Annual salary
$50,100
Kansas · salary schedule · 2025-26
Olathe Public Schools salary schedule, 2025-26
Professional pay 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.
- Olathe Public Schools's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $50,100 (BS, step 2) and tops out at $97,739 (Doctorate, step 39), per Olathe Public Schools, Unified School District No. 233 (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BS) starts at $50,100 and reaches $65,082 at the top of that column.
- The schedule is built on 187 work days, which makes the starting cell about $267.91 per day.
- The grid has 10 column columns and 38 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 39.
- Olathe enrolled 28,590 students in 2023-24, the 2nd-largest district in Kansas by NCES enrollment.
Professional pay salary schedule (2025-26)
Official sourceDocumentOlathe Public Schools, Unified School District No. 233School year2025-26EffectiveWork days187
| Step \ Column | BS | BS+12 | BS+24 | MS | MS+12 | MS+24 | MS+36 | MS+48 | MS+60 | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | $50,100 | $50,779 | $52,258 | $56,202 | $57,188 | $58,174 | $59,160 | $60,146 | $61,132 | $63,104 |
| 3 | $50,100 | $51,566 | $53,068 | $57,073 | $58,074 | $59,076 | $60,077 | $61,078 | $62,080 | $64,082 |
| 4 | $50,840 | $52,365 | $53,891 | $57,958 | $58,975 | $59,991 | $61,008 | $62,025 | $63,042 | $65,075 |
| 5 | $51,628 | $53,177 | $54,726 | $58,856 | $59,889 | $60,921 | $61,954 | $62,986 | $64,019 | $66,084 |
| 6 | $52,428 | $54,001 | $55,574 | $59,768 | $60,817 | $61,866 | $62,914 | $63,963 | $65,011 | $67,108 |
| 7 | $53,241 | $54,838 | $56,436 | $60,695 | $61,760 | $62,824 | $63,889 | $64,954 | $66,019 | $68,149 |
| 8 | $54,066 | $55,688 | $57,310 | $61,636 | $62,717 | $63,798 | $64,880 | $65,961 | $67,042 | $69,205 |
| 9 | $54,391 | $56,551 | $58,199 | $62,591 | $63,689 | $64,787 | $65,885 | $66,983 | $68,081 | $70,278 |
| 10 | $54,717 | $57,428 | $59,101 | $63,561 | $64,676 | $65,791 | $66,906 | $68,021 | $69,137 | $71,367 |
| 11 | $55,045 | $58,318 | $60,017 | $64,546 | $65,679 | $66,811 | $67,943 | $69,076 | $70,208 | $72,473 |
| 12 | $55,376 | $59,222 | $60,947 | $65,547 | $66,697 | $67,847 | $68,997 | $70,147 | $71,296 | $73,596 |
| 13 | $55,708 | $59,577 | $61,892 | $66,563 | $67,730 | $68,898 | $70,066 | $71,234 | $72,402 | $74,737 |
| 14 | $56,042 | $59,935 | $62,851 | $67,594 | $68,780 | $69,966 | $71,152 | $72,338 | $73,524 | $75,895 |
| 15 | $56,378 | $60,294 | $63,825 | $68,642 | $69,846 | $71,051 | $72,255 | $73,459 | $74,663 | $77,072 |
| 16 | $56,717 | $60,656 | $64,814 | $69,706 | $70,929 | $72,152 | $73,375 | $74,598 | $75,821 | $78,266 |
| 17 | $57,057 | $61,020 | $65,203 | $70,787 | $72,028 | $73,270 | $74,512 | $75,754 | $76,996 | $79,480 |
| 18 | $57,399 | $61,386 | $65,595 | $71,884 | $73,145 | $74,406 | $75,667 | $76,928 | $78,189 | $80,712 |
| 19 | $57,744 | $61,755 | $65,988 | $72,998 | $74,279 | $75,559 | $76,840 | $78,121 | $79,401 | $81,963 |
| 20 | $58,090 | $62,125 | $66,384 | $74,129 | $75,430 | $76,730 | $78,031 | $79,331 | $80,632 | $83,233 |
| 21 | $58,439 | $62,498 | $66,782 | $75,278 | $76,599 | $77,920 | $79,240 | $80,561 | $81,882 | $84,523 |
| 22 | $58,789 | $62,873 | $67,183 | $76,445 | $77,786 | $79,128 | $80,469 | $81,810 | $83,151 | $85,833 |
| 23 | $59,142 | $63,250 | $67,586 | $77,630 | $78,992 | $80,354 | $81,716 | $83,078 | $84,440 | $87,164 |
| 24 | $59,497 | $63,630 | $67,992 | $78,833 | $80,216 | $81,599 | $82,983 | $84,366 | $85,749 | $88,515 |
| 25 | $59,854 | $64,011 | $68,400 | $80,055 | $81,460 | $82,864 | $84,269 | $85,673 | $87,078 | $89,887 |
| 26 | $60,213 | $64,395 | $68,810 | $80,536 | $81,949 | $83,361 | $84,774 | $86,187 | $87,600 | $90,426 |
| 27 | $60,574 | $64,782 | $69,223 | $81,019 | $82,440 | $83,862 | $85,283 | $86,704 | $88,126 | $90,969 |
| 28 | $60,938 | $65,171 | $69,638 | $81,505 | $82,935 | $84,365 | $85,795 | $87,225 | $88,655 | $91,514 |
| 29 | $61,303 | $65,562 | $70,056 | $81,994 | $83,432 | $84,871 | $86,309 | $87,748 | $89,186 | $92,063 |
| 30 | $61,671 | $65,955 | $70,476 | $82,486 | $83,933 | $85,380 | $86,827 | $88,274 | $89,722 | $92,616 |
| 31 | $62,041 | $66,351 | $70,899 | $82,981 | $84,437 | $85,892 | $87,348 | $88,804 | $90,260 | $93,172 |
