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.
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.
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