Annual salary
$40,500
Missouri · salary schedule · 2025-26
Union Star 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.
- Union Star R-II's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $40,500 (BA, benchmark Minimum (step 1)) and tops out at $53,150 (MA, benchmark Maximum (last step)), per Missouri National Education Association (MNEA) Research (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $40,500 and reaches $48,150 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $43,700 to $53,150.
- The grid has 2 lane columns and 3 benchmark rows; the highest cell is reached at benchmark Maximum (last step).
- Union Star R-II enrolled 162 students in 2023-24, the 429th-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) | $40,500 | $43,700 |
| Middle | $43,200 | $47,750 |
| Maximum (last step) | $48,150 | $53,150 |
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Per month (12)
$3,375.00
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Benchmark | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| Middle | $43,200 | +$2,700 |
| Maximum (last step) | $48,150 | +$7,650 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, benchmark Minimum (step 1) = $40,500 a year, $3,375.00 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 18; Master's lane reaches its maximum at step 22.
Highest non-doctorate salary anywhere on the schedule: $56,900.
Maximum salary on the whole schedule (last lane, last step): $56,900 over 25 steps.
The full schedule has 8 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.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $40,500 at benchmark Minimum (step 1) to $48,150 at benchmark Maximum (last step): 2 benchmark increases worth $3,825 each on average, 19% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $4,950, between benchmark Middle and benchmark Maximum (last step).
A master's degree is worth $3,200 more than a bachelor's at the first benchmark (7.9%) and $5,000 more at the top of the column (10.4%).
Among the 482 Missouri district schedules indexed here, Union Star R-II's starting pay ranks 159th and its top cell ranks 362nd; 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 11th percentile and the top cell at the 3rd percentile.
Column by column
| Lane | First benchmark | Top | Benchmark moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $40,500 | $48,150 | 2 | 19% |
| MA | $43,700 | $53,150 | 2 | 22% |
Against Missouri districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Star R-II | 162 | 2025-26 | $40,500 | $43,700 | $53,150 |
| Gilman City R-IV | 163 | 2025-26 | $40,000 | $40,000 | $46,000 |
| Green Forest R-II | 160 | 2025-26 | $40,500 | $43,600 | $63,500 |
| Northwestern R-I | 164 | 2025-26 | $40,000 | $44,300 | $59,670 |
| Risco R-II | 160 | 2025-26 | $40,000 | $34,650 | $51,050 |
| Norborne R-VIII | 159 | 2025-26 | $40,000 | $39,500 | $56,900 |
Starting pay is the first benchmark of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-benchmark cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Union Star R-II?
$40,500 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 $40,500 (BA).
What is the top of the Union Star R-II salary schedule?
$53,150, 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.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Union Star R-II salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $48,150, is reached at benchmark Maximum (last step), 2 benchmark increases after benchmark Minimum (step 1) (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Union Star R-II?
$3,200 more at the first benchmark: $43,700 on MA against $40,500 on BA (2025-26 schedule).
Other Missouri districts with schedules
- Gilman City R-IVstarts $40,000
- Green Forest R-IIstarts $40,500
- Northwestern R-Istarts $40,000
- Risco R-IIstarts $34,650
- Norborne R-VIIIstarts $39,500
- Appleton City R-IIstarts $35,500
- East Lynne 40starts $40,000
- Taneyville R-IIstarts $40,000
- Miami R-1 (Amoret)starts $40,000
- North Mercer Co. R-IIIstarts $40,000
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