Annual salary
$45,228.17
Michigan · salary schedule · 2026-27
East Lansing Board of Education 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.
- East Lansing Board of Education's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $45,228.17 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $95,275.30 (MA, step 17), per East Lansing Public Schools (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $45,228.17 and reaches $85,841.42 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $47,850.85 to $95,275.30.
- The grid has 2 lane columns and 33 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 17.
- East Lansing School District enrolled 3,713 students in 2023-24, the 82nd-largest district in Michigan by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Lane | BA | MA |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 1.5 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 2.5 | ||
| 3 | $45,228.17 | $47,850.85 |
| 3.5 | $46,355.38 | $49,043.35 |
| 4 | $47,509.12 | $50,263.39 |
| 4.5 | $48,692.43 | $51,515.05 |
| 5 | $49,905.33 | $52,798.34 |
| 5.5 | $51,147.81 | $54,113.24 |
| 6 | $52,421.92 | $55,460.80 |
| 6.5 | $53,726.63 | $56,842.01 |
| 7 | $55,063.98 | $58,256.89 |
| 7.5 | $56,436.01 | $59,707.47 |
| 8 | $57,840.69 | $61,193.76 |
| 8.5 | $59,280.05 | $62,718.81 |
| 9 | $60,757.16 | $64,280.58 |
| 9.5 | $62,270.98 | $65,880.10 |
| 10 | $63,820.52 | $67,521.44 |
| 10.5 | $65,408.81 | $69,202.56 |
| 11 | $67,038.93 | $70,925.51 |
| 11.5 | $68,707.82 | $72,692.33 |
| 12 | $70,081.89 | $74,501.98 |
| 12.5 | $71,483.51 | $76,357.55 |
| 13 | $72,913.69 | $78,257.99 |
| 13.5 | $74,372.43 | $80,206.38 |
| 14 | $75,858.72 | $82,202.72 |
| 14.5 | $77,375.61 | $84,250.06 |
| 15 | $78,924.12 | $86,348.40 |
| 15.5 | $80,502.21 | $88,497.76 |
| 16 | $82,111.93 | $90,701.17 |
| 16.5 | $84,158.25 | $92,960.69 |
| 17 | $85,841.42 | $95,275.30 |
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Per month (12)
$3,769.01
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 3.5 | $46,355.38 | +$1,127.21 |
| 4 | $47,509.12 | +$2,280.95 |
| 4.5 | $48,692.43 | +$3,464.26 |
| 5 | $49,905.33 | +$4,677.16 |
| 5.5 | $51,147.81 | +$5,919.64 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 3 = $45,228.17 a year, $3,769.01 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Schedule B of the 2025-2028 agreement between the East Lansing Board of Education and the East Lansing Education Association; the contract prints a 2025-26 grid and this 2026-27 grid.
Steps 1 through 2.5 are printed as N/A in the document and are recorded as blank.
Bargaining unit members with an Ed Specialist receive $2,000 over MA and members with a PhD or EdD receive $4,000 over MA; those are not separate columns.
Teachers on step 16.5 or 17 also receive a 1% off-schedule payment, which is not part of the grid.
The contract applies a $96,000 cap to the salary schedule.
- Soft spot: The contract states no teacher work-day count.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $45,228.17 at step 3 to $85,841.42 at step 17: 28 step increases worth $1,450 each on average, 90% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,046, between step 16 and step 16.5.
A master's degree is worth $2,623 more than a bachelor's at the first step (5.8%) and $9,434 more at the top of the column (11.0%).
Among the 97 Michigan district schedules indexed here, East Lansing Board of Education's starting pay ranks 79th and its top cell ranks 67th; 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 31st percentile and the top cell at the 54th percentile.
Column by column
| Lane | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $45,228.17 | $85,841.42 | 28 | 90% |
| MA | $47,850.85 | $95,275.30 | 28 | 99% |
Against Michigan districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Lansing Board of Education | 3,713 | 2026-27 | $45,228.17 | $47,850.85 | $95,275.30 |
| Allen Park Board of Education | 3,708 | 2026-27 | $46,505 | $54,910 | $109,231 |
| Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools | 3,722 | 2026-27 | $44,784 | – | $90,457 |
| Battle Creek Public Schools | 3,693 | 2025-26 | $50,000 | $52,122 | $82,010 |
| Crestwood School District | 3,692 | 2025-26 | $48,809 | $56,145 | $99,431 |
| Ypsilanti Community Schools | 3,747 | 2026-27 | $45,784 | $49,389 | $86,469 |
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 East Lansing Board of Education?
$45,228.17 on the lane BA at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (East Lansing Public Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $45,228.17 (BA).
What is the top of the East Lansing Board of Education salary schedule?
$95,275.30, at step 17 on MA (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 East Lansing Board of Education salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $85,841.42, is reached at step 17, 28 step increases after step 3 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in East Lansing Board of Education?
$2,623 more at the first step: $47,850.85 on MA against $45,228.17 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other Michigan districts with schedules
- Allen Park Board of Educationstarts $46,505
- Carman-Ainsworth Community Schoolsstarts $44,784
- Battle Creek Public Schoolsstarts $50,000
- Crestwood School Districtstarts $48,809
- Ypsilanti Community Schoolsstarts $39,900
- School District of the City of Pontiacstarts $47,448.88
- Alpena Board of Educationstarts $45,222
- Lakeview School District, Calhoun Countystarts $48,257
- Gibraltar School Districtstarts $51,053
- Wyoming Public Schoolsstarts $48,226
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