Idaho · salary schedule · 2025-26
Lapwai District salary schedule, 2025-26
Certificated salary schedule (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a column and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Lapwai District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $48,556 (BA, step 0) and tops out at $93,349 (MA+45 PHD, step 13), per Idaho School Boards Association, Searchable Master Agreements (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $48,556 and reaches $59,688 at the top of that column.
- The schedule is built on 190 work days, which makes the starting cell about $255.56 per day.
- The grid has 7 column columns and 14 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 13.
- Lapwai District enrolled 516 students in 2023-24, the 66th-largest district in Idaho by NCES enrollment.
Certificated salary schedule (2025-26)
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+15 | BA+30 | MA BA+45 | MA+15 BA+60 | MA+30 BA+75 | MA+45 PHD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $48,556 | $50,255 | $52,014 | $53,835 | $55,719 | $57,669 | $59,688 |
| 1 | $50,255 | $52,014 | $53,835 | $55,719 | $57,669 | $59,688 | $61,777 |
| 2 | $52,014 | $53,835 | $55,719 | $57,669 | $59,688 | $61,777 | $63,939 |
| 3 | $53,835 | $55,719 | $57,669 | $59,688 | $61,777 | $63,939 | $66,177 |
| 4 | $55,719 | $57,669 | $59,688 | $61,777 | $63,939 | $66,177 | $68,493 |
| 5 | $57,669 | $59,688 | $61,777 | $63,939 | $66,177 | $68,493 | $70,890 |
| 6 | $59,688 | $61,777 | $63,939 | $66,177 | $68,493 | $70,890 | $73,371 |
| 7 | $63,939 | $66,177 | $68,493 | $70,890 | $73,371 | $75,939 | |
| 8 | $66,177 | $68,493 | $70,890 | $73,371 | $75,939 | $78,597 | |
| 9 | $70,890 | $73,371 | $75,939 | $78,597 | $81,348 | ||
| 10 | $73,371 | $75,939 | $78,597 | $81,348 | $84,195 | ||
| 11 | $75,939 | $78,597 | $81,348 | $84,195 | $87,142 | ||
| 12 | $81,348 | $84,195 | $87,142 | $90,192 | |||
| 13 | $84,195 | $87,142 | $90,192 | $93,349 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,255 | +$1,699 |
| 2 | $52,014 | +$3,458 |
| 3 | $53,835 | +$5,279 |
| 4 | $55,719 | +$7,163 |
| 5 | $57,669 | +$9,113 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 0 = $48,556 a year, $4,046.33 a month spread over 12 months, $255.56 per work day on a 190-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Idaho has no statewide teacher salary schedule. The state funds a CAREER LADDER that pays an allocation per rung, and each district then bargains its own dollar schedule; this grid is the salary appendix of this district's negotiated master agreement.
Contract length: 190 days.
Published by the Idaho School Boards Association, which posts the agreements districts send it. Not every district is covered and a successor agreement may already be in force locally.
Table caption in the agreement: Step BA BA+15 BA+30 BA+45 BA+60 BA+75 PHD
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Lapwai District?
$48,556 on the column BA at step 0 of the 2025-26 schedule (Idaho School Boards Association, Searchable Master Agreements). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $48,556 (BA).
What is the top of the Lapwai District salary schedule?
$93,349, at step 13 on MA+45 PHD (2025-26). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
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