Annual salary
$52,250
Michigan · salary schedule · 2026-27
Kentwood 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 yrs exp to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Kentwood Public Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $52,250 (BA, yrs exp 1) and tops out at $107,635 (MA+ 30, yrs exp 26), per Kentwood Public Schools (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $52,250 and reaches $76,494 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $56,848 to $101,888.
- The schedule is built on 182 work days, which makes the starting cell about $287.09 per day.
- The grid has 3 lane columns and 26 yrs exp rows; the highest cell is reached at yrs exp 26.
- Kentwood Public Schools enrolled 9,422 students in 2023-24, the 16th-largest district in Michigan by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27)
| Yrs Exp \ Lane | BA | MA | MA+ 30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $52,250 | $56,848 | $59,983 |
| 2 | $53,295 | $57,998 | $61,133 |
| 3 | $54,340 | $59,147 | $62,387 |
| 4 | $55,385 | $60,297 | $63,641 |
| 5 | $56,535 | $61,551 | $64,895 |
| 6 | $62,178 | $67,716 | $71,374 |
| 7 | $64,059 | $69,388 | $73,150 |
| 8 | $65,940 | $71,165 | $75,031 |
| 9 | $67,925 | $73,986 | $78,062 |
| 10 | $70,015 | $76,912 | $81,197 |
| 11 | $72,105 | $79,943 | $84,436 |
| 12 | $74,300 | $86,317 | $91,229 |
| 13 | $76,494 | $87,571 | $92,587 |
| 14 | $76,494 | $88,930 | $93,946 |
| 15 | $76,494 | $90,288 | $95,304 |
| 16 | $76,494 | $91,647 | $96,767 |
| 17 | $76,494 | $93,005 | $98,230 |
| 18 | $76,494 | $94,364 | $99,693 |
| 19 | $76,494 | $95,827 | $101,156 |
| 20 | $76,494 | $97,290 | $102,724 |
| 21 | $76,494 | $98,021 | $103,769 |
| 22 | $76,494 | $98,753 | $104,814 |
| 23 | $76,494 | $99,484 | $105,859 |
| 24 | $76,494 | $100,216 | $106,381 |
| 25 | $76,494 | $100,947 | $106,904 |
| 26 | $76,494 | $101,888 | $107,635 |
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Per month (12)
$4,354.17
Per work day
$287.09 / 182 days
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Yrs Exp | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $53,295 | +$1,045 |
| 3 | $54,340 | +$2,090 |
| 4 | $55,385 | +$3,135 |
| 5 | $56,535 | +$4,285 |
| 6 | $62,178 | +$9,928 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, yrs exp 1 = $52,250 a year, $4,354.17 a month spread over 12 months, $287.09 per work day on a 182-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
'Kentwood Public Schools Salary Schedule A K-12, 2026-2027' from the 2026-2029 master agreement between the Board of Education and the Kent County Education Association (KCEA-MEA-NEA).
The BA lane freezes at $76,494 from 13 years of experience onward.
School social workers, speech pathologists, occupational therapists and school psychologists whose master's program required 60+ credit hours are credited on the MA+30 schedule.
The school year is based on 182 work days (184 for employees new to the district).
Excluded: the separate Schedule A1 and Schedule B.
- Soft spot: Schedule A is an embedded page image with no text layer, so the figures were transcribed from the page. Every cell was cross-checked against the district's published 2025-2026 Schedule A times 1.045 and all 78 cells agreed.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $52,250 at yrs exp 1 to $76,494 at yrs exp 13: 12 yrs exp increases worth $2,020 each on average, 46% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $5,643, between yrs exp 5 and yrs exp 6.
13 of the 25 yrs exp moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive yrs exps.
A master's degree is worth $4,598 more than a bachelor's at the first yrs exp (8.8%) and $25,394 more at the top of the column (33.2%).
The highest-paid column, MA+ 30, starts at $59,983 and tops out at $107,635, 41% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 97 Michigan district schedules indexed here, Kentwood Public Schools's starting pay ranks 15th and its top cell ranks 18th; 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 55th percentile and the top cell at the 71st percentile.
Column by column
| Lane | First yrs exp | Top | Yrs Exp moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $52,250 | $76,494 | 12 | 46% |
| MA | $56,848 | $101,888 | 25 | 79% |
| MA+ 30 | $59,983 | $107,635 | 25 | 79% |
Against Michigan districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentwood Public Schools | 9,422 | 2026-27 | $52,250 | $56,848 | $107,635 |
| L'Anse Creuse Public Schools | 9,297 | 2026-27 | $45,999 | $49,949 | $101,334 |
| Wayne-Westland Community Schools | 9,613 | 2026-27 | $55,532 | $58,056 | $116,005 |
| Farmington Public School District | 9,154 | 2026-27 | $51,053 | $57,597 | $103,664 |
| Forest Hills Public Schools | 9,065 | 2026-27 | $53,752 | $58,618 | $109,712 |
| Traverse City Area Public Schools | 8,655 | 2026-27 | $46,909 | $52,447 | $88,031 |
Starting pay is the first yrs exp of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-yrs exp cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Kentwood Public Schools?
$52,250 on the lane BA at yrs exp 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Kentwood Public Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $52,250 (BA).
What is the top of the Kentwood Public Schools salary schedule?
$107,635, at yrs exp 26 on MA+ 30 (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 Kentwood Public Schools salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $76,494, is reached at yrs exp 13, 12 yrs exp increases after yrs exp 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Kentwood Public Schools?
$4,598 more at the first yrs exp: $56,848 on MA against $52,250 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other Michigan districts with schedules
- L'Anse Creuse Public Schoolsstarts $45,999
- Wayne-Westland Community Schoolsstarts $55,532
- Farmington Public School Districtstarts $51,053
- Forest Hills Public Schoolsstarts $53,752
- Traverse City Area Public Schoolsstarts $40,187
- Lansing School Districtstarts $50,285
- Portage Public Schoolsstarts $43,311
- South Lyon Community Schoolsstarts $45,008
- Huron Valley Schoolsstarts $42,455
- Rockford Public Schoolsstarts $52,268
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