Annual salary
$52,268
Michigan · salary schedule · 2026-27
Rockford 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 step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Rockford Public Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $52,268 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $106,611 (MA60, step 20), per Rockford Public Schools (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $52,268 and reaches $73,631 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $55,890 to $98,107.
- The grid has 6 lane columns and 20 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 20.
- Rockford Public Schools enrolled 7,644 students in 2023-24, the 24th-largest district in Michigan by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27)
| STEP \ Lane | BA | BA 6 | MA | MA 15 | MA30 | MA60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $52,268 | $53,820 | $55,890 | $57,961 | $58,711 | $59,790 |
| 2 | $53,561 | $55,114 | $58,033 | $60,496 | $61,281 | $62,360 |
| 3 | $54,855 | $56,562 | $59,639 | $62,107 | $62,907 | $63,986 |
| 4 | $56,707 | $58,849 | $61,939 | $64,477 | $65,273 | $66,353 |
| 5 | $57,684 | $60,262 | $63,363 | $65,970 | $66,766 | $68,114 |
| 6 | $59,101 | $61,749 | $64,941 | $67,579 | $68,399 | $69,748 |
| 7 | $60,513 | $63,241 | $66,518 | $69,187 | $70,031 | $71,381 |
| 8 | $65,791 | $69,263 | $72,920 | $75,789 | $76,931 | $78,279 |
| 9 | $67,584 | $71,329 | $75,135 | $78,108 | $79,276 | $80,759 |
| 10 | $69,377 | $73,394 | $77,350 | $80,427 | $81,620 | $83,239 |
| 11 | $72,222 | $76,668 | $80,789 | $83,969 | $85,198 | $86,817 |
| 12 | $73,631 | $80,083 | $84,488 | $87,582 | $89,072 | $90,691 |
| 13 | $73,631 | $82,129 | $86,708 | $89,682 | $91,421 | $93,308 |
| 14 | $73,631 | $83,896 | $88,619 | $91,580 | $93,453 | $95,341 |
| 15 | $73,631 | $86,401 | $91,268 | $94,214 | $96,224 | $98,113 |
| 16 | $73,631 | $87,789 | $92,813 | $95,668 | $97,702 | $99,725 |
| 17 | $73,631 | $89,178 | $94,357 | $97,122 | $99,180 | $101,338 |
| 18 | $73,631 | $90,467 | $95,618 | $98,437 | $100,507 | $102,665 |
| 19 | $73,631 | $91,757 | $96,880 | $99,751 | $101,835 | $103,993 |
| 20 | $73,631 | $93,003 | $98,107 | $101,093 | $104,453 | $106,611 |
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Per month (12)
$4,355.67
Next 5 steps in this lane
| STEP | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $53,561 | +$1,293 |
| 3 | $54,855 | +$2,587 |
| 4 | $56,707 | +$4,439 |
| 5 | $57,684 | +$5,416 |
| 6 | $59,101 | +$6,833 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $52,268 a year, $4,355.67 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 REA Salary Grid', Article XXII of the agreement between the Rockford Board of Education, Kent County Education Association and Rockford Educational Association, 2024-2027. This is the Michigan Rockford (Kent County), not Rockford, Illinois.
The same contract also prints a 2025-2026 grid; the page is footed 'Salaries are the contractual salaries'.
The 2025-2026 grid labels the last lane 'MA60/Ed.S'; the 2026-2027 grid labels it 'MA60'.
Eligibility: MA+15 requires 15 graduate semester hours past the master's, MA+30 requires 30, and MA+60/Ed.S. requires 60 or a terminal degree.
- Soft spot: The 2026-2027 grid is a page image inside the PDF with no text layer, so the figures were transcribed from the rendered page.
- Soft spot: Every cell except steps 9, 16 and 18 is exactly 1.035 times the printed 2025-2026 cell; those three steps are 4.0% to 5.2% higher. Lane-to-lane ratios in the 2026-2027 grid track the 2025-2026 grid closely, which is how the transcription was checked.
- Soft spot: The contract states no teacher work-day count.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Rockford Public Schools?
$52,268 on the lane BA at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Rockford Public Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $52,268 (BA).
What is the top of the Rockford Public Schools salary schedule?
$106,611, at step 20 on MA60 (2026-27). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
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