Annual salary
$52,200
Michigan · salary schedule · 2026-27
Van Buren 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.
- Van Buren Public Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $52,200 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $105,700 (2MA, step 16), per Van Buren Public Schools (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $52,200 and reaches $91,200 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $56,000 to $98,200.
- The schedule is built on 183 work days, which makes the starting cell about $285.25 per day.
- The grid has 4 lane columns and 16 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 16.
- Van Buren Public Schools enrolled 4,293 students in 2023-24, the 68th-largest district in Michigan by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Lane | BA | MA | MA30 | 2MA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $52,200 | $56,000 | $56,850 | $60,300 |
| 2 | $54,500 | $58,500 | $59,500 | $63,000 |
| 3 | $56,800 | $61,000 | $62,150 | $65,700 |
| 4 | $59,100 | $63,500 | $64,800 | $68,400 |
| 5 | $61,400 | $66,000 | $67,450 | $71,100 |
| 6 | $63,700 | $68,500 | $70,100 | $73,800 |
| 7 | $66,000 | $71,000 | $72,750 | $76,500 |
| 8 | $68,300 | $73,500 | $75,400 | $79,200 |
| 9 | $70,600 | $76,000 | $78,050 | $81,900 |
| 10 | $72,900 | $78,500 | $80,700 | $84,600 |
| 11 | $75,200 | $81,000 | $83,350 | $87,300 |
| 12 | $77,500 | $83,500 | $86,000 | $90,000 |
| 13 | $79,800 | $86,000 | $88,650 | $92,700 |
| 14 | $82,100 | $88,500 | $91,300 | $95,400 |
| 15 | $84,400 | $91,000 | $93,950 | $98,100 |
| 16 | $91,200 | $98,200 | $101,450 | $105,700 |
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Per month (12)
$4,350.00
Per work day
$285.25 / 183 days
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $54,500 | +$2,300 |
| 3 | $56,800 | +$4,600 |
| 4 | $59,100 | +$6,900 |
| 5 | $61,400 | +$9,200 |
| 6 | $63,700 | +$11,500 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $52,200 a year, $4,350.00 a month spread over 12 months, $285.25 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 of the 2025-2028 VBEA collective bargaining agreement, which prints 2025-2026, 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 grids; this is the 2026-2027 grid.
The separate GSRP (preschool) salary schedule printed beside it, and Schedule B coaching pay, are excluded.
The contract adds a $4,000 per year stipend for self-contained special education classroom teachers and fully licensed school psychologists, on top of the schedule.
work_days is the contract's stated 183 teacher days (180 student days).
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $52,200 at step 1 to $91,200 at step 16: 15 step increases worth $2,600 each on average, 75% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $6,800, between step 15 and step 16.
A master's degree is worth $3,800 more than a bachelor's at the first step (7.3%) and $7,000 more at the top of the column (7.7%).
The highest-paid column, 2MA, starts at $60,300 and tops out at $105,700, 16% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 97 Michigan district schedules indexed here, Van Buren Public Schools's starting pay ranks 16th and its top cell ranks 28th; 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 68th percentile.
Column by column
| Lane | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $52,200 | $91,200 | 15 | 75% |
| MA | $56,000 | $98,200 | 15 | 75% |
| MA30 | $56,850 | $101,450 | 15 | 78% |
| 2MA | $60,300 | $105,700 | 15 | 75% |
Against Michigan districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Buren Public Schools | 4,293 | 2026-27 | $52,200 | $56,000 | $105,700 |
| Lapeer Community Schools | 4,282 | 2025-26 | $40,000 | $41,000 | $94,000 |
| Lakeview Public Schools | 4,257 | 2026-27 | $48,484.18 | $55,779.55 | $107,114.57 |
| The School District of the City of Wyandotte | 4,232 | 2026-27 | $46,872.10 | $49,374.26 | $106,367.37 |
| Roseville Community Schools | 4,151 | 2025-26 | $46,596 | $51,375 | $91,682 |
| Jackson Public Schools | 4,465 | 2026-27 | $38,554 | – | $93,990 |
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 Van Buren Public Schools?
$52,200 on the lane BA at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Van Buren Public Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $52,200 (BA).
What is the top of the Van Buren Public Schools salary schedule?
$105,700, at step 16 on 2MA (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 Van Buren Public Schools salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $91,200, is reached at step 16, 15 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Van Buren Public Schools?
$3,800 more at the first step: $56,000 on MA against $52,200 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other Michigan districts with schedules
- Lapeer Community Schoolsstarts $40,000
- Lakeview Public Schoolsstarts $48,484.18
- The School District of the City of Wyandottestarts $46,872.10
- Roseville Community Schoolsstarts $33,853
- Jackson Public Schoolsstarts $38,554
- Flushing Community Schoolsstarts $47,000
- Monroe Public Schoolsstarts $42,000
- Saginaw Township Community Schoolsstarts $46,041
- Byron Center Public Schoolsstarts $54,283
- Fraser Public Schoolsstarts $46,448
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