Annual salary
$38,554
Michigan · salary schedule · 2026-27
Jackson Public Schools salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a level and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Jackson Public Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $38,554 (I, step 1) and tops out at $93,990 (V, step 15), per Jackson Public Schools (effective ).
- The grid has 5 level columns and 15 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 15.
- Jackson Public Schools enrolled 4,465 students in 2023-24, the 67th-largest district in Michigan by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Level | I | II | III | IV | V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $38,554 | ||||
| 2 | $46,952 | $50,927 | $54,412 | $57,943 | |
| 3 | $49,581 | $53,965 | $57,677 | $61,438 | |
| 4 | $52,210 | $57,004 | $60,942 | $64,932 | |
| 5 | $54,839 | $60,043 | $64,207 | $68,427 | |
| 6 | $57,468 | $63,082 | $67,473 | $71,922 | |
| 7 | $60,097 | $66,120 | $70,738 | $75,417 | |
| 8 | $62,727 | $69,159 | $74,003 | $78,912 | |
| 9 | $65,356 | $72,198 | $77,268 | $82,407 | |
| 10 | $67,985 | $75,237 | $80,533 | $85,902 | |
| 11 | $70,614 | $78,276 | $83,799 | $89,397 | |
| 12 | $73,243 | $80,226 | $85,004 | $90,545 | |
| 13 | $75,872 | $82,177 | $86,290 | $91,693 | |
| 14 | $78,501 | $84,128 | $87,536 | $92,842 | |
| 15 | $81,130 | $86,079 | $88,782 | $93,990 |
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Per month (12)
$3,212.83
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Worked example as rendered: I, step 1 = $38,554 a year, $3,212.83 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Appendix B-1-A of the 2024-2027 JEA master agreement, which prints separate 2024-25, 2025-26 and 2026-27 grids; this is the 2026-27 grid.
Levels defined in the document: I = Non-Degree, II = Bachelor's Degree, III = Master's Degree or 30 semester hours graduate work, IV = 60 semester hours graduate work including a Master's, V = Level IV plus 30 semester hours graduate work.
The document prints 0 in Level I for steps 2-15 and leaves Levels II-V blank on step 1; both are recorded here as blanks, not zero.
Appendix B-2 supplementary/coaching salaries are excluded.
- Soft spot: The document states the 2026-27 schedule is contingent on the district meeting a 4,950 FTE target for 2025-26; if not met, the 2025-26 schedule carries forward.
- Soft spot: The district's transparency-reporting page links a stale 2019-2024 JEA file under the same '2024-2027' label; the file used here is the 2024-2027 agreement linked from the finance department's bargaining-agreements page.
- Soft spot: The agreement does not state a teacher work-day count, so work_days is null.
How this schedule moves
Among the 97 Michigan district schedules indexed here, Jackson Public Schools's starting pay ranks 97th and its top cell ranks 76th; 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 1st percentile and the top cell at the 52nd percentile.
Column by column
| Level | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | $38,554 | $38,554 | 1 | – |
| II | $46,952 | $81,130 | 13 | 73% |
| III | $50,927 | $86,079 | 13 | 69% |
| IV | $54,412 | $88,782 | 13 | 63% |
| V | $57,943 | $93,990 | 13 | 62% |
Against Michigan districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Public Schools | 4,465 | 2026-27 | $38,554 | – | $93,990 |
| Monroe Public Schools | 4,502 | 2025-26 | $42,000 | $47,000 | $89,500 |
| Saginaw Township Community Schools | 4,503 | 2025-26 | $46,041 | $53,882 | $95,103 |
| Byron Center Public Schools | 4,512 | 2026-27 | $54,283 | $59,711 | $115,080 |
| Fraser Public Schools | 4,535 | 2026-27 | $46,448 | $53,787 | $99,814 |
| Caledonia Community Schools | 4,628 | 2026-27 | $51,769 | $57,192 | $110,340 |
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 salary on the Jackson Public Schools schedule?
$38,554 at step 1 on I, per the 2026-27 schedule (Jackson Public Schools).
What is the top of the Jackson Public Schools salary schedule?
$93,990, at step 15 on V (2026-27). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
Other Michigan districts with schedules
- Monroe Public Schoolsstarts $42,000
- Saginaw Township Community Schoolsstarts $46,041
- Byron Center Public Schoolsstarts $54,283
- Fraser Public Schoolsstarts $46,448
- Caledonia Community Schoolsstarts $51,769
- Van Buren Public Schoolsstarts $52,200
- Okemos Public Schoolsstarts $47,542
- Lapeer Community Schoolsstarts $40,000
- Lakeview Public Schoolsstarts $48,484.18
- The School District of the City of Wyandottestarts $46,872.10
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