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Arizona teacher salary schedules
Every Arizona district in the NCES directory, with enrollment, and the salary schedules indexed for it. Districts marked "not yet indexed" publish their schedules on their own sites; this index only lists grids it has parsed from a source document.
- NCES lists 223 regular public school districts in Arizona (2023-24 directory); 3 have a step-and-lane schedule indexed here.
- The largest is Mesa Unified District (4235) with 57,204 students.
Rankings from the parsed grids
Highest starting bachelor's salary
| District | Starting | Column | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Tolleson Union High School District #214 | $64,896 | BA | 13,665 |
| 2. Peoria Unified School District #11 | $52,000.00 | BA | 35,466 |
| 3. Tucson Unified School District | $37,800 | Base | 40,929 |
Highest top-of-schedule cell
| District | Top cell | Column | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Tucson Unified School District | $91,400 | Total | 40,929 |
| 2. Tolleson Union High School District #214 | $85,091 | Doc | 13,665 |
| 3. Peoria Unified School District #11 | $67,981.71 | ERN DOC / MA+75 | 35,466 |
Fewest steps to the top cell
| District | Steps to top | Column | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Peoria Unified School District #11 | 11 | ERN DOC / MA+75 | 35,466 |
| 2. Tolleson Union High School District #214 | 13 | Doc | 13,665 |
| 3. Tucson Unified School District | 81 | Total | 40,929 |
All 223 Arizona districts (NCES 2023-24)
| District | Enrollment | Indexed schedule | Lowest cell |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa Unified District (4235) Mesa | 57,204 | No step grid: Mesa publishes a new-hire teacher salary placement estimator spreadsheet rather than a grid: a single 2026-2027 starting base salary of $55,886 plus $500 per year of verified teaching experience, $65 per graduate credit hour and a set of stipends, so there are no per-step cells to reproduce. Source. | – |
| Chandler Unified District #80 (4242) Chandler | 42,832 | No step grid: The district's 2026-2027 Certified Staff Salary Schedule publishes only an entry and maximum salary for classroom teachers and counselors ($58,000 to $91,559) plus a new-hire placement table by years of experience and per-credit graduate coursework values, with no step-and-lane grid. Source. | – |
| Tucson Unified District (4403) Tucson | 40,929 | Teacher salary schedule, Grade TDR A 9.5 month (2026-27) 2026-27 | $37,800 |
| Peoria Unified School District (4237) Glendale | 35,466 | Initial certified salary placement schedule (2026-27) 2026-27 | $52,000.00 |
| Deer Valley Unified District (4246) Phoenix | 32,837 | No step grid: Deer Valley's 2026-2027 Certified Hiring Guidelines & Salary document states a beginning salary of $51,000 with up to ten years of experience credit at $700 per year and $50 per professional growth credit hour, and says there is no salary cap on the DVUSD schedule; no grid of steps and lanes is published. Source. | – |
| Gilbert Unified District (4239) Gilbert | 32,402 | No step grid: Gilbert publishes 2025-2026 Base Rate Schedules, a list of one base salary per position (Teacher, new = 187 days, $54,335), rather than a step-and-lane grid. Source. | – |
| Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) Phoenix | 27,034 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Phoenix Union High School District (4286) Phoenix | 26,753 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Dysart Unified District (4243) Surprise | 23,118 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Scottsdale Unified District (4240) Scottsdale | 20,940 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Washington Elementary School District (4260) Glendale | 18,766 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Glendale Union High School District (4285) Glendale | 16,407 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Vail Unified District (4413) Vail | 14,831 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Queen Creek Unified District (4245) Queen Creek | 14,503 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Sunnyside Unified District (4407) Tucson | 14,144 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Kyrene Elementary District (4267) Tempe | 13,800 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Cartwright Elementary District (4282) Phoenix | 13,720 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Tolleson Union High School District (4288) Tolleson | 13,665 | Certified initial placement salary schedule, new hires only (2026-27) 2026-27 | $64,896 |
| Higley Unified School District (4248) Gilbert | 12,887 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Marana Unified District (4404) Marana | 12,872 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Tempe Union High School District (4287) Tempe | 12,002 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Amphitheater Unified District (4406) Tucson | 11,835 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Yuma Union High School District (4507) Yuma | 11,369 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Litchfield Elementary District (4281) Litchfield Park | 10,734 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Tempe School District (4258) Tempe | 10,293 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Agua Fria Union High School District (4289) Avondale | 9,855 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Alhambra Elementary District (4280) Phoenix | 9,854 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Maricopa Unified School District (4441) Maricopa | 9,225 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Yuma Elementary District (4499) Yuma | 8,980 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Florence Unified School District (4437) Florence | 8,952 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Glendale Elementary District (4271) Glendale | 8,858 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Flagstaff Unified District (4192) Flagstaff | 8,820 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Pendergast Elementary District (4283) Phoenix | 8,251 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Laveen Elementary District (4276) Laveen | 7,954 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Roosevelt Elementary District (4279) Phoenix | 7,274 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Kingman Unified School District (79598) Kingman | 7,263 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Casa Grande Elementary