Annual salary
$47,486
Michigan · salary schedule · 2025-26
Taylor 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.
- Taylor School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $47,486 (BA/BS, step 1) and tops out at $106,068 (DR, step 11), per Taylor School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA/BS) starts at $47,486 and reaches $83,904 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA/MS) the range is $50,151 to $97,568.
- The grid has 4 lane columns and 11 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 11.
- Taylor School District enrolled 5,614 students in 2023-24, the 43rd-largest district in Michigan by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2025-26)
| Step \ Lane | BA/BS | MA/MS | M30/DM/ES/SW/SLP | DR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $47,486 | $50,151 | $52,594 | $59,628 |
| 2 | $50,151 | $52,587 | $55,087 | $61,864 |
| 3 | $52,132 | $54,632 | $57,455 | $64,184 |
| 4 | $54,632 | $57,227 | $59,893 | $66,591 |
| 5 | $57,231 | $59,380 | $62,332 | $69,088 |
| 6 | $59,667 | $62,218 | $64,768 | $71,678 |
| 7 | $62,300 | $64,818 | $67,366 | $74,366 |
| 8 | $65,909 | $68,322 | $71,947 | $77,155 |
| 9 | $71,240 | $73,391 | $76,726 | $80,049 |
| 10 | $78,760 | $80,811 | $83,084 | $83,915 |
| 11 | $83,904 | $97,568 | $100,629 | $106,068 |
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Per month (12)
$3,957.17
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $50,151 | +$2,665 |
| 3 | $52,132 | +$4,646 |
| 4 | $54,632 | +$7,146 |
| 5 | $57,231 | +$9,745 |
| 6 | $59,667 | +$12,181 |
Worked example as rendered: BA/BS, step 1 = $47,486 a year, $3,957.17 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
'Taylor School District / Taylor Federation of Teachers Salary Schedule Fiscal Year 2025 - 2026' in Article XVI of the TFT CBA 2024-2026; 2025-2026 is the newest year the contract prints.
Excludes the longevity schedule printed beside the grid (2.50% of salary at 16 years rising to 9.50% at 30) and the academic-assistant hourly table.
EL-endorsed staff are placed in the MA 30 lane.
- Soft spot: The grid pages are images inside the PDF; the numbers were transcribed by eye and validated against the 2024-2025 grid on the previous page using the contract's stated 4% increase (45,659 -> 47,486; 48,223 -> 50,151; 50,572 -> 52,594).
How this schedule moves
On the BA/BS column a teacher moves from $47,486 at step 1 to $83,904 at step 11: 10 step increases worth $3,642 each on average, 77% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $7,520, between step 9 and step 10.
A master's degree is worth $2,665 more than a bachelor's at the first step (5.6%) and $13,664 more at the top of the column (16.3%).
The highest-paid column, DR, starts at $59,628 and tops out at $106,068, 26% above the top of the BA/BS column.
Among the 97 Michigan district schedules indexed here, Taylor School District's starting pay ranks 51st and its top cell ranks 26th; 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 69th percentile.
Column by column
| Lane | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA/BS | $47,486 | $83,904 | 10 | 77% |
| MA/MS | $50,151 | $97,568 | 10 | 95% |
| M30/DM/ES/SW/SLP | $52,594 | $100,629 | 10 | 91% |
| DR | $59,628 | $106,068 | 10 | 78% |
Against Michigan districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor School District | 5,614 | 2025-26 | $47,486 | $50,151 | $106,068 |
| Woodhaven-Brownstown School District | 5,622 | 2026-27 | $55,706 | – | $113,853 |
| Oxford Community Schools | 5,722 | 2026-27 | $50,912 | $56,993 | $100,888 |
| Grandville Public Schools | 5,476 | 2025-26 | $50,904 | – | $109,397 |
| Davison Community Schools | 5,470 | 2026-27 | $46,350 | – | $92,960 |
| Brighton Area Schools | 5,827 | 2026-27 | $53,516 | $57,252 | $105,037 |
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 Taylor School District?
$47,486 on the lane BA/BS at step 1 of the 2025-26 schedule (Taylor School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $47,486 (BA/BS).
What is the top of the Taylor School District salary schedule?
$106,068, at step 11 on DR (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 Taylor School District salary schedule?
On the BA/BS column the top figure, $83,904, is reached at step 11, 10 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Taylor School District?
$2,665 more at the first step: $50,151 on MA/MS against $47,486 on BA/BS (2025-26 schedule).
Other Michigan districts with schedules
- Woodhaven-Brownstown School Districtstarts $55,706
- Oxford Community Schoolsstarts $50,912
- Grandville Public Schoolsstarts $50,904
- Davison Community Schoolsstarts $46,350
- Brighton Area Schoolsstarts $53,516
- Anchor Bay School Districtstarts $36,000
- Grand Ledge Public Schoolsstarts $44,000
- Zeeland Public Schoolsstarts $54,376
- Grand Haven Area Public Schoolsstarts $50,851
- Saginaw Public Schoolsstarts $31,147
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