Annual salary
$49,000
South Dakota · salary schedule · 2025-26
White River School District 47-1 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.
- White River School District 47-1's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $49,000 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $58,575 (BA+45 MA, step 20), per South Dakota Education Association, negotiated agreements library (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $49,000 and reaches $52,825 at the top of that column.
- The grid has 4 column columns and 20 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 20.
- White River School District 47-1 enrolled 416 students in 2023-24, the 66th-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+15 | BA+30 | BA+45 MA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $49,000 | $49,500 | $50,000 | $50,500 |
| 2 | $49,425 | $49,925 | $50,425 | $50,925 |
| 3 | $49,850 | $50,350 | $50,850 | $51,350 |
| 4 | $50,275 | $50,775 | $51,275 | $51,775 |
| 5 | $50,700 | $51,200 | $51,700 | $52,200 |
| 6 | $51,125 | $51,625 | $52,125 | $52,625 |
| 7 | $51,550 | $52,050 | $52,550 | $53,050 |
| 8 | $51,975 | $52,475 | $52,975 | $53,475 |
| 9 | $52,400 | $52,900 | $53,400 | $53,900 |
| 10 | $52,825 | $53,325 | $53,825 | $54,325 |
| 11 | $53,750 | $54,250 | $54,750 | |
| 12 | $54,175 | $54,675 | $55,175 | |
| 13 | $54,600 | $55,100 | $55,600 | |
| 14 | $55,025 | $55,525 | $56,025 | |
| 15 | $55,450 | $55,950 | $56,450 | |
| 16 | $56,375 | $56,875 | ||
| 17 | $56,800 | $57,300 | ||
| 18 | $57,225 | $57,725 | ||
| 19 | $57,650 | $58,150 | ||
| 20 | $58,075 | $58,575 |
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Per month (12)
$4,083.33
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $49,425 | +$425 |
| 3 | $49,850 | +$850 |
| 4 | $50,275 | +$1,275 |
| 5 | $50,700 | +$1,700 |
| 6 | $51,125 | +$2,125 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $49,000 a year, $4,083.33 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: BA BA+15 BA+30 MA
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $49,000 at step 1 to $52,825 at step 10: 9 step increases worth $425 each on average, 8% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $425, between step 1 and step 2.
The highest-paid column, BA+45 MA, starts at $50,500 and tops out at $58,575, 11% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 10 South Dakota district schedules indexed here, White River School District 47-1's starting pay ranks 5th and its top cell ranks 5th; 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 43rd percentile and the top cell at the 7th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $49,000 | $52,825 | 9 | 8% |
| BA+15 | $49,500 | $55,450 | 14 | 12% |
| BA+30 | $50,000 | $58,075 | 19 | 16% |
| BA+45 MA | $50,500 | $58,575 | 19 | 16% |
Against South Dakota districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White River School District 47-1 | 416 | 2025-26 | $49,000 | – | $58,575 |
| Estelline School District 28-2 | 275 | 2025-26 | $45,563 | $47,363 | $56,513 |
| Newell School District 09-2 | 243 | 2025-26 | $45,500 | $47,900 | $53,000 |
| Bison School District 52-1 | 137 | 2025-26 | $46,500 | $48,250 | $52,100 |
| 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 White River School District 47-1?
$49,000 on the column BA at step 1 of the 2025-26 schedule (South Dakota Education Association, negotiated agreements library). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $49,000 (BA).
What is the top of the White River School District 47-1 salary schedule?
$58,575, at step 20 on BA+45 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 White River School District 47-1 salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $52,825, is reached at step 10, 9 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
Other South Dakota districts with schedules
- Estelline School District 28-2starts $45,563
- Newell School District 09-2starts $45,500
- Bison School District 52-1starts $46,500
- 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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