2026-27 · District salary guide
Lafayette Parish School System teacher salary schedule
At Lafayette Parish School System, published master’s starting pay is $51,750 for 2026-27.
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View the official scheduleSalary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $50,000
- Master’s starting pay
- $51,750
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $77,500
- Master’s maximum
- $80,213
- Doctorate maximum
- $85,250
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Experience steps & degree lanes
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $50,000 | $51,750 | $55,000 |
| 1 | $50,500 | $52,268 | $55,550 |
| 2 | $51,000 | $52,785 | $56,100 |
| 3 | $51,500 | $53,303 | $56,650 |
| 4 | $52,000 | $53,820 | $57,200 |
| 5 | $52,500 | $54,338 | $57,750 |
| 6 | $53,000 | $54,855 | $58,300 |
| 7 | $53,500 | $55,373 | $58,850 |
| 8 | $54,000 | $55,890 | $59,400 |
| 9 | $54,500 | $56,408 | $59,950 |
| 10 | $55,000 | $56,925 | $60,500 |
| 11 | $55,500 | $57,443 | $61,050 |
| 12 | $56,000 | $57,960 | $61,600 |
| 13 | $56,500 | $58,478 | $62,150 |
| 14 | $57,000 | $58,995 | $62,700 |
| 15 | $57,500 | $59,513 | $63,250 |
| 16 | $58,000 | $60,030 | $63,800 |
| 17 | $58,500 | $60,548 | $64,350 |
| 18 | $59,000 | $61,065 | $64,900 |
| 19 | $59,500 | $61,583 | $65,450 |
| 20 | $60,000 | $62,100 | $66,000 |
| 21 | $60,500 | $62,618 | $66,550 |
| 22 | $61,000 | $63,135 | $67,100 |
| 23 | $61,500 | $63,653 | $67,650 |
| 24 | $62,000 | $64,170 | $68,200 |
| 25 | $62,500 | $64,688 | $68,750 |
| 26 | $63,000 | $65,205 | $69,300 |
| 27 | $63,500 | $65,723 | $69,850 |
| 28 | $64,000 | $66,240 | $70,400 |
| 29 | $64,500 | $66,758 | $70,950 |
| 30 | $65,000 | $67,275 | $71,500 |
| 31 | $65,500 | $67,793 | $72,050 |
| 32 | $66,000 | $68,310 | $72,600 |
| 33 | $66,500 | $68,828 | $73,150 |
| 34 | $67,000 | $69,345 | $73,700 |
| 35 | $67,500 | $69,863 | $74,250 |
| 36 | $68,000 | $70,380 | $74,800 |
| 37 | $68,500 | $70,898 | $75,350 |
| 38 | $69,000 | $71,415 | $75,900 |
| 39 | $69,500 | $71,933 | $76,450 |
| 40 | $70,000 | $72,450 | $77,000 |
| 41 | $70,500 | $72,968 | $77,550 |
| 42 | $71,000 | $73,485 | $78,100 |
| 43 | $71,500 | $74,003 | $78,650 |
| 44 | $72,000 | $74,520 | $79,200 |
| 45 | $72,500 | $75,038 | $79,750 |
| 46 | $73,000 | $75,555 | $80,300 |
| 47 | $73,500 | $76,073 | $80,850 |
| 48 | $74,000 | $76,590 | $81,400 |
| 49 | $74,500 | $77,108 | $81,950 |
| 50 | $75,000 | $77,625 | $82,500 |
| 51 | $75,500 | $78,143 | $83,050 |
| 52 | $76,000 | $78,660 | $83,600 |
| 53 | $76,500 | $79,178 | $84,150 |
| 54 | $77,000 | $79,695 | $84,700 |
| 55 | $77,500 | $80,213 | $85,250 |
Schedule notes
2026-2027 LPSS salary schedule manual, 182-day teacher pay scale (steps 0-55). Doctorate column is the Ph.D./Ed.D. lane; Master's+30 and Specialist lanes also exist. Longer-calendar teacher scales (187-242 days) are not shown.
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: 28,900 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Lafayette Parish School System official salary schedule · Lafayette Parish School System
- District source and context · Lafayette Parish School System
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