Annual salary
$47,502
Michigan · salary schedule · 2026-27
Saline Area 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.
- Saline Area Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $47,502 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $101,723 (MM, step 25), per Saline Area Schools (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $47,502 and reaches $83,758 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $53,508 to $94,159.
- The grid has 3 lane columns and 17 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 25.
- Saline Area Schools enrolled 4,765 students in 2023-24, the 59th-largest district in Michigan by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Lane | BA | MA | MM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $47,502 | $53,508 | $57,876 |
| 2 | $49,402 | $55,648 | $60,191 |
| 3 | $51,378 | $57,874 | $62,599 |
| 4 | $53,433 | $60,189 | $65,103 |
| 5 | $55,570 | $62,597 | $67,707 |
| 6 | $57,794 | $65,101 | $70,415 |
| 7 | $60,105 | $67,705 | $73,232 |
| 8 | $62,509 | $70,413 | $76,161 |
| 9 | $65,009 | $73,230 | $79,207 |
| 10 | $67,610 | $76,158 | $82,375 |
| 11 | $70,314 | $79,205 | $85,671 |
| 12 | $73,128 | $82,373 | $89,098 |
| 13 | $76,052 | $85,668 | $92,661 |
| 14 | $79,094 | $89,095 | $96,367 |
| 15 | $82,258 | $92,659 | $100,223 |
| 20 | $83,258 | $93,659 | $101,223 |
| 25 | $83,758 | $94,159 | $101,723 |
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Per month (12)
$3,958.50
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $49,402 | +$1,900 |
| 3 | $51,378 | +$3,876 |
| 4 | $53,433 | +$5,931 |
| 5 | $55,570 | +$8,068 |
| 6 | $57,794 | +$10,292 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $47,502 a year, $3,958.50 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Schedule A of the Saline Education Association contract, August 19, 2025 - December 31, 2027.
Schedule A prints a 2025/26 and a 2026/27 grid side by side; the 2026/27 grid is reproduced here.
Steps 1-15 are annual steps; the contract states step 20 is awarded after nineteen years of service in Saline (a $1,000 increase from step 15) and step 25 after twenty-four years (a further $500), which matches the printed values.
The $1,200 offline payment described for 2025/26 and the Schedule B coaching/club stipends are excluded.
The contract also provides a wage reopener for the 2027/28 schedule.
- Soft spot: Schedule A is an embedded image with no text layer, so the values were transcribed from the page image. They were checked two ways: each 2026/27 step equals the next step of the printed 2025/26 grid, and the step 20 / step 25 increments match the +$1,000 / +$500 rules stated in the contract text.
- Soft spot: The contract does not state a teacher work-day count, so work_days is null.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $47,502 at step 1 to $83,758 at step 25: 16 step increases worth $2,266 each on average, 76% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,164, between step 14 and step 15.
A master's degree is worth $6,006 more than a bachelor's at the first step (12.6%) and $10,401 more at the top of the column (12.4%).
The highest-paid column, MM, starts at $57,876 and tops out at $101,723, 21% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 97 Michigan district schedules indexed here, Saline Area Schools's starting pay ranks 50th and its top cell ranks 45th; 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 38th percentile and the top cell at the 62nd percentile.
Column by column
| Lane | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $47,502 | $83,758 | 16 | 76% |
| MA | $53,508 | $94,159 | 16 | 76% |
| MM | $57,876 | $101,723 | 16 | 76% |
Against Michigan districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saline Area Schools | 4,765 | 2026-27 | $47,502 | $53,508 | $101,723 |
| Holt Public Schools | 4,786 | 2026-27 | $46,273 | $49,548 | $99,489 |
| Berrien Springs Public Schools | 4,730 | 2026-27 | $47,877 | $50,051 | $88,689 |
| Southfield Public School District | 4,809 | 2023-24 | $47,449 | $50,385 | $90,477 |
| West Bloomfield School District | 4,830 | 2026-27 | $46,000 | $50,450 | $105,000 |
| Okemos Public Schools | 4,643 | 2026-27 | $47,542 | – | $96,999 |
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 Saline Area Schools?
$47,502 on the lane BA at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Saline Area Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $47,502 (BA).
What is the top of the Saline Area Schools salary schedule?
$101,723, at step 25 on MM (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 Saline Area Schools salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $83,758, is reached at step 25, 16 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Saline Area Schools?
$6,006 more at the first step: $53,508 on MA against $47,502 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other Michigan districts with schedules
- Holt Public Schoolsstarts $46,273
- Berrien Springs Public Schoolsstarts $47,877
- Southfield Public School Districtstarts $47,449
- West Bloomfield School Districtstarts $46,000
- Okemos Public Schoolsstarts $47,542
- Caledonia Community Schoolsstarts $51,769
- Lincoln Park Public Schoolsstarts $50,539
- Royal Oak Schoolsstarts $48,737
- Fraser Public Schoolsstarts $46,448
- Byron Center Public Schoolsstarts $54,283
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