2025-26 · District salary guide
Puyallup School District teacher salary schedule
At Puyallup School District, published master’s starting pay is $75,081 for 2025-26.
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View the official scheduleSalary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $66,746
- Master’s starting pay
- $75,081
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $80,000
- Master’s maximum
- $129,582
- Doctorate maximum
- Not published
District source · Annual amounts for 2025-26.
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 | $66,746 | $75,081 | Not published |
| 1 | $68,274 | $76,799 | Not published |
| 2 | $69,837 | $78,559 | Not published |
| 3 | $71,437 | $80,358 | Not published |
| 4 | $73,072 | $82,198 | Not published |
| 5 | $74,745 | $84,080 | Not published |
| 6 | $76,457 | $86,006 | Not published |
| 7 | $78,208 | $87,975 | Not published |
| 8 | $80,000 | $89,990 | Not published |
| 9 | $80,000 | $92,050 | Not published |
| 10 | $80,000 | $94,812 | Not published |
| 11 | $80,000 | $97,656 | Not published |
| 12 | $80,000 | $100,585 | Not published |
| 13 | $80,000 | $103,603 | Not published |
| 14 | $80,000 | $106,712 | Not published |
| 15 | $80,000 | $111,514 | Not published |
| 16 | $80,000 | $116,643 | Not published |
Schedule notes
2025-26 PEA Salary Schedule (no 2026-27 PEA schedule posted as of 2026-10-28). Base salary for 180 days; lanes BA, BA+15, BA+30, BA+45, BA+90/MA, MA+45, MA+90/PhD; experience years 0-15 and 16+ (step 16 here). BA lane tops at $80,000 from year 8. master column here is the BA+90/MA lane; master_max is the MA+90/PhD lane at 16+. A $5,000 annual doctorate stipend is added, so no separate doctorate total is listed. Base excludes 2 professional development days and 6 supplemental days; totals run $69,713 (BA, year 0) to $136,441 (MA+90/PhD 16+, including a $1,100 retention incentive).
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: 23,240 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Puyallup School District official salary schedule · Puyallup School District
- District source and context · Puyallup School District
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