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.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $52,268 at step 1 to $73,631 at step 12: 11 step increases worth $1,942 each on average, 41% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $5,278, between step 7 and step 8.
8 of the 19 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
A master's degree is worth $3,622 more than a bachelor's at the first step (6.9%) and $24,476 more at the top of the column (33.2%).
The highest-paid column, MA60, starts at $59,790 and tops out at $106,611, 45% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 97 Michigan district schedules indexed here, Rockford Public Schools's starting pay ranks 14th and its top cell ranks 24th; 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 55th percentile and the top cell at the 70th percentile.
Column by column
| Lane | First step | Top | STEP moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $52,268 | $73,631 | 11 | 41% |
| BA 6 | $53,820 | $93,003 | 19 | 73% |
| MA | $55,890 | $98,107 | 19 | 76% |
| MA 15 | $57,961 | $101,093 | 19 | 74% |
| MA30 | $58,711 | $104,453 | 19 | 78% |
| MA60 | $59,790 | $106,611 | 19 | 78% |
Against Michigan districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockford Public Schools | 7,644 | 2026-27 | $52,268 | $55,890 | $106,611 |
| Grand Blanc Community Schools | 7,571 | 2026-27 | $45,255 | – | $95,444 |
| Huron Valley Schools | 7,849 | 2026-27 | $42,455 | – | $94,676 |
| Birmingham Public Schools | 7,394 | 2025-26 | $48,700 | $54,700 | $105,100 |
| Midland Public Schools | 7,359 | 2026-27 | $48,498 | $51,213 | $104,965 |
| Port Huron Area School District | 7,147 | 2026-27 | $48,223 | $52,081 | $94,571 |
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 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.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Rockford Public Schools salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $73,631, is reached at step 12, 11 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Rockford Public Schools?
$3,622 more at the first step: $55,890 on MA against $52,268 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other Michigan districts with schedules
- Grand Blanc Community Schoolsstarts $45,255
- Huron Valley Schoolsstarts $42,455
- Birmingham Public Schoolsstarts $48,700
- Midland Public Schoolsstarts $48,498
- Port Huron Area School Districtstarts $48,223
- Northville Public Schoolsstarts $53,572
- Waterford School Districtstarts $42,300
- South Lyon Community Schoolsstarts $45,008
- Portage Public Schoolsstarts $43,311
- Clarkston Community Schoolsstarts $45,000
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