Annual salary
$61,887
Washington · salary schedule · 2025-26
Lake Washington School District salary schedule, 2025-26
LWEA certificated salary schedule (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a staff group and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Lake Washington School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $61,887 (BA, step 0) and tops out at $118,991 (MA+45/BA+135, step 16), per Lake Washington School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $61,887 and reaches $68,226 at the top of that column.
- The schedule is built on 180 work days, which makes the starting cell about $343.82 per day.
- The grid has 4 staff group columns and 17 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 16.
- Lake Washington School District enrolled 30,882 students in 2023-24, the 2nd-largest district in Washington by NCES enrollment.
LWEA certificated salary schedule (2025-26)
| STEP \ Staff group | BA | BA + 45 | MA/BA+90 | MA+45/BA+135 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $61,887 | $64,493 | $70,072 | $76,138 |
| 1 | $63,104 | $66,303 | $72,114 | $78,293 |
| 2 | $64,345 | $68,161 | $74,215 | $80,506 |
| 3 | $65,615 | $70,072 | $76,375 | $82,786 |
| 4 | $66,909 | $72,037 | $78,595 | $85,130 |
| 5 | $68,226 | $74,061 | $80,880 | $87,540 |
| 6 | $76,138 | $83,237 | $90,015 | |
| 7 | $78,275 | $85,658 | $92,561 | |
| 8 | $80,471 | $88,151 | $95,178 | |
| 9 | $82,726 | $90,715 | $97,873 | |
| 10 | $85,047 | $93,356 | $100,645 | |
| 11 | $96,075 | $103,494 | ||
| 12 | $98,870 | $106,420 | ||
| 13 | $101,749 | $109,429 | ||
| 14 | $104,711 | $112,527 | ||
| 15 | $107,755 | $115,715 | ||
| 16 | $110,889 | $118,991 |
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Per month (12)
$5,157.25
Per work day
$343.82 / 180 days
Next 5 steps in this staff group
| STEP | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $63,104 | +$1,217 |
| 2 | $64,345 | +$2,458 |
| 3 | $65,615 | +$3,728 |
| 4 | $66,909 | +$5,022 |
| 5 | $68,226 | +$6,339 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 0 = $61,887 a year, $5,157.25 a month spread over 12 months, $343.82 per work day on a 180-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
'LWEA salary schedule for 2025-26', effective August 10, 2025. Base $59,353.
The document labels the four lanes STAFF A through STAFF D; the degree-and-credit definitions printed under each are used here as the lane names.
Base salary covers 180 work days and the document prints a matching daily rate for every cell.
An earned doctorate adds a stipend of 0.10 of base ($5,935); it is not a lane on this grid.
Separate informational schedules in the same document cover the 8 LEAP days, the responsibility contract and an attract-and-retain payment. Those are supplemental and are not included here.
- Soft spot: The BA lane stops at step 5 and the BA+45 lane at step 10, as printed; those cells are blank in the document, not zero.
- Soft spot: The document notes that the BA+135 level in Staff D has been unreachable since 9/94.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $61,887 at step 0 to $68,226 at step 5: 5 step increases worth $1,268 each on average, 10% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,317, between step 4 and step 5.
The highest-paid column, MA+45/BA+135, starts at $76,138 and tops out at $118,991, 74% above the top of the BA column.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 84th percentile and the top cell at the 83rd percentile.
Column by column
| Staff group | First step | Top | STEP moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $61,887 | $68,226 | 5 | 10% |
| BA + 45 | $64,493 | $85,047 | 10 | 32% |
| MA/BA+90 | $70,072 | $110,889 | 16 | 58% |
| MA+45/BA+135 | $76,138 | $118,991 | 16 | 56% |
Against indexed districts nationally of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Washington School District | 30,882 | 2025-26 | $61,887 | – | $118,991 |
| Houston County Schools | 30,826 | 2026-27 | $49,980 | $55,364 | $110,225 |
| Lafayette Parish School System | 30,991 | 2026-27 | $50,000 | $51,750 | $85,250 |
| Northwest ISD | 30,736 | 2026-27 | $62,500 | – | $80,368 |
| Durham Public Schools | 31,339 | 2025-26 | $48,750 | $53,350 | $85,705 |
| Moreno Valley Unified | 31,344 | 2025-26 | $69,173 | – | $138,588 |
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 Lake Washington School District?
$61,887 on the staff group BA at step 0 of the 2025-26 schedule (Lake Washington School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $61,887 (BA).
What is the top of the Lake Washington School District salary schedule?
$118,991, at step 16 on MA+45/BA+135 (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 Lake Washington School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $68,226, is reached at step 5, 5 step increases after step 0 (2025-26 schedule).
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