| 32 | $62,413 | $66,749 | $71,325 | $83,479 | $84,943 | $86,408 | $87,872 | $89,337 | $90,801 | $93,731 |
| 33 | $62,788 | $67,149 | $71,753 | $83,980 | $85,453 | $86,926 | $88,400 | $89,873 | $91,346 | $94,293 |
| 34 | $63,165 | $67,552 | $72,183 | $84,484 | $85,966 | $87,448 | $88,930 | $90,412 | $91,894 | $94,859 |
| 35 | $63,544 | $67,957 | $72,616 | $84,990 | $86,481 | $87,973 | $89,464 | $90,955 | $92,446 | $95,428 |
| 36 | $63,925 | $68,365 | $73,052 | $85,500 | $87,000 | $88,500 | $90,000 | $91,500 | $93,000 | $96,000 |
| 37 | $64,308 | $68,775 | $73,490 | $86,013 | $87,522 | $89,031 | $90,540 | $92,049 | $93,558 | $96,576 |
| 38 | $64,694 | $69,188 | $73,931 | $86,529 | $88,047 | $89,566 | $91,084 | $92,602 | $94,120 | $97,156 |
| 39 | $65,082 | $69,603 | $74,375 | $87,049 | $88,576 | $90,103 | $91,630 | $93,157 | $94,684 | $97,739 |
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Per month (12)
$4,175.00
Per work day
$267.91 / 187 days
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $50,100 | +$0 |
| 4 | $50,840 | +$740 |
| 5 | $51,628 | +$1,528 |
| 6 | $52,428 | +$2,328 |
| 7 | $53,241 | +$3,141 |
Worked example as rendered: BS, step 2 = $50,100 a year, $4,175.00 a month spread over 12 months, $267.91 per work day on a 187-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Appendix A of the professional agreement, posted by the district as the "Certified Salary Matrix".
The schedule starts at Step 2; there is no Step 1.
A base salary of $49,300 indexes every other cell, and the salary floor for any cell is $50,100 (the starred BS cells at Steps 2 and 3).
Each step beyond 39 increases by an index of 0.006.
Contracts longer than 187 days are calculated from this schedule's daily rate.
- 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 BS column a teacher moves from $50,100 at step 2 to $65,082 at step 39: 37 step increases worth $405 each on average, 30% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $825, between step 7 and step 8.
1 of the 37 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
The highest-paid column, Doctorate, starts at $63,104 and tops out at $97,739, 50% above the top of the BS column.
Among the 6 Kansas district schedules indexed here, Olathe Public Schools's starting pay ranks 6th and its top cell ranks 3rd; 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 47th percentile and the top cell at the 57th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS | $50,100 | $65,082 | 37 | 30% |
| BS+12 | $50,779 | $69,603 | 37 | 37% |
| BS+24 | $52,258 | $74,375 | 37 | 42% |
| MS | $56,202 | $87,049 | 37 | 55% |
| MS+12 | $57,188 | $88,576 | 37 | 55% |
| MS+24 | $58,174 | $90,103 | 37 | 55% |
| MS+36 | $59,160 | $91,630 | 37 | 55% |
| MS+48 | $60,146 | $93,157 | 37 | 55% |
| MS+60 | $61,132 | $94,684 | 37 | 55% |
| Doctorate | $63,104 | $97,739 | 37 | 55% |
Against Kansas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olathe Public Schools | 28,590 | 2025-26 | $50,100 | – | $97,739 |
| Shawnee Mission Unified School District No. 512 | 26,464 | 2026-27 | $53,143 | – | $103,570 |
| Blue Valley Schools | 22,393 | 2026-27 | $52,375 | $58,600 | $109,799 |
| Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (usd 500) | 21,132 | 2025-26 | $51,000 | $58,541 | $92,048 |
| 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 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 Olathe Public Schools?
$50,100 on the column BS at step 2 of the 2025-26 schedule (Olathe Public Schools, Unified School District No. 233). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $50,100 (BS).
What is the top of the Olathe Public Schools salary schedule?
$97,739, at step 39 on Doctorate (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 Olathe Public Schools salary schedule?
On the BS column the top figure, $65,082, is reached at step 39, 37 step increases after step 2 (2025-26 schedule).
Other Kansas districts with schedules
- Shawnee Mission Unified School District No. 512starts $53,143
- Blue Valley Schoolsstarts $52,375
- Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (usd 500)starts $51,000
- Topeka Public Schools, USD 501starts $50,500
- Wichita Public Schoolsstarts $52,401
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