16 | Not published | $69,295 |
| 17 | Not published | $70,280 |
| 18 | Not published | $71,265 |
| 19 | Not published | $72,250 |
| 20 | Not published | $73,235 |
| 21 | Not published | $74,220 |
| 22 | Not published | $75,205 |
| 23 | Not published | $76,190 |
| 24 | Not published | Not published |
| 25 | Not published | Not published |
| 26 | Not published | Not published |
| 27 | Not published | Not published |
| 28 | Not published | Not published |
| 29 | Not published | Not published |
| 30 | Not published | Not published |
| 31 | Not published | Not published |
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $50,120
- Master’s starting pay
- $54,520
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $62,925
- Master’s maximum
- $76,190
- Doctorate maximum
- Not published
District source · Annual amounts for 2025-26.
Schedule notes
2025-26 Salary Schedule with estimated TSS (newest posted on the district Finances page; no 2026-27 schedule found). Steps 1-31; lanes that end earlier print 0, recorded here as null. Master's = MA lane. Other lanes: BA+15, BA+30, BA+45, MA+15, MA+30, MA+45 (to $87,370). No doctorate lane. Step 1 is labeled 'Hiring Base START Point'; figures as printed.
Confirm your placement
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: 3,732 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District official salary schedule · Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District
- District source and context · Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District
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