Annual salary
$41,325
Nebraska · salary schedule · 2026-27
Papillion La Vista Community Schools salary schedule, 2026-27
2026-27 Pay Scale (certified staff). 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.
- Papillion La Vista Community Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $41,325 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $87,816 (PhD / EdD, step 26), per Papillion La Vista Community Schools (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $41,325 and reaches $49,590 at the top of that column.
- The grid has 10 lane columns and 26 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 26.
- Papillion la Vista Community Schools enrolled 12,039 students in 2023-24, the 4th-largest district in Nebraska by NCES enrollment.
2026-27 Pay Scale (certified staff)
| Step \ Lane | BA | BA+9 | BA+18 | BA+27 | BA+36 / MA | MA+9 | MA+18 | MA+27 | MA+36 / Specialist | PhD / EdD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $41,325 | $43,185 | $45,044 | $46,904 | $48,764 | $50,623 | $52,483 | $54,342 | $56,202 | $58,062 |
| 2 | $42,978 | $44,838 | $46,697 | $48,557 | $50,417 | $52,276 | $54,136 | $55,995 | $57,855 | $59,715 |
| 3 | $44,631 | $46,491 | $48,350 | $50,210 | $52,070 | $53,929 | $55,789 | $57,648 | $59,508 | $61,368 |
| 4 | $46,284 | $48,144 | $50,003 | $51,863 | $53,723 | $55,582 | $57,442 | $59,301 | $61,161 | $63,021 |
| 5 | $47,937 | $49,797 | $51,656 | $53,516 | $55,376 | $57,235 | $59,095 | $60,954 | $62,467 | $64,674 |
| 6 | $49,590 | $51,450 | $53,309 | $55,169 | $57,029 | $58,888 | $60,748 | $62,607 | $64,467 | $66,327 |
| 7 | $53,103 | $54,962 | $56,822 | $58,682 | $60,541 | $62,401 | $64,260 | $66,120 | $67,980 | |
| 8 | $54,756 | $56,615 | $58,475 | $60,335 | $62,194 | $64,054 | $65,913 | $67,773 | $69,633 | |
| 9 | $58,268 | $60,128 | $61,988 | $63,847 | $65,707 | $67,566 | $69,426 | $71,286 | ||
| 10 | $59,921 | $61,781 | $63,641 | $65,500 | $67,360 | $69,219 | $71,079 | $72,939 | ||
| 11 | $63,434 | $65,294 | $67,153 | $69,013 | $70,872 | $72,732 | $74,592 | |||
| 12 | $65,087 | $66,947 | $68,806 | $70,666 | $72,525 | $74,385 | $76,245 | |||
| 13 | $66,740 | $68,600 | $70,459 | $72,319 | $74,178 | $76,038 | $77,898 | |||
| 14 | $70,253 | $72,112 | $73,972 | $75,831 | $77,691 | $79,551 | ||||
| 15 | $71,906 | $73,765 | $75,625 | $77,831 | $79,344 | $81,204 | ||||
| 16 | $73,559 | $75,418 | $77,278 | $79,137 | $80,997 | $82,857 | ||||
| 17 | $74,385 | $76,245 | $78,104 | $79,964 | $81,237 | $83,683 | ||||
| 18 | $74,798 | $76,658 | $78,518 | $80,790 | $82,237 | $84,096 | ||||
| 19 | $75,212 | $77,071 | $78,931 | $80,790 | $82,650 | $84,510 | ||||
| 20 | $75,625 | $77,484 | $79,344 | $81,204 | $83,063 | $84,923 | ||||
| 21 | $76,038 | $77,898 | $79,757 | $81,617 | $83,477 | $85,336 | ||||
| 22 | $76,865 | $78,724 | $80,584 | $82,443 | $84,303 | $86,163 | ||||
| 23 | $79,137 | $80,997 | $82,857 | $84,716 | $86,576 | |||||
| 24 | $79,551 | $81,410 | $83,270 | $85,130 | $86,989 | |||||
| 25 | $79,964 | $81,824 | $83,683 | $85,543 | $87,402 | |||||
| 26 | $80,377 | $82,237 | $84,096 | $85,956 | $87,816 |
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Per month (12)
$3,443.75
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $42,978 | +$1,653 |
| 3 | $44,631 | +$3,306 |
| 4 | $46,284 | +$4,959 |
| 5 | $47,937 | +$6,612 |
| 6 | $49,590 | +$8,265 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $41,325 a year, $3,443.75 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Base salary (BA Step 1) is $41,325. The district calls this a "4.5 by 4" schedule: each 9 approved graduate credit hours moves an employee 4.5 percent across, and each step adds 4 percent of base through Step 16.
Steps 17 and 22 are longevity steps worth an extra 2 percent of base; the remaining longevity steps add 1 percent each.
The document prints two combined column headings, BA+36 over MA and MA+36 over Specialist, and PhD over EdD; those pairings are kept in the lane labels.
Published inside the district hiring brochure, which also states a 2027-28 base of $41,550.
- Soft spot: A few printed cells do not equal the printed index times the $41,325 base: Step 5 Specialist, Step 15 and Step 18 MA+27, and Step 17 Specialist. The figures are reproduced exactly as published.
- Soft spot: The brochure gives 175 student days but does not state teacher contract days, so work_days is left null.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $41,325 at step 1 to $49,590 at step 6: 5 step increases worth $1,653 each on average, 20% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,653, between step 1 and step 2.
The highest-paid column, PhD / EdD, starts at $58,062 and tops out at $87,816, 77% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 5 Nebraska district schedules indexed here, Papillion La Vista Community Schools's starting pay ranks 4th and its top cell ranks 4th; the state medians are $48,322 to start and $91,626 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 19th percentile and the top cell at the 44th percentile.
Column by column
| Lane | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $41,325 | $49,590 | 5 | 20% |
| BA+9 | $43,185 | $54,756 | 7 | 27% |
| BA+18 | $45,044 | $59,921 | 9 | 33% |
| BA+27 | $46,904 | $66,740 | 12 | 42% |
| BA+36 / MA | $48,764 | $76,865 | 21 | 58% |
| MA+9 | $50,623 | $80,377 | 25 | 59% |
| MA+18 | $52,483 | $82,237 | 25 | 57% |
| MA+27 | $54,342 | $84,096 | 25 | 55% |
| MA+36 / Specialist | $56,202 | $85,956 | 25 | 53% |
| PhD / EdD | $58,062 | $87,816 | 25 | 51% |
Against Nebraska districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papillion La Vista Community Schools | 12,039 | 2026-27 | $41,325 | – | $87,816 |
| Elkhorn Public Schools | 11,455 | 2026-27 | $48,322 | $56,951 | $97,939 |
| Grand Island Public Schools | 10,070 | 2025-26 | $40,897.00 | – | $86,292.67 |
| Lincoln Public Schools | 41,654 | 2026-27 | $50,156 | $52,244 | $91,626 |
| Omaha Public Schools | 51,693 | 2026-27 | $51,380 | $58,023 | $98,432 |
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 Papillion La Vista Community Schools?
$41,325 on the lane BA at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Papillion La Vista Community Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $41,325 (BA).
What is the top of the Papillion La Vista Community Schools salary schedule?
$87,816, at step 26 on PhD / EdD (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 Papillion La Vista Community Schools salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $49,590, is reached at step 6, 5 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Nebraska districts with schedules
- Elkhorn Public Schoolsstarts $48,322
- Grand Island Public Schoolsstarts $40,897.00
- Lincoln Public Schoolsstarts $50,156
- Omaha Public Schoolsstarts $51,380
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