Annual salary
$48,700
Michigan · salary schedule · 2025-26
Birmingham Public Schools salary schedule, 2025-26
Teacher 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.
- Birmingham Public Schools's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $48,700 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $105,100 (PhD, step 13), per Birmingham Public Schools (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $48,700 and reaches $86,700 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $54,700 to $102,100.
- The schedule is built on 184 work days, which makes the starting cell about $264.67 per day.
- The grid has 6 column columns and 13 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 13.
- Birmingham Public Schools enrolled 7,394 students in 2023-24, the 26th-largest district in Michigan by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2025-26)
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+15 | MA | MA+15 | MA+30, NBC, EdS | PhD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $48,700 | $50,700 | $54,700 | $55,700 | $56,700 | $57,700 |
| 2 | $51,200 | $53,200 | $58,100 | $59,100 | $60,100 | $61,100 |
| 3 | $53,700 | $55,700 | $61,500 | $62,500 | $63,500 | $64,500 |
| 4 | $56,200 | $58,200 | $64,900 | $65,900 | $66,900 | $67,900 |
| 5 | $58,700 | $60,700 | $68,300 | $69,300 | $70,300 | $71,300 |
| 6 | $61,200 | $63,200 | $71,700 | $72,700 | $73,700 | $74,700 |
| 7 | $63,700 | $65,700 | $75,100 | $76,100 | $77,100 | $78,100 |
| 8 | $66,200 | $68,200 | $78,500 | $79,500 | $80,500 | $81,500 |
| 9 | $70,900 | $72,900 | $83,900 | $84,900 | $85,900 | $86,900 |
| 10 | $75,600 | $77,600 | $89,300 | $90,300 | $91,300 | $92,300 |
| 11 | $80,300 | $82,300 | $94,700 | $95,700 | $96,700 | $97,700 |
| 12 | $85,000 | $87,000 | $100,100 | $101,100 | $102,100 | $103,100 |
| 13 | $86,700 | $88,700 | $102,100 | $103,100 | $104,100 | $105,100 |
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Per month (12)
$4,058.33
Per work day
$264.67 / 184 days
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $51,200 | +$2,500 |
| 3 | $53,700 | +$5,000 |
| 4 | $56,200 | +$7,500 |
| 5 | $58,700 | +$10,000 |
| 6 | $61,200 | +$12,500 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $48,700 a year, $4,058.33 a month spread over 12 months, $264.67 per work day on a 184-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Appendix A of the agreement between the Birmingham Board of Education and the Birmingham Education Association, July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2028. The only grid printed is the 2025-26 Salary Schedule.
2026-2027 is a wage reopener. At a minimum every member advances a step, and $2,400 is added to Step 13 across all lanes in 2026-2027; no 2026-27 grid is published in the contract.
The contract cites '184 total teacher workdays' in a worked example of additional-assignment pay.
- Soft spot: The grid is a page image inside the PDF with no text layer, so the figures were transcribed. They were checked against the schedule's own arithmetic: BA+15 is exactly BA plus $2,000, MA+15 is MA plus $1,000, the MA+30/NBC/EdS lane is MA plus $2,000, PhD is MA plus $3,000, and BA steps 1-8 rise by exactly $2,500.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $48,700 at step 1 to $86,700 at step 13: 12 step increases worth $3,167 each on average, 78% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $4,700, between step 8 and step 9.
A master's degree is worth $6,000 more than a bachelor's at the first step (12.3%) and $15,400 more at the top of the column (17.8%).
The highest-paid column, PhD, starts at $57,700 and tops out at $105,100, 21% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 97 Michigan district schedules indexed here, Birmingham Public Schools's starting pay ranks 39th and its top cell ranks 31st; 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 42nd percentile and the top cell at the 67th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $48,700 | $86,700 | 12 | 78% |
| BA+15 | $50,700 | $88,700 | 12 | 75% |
| MA | $54,700 | $102,100 | 12 | 87% |
| MA+15 | $55,700 | $103,100 | 12 | 85% |
| MA+30, NBC, EdS | $56,700 | $104,100 | 12 | 84% |
| PhD | $57,700 | $105,100 | 12 | 82% |
Against Michigan districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Public Schools | 7,394 | 2025-26 | $48,700 | $54,700 | $105,100 |
| Midland Public Schools | 7,359 | 2026-27 | $48,498 | $51,213 | $104,965 |
| Grand Blanc Community Schools | 7,571 | 2026-27 | $45,255 | – | $95,444 |
| Port Huron Area School District | 7,147 | 2026-27 | $48,223 | $52,081 | $94,571 |
| Rockford Public Schools | 7,644 | 2026-27 | $52,268 | $55,890 | $106,611 |
| Northville Public Schools | 6,971 | 2025-26 | $53,572 | $58,296 | $112,476 |
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 Birmingham Public Schools?
$48,700 on the column BA at step 1 of the 2025-26 schedule (Birmingham Public Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $48,700 (BA).
What is the top of the Birmingham Public Schools salary schedule?
$105,100, at step 13 on PhD (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 Birmingham Public Schools salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $86,700, is reached at step 13, 12 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Birmingham Public Schools?
$6,000 more at the first step: $54,700 on MA against $48,700 on BA (2025-26 schedule).
Other Michigan districts with schedules
- Midland Public Schoolsstarts $48,498
- Grand Blanc Community Schoolsstarts $45,255
- Port Huron Area School Districtstarts $48,223
- Rockford Public Schoolsstarts $52,268
- Northville Public Schoolsstarts $53,572
- Huron Valley Schoolsstarts $42,455
- Waterford School Districtstarts $42,300
- Clarkston Community Schoolsstarts $45,000
- Lake Orion Community Schoolsstarts $44,157
- Hudsonville Public Schoolsstarts $50,251
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