District (4446) Casa Grande | 6,648 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Sahuarita Unified District (4411) Sahuarita | 6,431 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Avondale Elementary District (4272) Avondale | 5,960 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Littleton Elementary District (4278) Avondale | 5,940 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Madison Elementary District (4270) Phoenix | 5,874 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Crane Elementary District (4501) Yuma | 5,873 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Buckeye Elementary District (4269) Buckeye | 5,810 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Nogales Unified District (4457) Nogales | 5,701 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Buckeye Union High School District (4284) Buckeye | 5,503 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Humboldt Unified District (4469) Prescott Valley | 5,432 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Flowing Wells Unified District (4405) Tucson | 5,287 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Lake Havasu Unified District (4368) Lake Havasu City | 5,205 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Gadsden Elementary District (4505) San Luis | 5,170 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410) Tucson | 5,164 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Phoenix Elementary District (4256) Phoenix | 5,034 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Creighton Elementary District (4263) Phoenix | 4,900 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Isaac Elementary District (4259) Phoenix | 4,826 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Sierra Vista Unified District (4175) Sierra Vista | 4,461 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Liberty Elementary District (4266) Buckeye | 4,444 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Cave Creek Unified District (4244) Scottsdale | 4,214 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| J O Combs Unified School District (4445) San Tan Vly | 4,052 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Casa Grande Union High School District (4453) Casa Grande | 3,957 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Prescott Unified District (4466) Prescott | 3,887 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Douglas Unified District (4174) Douglas | 3,725 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (4458) Rio Rico | 3,621 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Fowler Elementary District (4273) Phoenix | 3,511 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Saddle Mountain Unified School District (4254) Tonopah | 3,245 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Chinle Unified District (4158) Chinle | 3,026 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Somerton Elementary District (4500) Somerton | 3,004 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Safford Unified District (4218) Safford | 2,895 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Tolleson Elementary District (4264) Tolleson | 2,833 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Snowflake Unified District (4391) Snowflake | 2,831 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Coolidge Unified District (4442) Coolidge | 2,778 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Apache Junction Unified District (4443) Apache Junction | 2,710 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Show Low Unified District (4393) Show Low | 2,465 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Osborn Elementary District (4262) Phoenix | 2,425 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Page Unified School District #8 (4196) Page | 2,370 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Chino Valley Unified District (4474) Chino Valley | 2,343 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Whiteriver Unified District (4394) Whiteriver | 2,322 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Payson Unified District (4209) Payson | 2,283 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Bullhead City School District (4378) Bullhead City | 2,261 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Tanque Verde Unified District (4408) Tucson | 2,211 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Balsz Elementary District (4268) Phoenix | 2,092 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Pima County Accommodation School District (4401) Tucson | 1,950 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Colorado River Union High School District (4381) Bullhead City | 1,875 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Winslow Unified District (4387) Winslow | 1,874 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Holbrook Unified District (4389) Holbrook | 1,838 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Thatcher Unified District (4219) Thatcher | 1,822 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Cottonwood-Oak Creek Elementary District (4487) Cottonwood | 1,742 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Parker Unified School District (4510) Parker | 1,721 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Window Rock Unified District (4154) Fort Defiance | 1,721 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Blue Ridge Unified School District No. 32 (4397) Lakeside | 1,677 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Globe Unified District (4208) Globe | 1,671 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Union Elementary District (4277) Tolleson | 1,663 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Kayenta Unified School District #27 (4396) Kayenta | 1,611 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Camp Verde Unified District (4470) Camp Verde | 1,569 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Morenci Unified District (4230) Morenci | 1,552 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Nadaburg Unified School District (4252) Wittmann | 1,439 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Tuba City Unified School District #15 (4197) Tuba City | 1,433 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| San Carlos Unified District (4210) San Carlos | 1,410 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Benson Unified School District (79226) Benson | 1,300 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Round Valley Unified District (4155) Springerville | 1,287 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Mohave Valley Elementary District (4379) Mohave Valley | 1,264 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Toltec School District (4450) Eloy | 1,252 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Wickenburg Unified District (4236) Wickenburg | 1,250 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Mingus Union High School District (4488) Cottonwood | 1,209 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Fountain Hills Unified District (4247) Fountain Hills | 1,153 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Murphy Elementary District (4265) Phoenix | 1,117 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Ganado Unified School District (4157) Ganado | 1,091 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Willcox Unified District (4170) Willcox | 1,086 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Pima Unified District (4220) Pima | 1,080 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Baboquivari Unified School District #40 (4412) Sells | 1,057 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Pinon Unified District (4390) Pinon | 1,039 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Wilson Elementary District (4261) Phoenix | 975 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Miami Unified District (4211) Miami | 927 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| St Johns Unified District (4153) St Johns | 915 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Tombstone Unified District (4168) Tombstone | 876 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Palominas Elementary School District 49 (4180) Hereford | 839 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Riverside Elementary District (4257) Phoenix | 813 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Fort Huachuca Accommodation District (4167) Fort Huachuca | 778 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Eloy Elementary District (4448) Eloy | 728 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Sedona-Oak Creek Jusd #9 (4467) Sedona | 713 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Bisbee Unified District (4169) Bisbee | 675 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Williams Unified District (4193) Williams | 662 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Sanders Unified District (4156) Sanders | 659 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Continental Elementary District (4416) Green Valley | 626 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Fort Thomas Unified District (4221) Fort Thomas | 624 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Colorado City Unified District (4370) Colorado City | 557 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Bagdad Unified District (4468) Bagdad | 553 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Sacaton Elementary District (4449) Sacaton | 538 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Altar Valley Elementary District (4418) Tucson | 537 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Mayer Unified School District (4473) Mayer | 526 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Mammoth-San Manuel Unified District (4439) San Manuel | 519 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Gila Bend Unified District (4238) Gila Bend | 516 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Heber-Overgaard Unified District (4392) Heber | 514 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Palo Verde Elementary District (4275) Palo Verde | 481 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Clarkdale-Jerome Elementary District (4486) Clarkdale | 473 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Red Mesa Unified District (4159) Teec Nos Pos | 464 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Red Rock Elementary District (4447) Red Rock | 441 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Joseph City Unified District (4388) Joseph City | 440 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| St David Unified District (4173) Saint David | 436 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District (4454) Eloy | 415 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Oracle Elementary District (4444) Oracle | 403 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Ajo Unified District (4409) Ajo | 400 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Stanfield Elementary District (4451) Stanfield | 383 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Duncan Unified District (4228) Duncan | 374 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Ray Unified District (4438) Kearny | 349 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Littlefield Unified District (4374) Beaver Dam | 348 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Beaver Creek Elementary District (4481) Rimrock | 327 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Superior Unified School District (4440) Superior | 318 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Arlington Elementary District (4274) Arlington | 302 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Hayden-Winkelman Unified District (4212) Winkelman | 301 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Ash Fork Joint Unified District (4471) Ash Fork | 280 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Naco Elementary District (4176) Naco | 273 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Cochise County Accommodation School District (1001687) Bisbee | 268 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Grand Canyon Unified District (4194) Grand Canyon Village | 246 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Mary C O'Brien Accommodation District (4435) Toltec | 197 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Seligman Unified District (4472) Seligman | 193 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Antelope Union High School District (4506) Wellton | 192 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Wellton Elementary District (4504) Wellton | 184 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Solomon Elementary District (4222) Solomon | 179 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Santa Cruz Elementary District (4459) Nogales | 176 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Mcnary Elementary District (4163) McNary | 173 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Peach Springs Unified District (4369) Peach Springs | 169 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Concho Elementary District (4160) Concho | 164 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Quartzsite Elementary District (4511) Ehrenberg | 159 