Annual salary
$51,000
Kansas · salary schedule · 2025-26
Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (usd 500) salary schedule, 2025-26
Teacher salary schedule (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a class and level to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (usd 500)'s 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $51,000 (BA, level 1) and tops out at $92,048 (PHD, level 32), per Unified School District 500, Kansas City, Kansas and NEA-Kansas City, Kansas (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $51,000 and reaches $61,614 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $58,541 to $79,694.
- The schedule is built on 186 work days, which makes the starting cell about $274.19 per day.
- The grid has 10 class columns and 32 level rows; the highest cell is reached at level 32.
- Kansas City enrolled 21,132 students in 2023-24, the 5th-largest district in Kansas by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2025-26)
Official sourceDocumentUnified School District 500, Kansas City, Kansas and NEA-Kansas City, KansasSchool year2025-26EffectiveWork days186
| Level \ Class | BA | BA+15 | BA+30 | MA | MA+15 | MA+30 | MA+45 | MA+60 | EDS | PHD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $51,000 | $52,695 | $53,907 | $58,541 | $60,174 | $61,559 | $63,098 | $64,990 | $66,290 | $67,616 |
| 2 | $51,510 | $53,222 | $54,446 | $59,127 | $60,776 | $62,174 | $63,729 | $65,640 | $66,953 | $68,292 |
| 3 | $52,025 | $53,754 | $54,990 | $59,718 | $61,384 | $62,796 | $64,366 | $66,297 | $67,622 | $68,975 |
| 4 | $52,545 | $54,291 | $55,540 | $60,315 | $61,997 | $63,424 | $65,010 | $66,960 | $68,299 | $69,665 |
| 5 | $53,071 | $54,834 | $56,095 | $60,918 | $62,617 | $64,058 | $65,660 | $67,629 | $68,982 | $70,362 |
| 6 | $53,602 | $55,383 | $56,656 | $61,527 | $63,244 | $64,699 | $66,317 | $68,306 | $69,671 | $71,065 |
| 7 | $54,138 | $55,936 | $57,223 | $62,143 | $63,876 | $65,346 | $66,980 | $68,989 | $70,386 | $71,776 |
| 8 | $54,679 | $56,496 | $57,795 | $62,764 | $64,515 | $65,999 | $67,650 | $69,679 | $71,072 | $72,494 |
| 9 | $55,226 | $57,061 | $58,373 | $63,392 | $65,160 | $66,659 | $68,326 | $70,375 | $71,783 | $73,219 |
| 10 | $55,778 | $57,631 | $58,957 | $64,026 | $65,811 | $67,326 | $69,009 | $71,079 | $72,500 | $73,951 |
| 11 | $56,336 | $58,208 | $59,546 | $64,666 | $66,470 | $67,999 | $69,699 | $71,790 | $73,225 | $74,690 |
| 12 | $56,899 | $58,790 | $60,142 | $65,313 | $67,134 | $68,679 | $70,396 | $72,508 | $73,958 | $75,437 |
| 13 | $57,468 | $59,378 | $60,743 | $65,966 | $67,806 | $69,366 | $71,100 | $73,233 | $74,697 | $76,192 |
| 14 | $58,043 | $59,971 | $61,351 | $66,625 | $68,484 | $70,059 | $71,811 | $73,965 | $75,444 | $76,953 |
| 15 | $58,623 | $60,571 | $61,964 | $67,292 | $69,169 | $70,760 | $72,529 | $74,705 | $76,199 | $77,723 |
| 16 | $59,209 | $61,177 | $62,584 | $67,965 | $69,860 | $71,468 | $73,255 | $75,452 | $76,961 | $78,500 |
| 17 | $59,802 | $61,789 | $63,210 | $68,644 | $70,559 | $72,182 | $73,987 | $76,206 | $77,730 | $79,285 |
| 18 | $60,400 | $62,407 | $63,842 | $69,331 | $71,264 | $72,904 | $74,727 | $76,968 | $78,508 | $80,078 |
| 19 | $61,004 | $63,031 | $64,480 | $70,024 | $71,977 | $73,633 | $75,474 | $77,738 | $79,293 | $80,879 |
| 20 | $61,614 | $63,661 | $65,125 | $70,724 | $72,697 | $74,369 | $76,227 | $78,516 | $80,086 | $81,688 |
| 21 | $64,298 | $65,776 | $71,431 | $73,424 | $75,113 | $76,992 | $79,301 | $80,886 | $82,504 | |
| 22 | $64,940 | $66,434 | $72,146 | $74,158 | $75,864 | $77,761 | $80,094 | $81,695 | $83,330 | |
| 23 | $67,098 | $72,867 | $74,900 | $76,623 | $78,593 | $80,895 | $82,512 | $84,163 | ||
| 24 | $67,769 | $73,596 | $75,649 | $77,389 | $79,324 | $81,704 | $83,337 | $85,004 | ||
| 25 | $74,332 | $76,405 | $78,163 | $80,118 | $82,521 | $84,171 | $85,855 | |||
| 26 | $75,075 | $77,169 | $78,945 | $80,919 | $83,346 | $85,012 | $86,713 | |||
| 27 | $75,826 | $77,941 | $79,734 | $81,728 | $84,179 | $85,862 | $87,580 | |||
| 28 | $76,584 | $78,720 | $80,531 | $82,545 | $85,021 | $86,721 | $88,456 | |||
| 29 | $77,350 | $79,507 | $81,337 | $83,371 | $85,871 | $87,588 | $89,341 | |||
| 30 | $78,123 | $80,303 | $82,150 | $84,204 | $86,730 | $88,464 | $90,224 | |||
| 31 | $78,905 | $81,106 | $82,972 | $85,047 | $87,597 | $89,349 | $91,136 | |||
| 32 | $79,694 | $81,917 | $83,801 | $85,897 | $88,473 | $90,242 | $92,048 |
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Per month (12)
$4,250.00
Per work day
$274.19 / 186 days
Next 5 steps in this class
| Level | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $51,510 | +$510 |
| 3 | $52,025 | +$1,025 |
| 4 | $52,545 | +$1,545 |
| 5 | $53,071 | +$2,071 |
| 6 | $53,602 | +$2,602 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, level 1 = $51,000 a year, $4,250.00 a month spread over 12 months, $274.19 per work day on a 186-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
The district publishes the ratified 2025-26 negotiated agreement as a web page; the grid is the "2025-2026 Teacher Salary Schedule" table in Article XI.
