Annual salary
$46,500
South Dakota · salary schedule · 2025-26
Bison School District 52-1 salary schedule, 2025-26
Certified teacher salary schedule (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a column and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Bison School District 52-1's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $46,500 (BA, step 0) and tops out at $52,100 (MA+8, step 10), per South Dakota Education Association, negotiated agreements library (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $46,500 and reaches $50,000 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $48,250 to $51,750.
- The grid has 7 column columns and 11 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 10.
- Bison School District 52-1 enrolled 137 students in 2023-24, the 139th-largest district in South Dakota by NCES enrollment.
Certified teacher salary schedule (2025-26)
Official sourceDocumentSouth Dakota Education Association, negotiated agreements librarySchool year2025-26Effective
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+8 | BA+16 | BA+24 | BA+32 | MA | MA+8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $46,500 | $46,850 | $47,200 | $47,550 | $47,900 | $48,250 | $48,600 |
| 1 | $46,850 | $47,200 | $47,550 | $47,900 | $48,250 | $48,600 | $48,950 |
| 2 | $47,200 | $47,550 | $47,900 | $48,250 | $48,600 | $48,950 | $49,300 |
| 3 | $47,550 | $47,900 | $48,250 | $48,600 | $48,950 | $49,300 | $49,650 |
| 4 | $47,900 | $48,250 | $48,600 | $48,950 | $49,300 | $49,650 | $50,000 |
| 5 | $48,250 | $48,600 | $48,950 | $49,300 | $49,650 | $50,000 | $50,350 |
| 6 | $48,600 | $48,950 | $49,300 | $49,650 | $50,000 | $50,350 | $50,700 |
| 7 | $48,950 | $49,300 | $49,650 | $50,000 | $50,350 | $50,700 | $51,050 |
| 8 | $49,300 | $49,650 | $50,000 | $50,350 | $50,700 | $51,050 | $51,400 |
| 9 | $49,650 | $50,000 | $50,350 | $50,700 | $51,050 | $51,400 | $51,750 |
| 10 | $50,000 | $50,350 | $50,700 | $51,050 | $51,400 | $51,750 | $52,100 |
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Per month (12)
$3,875.00
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $46,850 | +$350 |
| 2 | $47,200 | +$700 |
| 3 | $47,550 | +$1,050 |
| 4 | $47,900 | +$1,400 |
| 5 | $48,250 | +$1,750 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 0 = $46,500 a year, $3,875.00 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
South Dakota has no statewide teacher salary schedule. Pay is bargained district by district, and this grid comes from the salary appendix of this district's negotiated agreement as published by the South Dakota Education Association.
The SDEA library covers its own locals, roughly 45% of South Dakota's districts, so a district missing from this site may simply not file here.
Table caption in the agreement: Years of Exp. BA BA+8 BA+16 BA+24 BA+32 MA MA+8
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $46,500 at step 0 to $50,000 at step 10: 10 step increases worth $350 each on average, 8% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $350, between step 0 and step 1.
A master's degree is worth $1,750 more than a bachelor's at the first step (3.8%) and $1,750 more at the top of the column (3.5%).
The highest-paid column, MA+8, starts at $48,600 and tops out at $52,100, 4% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 10 South Dakota district schedules indexed here, Bison School District 52-1's starting pay ranks 6th and its top cell ranks 10th; the state medians are $47,750 to start and $57,544 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 36th percentile and the top cell at the 3rd percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $46,500 | $50,000 | 10 | 8% |
| BA+8 | $46,850 | $50,350 | 10 | 7% |
| BA+16 | $47,200 | $50,700 | 10 | 7% |
| BA+24 | $47,550 | $51,050 | 10 | 7% |
| BA+32 | $47,900 | $51,400 | 10 | 7% |
| MA | $48,250 | $51,750 | 10 | 7% |
| MA+8 | $48,600 | $52,100 | 10 | 7% |
Against South Dakota districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bison School District 52-1 | 137 | 2025-26 | $46,500 | $48,250 | $52,100 |
| Newell School District 09-2 | 243 | 2025-26 | $45,500 | $47,900 | $53,000 |
| Estelline School District 28-2 | 275 | 2025-26 | $45,563 | $47,363 | $56,513 |
| White River School District 47-1 | 416 | 2025-26 | $49,000 | – | $58,575 |
| Hot Springs School District 23-2 | 739 | 2025-26 | $45,500 | $47,100 | $53,250 |
| Lennox School District 41-4 | 1,224 | 2025-26 | $52,600 | $55,500 | $63,925 |
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 Bison School District 52-1?
$46,500 on the column BA at step 0 of the 2025-26 schedule (South Dakota Education Association, negotiated agreements library). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $46,500 (BA).
What is the top of the Bison School District 52-1 salary schedule?
$52,100, at step 10 on MA+8 (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 Bison School District 52-1 salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $50,000, is reached at step 10, 10 step increases after step 0 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Bison School District 52-1?
$1,750 more at the first step: $48,250 on MA against $46,500 on BA (2025-26 schedule).
Other South Dakota districts with schedules
- Newell School District 09-2starts $45,500
- Estelline School District 28-2starts $45,563
- White River School District 47-1starts $49,000
- Hot Springs School District 23-2starts $45,500
- Lennox School District 41-4starts $52,600
- Aberdeen School District 6-1starts $50,400
- Brandon Valley School District 49-2starts $55,615
- Rapid City Area School District No. 51-4starts $46,201
- Sioux Falls School Districtstarts $52,917
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