Annual salary
$52,401
Kansas · salary schedule · 2026-27
Wichita Public Schools salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a track and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Wichita Public Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $52,401 (BA Degree, step 2) and tops out at $82,297 (Earned Doctorate, step 15), per Wichita Public Schools (USD 259) (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA Degree) starts at $52,401 and reaches $61,215 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA Degree) the range is $55,667 to $73,962.
- The schedule is built on 190 work days, which makes the starting cell about $275.79 per day.
- The grid has 12 track columns and 14 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 15.
- Wichita enrolled 46,516 students in 2023-24, the 1st-largest district in Kansas by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Track | BA Degree | BA+10 Gr. Hours | BA+20 Gr. Hours | BA+30 Gr. Hours | MA Degree | MA+10 Gr. Hours | MA+20 Gr. Hours | MA+30 Gr. Hours | Ed. Sp. or MA+40 Gr. Hours | Ed. Sp.+10 or MA+50 Gr. Hours | Ed. Sp.+20 or MA+60 Gr. Hours | Earned Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | $52,401 | $53,116 | $53,832 | $54,548 | $55,667 | $56,383 | $57,099 | $57,814 | $58,530 | $59,245 | $59,961 | $60,677 |
| 3 | $53,660 | $54,376 | $55,091 | $55,807 | $57,330 | $58,046 | $58,762 | $59,477 | $60,193 | $60,908 | $61,624 | $62,340 |
| 4 | $54,919 | $55,635 | $56,350 | $57,066 | $58,994 | $59,709 | $60,425 | $61,140 | $61,856 | $62,572 | $63,287 | $64,003 |
| 5 | $56,178 | $56,894 | $57,609 | $58,325 | $60,657 | $61,372 | $62,088 | $62,804 | $63,519 | $64,235 | $64,950 | $65,666 |
| 6 | $57,437 | $58,153 | $58,869 | $59,584 | $62,320 | $63,035 | $63,751 | $64,467 | $65,182 | $65,898 | $66,613 | $67,329 |
| 7 | $58,696 | $59,412 | $60,128 | $60,843 | $63,983 | $64,699 | $65,414 | $66,130 | $66,845 | $67,561 | $68,277 | $68,992 |
| 8 | $59,956 | $60,671 | $61,387 | $62,102 | $65,646 | $66,362 | $67,077 | $67,793 | $68,508 | $69,224 | $69,940 | $70,655 |
| 9 | $61,215 | $61,930 | $62,646 | $63,362 | $67,309 | $68,025 | $68,740 | $69,456 | $70,172 | $70,887 | $71,603 | $72,318 |
| 10 | $63,189 | $63,905 | $64,621 | $68,972 | $69,688 | $70,403 | $71,119 | $71,835 | $72,550 | $73,266 | $73,982 | |
| 11 | $65,164 | $65,880 | $70,635 | $71,351 | $72,067 | $72,782 | $73,498 | $74,213 | $74,929 | $75,645 | ||
| 12 | $67,139 | $72,298 | $73,014 | $73,730 | $74,445 | $75,161 | $75,877 | $76,592 | $77,308 | |||
| 13 | $73,962 | $74,677 | $75,393 | $76,108 | $76,824 | $77,540 | $78,255 | $78,971 | ||||
| 14 | $77,056 | $77,772 | $78,487 | $79,203 | $79,918 | $80,634 | ||||||
| 15 | $80,150 | $80,866 | $81,582 | $82,297 |
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Per month (12)
$4,366.75
Per work day
$275.79 / 190 days
Next 5 steps in this track
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $53,660 | +$1,259 |
| 4 | $54,919 | +$2,518 |
| 5 | $56,178 | +$3,777 |
| 6 | $57,437 | +$5,036 |
| 7 | $58,696 | +$6,295 |
Worked example as rendered: BA Degree, step 2 = $52,401 a year, $4,366.75 a month spread over 12 months, $275.79 per work day on a 190-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
The document is headed "2026-2027 Teacher Salary Schedule 1.5%".
