Annual salary
$45,000
Michigan · salary schedule · 2025-26
Swartz Creek Community School District 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.
- Swartz Creek Community School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $45,000 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $83,376 (MA+30, step 12), per Swartz Creek Community School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $45,000 and reaches $63,432 at the top of that column.
- The schedule is built on 183 work days, which makes the starting cell about $245.90 per day.
- The grid has 5 lane columns and 12 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 12.
- Swartz Creek Community Schools enrolled 3,485 students in 2023-24, the 93rd-largest district in Michigan by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2025-26)
Official sourceDocumentSwartz Creek Community School DistrictSchool year2025-26EffectiveWork days183
| Step \ Lane | BA | BA+18 | BA+30/MA | MA+15 | MA+30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $45,000 | $46,800 | $48,672 | $50,619 | $52,644 |
| 2 | $46,575 | $48,438 | $50,376 | $52,391 | $54,486 |
| 3 | $48,205 | $50,133 | $52,139 | $54,224 | $56,393 |
| 4 | $49,892 | $51,888 | $53,964 | $56,122 | $58,367 |
| 5 | $51,639 | $53,704 | $55,852 | $58,086 | $60,410 |
| 6 | $53,704 | $55,852 | $58,086 | $60,410 | $62,826 |
| 7 | $55,852 | $58,086 | $60,410 | $62,826 | $65,339 |
| 8 | $58,086 | $60,410 | $62,826 | $65,339 | $67,953 |
| 9 | $60,700 | $63,128 | $65,653 | $68,279 | $71,011 |
| 10 | $63,432 | $65,969 | $68,608 | $71,352 | $74,206 |
| 11 | $69,267 | $72,038 | $74,920 | $78,287 | |
| 12 | $73,423 | $76,360 | $79,415 | $83,376 |
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Per month (12)
$3,750.00
Per work day
$245.90 / 183 days
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $46,575 | +$1,575 |
| 3 | $48,205 | +$3,205 |
| 4 | $49,892 | +$4,892 |
| 5 | $51,639 | +$6,639 |
| 6 | $53,704 | +$8,704 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $45,000 a year, $3,750.00 a month spread over 12 months, $245.90 per work day on a 183-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Schedule A - Wages in the 2022-2026 master contract between the Swartz Creek Education Association and the Board of Education.
The document prints ONE grid headed 'Pay Scale 2022-23 Through 2025-26', so the same dollar figures apply to all four contract years; 2025-26 is the latest year it covers.
Steps 11 and 12 are blank in the BA lane in the document.
The calendar article states a minimum of 180 instructional days and 183 teacher days.
- Soft spot: The contract runs through 2026 and the district's 'current bargaining agreements' page still lists this as the current teacher agreement, so no 2026-27 grid is published yet.
- Soft spot: Off-schedule one-time payments of $3,000 (Sept 2022 and Sept 2023) and a 2024-25 per-pupil funding trigger are described in the contract but are not part of the grid.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $45,000 at step 1 to $63,432 at step 10: 9 step increases worth $2,048 each on average, 41% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,732, between step 9 and step 10.
The highest-paid column, MA+30, starts at $52,644 and tops out at $83,376, 31% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 97 Michigan district schedules indexed here, Swartz Creek Community School District's starting pay ranks 83rd and its top cell ranks 96th; 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 31st percentile and the top cell at the 40th percentile.
Column by column
| Lane | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $45,000 | $63,432 | 9 | 41% |
| BA+18 | $46,800 | $73,423 | 11 | 57% |
| BA+30/MA | $48,672 | $76,360 | 11 | 57% |
| MA+15 | $50,619 | $79,415 | 11 | 57% |
| MA+30 | $52,644 | $83,376 | 11 | 58% |
Against Michigan districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Southgate Community School District | 3,443 | 2025-26 | $47,330 | $52,425 | $102,214 |
| Lowell Area Schools | 3,436 | 2026-27 | $49,494 | $54,248 | $103,859 |
| Mattawan Consolidated School | 3,553 | 2026-27 | $46,000 | $47,840 | $97,166 |
| Reeths-Puffer Schools | 3,554 | 2026-27 | $50,818 | $54,375 | $100,181 |
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 Swartz Creek Community School District?
$45,000 on the lane BA at step 1 of the 2025-26 schedule (Swartz Creek Community School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $45,000 (BA).
What is the top of the Swartz Creek Community School District salary schedule?
$83,376, at step 12 on MA+30 (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 Swartz Creek Community School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $63,432, is reached at step 10, 9 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
Other Michigan districts with schedules
- Lincoln Consolidated School Districtstarts $45,825
- Southgate Community School Districtstarts $47,330
- Lowell Area Schoolsstarts $49,494
- Mattawan Consolidated Schoolstarts $46,000
- Reeths-Puffer Schoolsstarts $50,818
- Greenville Public Schoolsstarts $46,483
- Gibraltar School Districtstarts $51,053
- Alpena Board of Educationstarts $45,222
- Gull Lake Community Schoolsstarts $44,757
- Mason Public Schoolsstarts $45,268
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