Annual salary
$44,578
Michigan · salary schedule · 2026-27
Bedford Public Schools salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a lane and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Bedford Public Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $44,578 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $84,942 (MA+36/SPEC, step 15), per Bedford Public Schools (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $44,578 and reaches $74,100 at the top of that column.
- The schedule is built on 181 work days, which makes the starting cell about $246.29 per day.
- The grid has 5 lane columns and 15 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 15.
- Bedford Public Schools enrolled 3,940 students in 2023-24, the 75th-largest district in Michigan by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Lane | BA | BA+15 | BA+36/MA | MA+15 | MA+36/SPEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $44,578 | $45,117 | $48,050 | $50,337 | $51,099 |
| 2 | $46,161 | $46,719 | $49,755 | $52,123 | $52,914 |
| 3 | $47,799 | $48,378 | $51,522 | $53,975 | $54,792 |
| 4 | $49,496 | $50,095 | $53,351 | $55,890 | $56,738 |
| 5 | $51,253 | $51,873 | $55,245 | $57,875 | $58,751 |
| 6 | $53,073 | $53,715 | $57,206 | $59,930 | $60,837 |
| 7 | $54,957 | $55,621 | $59,237 | $62,057 | $62,997 |
| 8 | $56,908 | $57,596 | $61,341 | $64,260 | $65,233 |
| 9 | $58,927 | $59,640 | $63,517 | $66,541 | $67,548 |
| 10 | $61,020 | $61,758 | $65,772 | $68,903 | $69,947 |
| 11 | $63,185 | $63,950 | $68,107 | $71,348 | $72,431 |
| 12 | $65,429 | $66,221 | $70,525 | $73,882 | $75,002 |
| 13 | $67,751 | $68,571 | $73,028 | $76,504 | $77,664 |
| 14 | $70,156 | $71,005 | $75,622 | $79,220 | $80,421 |
| 15 | $74,100 | $74,997 | $79,872 | $83,674 | $84,942 |
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Per month (12)
$3,714.83
Per work day
$246.29 / 181 days
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $46,161 | +$1,583 |
| 3 | $47,799 | +$3,221 |
| 4 | $49,496 | +$4,918 |
| 5 | $51,253 | +$6,675 |
| 6 | $53,073 | +$8,495 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $44,578 a year, $3,714.83 a month spread over 12 months, $246.29 per work day on a 181-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Schedule A Wages, July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027, from the July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2028 Bedford Education Association master agreement, which prints all three contract years.
The document states a 3.0% on-schedule increase and one step of movement effective July 1, 2026.
The BEA hourly rate ($40.00) printed under the grid is excluded.
work_days is the 181 teacher days shown on the contract's 2026-2027 calendar (180 student days).
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $44,578 at step 1 to $74,100 at step 15: 14 step increases worth $2,109 each on average, 66% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,944, between step 14 and step 15.
The highest-paid column, MA+36/SPEC, starts at $51,099 and tops out at $84,942, 15% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 97 Michigan district schedules indexed here, Bedford Public Schools's starting pay ranks 87th and its top cell ranks 94th; 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 29th percentile and the top cell at the 42nd percentile.
Column by column
| Lane | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $44,578 | $74,100 | 14 | 66% |
| BA+15 | $45,117 | $74,997 | 14 | 66% |
| BA+36/MA | $48,050 | $79,872 | 14 | 66% |
| MA+15 | $50,337 | $83,674 | 14 | 66% |
| MA+36/SPEC | $51,099 | $84,942 | 14 | 66% |
Against Michigan districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Public Schools | 3,940 | 2026-27 | $44,578 | – | $84,942 |
| Mona Shores School District | 3,953 | 2025-26 | $50,336 | – | $92,217 |
| Berkley School District | 3,901 | 2025-26 | $46,519 | – | $94,693 |
| Avondale School District | 3,837 | 2026-27 | $45,551.00 | $51,207.00 | $91,670.00 |
| Wyoming Public Schools | 3,835 | 2025-26 | $48,226 | $53,540 | $106,031 |
| Lakeview School District, Calhoun County | 3,802 | 2024-25 | $48,257 | $51,243 | $87,783 |
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 Bedford Public Schools?
$44,578 on the lane BA at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Bedford Public Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $44,578 (BA).
What is the top of the Bedford Public Schools salary schedule?
$84,942, at step 15 on MA+36/SPEC (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 Bedford Public Schools salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $74,100, is reached at step 15, 14 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Michigan districts with schedules
- Mona Shores School Districtstarts $50,336
- Berkley School Districtstarts $46,519
- Avondale School Districtstarts $45,551.00
- Wyoming Public Schoolsstarts $48,226
- Lakeview School District, Calhoun Countystarts $48,257
- Flushing Community Schoolsstarts $47,000
- Ypsilanti Community Schoolsstarts $39,900
- Roseville Community Schoolsstarts $33,853
- Carman-Ainsworth Community Schoolsstarts $44,784
- East Lansing Board of Educationstarts $45,228.17
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