Annual salary
$47,600
Michigan · salary schedule · 2025-26
Kalamazoo Public Schools salary schedule, 2025-26
Teacher salary schedule (2025-26). 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.
- Kalamazoo Public Schools's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $47,600 (KEA BACHELORS, step 1) and tops out at $93,010 (KEA DOCTORATE, step 30), per Kalamazoo Public Schools (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (KEA BACHELORS) starts at $47,600 and reaches $93,010 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (KEA MASTERS) the range is $47,600 to $93,010.
- The schedule is built on 190 work days, which makes the starting cell about $250.53 per day.
- The grid has 4 lane columns and 30 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 30.
- Kalamazoo Public Schools enrolled 12,323 students in 2023-24, the 12th-largest district in Michigan by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2025-26)
| Step \ Lane | KEA BACHELORS | KEA MASTERS | KEA MASTERS +30 | KEA DOCTORATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $47,600 | $47,600 | $58,952 | $58,952 |
| 2 | $47,600 | $47,600 | $58,952 | $58,952 |
| 3 | $47,600 | $58,952 | $58,952 | $70,305 |
| 4 | $47,600 | $58,952 | $58,952 | $70,305 |
| 5 | $58,952 | $58,952 | $58,952 | $70,305 |
| 6 | $58,952 | $58,952 | $70,305 | $70,305 |
| 7 | $58,952 | $58,952 | $70,305 | $81,659 |
| 8 | $58,952 | $70,305 | $70,305 | $81,659 |
| 9 | $58,952 | $70,305 | $70,305 | $81,659 |
| 10 | $70,305 | $70,305 | $70,305 | $81,659 |
| 11 | $70,305 | $70,305 | $70,305 | $81,659 |
| 12 | $70,305 | $70,305 | $81,659 | $81,659 |
| 13 | $70,305 | $81,659 | $81,659 | $93,010 |
| 14 | $81,659 | $81,659 | $81,659 | $93,010 |
| 15 | $81,659 | $81,659 | $81,659 | $93,010 |
| 16 | $81,659 | $81,659 | $93,010 | $93,010 |
| 17 | $81,659 | $93,010 | $93,010 | $93,010 |
| 18 | $81,659 | $93,010 | $93,010 | $93,010 |
| 19 | $81,659 | $93,010 | $93,010 | $93,010 |
| 20 | $81,659 | $93,010 | $93,010 | $93,010 |
| 21 | $81,659 | $93,010 | $93,010 | $93,010 |
| 22 | $81,659 | $93,010 | $93,010 | $93,010 |
| 23 | $81,659 | $93,010 | $93,010 | $93,010 |
| 24 | $81,659 | $93,010 | $93,010 | $93,010 |
| 25 | $81,659 | $93,010 | $93,010 | $93,010 |
| 26 | $81,659 | $93,010 | $93,010 | $93,010 |
| 27 | $93,010 | $93,010 | $93,010 | $93,010 |
| 28 | $93,010 | $93,010 | $93,010 | $93,010 |
| 29 | $93,010 | $93,010 | $93,010 | $93,010 |
| 30 | $93,010 | $93,010 | $93,010 | $93,010 |
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Per month (12)
$3,966.67
Per work day
$250.53 / 190 days
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $47,600 | +$0 |
| 3 | $47,600 | +$0 |
| 4 | $47,600 | +$0 |
| 5 | $58,952 | +$11,352 |
| 6 | $58,952 | +$11,352 |
Worked example as rendered: KEA BACHELORS, step 1 = $47,600 a year, $3,966.67 a month spread over 12 months, $250.53 per work day on a 190-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
'Appendix 3: Compensation Schedules, 2025-2026 Salary Schedules, Schedule A - Salary for Bargaining Unit Employees' from the 2025-2026 agreement between Kalamazoo Public Schools and the Kalamazoo County Education Association (KEA), entered October 29, 2025. This is the newest agreement the district publishes.
The schedule is a five-tier structure: each lane steps a teacher through the same five salary levels (A $47,600, B $58,952, C $70,305, D $81,659, E $93,010) at different rates, so many consecutive steps repeat the same figure.
Article 22 Section A also prints those five levels with daily rates ($245.36 to $479.43), which correspond to 194 total paid days for basic salary; the calendar shows 180 student instructional days plus 10 other work days = 190 total teacher reports, plus 4 paid holidays.
Excluded: Schedule B extra-duty salaries, the Behavioral Specialist schedule, and the $650 lost-planning-time stipend.
How this schedule moves
On the KEA BACHELORS column a teacher moves from $47,600 at step 1 to $93,010 at step 27: 26 step increases worth $1,747 each on average, 95% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $11,354, between step 13 and step 14.
25 of the 29 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
A master's degree is worth $0 more than a bachelor's at the first step (0.0%) and $0 more at the top of the column (0.0%).
The highest-paid column, KEA DOCTORATE, starts at $58,952 and tops out at $93,010, 0% above the top of the KEA BACHELORS column.
Among the 97 Michigan district schedules indexed here, Kalamazoo Public Schools's starting pay ranks 48th and its top cell ranks 77th; 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 38th percentile and the top cell at the 51st percentile.
Column by column
| Lane | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEA BACHELORS | $47,600 | $93,010 | 26 | 95% |
| KEA MASTERS | $47,600 | $93,010 | 16 | 95% |
| KEA MASTERS +30 | $58,952 | $93,010 | 15 | 58% |
| KEA DOCTORATE | $58,952 | $93,010 | 12 | 58% |
Against Michigan districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalamazoo Public Schools | 12,323 | 2025-26 | $47,600 | $47,600 | $93,010 |
| Troy School District | 12,391 | 2026-27 | $47,005 | $50,990 | $106,663 |
| Warren Consolidated Schools | 12,685 | 2025-26 | $50,124 | $53,633 | $104,559 |
| Walled Lake Consolidated Schools | 11,957 | 2026-27 | $45,563 | $48,465 | $105,290 |
| Livonia Public Schools | 13,145 | 2026-27 | $53,040 | $56,243 | $107,078 |
| Grand Rapids Public Schools | 13,802 | 2026-27 | $47,854 | $52,535 | $94,408 |
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 Kalamazoo Public Schools?
$47,600 on the lane KEA BACHELORS at step 1 of the 2025-26 schedule (Kalamazoo Public Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $47,600 (KEA BACHELORS).
What is the top of the Kalamazoo Public Schools salary schedule?
$93,010, at step 30 on KEA DOCTORATE (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 Kalamazoo Public Schools salary schedule?
On the KEA BACHELORS column the top figure, $93,010, is reached at step 27, 26 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Kalamazoo Public Schools?
$0 more at the first step: $47,600 on KEA MASTERS against $47,600 on KEA BACHELORS (2025-26 schedule).
Other Michigan districts with schedules
- Troy School Districtstarts $47,005
- Warren Consolidated Schoolsstarts $50,124
- Walled Lake Consolidated Schoolsstarts $45,563
- Livonia Public Schoolsstarts $53,040
- Grand Rapids Public Schoolsstarts $47,854
- Lansing School Districtstarts $50,285
- Chippewa Valley Schoolsstarts $45,241
- Rochester Community Schoolsstarts $45,083
- Wayne-Westland Community Schoolsstarts $55,532
- Kentwood Public Schoolsstarts $52,250
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