Annual salary
$50,000
Iowa · salary schedule · 2026-27
Sioux City Community School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a lane and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Sioux City Community School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $50,000 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $91,743 (MA+30, step 18*), per Sioux City Community School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $50,000 and reaches $73,658 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $51,256 to $82,504.
- The schedule is built on 193 work days, which makes the starting cell about $259.07 per day.
- The grid has 5 lane columns and 18 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 18*.
- Sioux City Comm School District enrolled 14,661 students in 2023-24, the 4th-largest district in Iowa by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Lane | BA | BA+15 | MA | MA+15 | MA+30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $51,256 | $53,222 | $55,581 |
| 2 | $50,000 | $50,469 | $53,025 | $54,991 | $57,546 |
| 3 | $50,076 | $52,042 | $54,794 | $56,760 | $59,512 |
| 4 | $51,649 | $53,615 | $56,563 | $58,529 | $61,478 |
| 5 | $53,222 | $55,187 | $58,333 | $60,298 | $63,444 |
| 6 | $54,794 | $56,760 | $60,102 | $62,068 | $65,410 |
| 7 | $56,367 | $58,333 | $61,871 | $63,837 | $67,375 |
| 8 | $57,939 | $59,905 | $63,640 | $65,606 | $69,341 |
| 9 | $59,512 | $61,478 | $65,410 | $67,375 | $71,307 |
| 10 | $61,085 | $63,051 | $67,179 | $69,145 | $73,273 |
| 11 | $62,657 | $64,623 | $68,948 | $70,914 | $75,239 |
| 12 | $64,230 | $66,196 | $70,717 | $72,683 | $77,204 |
| 13 | $65,803 | $67,768 | $72,486 | $74,452 | $79,170 |
| 14 | $67,375 | $69,341 | $74,256 | $76,221 | $81,136 |
| 15 | $68,948 | $70,914 | $76,025 | $77,991 | $83,102 |
| 16* | $73,658 | $75,624 | $77,794 | $79,760 | $85,068 |
| 17* | $73,658 | $75,624 | $82,504 | $84,470 | $87,033 |
| 18* | $73,658 | $75,624 | $82,504 | $84,470 | $91,743 |
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Per month (12)
$4,166.67
Per work day
$259.07 / 193 days
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $50,000 | +$0 |
| 3 | $50,076 | +$76 |
| 4 | $51,649 | +$1,649 |
| 5 | $53,222 | +$3,222 |
| 6 | $54,794 | +$4,794 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $50,000 a year, $4,166.67 a month spread over 12 months, $259.07 per work day on a 193-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Exhibit B of the SCEA master contract (Sioux City Education Association), 2026-2027.
All salaries include state funded Teacher Salary Supplement money: $10,684 at BA step 1, $9,111 at BA step 2, $8,718 at BA+15 step 1, and $7,615 at every other step and lane.
Steps marked with an asterisk (16 and above in the BA and BA+15 lanes, 17 and above in MA and MA+15, 18 in MA+30) include a longevity stipend of $4,710.
Add $1,300 for a doctorate and $1,000 for National Board certification.
The regular contract work year is 193 days, of which 178 are teaching workdays.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $50,000 at step 1 to $73,658 at step 16*: 15 step increases worth $1,577 each on average, 47% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $4,710, between step 15 and step 16*.
3 of the 17 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
A master's degree is worth $1,256 more than a bachelor's at the first step (2.5%) and $8,846 more at the top of the column (12.0%).
The highest-paid column, MA+30, starts at $55,581 and tops out at $91,743, 25% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 12 Iowa district schedules indexed here, Sioux City Community School District's starting pay ranks 6th and its top cell ranks 2nd; the state medians are $50,000 to start and $81,820 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 47th percentile and the top cell at the 50th percentile.
Column by column
| Lane | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $50,000 | $73,658 | 15 | 47% |
| BA+15 | $50,000 | $75,624 | 15 | 51% |
| MA | $51,256 | $82,504 | 16 | 61% |
| MA+15 | $53,222 | $84,470 | 16 | 59% |
| MA+30 | $55,581 | $91,743 | 17 | 65% |
Against Iowa districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux City Community School District | 14,661 | 2026-27 | $50,000 | $51,256 | $91,743 |
| Iowa City Community School District | 14,776 | 2026-27 | $50,000 | – | $90,198 |
| Cedar Rapids Community School District | 15,589 | 2026-27 | $50,000 | $55,000 | $67,500 |
| Cedar Rapids Community School District | 15,589 | 2026-27 | $57,500 | – | $80,000 |
| Waukee Community School District | 13,600 | 2026-27 | $57,200 | $61,900 | $93,150 |
| Davenport Community School District | 13,523 | 2026-27 | $51,875 | $52,099 | $89,024 |
Starting pay is the first step of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-step cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Sioux City Community School District?
$50,000 on the lane BA at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Sioux City Community School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $50,000 (BA).
What is the top of the Sioux City Community School District salary schedule?
$91,743, at step 18* on MA+30 (2026-27). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Sioux City Community School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $73,658, is reached at step 16*, 15 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Sioux City Community School District?
$1,256 more at the first step: $51,256 on MA against $50,000 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
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