Annual salary
$48,304
Missouri · salary schedule · 2026-27
Hazelwood School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher Salary Schedule 2026-2027. 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.
- Hazelwood School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $48,304 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $95,978 (Doctorate, step 21), per Hazelwood School District, Office of Finance and Human Resources (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $48,304 and reaches $66,788 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $49,732 to $89,130.
- The grid has 5 lane columns and 21 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 21.
- Hazelwood enrolled 16,262 students in 2023-24, the 11th-largest district in Missouri by NCES enrollment.
Teacher Salary Schedule 2026-2027
Official sourceDocumentHazelwood School District, Office of Finance and Human ResourcesSchool year2026-27Effective
| Step \ Lane | BA | BA+15* | MA | MA+30 | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $48,304 | $49,732 | $51,894 | $54,057 | |
| 2 | $48,787 | $50,229 | $52,413 | $54,597 | |
| 3 | $49,275 | $50,732 | $52,937 | $55,143 | |
| 4 | $49,768 | $51,239 | $53,467 | $55,970 | |
| 5 | $50,266 | $52,777 | $55,071 | $57,649 | |
| 6 | $50,768 | $54,359 | $56,723 | $59,379 | |
| 7 | $51,276 | $55,991 | $58,425 | $61,161 | |
| 8 | $51,789 | $57,670 | $60,178 | $62,995 | |
| 9 | $53,005 | $49,777 | $59,400 | $61,983 | $64,885 |
| 10 | $54,728 | $51,681 | $61,182 | $63,842 | $66,831 |
| 11 | $56,568 | $63,018 | $65,758 | $68,836 | |
| 12 | $58,475 | $64,908 | $67,731 | $70,902 | |
| 13 | $60,375 | $66,856 | $69,762 | $73,029 | |
| 14 | $62,277 | $68,861 | $71,855 | $75,219 | |
| 15 | $64,218 | $70,927 | $74,011 | $77,476 | |
| 16 | $66,788 | $69,744 | $73,055 | $76,232 | $79,801 |
| 17 | $75,246 | $78,518 | $82,195 | ||
| 18 | $77,504 | $80,874 | $84,661 | ||
| 19 | $79,829 | $83,300 | $87,201 | ||
| 20 | $82,223 | $85,799 | $89,817 | ||
| 21 | $89,130 | $92,471 | $95,978 |
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Per month (12)
$4,025.33
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $48,787 | +$483 |
| 3 | $49,275 | +$971 |
| 4 | $49,768 | +$1,464 |
| 5 | $50,266 | +$1,962 |
| 6 | $50,768 | +$2,464 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $48,304 a year, $4,025.33 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Page 4 of the district's 2026-2027 Salary Schedules booklet, updated May 6, 2026.
BA+15 placement is only for employees already placed in that channel and in continuous service; it is not offered to new or returning employees.
A teacher must be employed 95 days or more in the district to be eligible for an increment.
Longevity amounts awarded in earlier agreements continue to be paid on top of these figures for the employees who earned them.
- Soft spot: The BA+15 channel is printed with figures on only three steps (9, 10 and 16), and at steps 9 and 10 those figures sit below the BA channel. That is exactly how the schedule is published; every other cell in that channel is blank.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $48,304 at step 1 to $66,788 at step 16: 15 step increases worth $1,232 each on average, 38% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,570, between step 15 and step 16.
A master's degree is worth $1,428 more than a bachelor's at the first step (3.0%) and $22,342 more at the top of the column (33.5%).
The highest-paid column, Doctorate, starts at $54,057 and tops out at $95,978, 44% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 482 Missouri district schedules indexed here, Hazelwood School District's starting pay ranks 11th and its top cell ranks 16th; the state medians are $40,000 to start and $58,299 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 40th percentile and the top cell at the 55th percentile.
Column by column
| Lane | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $48,304 | $66,788 | 15 | 38% |
| BA+15* | $49,777 | $69,744 | 2 | 40% |
| MA | $49,732 | $89,130 | 20 | 79% |
| MA+30 | $51,894 | $92,471 | 20 | 78% |
| Doctorate | $54,057 | $95,978 | 20 | 78% |
Against Missouri districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazelwood School District | 16,262 | 2026-27 | $48,304 | $49,732 | $95,978 |
| Ft. Zumwalt R-II | 16,829 | 2025-26 | $45,100 | $51,260 | $73,837 |
| Parkway School District | 16,924 | 2026-27 | $50,000 | $53,000 | $108,885 |
| Francis Howell R-III | 17,241 | 2025-26 | $48,148 | $51,518 | $82,864 |
| Blue Springs School District | 14,744 | 2026-27 | $44,500 | – | $94,500 |
| Lee's Summit R7 School District | 17,797 | 2026-27 | $45,155 | $48,155 | $128,978 |
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 Hazelwood School District?
$48,304 on the lane BA at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Hazelwood School District, Office of Finance and Human Resources). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $48,304 (BA).
What is the top of the Hazelwood School District salary schedule?
$95,978, at step 21 on Doctorate (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 Hazelwood School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $66,788, is reached at step 16, 15 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Hazelwood School District?
$1,428 more at the first step: $49,732 on MA against $48,304 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other Missouri districts with schedules
- Ft. Zumwalt R-IIstarts $45,100
- Parkway School Districtstarts $50,000
- Francis Howell R-IIIstarts $48,148
- Blue Springs School Districtstarts $44,500
- Lee's Summit R7 School Districtstarts $45,155
- Kansas City 33starts $48,150
- Wentzville School Districtstarts $48,467
- Saint Louis Public Schoolsstarts $52,232.01
- Independence Public Schoolsstarts $47,770
- Columbia Public Schoolsstarts $45,600
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