Annual salary
$52,685
Indiana · salary schedule · 2025-26
Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township salary schedule, 2025-26
Appendix A-1, starting salary placement (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a column and years of experience to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $52,685 (Bachelors, years of experience 0) and tops out at $91,775 (Masters, years of experience 30), per MSD of Lawrence Township (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelors) starts at $52,685 and reaches $85,071 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Masters) the range is $53,739 to $91,775.
- The grid has 2 column columns and 31 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 30.
- MSD Lawrence Township enrolled 16,502 students in 2023-24, the 5th-largest district in Indiana by NCES enrollment.
Appendix A-1, starting salary placement (2025-26)
| Years of Experience \ Column | Bachelors | Masters |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | $52,685 | $53,739 |
| 1 | $53,534 | $54,706 |
| 2 | $54,396 | $55,691 |
| 3 | $55,271 | $56,694 |
| 4 | $56,161 | $57,714 |
| 5 | $57,065 | $58,753 |
| 6 | $57,984 | $59,810 |
| 7 | $58,918 | $60,887 |
| 8 | $59,866 | $61,983 |
| 9 | $60,830 | $63,099 |
| 10 | $61,809 | $64,235 |
| 11 | $62,805 | $65,391 |
| 12 | $63,816 | $66,568 |
| 13 | $64,843 | $67,766 |
| 14 | $65,887 | $68,986 |
| 15 | $66,948 | $70,228 |
| 16 | $68,026 | $71,492 |
| 17 | $69,121 | $72,778 |
| 18 | $70,234 | $74,088 |
| 19 | $71,365 | $75,422 |
| 20 | $72,514 | $76,780 |
| 21 | $73,681 | $78,162 |
| 22 | $74,867 | $79,569 |
| 23 | $76,073 | $81,001 |
| 24 | $77,297 | $82,459 |
| 25 | $78,542 | $83,943 |
| 26 | $79,806 | $85,454 |
| 27 | $81,091 | $86,992 |
| 28 | $82,397 | $88,558 |
| 29 | $83,724 | $90,152 |
| 30 | $85,071 | $91,775 |
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Per month (12)
$4,390.42
Next 5 steps in this column
| Years of Experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $53,534 | +$849 |
| 2 | $54,396 | +$1,711 |
| 3 | $55,271 | +$2,586 |
| 4 | $56,161 | +$3,476 |
| 5 | $57,065 | +$4,380 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelors, years of experience 0 = $52,685 a year, $4,390.42 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Appendix A-1 of the collective bargaining agreement between the Board of School Trustees of MSD Lawrence Township and the Lawrence Education Association, July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026.
New hires are placed in the column matching their education and on a row not exceeding their years of experience. The Superintendent may pay above the cell, and may hire hard-to-fill positions up to $2,500 above it.
The agreement puts the district's full 2025-2026 base salary range at $52,250 to $114,769, so continuing teachers can be paid above the top of this placement scale.
- Soft spot: This is the starting-salary placement scale, the only grid in the agreement; the contract does not publish a separate schedule for continuing teachers.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelors column a teacher moves from $52,685 at years of experience 0 to $85,071 at years of experience 30: 30 years of experience increases worth $1,080 each on average, 61% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,347, between years of experience 29 and years of experience 30.
A master's degree is worth $1,054 more than a bachelor's at the first years of experience (2.0%) and $6,704 more at the top of the column (7.9%).
Among the 58 Indiana district schedules indexed here, Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township's starting pay ranks 6th and its top cell ranks 8th; the state medians are $47,000 to start and $78,150 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 56th percentile and the top cell at the 50th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First years of experience | Top | Years of Experience moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelors | $52,685 | $85,071 | 30 | 61% |
| Masters | $53,739 | $91,775 | 30 | 71% |
Against Indiana districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township | 16,502 | 2025-26 | $52,685 | $53,739 | $91,775 |
| Carmel Clay Schools | 16,116 | 2025-26 | $45,939 | – | $100,696 |
| South Bend Community School Corp | 14,486 | 2025-26 | $53,000 | $53,250 | $87,570 |
| Tippecanoe School Corp | 13,526 | 2025-26 | $48,000 | $50,000 | $80,000 |
| Hamilton Southeastern Schools | 21,299 | 2025-26 | $48,500 | – | $93,201 |
| Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation | 21,444 | 2025-26 | $46,500 | $48,000 | $90,000 |
Starting pay is the first years of experience of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-years of experience cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township?
$52,685 on the column Bachelors at years of experience 0 of the 2025-26 schedule (MSD of Lawrence Township). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $52,685 (Bachelors).
What is the top of the Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township salary schedule?
$91,775, at years of experience 30 on Masters (2025-26). 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 Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township salary schedule?
On the Bachelors column the top figure, $85,071, is reached at years of experience 30, 30 years of experience increases after years of experience 0 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township?
$1,054 more at the first years of experience: $53,739 on Masters against $52,685 on Bachelors (2025-26 schedule).
Other Indiana districts with schedules
- Carmel Clay Schoolsstarts $45,939
- South Bend Community School Corpstarts $53,000
- Tippecanoe School Corpstarts $48,000
- Hamilton Southeastern Schoolsstarts $48,500
- Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporationstarts $46,500
- MSD Warren Townshipstarts $50,800
- New Albany-Floyd Co Con Schstarts $51,850
- Franklin Township Com Sch Corpstarts $48,000
- Elkhart Community Schoolsstarts $47,000
- MSD Washington Townshipstarts $52,000.00
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