Annual salary
$50,818
Michigan · salary schedule · 2026-27
Reeths-Puffer Schools salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27). 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.
- Reeths-Puffer Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $50,818 (BA, step 1.0) and tops out at $100,181 (MA+30, step 30.0), per Reeths-Puffer Schools (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $50,818 and reaches $63,523 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $54,375 to $96,570.
- The grid has 6 lane columns and 23 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 30.0.
- Reeths-Puffer Schools enrolled 3,554 students in 2023-24, the 90th-largest district in Michigan by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Lane | BA | BA+18 | BA+30 | MA | MA+15 | MA+30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | $50,818 | $51,835 | $54,375 | $54,375 | ||
| 2.0 | $53,359 | $54,427 | $57,095 | $57,095 | ||
| 3.0 | $55,902 | $57,016 | $59,814 | $59,814 | ||
| 4.0 | $58,439 | $59,609 | $62,531 | $62,531 | ||
| 5.0 | $60,980 | $62,200 | $65,251 | $65,251 | $66,469 | $67,690 |
| 6.0 | $63,523 | $64,792 | $67,970 | $67,970 | $69,241 | $70,510 |
| 7.0 | $67,383 | $70,690 | $70,690 | $72,009 | $73,331 | |
| 8.0 | $69,976 | $73,407 | $73,407 | $74,779 | $76,151 | |
| 9.0 | $72,566 | $76,127 | $76,127 | $77,549 | $78,971 | |
| 10.0 | $78,846 | $78,846 | $80,315 | $81,792 | ||
| 11.0 | $81,566 | $81,566 | $83,088 | $84,612 | ||
| 12.0 | $84,283 | $84,283 | $85,857 | $87,436 | ||
| 13.0 | $87,002 | $87,002 | $88,627 | $90,254 | ||
| 14.0 | $88,740 | $88,740 | $90,399 | $92,059 | ||
| 15.0 | $89,612 | $89,612 | $91,285 | $92,960 | ||
| 16-17 | $90,482 | $90,482 | $92,172 | $93,863 | ||
| 18-19 | $91,352 | $91,352 | $93,057 | $94,765 | ||
| 20-21 | $92,222 | $92,222 | $93,944 | $95,667 | ||
| 22-23 | $93,091 | $93,091 | $94,831 | $96,569 | ||
| 24-25 | $93,963 | $93,963 | $95,717 | $97,473 | ||
| 26-27 | $94,832 | $94,832 | $96,605 | $98,376 | ||
| 28-29 | $95,703 | $95,703 | $97,489 | $99,276 | ||
| 30.0 | $96,570 | $96,570 | $98,376 | $100,181 |
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Per month (12)
$4,234.83
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | $53,359 | +$2,541 |
| 3.0 | $55,902 | +$5,084 |
| 4.0 | $58,439 | +$7,621 |
| 5.0 | $60,980 | +$10,162 |
| 6.0 | $63,523 | +$12,705 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1.0 = $50,818 a year, $4,234.83 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Salary Schedule A-IIb, 2026-2027, of the 2024-2028 master agreement between the Reeths-Puffer Education Association and the district. Schedule A-IIb applies to all employees hired after September 8, 1998.
The contract also prints Schedule A-IIa for employees hired before September 8, 1998, with columns BA, BA+20, MA, MA+15, MA+30; its step 1 through 13 figures match A-IIb's BA/BA+18/BA+30/MA+15/MA+30 columns but it has no blank cells.
Steps 14.0 through 30.0 are the contract's longevity block, indexed off the step 13 salary; the district's own row labels are kept.
An INDEX column (1.000 to 1.600, then 1.020 to 1.110 for longevity) is printed beside the steps and is not a pay lane.
The contract prints 2024-25, 2025-26, 2026-27 and 2027-28 schedules; 2027-2028 is a full wage reopener with no figures.
The BA lane stops after step 6.0 and BA+18 after step 9.0; MA+15 and MA+30 start at step 5.0. Those cells are blank in the document.
- Soft spot: The 2026-27 schedule is stated to be a 3% increase over 2025-2026 but the parties may reopen the wage scale if UAAL or OPEB credit is not extended to that school year.
- Soft spot: The contract states no teacher work-day count.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $50,818 at step 1.0 to $63,523 at step 6.0: 5 step increases worth $2,541 each on average, 25% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,543, between step 2.0 and step 3.0.
A master's degree is worth $3,557 more than a bachelor's at the first step (7.0%) and $33,047 more at the top of the column (52.0%).
The highest-paid column, MA+30, starts at $67,690 and tops out at $100,181, 58% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 97 Michigan district schedules indexed here, Reeths-Puffer Schools's starting pay ranks 24th and its top cell ranks 53rd; 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 50th percentile and the top cell at the 61st percentile.
Column by column
| Lane | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $50,818 | $63,523 | 5 | 25% |
| BA+18 | $51,835 | $72,566 | 8 | 40% |
| BA+30 | $54,375 | $96,570 | 22 | 78% |
| MA | $54,375 | $96,570 | 22 | 78% |
| MA+15 | $66,469 | $98,376 | 18 | 48% |
| MA+30 | $67,690 | $100,181 | 18 | 48% |
Against Michigan districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reeths-Puffer Schools | 3,554 | 2026-27 | $50,818 | $54,375 | $100,181 |
| Mattawan Consolidated School | 3,553 | 2026-27 | $46,000 | $47,840 | $97,166 |
| Greenville Public Schools | 3,561 | 2026-27 | $46,483 | $48,666 | $97,543 |
| Gibraltar School District | 3,614 | 2026-27 | $51,053 | $54,123 | $113,694 |
| Swartz Creek Community School District | 3,485 | 2025-26 | $45,000 | – | $83,376 |
| Lincoln Consolidated School District | 3,483 | 2026-27 | $45,825 | $51,720 | $90,111 |
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 Reeths-Puffer Schools?
$50,818 on the lane BA at step 1.0 of the 2026-27 schedule (Reeths-Puffer Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $50,818 (BA).
What is the top of the Reeths-Puffer Schools salary schedule?
$100,181, at step 30.0 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 Reeths-Puffer Schools salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $63,523, is reached at step 6.0, 5 step increases after step 1.0 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Reeths-Puffer Schools?
$3,557 more at the first step: $54,375 on MA against $50,818 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
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- Swartz Creek Community School Districtstarts $45,000
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- Alpena Board of Educationstarts $45,222
- School District of the City of Pontiacstarts $47,448.88
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