Annual salary
$47,854
Michigan · salary schedule · 2026-27
Grand Rapids 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.
- Grand Rapids Public Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $47,854 (BA lane, step 1) and tops out at $94,408 (MA +30 lane, step 25), per Grand Rapids Public Schools (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA lane) starts at $47,854 and reaches $79,479 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA lane) the range is $52,535 to $92,327.
- The grid has 3 lane columns and 25 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 25.
- Grand Rapids Public Schools enrolled 13,802 students in 2023-24, the 8th-largest district in Michigan by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Lane | BA lane | MA lane | MA +30 lane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $47,854 | $52,535 | $55,656 |
| 2 | $49,155 | $53,836 | $57,425 |
| 3 | $50,455 | $55,136 | $58,777 |
| 4 | $52,015 | $56,696 | $60,078 |
| 5 | $54,096 | $59,297 | $62,730 |
| 6 | $55,656 | $61,118 | $64,499 |
| 7 | $57,217 | $62,938 | $66,320 |
| 8 | $58,777 | $66,320 | $69,961 |
| 9 | $60,337 | $68,400 | $71,781 |
| 10 | $61,898 | $69,700 | $73,602 |
| 11 | $63,458 | $71,001 | $74,122 |
| 12 | $65,019 | $72,821 | $75,838 |
| 13 | $67,099 | $75,682 | $80,623 |
| 14 | $69,441 | $77,763 | $82,444 |
| 15 | $71,001 | $80,103 | $83,432 |
| 16 | $72,561 | $83,744 | $86,085 |
| 17 | $73,861 | $84,784 | $88,321 |
| 18 | $75,162 | $86,085 | $88,946 |
| 19 | $76,774 | $87,646 | $89,726 |
| 20 | $77,398 | $88,426 | $90,506 |
| 21 | $77,814 | $89,206 | $91,287 |
| 22 | $78,231 | $89,986 | $92,067 |
| 23 | $78,647 | $90,767 | $92,847 |
| 24 | $79,063 | $91,546 | $93,627 |
| 25 | $79,479 | $92,327 | $94,408 |
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Per month (12)
$3,987.83
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $49,155 | +$1,301 |
| 3 | $50,455 | +$2,601 |
| 4 | $52,015 | +$4,161 |
| 5 | $54,096 | +$6,242 |
| 6 | $55,656 | +$7,802 |
Worked example as rendered: BA lane, step 1 = $47,854 a year, $3,987.83 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Values are the '2026-27 proposed' column of Appendix B of the GRPS/GREA tentative agreement signed December 2, 2025 and executed February 2026; the agreement states the 2026-27 schedule is a 3% increase over 2025-26 plus step advancement.
Page 2 of the same document prints four additional lanes (MA+10, MA+20, MS and PH) that are marked 'closed to new; existing staff only'. Most of their cells are shaded out and unreadable in the scan, so those lanes are not reproduced here.
The 2022-2025 master agreement based the schedule on 188 earning days; the tentative agreement replaces that with 'School Year - Based on negotiated calendar', so no contract day count is published for 2026-27.
- Soft spot: The source PDF is a scan with no text layer, so every figure was transcribed from the page image. Each 2026-27 value was cross-checked against the printed 2025-26 value times 1.03 and all 75 cells agreed.
How this schedule moves
On the BA lane column a teacher moves from $47,854 at step 1 to $79,479 at step 25: 24 step increases worth $1,318 each on average, 66% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,342, between step 13 and step 14.
A master's degree is worth $4,681 more than a bachelor's at the first step (9.8%) and $12,848 more at the top of the column (16.2%).
The highest-paid column, MA +30 lane, starts at $55,656 and tops out at $94,408, 19% above the top of the BA lane column.
Among the 97 Michigan district schedules indexed here, Grand Rapids Public Schools's starting pay ranks 47th and its top cell ranks 73rd; 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 39th percentile and the top cell at the 53rd percentile.
Column by column
| Lane | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA lane | $47,854 | $79,479 | 24 | 66% |
| MA lane | $52,535 | $92,327 | 24 | 76% |
| MA +30 lane | $55,656 | $94,408 | 24 | 70% |
Against Michigan districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Rapids Public Schools | 13,802 | 2026-27 | $47,854 | $52,535 | $94,408 |
| Livonia Public Schools | 13,145 | 2026-27 | $53,040 | $56,243 | $107,078 |
| Chippewa Valley Schools | 14,505 | 2026-27 | $45,241 | $53,165 | $112,777 |
| Warren Consolidated Schools | 12,685 | 2025-26 | $50,124 | $53,633 | $104,559 |
| Rochester Community Schools | 14,950 | 2026-27 | $45,083 | $47,293 | $103,661 |
| Troy School District | 12,391 | 2026-27 | $47,005 | $50,990 | $106,663 |
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 Grand Rapids Public Schools?
$47,854 on the lane BA lane at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Grand Rapids Public Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $47,854 (BA lane).
What is the top of the Grand Rapids Public Schools salary schedule?
$94,408, at step 25 on MA +30 lane (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 Grand Rapids Public Schools salary schedule?
On the BA lane column the top figure, $79,479, is reached at step 25, 24 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Grand Rapids Public Schools?
$4,681 more at the first step: $52,535 on MA lane against $47,854 on BA lane (2026-27 schedule).
Other Michigan districts with schedules
- Livonia Public Schoolsstarts $53,040
- Chippewa Valley Schoolsstarts $45,241
- Warren Consolidated Schoolsstarts $50,124
- Rochester Community Schoolsstarts $45,083
- Troy School Districtstarts $47,005
- Kalamazoo Public Schoolsstarts $47,600
- Walled Lake Consolidated Schoolsstarts $45,563
- Plymouth-Canton Community Schoolsstarts $49,280
- Ann Arbor Public Schoolsstarts $45,910
- Lansing School Districtstarts $50,285
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