Level is a placement number, not years of experience. The agreement carries a separate table converting credited years to a Level (Level 1 = 0 years, Level 10 = 9-10 years, Level 13 = 13-14 years, Level 19 = 21+ years).
The classes are numbered 1 through 10 above the degree labels used here.
The primary contract is 186 duty days; 189 duty days are required during a teacher's first full year of service.
The published table also carries an LPN column for licensed practical nurses. It is not a teacher lane and is omitted here.
The district publishes figures to the cent; they are rounded to the nearest dollar here.
- Soft spot: Three cells in the district's own HTML use a period or a second comma where a decimal point belongs: Level 17 LPN ($49.962.49, omitted lane), Level 22 MA+30 ($75.864.20) and Level 31 MA+30 ($82,971,56). The two teacher-lane cells are read as $75,864.20 and $82,971.56.
- Soft spot: Rounding to whole dollars loses the published cents.
- Soft spot: Harvested 2026-09-03: this 2025-26 schedule is the most recent one the district publishes; no 2026-27 grid was posted.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $51,000 at level 1 to $61,614 at level 20: 19 level increases worth $559 each on average, 21% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $610, between level 19 and level 20.
A master's degree is worth $7,541 more than a bachelor's at the first level (14.8%) and $18,080 more at the top of the column (29.3%).
The highest-paid column, PHD, starts at $67,616 and tops out at $92,048, 49% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 6 Kansas district schedules indexed here, Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (usd 500)'s starting pay ranks 4th and its top cell ranks 4th; the state medians are $51,688 to start and $94,894 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 51st percentile and the top cell at the 50th percentile.
Column by column
| Class | First level | Top | Level moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $51,000 | $61,614 | 19 | 21% |
| BA+15 | $52,695 | $64,940 | 21 | 23% |
| BA+30 | $53,907 | $67,769 | 23 | 26% |
| MA | $58,541 | $79,694 | 31 | 36% |
| MA+15 | $60,174 | $81,917 | 31 | 36% |
| MA+30 | $61,559 | $83,801 | 31 | 36% |
| MA+45 | $63,098 | $85,897 | 31 | 36% |
| MA+60 | $64,990 | $88,473 | 31 | 36% |
| EDS | $66,290 | $90,242 | 31 | 36% |
| PHD | $67,616 | $92,048 | 31 | 36% |
Against Kansas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (usd 500) | 21,132 | 2025-26 | $51,000 | $58,541 | $92,048 |
| Blue Valley Schools | 22,393 | 2026-27 | $52,375 | $58,600 | $109,799 |
| Shawnee Mission Unified School District No. 512 | 26,464 | 2026-27 | $53,143 | – | $103,570 |
| Olathe Public Schools | 28,590 | 2025-26 | $50,100 | – | $97,739 |
| Topeka Public Schools, USD 501 | 12,601 | 2025-26 | $50,500 | $55,900 | $74,600 |
| Wichita Public Schools | 46,516 | 2026-27 | $52,401 | $55,667 | $82,297 |
Starting pay is the first level of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-level cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (usd 500)?
$51,000 on the class BA at level 1 of the 2025-26 schedule (Unified School District 500, Kansas City, Kansas and NEA-Kansas City, Kansas). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $51,000 (BA).
What is the top of the Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (usd 500) salary schedule?
$92,048, at level 32 on PHD (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 Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (usd 500) salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $61,614, is reached at level 20, 19 level increases after level 1 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (usd 500)?
$7,541 more at the first level: $58,541 on MA against $51,000 on BA (2025-26 schedule).
Other Kansas districts with schedules
- Blue Valley Schoolsstarts $52,375
- Shawnee Mission Unified School District No. 512starts $53,143
- Olathe Public Schoolsstarts $50,100
- Topeka Public Schools, USD 501starts $50,500
- Wichita Public Schoolsstarts $52,401
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