2026-27 · District salary guide
Lansing 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 Lansing School District, published master’s starting pay is $52,798 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | $50,285 | $52,798 | $58,833 |
| 4 | $52,044 | $54,646 | $60,892 |
| 5 | $53,867 | $56,559 | $63,023 |
| 6 | $56,518 | $59,343 | $66,126 |
| 7 | $59,343 | $62,311 | $69,433 |
| 8 | $62,311 | $65,426 | $72,903 |
| 9 | $65,426 | $68,698 | $76,548 |
| 10 | $68,698 | $72,132 | $80,376 |
| 11 | $73,840 | $77,532 | $86,391 |
| 12 | $74,578 | $78,305 | $87,255 |
| 13 | $75,322 | $79,088 | $88,128 |
| 14 | $76,077 | $79,880 | $89,008 |
| 15 | $76,838 | $80,679 | $89,898 |
| 16 | $76,838 | $81,486 | $90,796 |
| 17 | $76,838 | $82,335 | $91,704 |
| 18 | $76,838 | $83,125 | $92,620 |
| 19 | $76,838 | $83,956 | $93,544 |
| 20 | $76,838 | $84,797 | $94,478 |
| 21 | $76,838 | $86,367 | $95,000 |
| 22 | $76,838 | $87,715 | $95,000 |
| 23 | $76,838 | $89,086 | $95,000 |
| 24 | $76,838 | $90,478 | $95,000 |
| 25 | $76,838 | $91,892 | $95,000 |
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $50,285
- Master’s starting pay
- $52,798
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $76,838
- Master’s maximum
- $91,892
- Doctorate maximum
- $95,000
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
LSEA contract 2023-2027, Appendix A-1 '2026/2027 LSEA Salary Structure'. Step column = contract level number; levels 1-2 are removed so grid starts at level 3. Lanes: BA, BA+, MA, MA+, Ph.D./Ed.D. Master lane used is plain MA (BA+ and MA+ lanes also exist and are not shown in steps). Doctorate lane is the explicit Ph.D./Ed.D. lane; its max of 95,000 is the contract cap. No longevity included. Contract schedule; a mid-term amendment could exist. Text-extractable PDF.
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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: 10,194 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Lansing School District official salary schedule · Lansing School District
- District source and context · Lansing School District
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