Annual salary
$50,285
Michigan · salary schedule · 2026-27
Lansing School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a lane and level to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Lansing School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $50,285 (BA, level Level 1) and tops out at $95,000 (Ph.D./Ed.D, level Level 25), per Lansing School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $50,285 and reaches $76,838 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $52,798 to $91,892.
- The grid has 5 lane columns and 25 level rows; the highest cell is reached at level Level 25.
- Lansing Public School District enrolled 10,194 students in 2023-24, the 14th-largest district in Michigan by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27)
| Level \ Lane | BA | BA+ | MA | MA+ | Ph.D./Ed.D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | |||||
| Level 2 | |||||
| Level 3 | $50,285 | $51,290 | $52,798 | $55,766 | $58,833 |
| Level 4 | $52,044 | $53,086 | $54,646 | $57,718 | $60,892 |
| Level 5 | $53,867 | $54,944 | $56,559 | $59,737 | $63,023 |
| Level 6 | $56,518 | $57,646 | $59,343 | $62,679 | $66,126 |
| Level 7 | $59,343 | $60,531 | $62,311 | $65,812 | $69,433 |
| Level 8 | $62,311 | $63,557 | $65,426 | $69,103 | $72,903 |
| Level 9 | $65,426 | $66,734 | $68,698 | $72,559 | $76,548 |
| Level 10 | $68,698 | $70,071 | $72,132 | $76,185 | $80,376 |
| Level 11 | $73,840 | $75,316 | $77,532 | $81,889 | $86,391 |
| Level 12 | $74,578 | $75,755 | $78,305 | $82,706 | $87,255 |
| Level 13 | $75,322 | $76,829 | $79,088 | $83,534 | $88,128 |
| Level 14 | $76,077 | $77,598 | $79,880 | $84,366 | $89,008 |
| Level 15 | $76,838 | $78,373 | $80,679 | $85,212 | $89,898 |
| Level 16 | $76,838 | $79,156 | $81,486 | $86,063 | $90,796 |
| Level 17 | $76,838 | $79,944 | $82,335 | $86,921 | $91,704 |
| Level 18 | $76,838 | $80,742 | $83,125 | $87,787 | $92,620 |
| Level 19 | $76,838 | $80,742 | $83,956 | $88,661 | $93,544 |
| Level 20 | $76,838 | $80,742 | $84,797 | $89,543 | $94,478 |
| Level 21 | $76,838 | $80,742 | $86,367 | $91,201 | $95,000 |
| Level 22 | $76,838 | $80,742 | $87,715 | $92,624 | $95,000 |
| Level 23 | $76,838 | $80,742 | $89,086 | $94,071 | $95,000 |
| Level 24 | $76,838 | $80,742 | $90,478 | $95,000 | $95,000 |
| Level 25 | $76,838 | $80,742 | $91,892 | $95,000 | $95,000 |
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Per month (12)
$4,190.42
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Level | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 | $52,044 | +$1,759 |
| Level 5 | $53,867 | +$3,582 |
| Level 6 | $56,518 | +$6,233 |
| Level 7 | $59,343 | +$9,058 |
| Level 8 | $62,311 | +$12,026 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, level Level 3 = $50,285 a year, $4,190.42 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
'2026/2027 LSEA Salary Structure', Appendix A-1 of the Lansing School District / Lansing Schools Education Association contract 2023-2027.
Levels 1 and 2 print 'STEP 3' rather than a dollar figure: those two levels were removed from the schedule and anyone on them was advanced to Level 3, so they are recorded as blank.
A $95,000 cap applies to the schedule for the duration of the agreement; the capped cells are printed as 95,000 and anyone whose structural salary exceeds it is made whole by a June stipend.
All salary levels rise 3.5% per year through the 2023-2027 agreement.
Excluded: the separate LSEA hourly salary schedule (Appendix A-2).
- Soft spot: The district also posts a scanned salary-schedule attachment to the August 2023 tentative agreement; the figures here come from the typeset contract, which is legible and matches it.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $50,285 at level Level 3 to $76,838 at level Level 15: 12 level increases worth $2,213 each on average, 53% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $5,142, between level Level 10 and level Level 11.
10 of the 22 level moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive levels.
A master's degree is worth $2,513 more than a bachelor's at the first level (5.0%) and $15,054 more at the top of the column (19.6%).
The highest-paid column, Ph.D./Ed.D, starts at $58,833 and tops out at $95,000, 24% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 97 Michigan district schedules indexed here, Lansing School District's starting pay ranks 28th and its top cell ranks 69th; 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 48th percentile and the top cell at the 54th percentile.
Column by column
| Lane | First level | Top | Level moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $50,285 | $76,838 | 12 | 53% |
| BA+ | $51,290 | $80,742 | 15 | 57% |
| MA | $52,798 | $91,892 | 22 | 74% |
| MA+ | $55,766 | $95,000 | 21 | 70% |
| Ph.D./Ed.D | $58,833 | $95,000 | 18 | 61% |
Against Michigan districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lansing School District | 10,194 | 2026-27 | $50,285 | $52,798 | $95,000 |
| Wayne-Westland Community Schools | 9,613 | 2026-27 | $55,532 | $58,056 | $116,005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Starting pay is the first level of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-level cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Lansing School District?
$50,285 on the lane BA at level Level 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Lansing School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $50,285 (BA).
What is the top of the Lansing School District salary schedule?
$95,000, at level Level 25 on Ph.D./Ed.D (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 Lansing School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $76,838, is reached at level Level 15, 12 level increases after level Level 3 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Lansing School District?
$2,513 more at the first level: $52,798 on MA against $50,285 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other Michigan districts with schedules
- Wayne-Westland Community Schoolsstarts $55,532
- Kentwood Public Schoolsstarts $52,250
- L'Anse Creuse Public Schoolsstarts $45,999
- Farmington Public School Districtstarts $51,053
- Forest Hills Public Schoolsstarts $53,752
- Traverse City Area Public Schoolsstarts $40,187
- Portage Public Schoolsstarts $43,311
- Walled Lake Consolidated Schoolsstarts $45,563
- South Lyon Community Schoolsstarts $45,008
- Kalamazoo Public Schoolsstarts $47,600
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