2026-27 · District salary guide
Iowa City Community School DistrictTeacher salary schedule
Find your pay ↓Lowest published bachelor’s starting pay → highest published maximum across degree lanes in the districts below. Years and eligibility vary.
At Iowa City Community School District, published master’s starting pay is $52,000 for 2026-27.
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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”.
| Step | Bachelor’s | Master’s | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | $52,000 | Not published |
| 2 | $50,500 | $52,500 | Not published |
| 3 | $51,000 | $53,000 | Not published |
| 4 | $51,500 | $54,647 | Not published |
| 5 | $52,000 | $57,023 | Not published |
| 6 | $52,920 | $59,399 | Not published |
| 7 | $54,864 | $61,775 | Not published |
| 8 | $56,807 | $64,151 | Not published |
| 9 | $58,751 | $66,527 | Not published |
| 10 | $60,695 | $68,904 | Not published |
| 11 | $62,639 | $71,279 | Not published |
| 12 | $64,583 | $73,654 | Not published |
| 13 | $66,527 | $76,031 | Not published |
| 14 | $69,909 | $80,053 | Not published |
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $50,000
- Master’s starting pay
- $52,000
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $69,909
- Master’s maximum
- $80,053
- Doctorate maximum
- Not published
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
2026-27 schedule from Appendix B of the teacher negotiated agreement, steps 1-14. Master's = the MA (BA+45) lane. Other lanes: BA+20, MA+15 and MA+30 ($54,000 to $90,198). Teachers past the top step get an off-schedule increment ($4,250 BA, $4,450 MA, $4,650 MA+30). There is no doctorate lane: a PhD is placed on the MA+30 lane plus $1,000. Retention bonuses: $1,000 at 20 years and another $3,000 at 25 years.
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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: 14,871 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Iowa City Community School District official salary schedule · Iowa City Community School District
- District source and context · Iowa City Community School District
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