Annual salary
$50,500
Kansas · salary schedule · 2025-26
Topeka Public Schools, USD 501 salary schedule, 2025-26
Professional employee 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.
- Topeka Public Schools, USD 501's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $50,500 (BS, step A) and tops out at $74,600 (DOC / LSCSW, step Z), per Topeka Public Schools, USD 501 (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BS) starts at $50,500 and reaches $55,500 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $55,900 to $68,400.
- The grid has 9 column columns and 26 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step Z.
- Topeka Public Schools enrolled 12,601 students in 2023-24, the 6th-largest district in Kansas by NCES enrollment.
Professional employee salary schedule (2025-26)
| Step \ Column | BS | BS+10 | BS+20 | BS+30 | MA | MA+15 | SPEC / MA+30 | SPEC+15 / MA+45 | DOC / LSCSW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | $50,500 | $51,500 | $52,700 | $53,900 | $55,900 | $57,300 | $58,700 | $60,100 | $62,100 |
| B | $51,000 | $52,000 | $53,200 | $54,400 | $56,400 | $57,800 | $59,200 | $60,600 | $62,600 |
| C | $51,500 | $52,500 | $53,700 | $54,900 | $56,900 | $58,300 | $59,700 | $61,100 | $63,100 |
| D | $52,000 | $53,000 | $54,200 | $55,400 | $57,400 | $58,800 | $60,200 | $61,600 | $63,600 |
| E | $52,500 | $53,500 | $54,700 | $55,900 | $57,900 | $59,300 | $60,700 | $62,100 | $64,100 |
| F | $53,000 | $54,000 | $55,200 | $56,400 | $58,400 | $59,800 | $61,200 | $62,600 | $64,600 |
| G | $53,500 | $54,500 | $55,700 | $56,900 | $58,900 | $60,300 | $61,700 | $63,100 | $65,100 |
| H | $54,000 | $55,000 | $56,200 | $57,400 | $59,400 | $60,800 | $62,200 | $63,600 | $65,600 |
| I | $54,500 | $55,500 | $56,700 | $57,900 | $59,900 | $61,300 | $62,700 | $64,100 | $66,100 |
| J | $55,000 | $56,000 | $57,200 | $58,400 | $60,400 | $61,800 | $63,200 | $64,600 | $66,600 |
| K | $55,500 | $56,500 | $57,700 | $58,900 | $60,900 | $62,300 | $63,700 | $65,100 | $67,100 |
| L | $57,000 | $58,200 | $59,400 | $61,400 | $62,800 | $64,200 | $65,600 | $67,600 | |
| M | $57,500 | $58,700 | $59,900 | $61,900 | $63,300 | $64,700 | $66,100 | $68,100 | |
| N | $58,000 | $59,200 | $60,400 | $62,400 | $63,800 | $65,200 | $66,600 | $68,600 | |
| O | $59,700 | $60,900 | $62,900 | $64,300 | $65,700 | $67,100 | $69,100 | ||
| P | $60,200 | $61,400 | $63,400 | $64,800 | $66,200 | $67,600 | $69,600 | ||
| Q | $60,700 | $61,900 | $63,900 | $65,300 | $66,700 | $68,100 | $70,100 | ||
| R | $62,400 | $64,400 | $65,800 | $67,200 | $68,600 | $70,600 | |||
| S | $62,900 | $64,900 | $66,300 | $67,700 | $69,100 | $71,100 | |||
| T | $63,400 | $65,400 | $66,800 | $68,200 | $69,600 | $71,600 | |||
| U | $63,900 | $65,900 | $67,300 | $68,700 | $70,100 | $72,100 | |||
| V | $64,400 | $66,400 | $67,800 | $69,200 | $70,600 | $72,600 | |||
| W | $64,900 | $66,900 | $68,300 | $69,700 | $71,100 | $73,100 | |||
| X | $67,400 | $68,800 | $70,200 | $71,600 | $73,600 | ||||
| Y | $67,900 | $69,300 | $70,700 | $72,100 | $74,100 | ||||
| Z | $68,400 | $69,800 | $71,200 | $72,600 | $74,600 |
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Per month (12)
$4,208.33
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| B | $51,000 | +$500 |
| C | $51,500 | +$1,000 |
| D | $52,000 | +$1,500 |
| E | $52,500 | +$2,000 |
| F | $53,000 | +$2,500 |
Worked example as rendered: BS, step A = $50,500 a year, $4,208.33 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 of the professional agreement, posted by the district as the "Teacher Salary Schedule".
Steps are lettered A through Z. The sheet pairs each letter with credited years: A = 0 years through Y = 24 years, and Z = 25 or more years.
The last three columns are dual-labelled: SPEC or MA+30, SPEC+15 or MA+45, and DOC or LSCSW.
Blank cells are lanes not available at that step; they are left null.
All certified staff employed on the first day of the 2025-26 school year receive a $1,000 increase on the base, plus $500 for each staff member receiving a step increase.
The sheet does not state the number of contract days, so work days are left null.
- Soft spot: Harvested 2026-09-03: this 2025-26 schedule is the most recent one the district publishes; no 2026-27 grid was posted.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Topeka Public Schools, USD 501?
$50,500 on the column BS at step A of the 2025-26 schedule (Topeka Public Schools, USD 501). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $50,500 (BS).
What is the top of the Topeka Public Schools, USD 501 salary schedule?
$74,600, at step Z on DOC / LSCSW (2025-26). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
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