2025-26 · District salary guide
Kansas City Kansas Public Schools (USD 500)Teacher 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 Kansas City Kansas Public Schools (USD 500), published master’s starting pay is $58,541 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”.
| Step | Bachelor’s | Master’s | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $51,000 | $58,541 | $67,616 |
| 2 | $51,510 | $59,127 | $68,292 |
| 3 | $52,025 | $59,718 | $68,975 |
| 4 | $52,545 | $60,315 | $69,665 |
| 5 | $53,071 | $60,918 | $70,362 |
| 6 | $53,602 | $61,527 | $71,065 |
| 7 | $54,138 | $62,143 | $71,776 |
| 8 | $54,679 | $62,764 | $72,494 |
| 9 | $55,226 | $63,392 | $73,219 |
| 10 | $55,778 | $64,026 | $73,951 |
| 11 | $56,336 | $64,666 | $74,690 |
| 12 | $56,899 | $65,313 | $75,437 |
| 13 | $57,468 | $65,966 | $76,192 |
| 14 | $58,043 | $66,625 | $76,953 |
| 15 | $58,623 | $67,292 | $77,723 |
| 16 | $59,209 | $67,965 | $78,500 |
| 17 | $59,802 | $68,644 | $79,285 |
| 18 | $60,400 | $69,331 | $80,078 |
| 19 | $61,004 | $70,024 | $80,879 |
| 20 | $61,614 | $70,724 | $81,688 |
| 21 | Not published | $71,431 | $82,504 |
| 22 | Not published | $72,146 | $83,330 |
| 23 | Not published | $72,867 | $84,163 |
| 24 | Not published | $73,596 | $85,004 |
| 25 | Not published | $74,332 | $85,855 |
| 26 | Not published | $75,075 | $86,713 |
| 27 | Not published | $75,826 | $87,580 |
| 28 | Not published | $76,584 | $88,456 |
| 29 | Not published | $77,350 | $89,341 |
| 30 | Not published | $78,123 | $90,224 |
| 31 | Not published | $78,905 | $91,136 |
| 32 | Not published | $79,694 | $92,048 |
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $51,000
- Master’s starting pay
- $58,541
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $61,614
- Master’s maximum
- $79,694
- Doctorate maximum
- $92,048
District source · Annual amounts for 2025-26.
Schedule notes
2025-26 teacher salary schedule printed in the negotiated agreement with NEA-KCK (in effect July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026), posted as a web page. Steps are the schedule's levels 1-32; the agreement says a level reflects placement and doesn't equal years of experience. Bachelor's = Class 1 (BA), whose column ends at level 20; master's = Class 4 (MA); doctorate = Class 10 (PhD). Figures are shown to the cent 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: 21,129 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Kansas City Kansas Public Schools (USD 500) official salary schedule · Kansas City Kansas Public Schools (USD 500)
- District source and context · Kansas City Kansas Public Schools (USD 500)
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