The schedule starts at Step 2; there is no Step 1. Each step also carries an "Initial Placement" year (0 through 13+) that maps to Steps 2 through 15.
Column headers on the document read "BA Degree Track", "BA+10 Gr. Hours Track" and so on; the word "Track" is dropped from the lane labels here.
Blank cells are lanes a teacher cannot hold at that step; they are left null, not filled in.
The 2026-27 agreement with United Teachers of Wichita also pays a one-time 1.25% bonus to teachers at their terminal step; that bonus is not part of this grid.
Contract days come from the 2026-27 UTW agreement presented to the Board (base contract days shall be 190 days), not from the schedule sheet itself.
- Soft spot: The MA column header prints as "MA+ Degree Track" on the sheet; read as the MA degree lane.
- Soft spot: Teachers ratified the agreement on 2026-09-14 and the Board had it as an action item at its 2026-09-18 meeting; the district posted this sheet on its Employee Agreements page on 2026-09-25. Minutes of the 2026-09-18 vote were not yet posted when harvested (2026-09-30).
- Soft spot: Every cell equals the 2025-26 cell raised 1.5% to within $1, which cross-checks the transcription.
How this schedule moves
On the BA Degree column a teacher moves from $52,401 at step 2 to $61,215 at step 9: 7 step increases worth $1,259 each on average, 17% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,260, between step 7 and step 8.
A master's degree is worth $3,266 more than a bachelor's at the first step (6.2%) and $12,747 more at the top of the column (20.8%).
The highest-paid column, Earned Doctorate, starts at $60,677 and tops out at $82,297, 34% above the top of the BA Degree column.
Among the 6 Kansas district schedules indexed here, Wichita Public Schools's starting pay ranks 2nd and its top cell ranks 5th; 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 55th percentile and the top cell at the 39th percentile.
Column by column
| Track | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA Degree | $52,401 | $61,215 | 7 | 17% |
| BA+10 Gr. Hours | $53,116 | $63,189 | 8 | 19% |
| BA+20 Gr. Hours | $53,832 | $65,164 | 9 | 21% |
| BA+30 Gr. Hours | $54,548 | $67,139 | 10 | 23% |
| MA Degree | $55,667 | $73,962 | 11 | 33% |
| MA+10 Gr. Hours | $56,383 | $74,677 | 11 | 32% |
| MA+20 Gr. Hours | $57,099 | $77,056 | 12 | 35% |
| MA+30 Gr. Hours | $57,814 | $77,772 | 12 | 35% |
| Ed. Sp. or MA+40 Gr. Hours | $58,530 | $80,150 | 13 | 37% |
| Ed. Sp.+10 or MA+50 Gr. Hours | $59,245 | $80,866 | 13 | 36% |
| Ed. Sp.+20 or MA+60 Gr. Hours | $59,961 | $81,582 | 13 | 36% |
| Earned Doctorate | $60,677 | $82,297 | 13 | 36% |
Against Kansas districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita Public Schools | 46,516 | 2026-27 | $52,401 | $55,667 | $82,297 |
| 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 |
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 Wichita Public Schools?
$52,401 on the track BA Degree at step 2 of the 2026-27 schedule (Wichita Public Schools (USD 259)). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $52,401 (BA Degree).
What is the top of the Wichita Public Schools salary schedule?
$82,297, at step 15 on Earned Doctorate (2026-27). 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 Wichita Public Schools salary schedule?
On the BA Degree column the top figure, $61,215, is reached at step 9, 7 step increases after step 2 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Wichita Public Schools?
$3,266 more at the first step: $55,667 on MA Degree against $52,401 on BA Degree (2026-27 schedule).
Other Kansas districts with schedules
- Olathe Public Schoolsstarts $50,100
- 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
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