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Fredonia-Moccasin Unified District (4195) Fredonia | 157 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Mohawk Valley Elementary District (4503) Roll | 155 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Aguila Elementary District (4249) Aguila | 146 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Morristown Elementary District (4251) Morristown | 143 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Picacho Elementary District (4452) Picacho | 140 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Sonoita Elementary District (4461) Elgin | 134 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Pearce Elementary District (4186) Pearce | 132 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Canon Elementary District (4484) Black Canyon City | 128 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Vernon Elementary District (4162) Vernon | 127 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Maine Consolidated School District (4199) Parks | 126 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Coconino County Accommodation School District (10386) Flagstaff | 125 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Bicentennial Union High School District (4515) Salome | 118 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Cedar Unified District (4395) Keams Canyon | 118 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Paloma School District (4255) Gila Bend | 115 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Pomerene Elementary District (4188) Pomerene | 115 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Patagonia Elementary District (4460) Patagonia | 114 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Pine Strawberry Elementary District (4214) Pine | 111 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Salome Consolidated Elementary District (4514) Salome | 109 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Congress Elementary District (4479) Congress | 106 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Elfrida Elementary District (4185) Elfrida | 102 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Topock Elementary District (4376) Topock | 100 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| San Simon Unified District (4172) San Simon | 98 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Hyder Elementary District (4502) Dateland | 93 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Valentine Elementary District (4380) Truxton | 89 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Valley Union High School District (4190) Elfrida | 87 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Yavapai Accommodation School District (79379) Prescott | 86 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Maricopa County Regional School District (4234) Phoenix | 83 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Bonita Elementary District (4224) Willcox | 82 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Cochise Elementary District (4177) Cochise | 81 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Patagonia Union High School District (4462) Patagonia | 80 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Tonto Basin Elementary District (4215) Tonto Basin | 80 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Wenden Elementary District (4512) Wenden | 79 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Graham County Special Services (4217) Pima | 72 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Kirkland Elementary District (4480) Kirkland | 70 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Bowie Unified District (4171) Bowie | 58 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Alpine Elementary District (4161) Alpine | 56 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Young Elementary District (4213) Young | 55 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Hackberry School District (4371) Kingman | 48 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Bouse Elementary District (4513) Bouse | 46 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Skull Valley Elementary District (4478) Skull Valley | 41 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Yarnell Elementary District (4485) Peeples Valley | 40 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Double Adobe Elementary District (4179) McNeal | 39 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| McNeal Elementary District (4181) McNeal | 39 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Sentinel Elementary District (4250) Dateland | 34 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Mobile Elementary District (4253) Maricopa | 31 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Ash Creek Elementary District (4187) Pearce | 29 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Yucca Elementary District (4377) Yucca | 25 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Navajo County Accommodation District #99 (4386) Holbrook | 20 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| San Fernando Elementary District (4414) Sasabe | 17 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Blue Elementary District (4231) Blue | 13 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Apache Elementary District (4178) Portal | 12 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Owens School District No.6 (4373) Wikieup | 12 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Crown King Elementary District (4483) Crown King | 9 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Hillside Elementary District (4482) Hillside | 8 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Gila County Regional School District (87600) Globe | 6 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Chevelon Butte School District (4198) Forest Lakes | – | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Eagle Elementary District (4232) Clifton | – | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Empire Elementary District (4415) Sonoita | – | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Klondyke Elementary District (4223) Safford | – | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Redington Elementary District (4417) Tucson | – | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Williamson Valley Elementary School District (4475) Prescott | – | schedule not yet indexed | – |
Enrollment is the NCES Common Core of Data 2023-24 membership total for each LEA. District websites are not linked because this index does not verify them; every schedule page links its own source document.