Annual salary
$49,500
Indiana · salary schedule · 2025-26
Sunman-Dearborn Com Sch Corp salary schedule, 2025-26
Starting salary placement (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.
- Sunman-Dearborn Com Sch Corp's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $49,500 (BS, step 0) and tops out at $89,000 (MS30 w/ELE, step 35), per Indiana Gateway, Collective Bargaining Contract Uploads (IEERB) (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BS) starts at $49,500 and reaches $84,500 at the top of that column.
- The grid has 10 column columns and 36 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 35.
- Sunman-Dearborn Com Sch Corp enrolled 3,762 students in 2023-24, the 73rd-largest district in Indiana by NCES enrollment.
Starting salary placement (2025-26)
Official sourceDocumentIndiana Gateway, Collective Bargaining Contract Uploads (IEERB)School year2025-26Effective
| Step \ Column | BS | BS w/ELE | B15 | BS15 w/ELE | MS | MS w/ELE | MS15 | MS15 w/ELE | MS30 | MS30 w/ELE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $49,500 | $50,000 | $50,500 | $51,000 | $51,500 | $52,000 | $52,500 | $53,000 | $53,500 | $54,000 |
| 1 | $50,500 | $51,000 | $51,500 | $52,000 | $52,500 | $53,000 | $53,500 | $54,000 | $54,500 | $55,000 |
| 2 | $51,500 | $52,000 | $52,500 | $53,000 | $53,500 | $54,000 | $54,500 | $55,000 | $55,500 | $56,000 |
| 3 | $52,500 | $53,000 | $53,500 | $54,000 | $54,500 | $55,000 | $55,500 | $56,000 | $56,500 | $57,000 |
| 4 | $53,500 | $54,000 | $54,500 | $55,000 | $55,500 | $56,000 | $56,500 | $57,000 | $57,500 | $58,000 |
| 5 | $54,500 | $55,000 | $55,500 | $56,000 | $56,500 | $57,000 | $57,500 | $58,000 | $58,500 | $59,000 |
| 6 | $55,500 | $56,000 | $56,500 | $57,000 | $57,500 | $58,000 | $58,500 | $59,000 | $59,500 | $60,000 |
| 7 | $56,500 | $57,000 | $57,500 | $58,000 | $58,500 | $59,000 | $59,500 | $60,000 | $60,500 | $61,000 |
| 8 | $57,500 | $58,000 | $58,500 | $59,000 | $59,500 | $60,000 | $60,500 | $61,000 | $61,500 | $62,000 |
| 9 | $58,500 | $59,000 | $59,500 | $60,000 | $60,500 | $61,000 | $61,500 | $62,000 | $62,500 | $63,000 |
| 10 | $59,500 | $60,000 | $60,500 | $61,000 | $61,500 | $62,000 | $62,500 | $63,000 | $63,500 | $64,000 |
| 11 | $60,500 | $61,000 | $61,500 | $62,000 | $62,500 | $63,000 | $63,500 | $64,000 | $64,500 | $65,000 |
| 12 | $61,500 | $62,000 | $62,500 | $63,000 | $63,500 | $64,000 | $64,500 | $65,000 | $65,500 | $66,000 |
| 13 | $62,500 | $63,000 | $63,500 | $64,000 | $64,500 | $65,000 | $65,500 | $66,000 | $66,500 | $67,000 |
| 14 | $63,500 | $64,000 | $64,500 | $65,000 | $65,500 | $66,000 | $66,500 | $67,000 | $67,500 | $68,000 |
| 15 | $64,500 | $65,000 | $65,500 | $66,000 | $66,500 | $67,000 | $67,500 | $68,000 | $68,500 | $69,000 |
| 16 | $65,500 | $66,000 | $66,500 | $67,000 | $67,500 | $68,000 | $68,500 | $69,000 | $69,500 | $70,000 |
| 17 | $66,500 | $67,000 | $67,500 | $68,000 | $68,500 | $69,000 | $69,500 | $70,000 | $70,500 | $71,000 |
| 18 | $67,500 | $68,000 | $68,500 | $69,000 | $69,500 | $70,000 | $70,500 | $71,000 | $71,500 | $72,000 |
| 19 | $68,500 | $69,000 | $69,500 | $70,000 | $70,500 | $71,000 | $71,500 | $72,000 | $72,500 | $73,000 |
| 20 | $69,500 | $70,000 | $70,500 | $71,000 | $71,500 | $72,000 | $72,500 | $73,000 | $73,500 | $74,000 |
| 21 | $70,500 | $71,000 | $71,500 | $72,000 | $72,500 | $73,000 | $73,500 | $74,000 | $74,500 | $75,000 |
| 22 | $71,500 | $72,000 | $72,500 | $73,000 | $73,500 | $74,000 | $74,500 | $75,000 | $75,500 | $76,000 |
| 23 | $72,500 | $73,000 | $73,500 | $74,000 | $74,500 | $75,000 | $75,500 | $76,000 | $76,500 | $77,000 |
| 24 | $73,500 | $74,000 | $74,500 | $75,000 | $75,500 | $76,000 | $76,500 | $77,000 | $77,500 | $78,000 |
| 25 | $74,500 | $75,000 | $75,500 | $76,000 | $76,500 | $77,000 | $77,500 | $78,000 | $78,500 | $79,000 |
| 26 | $75,500 | $76,000 | $76,500 | $77,000 | $77,500 | $78,000 | $78,500 | $79,000 | $79,500 | $80,000 |
| 27 | $76,500 | $77,000 | $77,500 | $78,000 | $78,500 | $79,000 | $79,500 | $80,000 | $80,500 | $81,000 |
| 28 | $77,500 | $78,000 | $78,500 | $79,000 | $79,500 | $80,000 | $80,500 | $81,000 | $81,500 | $82,000 |
| 29 | $78,500 | $79,000 | $79,500 | $80,000 | $80,500 | $81,000 | $81,500 | $82,000 | $82,500 | $83,000 |
| 30 | $79,500 | $80,000 | $80,500 | $81,000 | $81,500 | $82,000 | $82,500 | $83,000 | $83,500 | $84,000 |
| 31 | $80,500 | $81,000 | $81,500 | $82,000 | $82,500 | $83,000 | $83,500 | $84,000 | $84,500 | $85,000 |
