Rankings · Indiana
Highest paying school districts in Indiana
Ranked from the districts' own published salary schedules, not from survey averages or self-reported figures. Every row links to that district's full step-and-lane grid and the document it was read from.
- The highest starting bachelor's salary among the 58 indexed Indiana district schedules is Monroe County Community Sch Corp at $57,750 (2025-26).
- The highest single cell on any indexed Indiana grid is Zionsville Community Schools at $106,500.
- This ranks the 58 Indiana districts whose published schedule is indexed here, out of 291 districts in the state. A district that is not indexed is not ranked.
Highest starting salary on the bachelor's column
| District | Year | Starting | Column | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Monroe County Community Sch Corp | 2025-26 | $57,750 | BS | 10,467 |
| 2. Duneland School Corporation | 2025-26 | $56,500 | BA/BS | 5,786 |
| 3. MSD Pike Township | 2025-26 | $53,500 | BA | 10,617 |
| 4. South Bend Community School Corp | 2025-26 | $53,000 | Bachelors | 14,486 |
| 5. Union School Corporation | 2025-26 | $53,000 | 2025-2026 Bachelor's Degree | 7,855 |
| 6. Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township | 2025-26 | $52,685 | Bachelors | 16,502 |
| 7. Merrillville Community School Corp | 2025-26 | $52,000 | 2025-26 Base Pay w/Bachelor's | 5,867 |
| 8. MSD Washington Township | 2025-26 | $52,000.00 | Bachelors | 10,735 |
| 9. Daleville Community Schools | 2025-26 | $51,000 | Bachelors | 1,003 |
| 10. MSD Warren Township | 2025-26 | $50,800 | Bachelor's | 11,440 |
| 11. Fort Wayne Community Schools | 2026-27 | $50,000 | 2025-27 Bachelors | 28,506 |
| 12. Sunman-Dearborn Com Sch Corp | 2025-26 | $49,500 | BS | 3,762 |
| 13. Brown County School Corporation | 2025-26 | $49,000 | BS | 1,594 |
| 14. Hamilton Southeastern Schools | 2025-26 | $48,500 | Bachelors | 21,299 |
| 15. East Allen County Schools | 2025-26 | $48,273 | Bachelors | 10,007 |
| 16. Tippecanoe School Corp | 2025-26 | $48,000 | Bachelor's Salary | 13,526 |
| 17. Noblesville Schools | 2025-26 | $48,000 | Bachelor's Schedule | 10,572 |
| 18. Franklin Township Com Sch Corp | 2025-26 | $48,000 | Bachelors | 11,240 |
| 19. Elkhart Community Schools | 2025-26 | $47,000 | BA/BS | 10,932 |
| 20. MSD Wabash County Schools | 2025-26 | $47,000 | BA | 2,301 |
| 21. Greencastle Community School Corp | 2025-26 | $46,800 | Bachelors | 1,790 |
| 22. Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation | 2025-26 | $46,500 | Bachelors | 21,444 |
| 23. Madison Consolidated Schools | 2025-26 | $46,500 | Bachelor's | 2,554 |
| 24. South Central Com School Corp | 2025-26 | $46,500 | Bachelor's Degree | 972 |
| 25. Baugo Community Schools | 2025-26 | $46,000 | BS/BA | 1,782 |
Highest cell anywhere on the schedule
The top of a schedule is normally the most senior step of the highest education column, so this is what a long-serving teacher with the most credits can reach, not a typical salary.
| District | Year | Top cell | Column | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Zionsville Community Schools | 2025-26 | $106,500 | Salary | 7,923 |
| 2. Carmel Clay Schools | 2025-26 | $100,696 | Doctorate | 16,116 |
| 3. MSD Pike Township | 2025-26 | $97,233 | MA | 10,617 |
| 4. Hamilton Southeastern Schools | 2025-26 | $93,201 | Masters / Bachelors+36 | 21,299 |
| 5. Noblesville Schools | 2025-26 | $93,000 | Master's Schedule | 10,572 |
| 6. Tipton Community School Corp | 2025-26 | $92,050 | MS & Meets Academic Needs I & II | 1,409 |
| 7. Franklin Township Com Sch Corp | 2025-26 | $91,840 | Masters | 11,240 |
| 8. Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township | 2025-26 | $91,775 | Masters | 16,502 |
| 9. Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation | 2025-26 | $90,000 | Masters | 21,444 |
| 10. Monroe County Community Sch Corp | 2025-26 | $89,550 | MS | 10,467 |
| 11. Greater Clark County Schools | 2025-26 | $89,000 | Salary | 10,497 |
| 12. Sunman-Dearborn Com Sch Corp | 2025-26 | $89,000 | MS30 w/ELE | 3,762 |
| 13. South Bend Community School Corp | 2025-26 | $87,570 | Doctorate | 14,486 |
| 14. New Albany-Floyd Co Con Sch | 2025-26 | $87,150 | Literacy Adjustment Salary 2025-2026 | 11,380 |
| 15. Hamilton Heights School Corp | 2025-26 | $85,265 | MA | 2,336 |
| 16. Elkhart Community Schools | 2025-26 | $85,000 | MA/MS | 10,932 |
| 17. Merrillville Community School Corp | 2025-26 | $85,000 | 2025-26 Base Pay w/Master's | 5,867 |
| 18. DeKalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist | 2025-26 | $85,000.00 | Salary | 3,578 |
| 19. Portage Township Schools | 2025-26 | $84,650 | Literacy Endorsement | 6,588 |
| 20. Fort Wayne Community Schools | 2026-27 | $83,347 | 2025-27 Masters | 28,506 |
| 21. MSD North Posey Co Schools | 2025-26 | $82,500 | Salary with Instructional Leadership | 1,477 |
| 22. John Glenn School Corporation | 2025-26 | $82,375 | M+24 | 2,000 |
| 23. Greencastle Community School Corp | 2025-26 | $81,589 | Masters | 1,790 |
| 24. North Newton School Corp | 2025-26 | $81,000 | MS30 with Early Literacy Endorsement OR BS60 with Early Literacy Endorsement | 1,041 |
| 25. Frontier School Corporation | 2025-26 | $80,250 | Bachelors+30/Masters with Early Literacy Endorsement | 664 |
Coverage grows as more Indiana schedules are parsed. See all 291 Indiana districts, or the national rankings.