Annual salary
$42,000
Michigan · salary schedule · 2025-26
Monroe 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.
- Monroe Public Schools's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $42,000 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $89,500 (DR, step 15), per Monroe Public Schools (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $42,000 and reaches $58,500 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $47,000 to $78,000.
- The grid has 5 lane columns and 15 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 15.
- Monroe Public Schools enrolled 4,502 students in 2023-24, the 66th-largest district in Michigan by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2025-26)
| Step \ Lane | BA | BA +18 | MA | Spec. | DR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $42,000 | $44,000 | $47,000 | $49,000 | $51,500 |
| 2 | $43,000 | $45,500 | $48,500 | $51,000 | $54,000 |
| 3 | $44,000 | $47,000 | $50,000 | $53,000 | $56,500 |
| 4 | $46,000 | $48,500 | $51,500 | $55,000 | $59,000 |
| 5 | $48,000 | $50,000 | $53,000 | $57,000 | $61,500 |
| 6 | $50,000 | $51,500 | $55,000 | $59,000 | $64,000 |
| 7 | $52,000 | $53,500 | $57,000 | $61,000 | $66,500 |
| 8 | $54,000 | $55,500 | $59,000 | $63,000 | $69,000 |
| 9 | $56,000 | $57,500 | $61,500 | $65,500 | $71,500 |
| 10 | $58,500 | $59,500 | $64,000 | $68,000 | $74,000 |
| 11 | $61,500 | $66,500 | $70,500 | $76,500 | |
| 12 | $63,500 | $69,000 | $73,000 | $79,500 | |
| 13 | $65,500 | $72,000 | $76,000 | $82,500 | |
| 14 | $67,500 | $75,000 | $79,000 | $86,000 | |
| 15 | $69,500 | $78,000 | $82,000 | $89,500 |
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Per month (12)
$3,500.00
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $43,000 | +$1,000 |
| 3 | $44,000 | +$2,000 |
| 4 | $46,000 | +$4,000 |
| 5 | $48,000 | +$6,000 |
| 6 | $50,000 | +$8,000 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $42,000 a year, $3,500.00 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Article 6 of the Master Agreement between Monroe Public Schools Board of Education and the Monroe City Education Association MEA/NEA, August 16, 2025 to August 15, 2026, which prints a single grid headed '2025-2026 Salary Schedule'.
A one-page Extension Agreement signed June 22, 2026 extends that CBA for one year to August 15, 2027 without changing the salary schedule, so this grid also governs 2026-27; the district lists it as the 'Current Teacher Contract (Extended through August 15, 2027)'. The extension is at http://www.monroe.k12.mi.us/view/10104.pdf.
The extension provides for a re-open if the State of Michigan passes a budget that raises the district's per-pupil foundation allowance.
The BA lane stops at step 10, so BA is null for steps 11-15.
Appendix A-1 to A-4 additional compensation, coaching reimbursement and supplemental (instrumental/vocal) schedules are excluded.
- Soft spot: The document titles the grid 2025-2026 and no 2026-27 grid is published, so school_year is recorded as 2025-26 even though the same schedule is in force in 2026-27 under the extension.
- Soft spot: The contract states the daily rate is based on the number of duty days in the official work calendar but does not state that count in the parsed text, so work_days is null.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $42,000 at step 1 to $58,500 at step 10: 9 step increases worth $1,833 each on average, 39% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,500, between step 9 and step 10.
A master's degree is worth $5,000 more than a bachelor's at the first step (11.9%) and $19,500 more at the top of the column (33.3%).
The highest-paid column, DR, starts at $51,500 and tops out at $89,500, 53% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 97 Michigan district schedules indexed here, Monroe Public Schools's starting pay ranks 94th and its top cell ranks 89th; 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 21st percentile and the top cell at the 47th percentile.
Column by column
| Lane | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $42,000 | $58,500 | 9 | 39% |
| BA +18 | $44,000 | $69,500 | 14 | 58% |
| MA | $47,000 | $78,000 | 14 | 66% |
| Spec. | $49,000 | $82,000 | 14 | 67% |
| DR | $51,500 | $89,500 | 14 | 74% |
Against Michigan districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jackson Public Schools | 4,465 | 2026-27 | $38,554 | – | $93,990 |
| 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 teacher salary in Monroe Public Schools?
$42,000 on the lane BA at step 1 of the 2025-26 schedule (Monroe Public Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $42,000 (BA).
What is the top of the Monroe Public Schools salary schedule?
$89,500, at step 15 on DR (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 Monroe Public Schools salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $58,500, is reached at step 10, 9 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Monroe Public Schools?
$5,000 more at the first step: $47,000 on MA against $42,000 on BA (2025-26 schedule).
Other Michigan districts with schedules
- Saginaw Township Community Schoolsstarts $46,041
- Byron Center Public Schoolsstarts $54,283
- Fraser Public Schoolsstarts $46,448
- Jackson Public Schoolsstarts $38,554
- Caledonia Community Schoolsstarts $51,769
- Okemos Public Schoolsstarts $47,542
- Van Buren Public Schoolsstarts $52,200
- Lapeer Community Schoolsstarts $40,000
- Berrien Springs Public Schoolsstarts $47,877
- Lakeview Public Schoolsstarts $48,484.18
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