Annual salary
$45,100
Missouri · salary schedule · 2025-26
Ft. Zumwalt R-II salary schedule, 2025-26
Teacher salary schedule benchmarks (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a lane and benchmark to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Ft. Zumwalt R-II's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $45,100 (BA, benchmark Minimum (step 1)) and tops out at $73,837 (MA, benchmark Maximum (last step)), per Missouri National Education Association (MNEA) Research (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $45,100 and reaches $59,716 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $51,260 to $73,837.
- The grid has 2 lane columns and 3 benchmark rows; the highest cell is reached at benchmark Maximum (last step).
- Fort Zumwalt School District enrolled 16,829 students in 2023-24, the 10th-largest district in Missouri by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule benchmarks (2025-26)
Transcribed from imageDocumentMissouri National Education Association (MNEA) ResearchSchool year2025-26Effective
| Benchmark \ Lane | BA | MA |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum (step 1) | $45,100 | $51,260 |
| Middle | $50,400 | $60,161 |
| Maximum (last step) | $59,716 | $73,837 |
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Per month (12)
$3,758.33
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Benchmark | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| Middle | $50,400 | +$5,300 |
| Maximum (last step) | $59,716 | +$14,616 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, benchmark Minimum (step 1) = $45,100 a year, $3,758.33 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Benchmark figures only. MNEA publishes the minimum, middle and maximum salary of each lane from the district's 2025-26 certified salary schedule, not every step of the grid.
Middle is step 7 of the bachelor's lane and step 10 of the master's lane, so the two cells in the middle row are not the same step. Where a lane has fewer steps than that, the report repeats the maximum.
Bachelor's lane reaches its maximum at step 17; Master's lane reaches its maximum at step 17.
Highest non-doctorate salary anywhere on the schedule: $78,270.
Maximum salary on the whole schedule (last lane, last step): $79,676 over 17 steps.
The full schedule has 9 lanes; only the bachelor's and master's lanes are broken out here.
Missouri statute 163.172 sets a $40,000 minimum salary for a beginning teacher in 2025-26 and $46,000 for a full-time teacher with a master's degree and at least ten years of experience.
- Soft spot: Sourced from MNEA's statewide compilation of district-supplied schedules, not from the district's own posted PDF; the district's published schedule is the authority.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Ft. Zumwalt R-II?
$45,100 on the lane BA at benchmark Minimum (step 1) of the 2025-26 schedule (Missouri National Education Association (MNEA) Research). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $45,100 (BA).
What is the top of the Ft. Zumwalt R-II salary schedule?
$73,837, at benchmark Maximum (last step) on MA (2025-26). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
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