| 32 | $81,500 | $82,000 | $82,500 | $83,000 | $83,500 | $84,000 | $84,500 | $85,000 | $85,500 | $86,000 |
| 33 | $82,500 | $83,000 | $83,500 | $84,000 | $84,500 | $85,000 | $85,500 | $86,000 | $86,500 | $87,000 |
| 34 | $83,500 | $84,000 | $84,500 | $85,000 | $85,500 | $86,000 | $86,500 | $87,000 | $87,500 | $88,000 |
| 35 | $84,500 | $85,000 | $85,500 | $86,000 | $86,500 | $87,000 | $87,500 | $88,000 | $88,500 | $89,000 |
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Per month (12)
$4,125.00
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,500 | +$1,000 |
| 2 | $51,500 | +$2,000 |
| 3 | $52,500 | +$3,000 |
| 4 | $53,500 | +$4,000 |
| 5 | $54,500 | +$5,000 |
Worked example as rendered: BS, step 0 = $49,500 a year, $4,125.00 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Indiana has no statewide teacher salary schedule. Pay is bargained corporation by corporation, and this grid comes from the salary appendix of the teacher contract this corporation filed with the state under IC 20-29.
Indiana's 2011 bargaining law bars paying on degree and experience alone, so many corporations letter their rows instead of numbering them by years of service and name their columns after endorsements rather than credit hours.
Headed "2025-2026 Starting Salary Placement" in the contract; a 2026-27 table on the same pattern follows it.
This is the placement schedule the contract publishes for teachers new to the corporation. Returning teachers are paid their prior-year salary plus the bargained increase, which the same contract sets out separately.
ELE is the Indiana early literacy endorsement. The third column is printed "B15" and the fourth "BS15 w/ELE"; both are kept as printed.
Gateway also reports this corporation's minimum full-time teacher salary as $49,500.
Filed with Gateway on 11/14/2025.
How this schedule moves
On the BS column a teacher moves from $49,500 at step 0 to $84,500 at step 35: 35 step increases worth $1,000 each on average, 71% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,000, between step 0 and step 1.
The highest-paid column, MS30 w/ELE, starts at $54,000 and tops out at $89,000, 5% above the top of the BS column.
Among the 58 Indiana district schedules indexed here, Sunman-Dearborn Com Sch Corp's starting pay ranks 19th and its top cell ranks 11th; 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 45th percentile and the top cell at the 46th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS | $49,500 | $84,500 | 35 | 71% |
| BS w/ELE | $50,000 | $85,000 | 35 | 70% |
| B15 | $50,500 | $85,500 | 35 | 69% |
| BS15 w/ELE | $51,000 | $86,000 | 35 | 69% |
| MS | $51,500 | $86,500 | 35 | 68% |
| MS w/ELE | $52,000 | $87,000 | 35 | 67% |
| MS15 | $52,500 | $87,500 | 35 | 67% |
| MS15 w/ELE | $53,000 | $88,000 | 35 | 66% |
| MS30 | $53,500 | $88,500 | 35 | 65% |
| MS30 w/ELE | $54,000 | $89,000 | 35 | 65% |
Against Indiana districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunman-Dearborn Com Sch Corp | 3,762 | 2025-26 | $49,500 | – | $89,000 |
| DeKalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist | 3,578 | 2025-26 | $45,250.00 | – | $85,000.00 |
| Plymouth Community School Corp | 3,208 | 2025-26 | $47,000 | – | $75,000 |
| Logansport Community Sch Corp | 4,449 | 2025-26 | $43,625 | – | $73,625 |
| Wawasee Community School Corp | 2,759 | 2025-26 | $45,000 | $48,000 | $62,900 |
| Huntington Co Com Sch Corp | 4,825 | 2025-26 | $45,000 | – | $76,250 |
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 Sunman-Dearborn Com Sch Corp?
$49,500 on the column BS at step 0 of the 2025-26 schedule (Indiana Gateway, Collective Bargaining Contract Uploads (IEERB)). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $49,500 (BS).
What is the top of the Sunman-Dearborn Com Sch Corp salary schedule?
$89,000, at step 35 on MS30 w/ELE (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 Sunman-Dearborn Com Sch Corp salary schedule?
On the BS column the top figure, $84,500, is reached at step 35, 35 step increases after step 0 (2025-26 schedule).
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- Plymouth Community School Corpstarts $47,000
- Logansport Community Sch Corpstarts $43,625
- Wawasee Community School Corpstarts $45,000
- Huntington Co Com Sch Corpstarts $45,000
- Franklin Community School Corpstarts $50,000
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