Annual salary
$45,910
Michigan · salary schedule · 2024-25
Ann Arbor Public Schools salary schedule, 2024-25
AAEA Teachers Salary Schedule (2024-25). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a degree and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Ann Arbor Public Schools's 2024-25 salary schedule starts at $45,910 (BA, step 3) and tops out at $96,189 (PH.D., step L2 + 1% (Highly Effective or Effective)), per Ann Arbor Public Schools (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $45,910 and reaches $73,575 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $52,487 to $87,628.
- The grid has 7 degree columns and 14 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step L2 + 1% (Highly Effective or Effective).
- Ann Arbor Public Schools enrolled 16,978 students in 2023-24, the 4th-largest district in Michigan by NCES enrollment.
AAEA Teachers Salary Schedule (2024-25)
| Step \ Degree | BA | BA + 30 | MA | MA + 30 or BA + 60W/MA | ED. SPEC. | BA + 90/MA | PH.D. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | $45,910 | $49,752 | $52,487 | $53,953 | $55,297 | $56,808 | $58,440 |
| 4 | $48,552 | $53,052 | $56,015 | $57,537 | $58,960 | $60,489 | $62,223 |
| 5 | $51,372 | $56,803 | $59,618 | $61,259 | $62,706 | $64,298 | $66,032 |
| 6 | $54,194 | $59,766 | $63,385 | $65,027 | $66,516 | $68,136 | $69,979 |
| 7 | $57,057 | $63,598 | $67,157 | $68,929 | $70,414 | $72,070 | $73,963 |
| 8 | $60,047 | $67,027 | $70,968 | $72,991 | $74,588 | $76,447 | $78,578 |
| 9 | $63,070 | $70,425 | $74,838 | $77,051 | $78,692 | $80,877 | $83,105 |
| 10 | $66,184 | $73,972 | $78,754 | $80,753 | $82,490 | $84,647 | $86,962 |
| 11 | $70,683 | $79,070 | $84,323 | $86,145 | $88,013 | $90,186 | $92,634 |
| 11 + 1% (Highly Effective or Effective) | $71,389 | $79,860 | $85,167 | $87,007 | $88,893 | $91,088 | $93,560 |
| L1 | $71,389 | $79,860 | $85,167 | $87,007 | $88,893 | $91,088 | $93,560 |
| L1 + 1% (Highly Effective or Effective) | $72,104 | $80,659 | $86,019 | $87,878 | $89,782 | $91,999 | $94,495 |
| L2 | $72,847 | $81,402 | $86,760 | $88,618 | $90,524 | $92,740 | $95,237 |
| L2 + 1% (Highly Effective or Effective) | $73,575 | $82,216 | $87,628 | $89,504 | $91,429 | $93,667 | $96,189 |
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Per month (12)
$3,825.83
Next 5 steps in this degree
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | $48,552 | +$2,642 |
| 5 | $51,372 | +$5,462 |
| 6 | $54,194 | +$8,284 |
| 7 | $57,057 | +$11,147 |
| 8 | $60,047 | +$14,137 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 3 = $45,910 a year, $3,825.83 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
The district labels this a 1.5% increase from 2023/24 with full step movement.
Steps 1 and 2 are not published; the scale begins at Step 3.
L1 is a longevity level 1% above Step 11 for teachers with 10 or more years completed in Ann Arbor under the AAEA agreement; L2 is 2% above Step 11 for teachers with 14 or more years, and the L2 value includes an additional $750 per the March 2023 tentative agreement.
The rows marked "+ 1% (Highly Effective or Effective)" are the district's own on-schedule 1% addition for those evaluation ratings, printed as separate rows on the schedule.
Members with 17 or more years of service also receive a $2,500 longevity payment on the second December pay.
Teacher base pay is listed as $41.59 and Appendix V points at $7.57.
- Soft spot: This is the most recent AAEA teacher schedule the district publishes; as of September 2026 its contracts and calendars page still lists only "AAEA Salary Schedules 2024-25", so the record is two school years behind.
- Soft spot: The schedule is a scanned page with no embedded text layer, so the grid was read off the page image.
- Soft spot: The schedule does not state contract days.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $45,910 at step 3 to $73,575 at step L2 + 1% (Highly Effective or Effective): 13 step increases worth $2,128 each on average, 60% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $4,499, between step 10 and step 11.
1 of the 13 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
A master's degree is worth $6,577 more than a bachelor's at the first step (14.3%) and $14,053 more at the top of the column (19.1%).
The highest-paid column, PH.D., starts at $58,440 and tops out at $96,189, 31% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 97 Michigan district schedules indexed here, Ann Arbor Public Schools's starting pay ranks 71st and its top cell ranks 63rd; the state medians are $47,542 to start and $101,334 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 33rd percentile and the top cell at the 55th percentile.
Column by column
| Degree | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $45,910 | $73,575 | 13 | 60% |
| BA + 30 | $49,752 | $82,216 | 13 | 65% |
| MA | $52,487 | $87,628 | 13 | 67% |
| MA + 30 or BA + 60W/MA | $53,953 | $89,504 | 13 | 66% |
| ED. SPEC. | $55,297 | $91,429 | 13 | 65% |
| BA + 90/MA | $56,808 | $93,667 | 13 | 65% |
| PH.D. | $58,440 | $96,189 | 13 | 65% |
Against Michigan districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Arbor Public Schools | 16,978 | 2024-25 | $45,910 | $52,487 | $96,189 |
| Plymouth-Canton Community Schools | 16,228 | 2025-26 | $49,280 | $51,929 | $101,500 |
| Rochester Community Schools | 14,950 | 2026-27 | $45,083 | $47,293 | $103,661 |
| Chippewa Valley Schools | 14,505 | 2026-27 | $45,241 | $53,165 | $112,777 |
| Dearborn Public Schools | 19,621 | 2026-27 | $58,145 | $62,035 | $115,686 |
| Grand Rapids Public Schools | 13,802 | 2026-27 | $47,854 | $52,535 | $94,408 |
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 Ann Arbor Public Schools?
$45,910 on the degree BA at step 3 of the 2024-25 schedule (Ann Arbor Public Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $45,910 (BA).
What is the top of the Ann Arbor Public Schools salary schedule?
$96,189, at step L2 + 1% (Highly Effective or Effective) on PH.D. (2024-25). 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 Ann Arbor Public Schools salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $73,575, is reached at step L2 + 1% (Highly Effective or Effective), 13 step increases after step 3 (2024-25 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Ann Arbor Public Schools?
$6,577 more at the first step: $52,487 on MA against $45,910 on BA (2024-25 schedule).
Other Michigan districts with schedules
- Plymouth-Canton Community Schoolsstarts $49,280
- Rochester Community Schoolsstarts $45,083
- Chippewa Valley Schoolsstarts $45,241
- Dearborn Public Schoolsstarts $54,283
- Grand Rapids Public Schoolsstarts $47,854
- Livonia Public Schoolsstarts $53,040
- Warren Consolidated Schoolsstarts $50,124
- Troy School Districtstarts $47,005
- Kalamazoo Public Schoolsstarts $47,600
- Walled Lake Consolidated Schoolsstarts $45,563
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