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Nebraska teacher salary schedules
Every Nebraska 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 244 regular public school districts in Nebraska (2023-24 directory); 5 have a step-and-lane schedule indexed here.
- The largest is Omaha Public Schools with 51,693 students.
Rankings from the parsed grids
Highest starting bachelor's salary
| District | Starting | Column | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Omaha Public Schools | $51,380 | BA | 51,693 |
| 2. Lincoln Public Schools | $50,156 | BA | 41,654 |
| 3. Elkhorn Public Schools | $48,322 | BA | 11,455 |
| 4. Papillion La Vista Community Schools | $41,325 | BA | 12,039 |
| 5. Grand Island Public Schools | $40,897.00 | BA+00 | 10,070 |
Highest top-of-schedule cell
| District | Top cell | Column | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Omaha Public Schools | $98,432 | PHD | 51,693 |
| 2. Elkhorn Public Schools | $97,939 | MA+36 | 11,455 |
| 3. Lincoln Public Schools | $91,626 | Ed.D/Ph.D | 41,654 |
| 4. Papillion La Vista Community Schools | $87,816 | PhD / EdD | 12,039 |
| 5. Grand Island Public Schools | $86,292.67 | MA+45 | 10,070 |
Fewest steps to the top cell
| District | Steps to top | Column | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Grand Island Public Schools | 11 | MA+45 | 10,070 |
| 2. Omaha Public Schools | 20 | PHD | 51,693 |
| 3. Elkhorn Public Schools | 23 | MA+36 | 11,455 |
| 4. Lincoln Public Schools | 25 | Ed.D/Ph.D | 41,654 |
| 5. Papillion La Vista Community Schools | 26 | PhD / EdD | 12,039 |
All 244 Nebraska districts (NCES 2023-24)
| District | Enrollment | Indexed schedule | Lowest cell |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha Public Schools Omaha | 51,693 | Certificated teacher salary schedule (2026-27) 2026-27 | $51,380 |
| Lincoln Public Schools Lincoln | 41,654 | Certificated Employee Salary Schedule (2026-2027) 2026-27 | $50,156 |
| Millard Public Schools Omaha | 23,300 | No step grid: Millard does not publish a step and lane grid: Appendix B of the 2026-2028 collective bargaining agreement sets pay by formula, a generator salary per degree level plus a fixed dollar amount for each year of experience and each approved graduate credit hour (for 2026-27, a $44,550 BA generator plus $465 a year and $195 a credit hour, and a $52,310 MA generator plus $1,041 a year and $290 a credit hour). Source. | – |
| Papillion la Vista Community Schools Papillion | 12,039 | 2026-27 Pay Scale (certified staff) 2026-27 | $41,325 |
| Elkhorn Public Schools Elkhorn | 11,455 | 2026-27 Salary Schedule 2026-27 | $48,322 |
| Grand Island Public Schools Grand Island | 10,070 | Salary Schedule, Fiscal Year 2025-2026 2025-26 | $40,897.00 |
| Bellevue Public Schools Bellevue | 9,444 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Gretna Public Schools Gretna | 6,788 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Westside Community Schools Omaha | 6,319 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Kearney Public Schools Kearney | 6,064 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Fremont Public Schools Fremont | 5,333 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Norfolk Public Schools Norfolk | 4,541 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Bennington Public Schools Bennington | 4,285 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Columbus Public Schools Columbus | 4,145 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| So Sioux City Community Schs So Sioux City | 3,801 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| North Platte Public Schools North Platte | 3,756 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Hastings Public Schools Hastings | 3,740 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Scottsbluff Public Schools Scottsbluff | 3,445 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Ralston Public Schools Ralston | 3,409 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Lexington Public Schools Lexington | 3,229 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Norris School Dist 160 Firth | 2,409 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Crete Public Schools Crete | 2,268 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Blair Community Schools Blair | 2,212 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Waverly School District 145 Waverly | 2,134 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Beatrice Public Schools Beatrice | 2,119 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Gering Public Schools Gering | 2,020 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Schuyler Community Schools Schuyler | 1,965 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| York Public Schools York | 1,581 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Seward Public Schools Seward | 1,471 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Plattsmouth Community Schools Plattsmouth | 1,459 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Northwest Public Schools Grand Island | 1,423 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Nebraska City Public Schools Nebraska City | 1,402 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Mc Cook Public Schools Mc Cook | 1,386 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Alliance Public Schools Alliance | 1,355 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Springfield Platteview Community Schools Springfield | 1,233 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Aurora Public Schools Aurora | 1,227 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Sidney Public Schools Sidney | 1,222 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Douglas Co West Community Schs Valley | 1,116 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Ashland-Greenwood Public Schs Ashland | 1,102 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Wahoo Public Schools Wahoo | 1,088 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Adams Central Public Schools Hastings | 1,029 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Holdrege Public Schools Holdrege | 1,013 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Wayne Community Schools Wayne | 1,009 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Auburn Public Schools Auburn | 980 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Chadron Public Schools Chadron | 971 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Cozad Community Schools Cozad | 967 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Lakeview Community Schools Columbus | 964 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Fairbury Public Schools Fairbury | 908 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Falls City Public Schools Falls City | 902 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Broken Bow Public Schools Broken Bow | 886 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Fort Calhoun Community Schs Fort Calhoun | 848 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Gothenburg Public Schools Gothenburg | 829 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| O'Neill Public Schools O'Neill | 826 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Ogallala Public Schools Ogallala | 821 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Milford Public Schools Milford | 803 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Schools Syracuse | 784 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Central City Public Schools Central City | 781 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Minden Public Schools Minden | 781 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Raymond Central Public Schools Raymond | 752 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Palmyra District O R 1 Palmyra | 738 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| South Central Nebraska Unified 5 Fairfield | 733 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| West Point Public Schools West Point | 722 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Arlington Public Schools Arlington | 709 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Conestoga Public Schools Murray | 700 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| David City Public Schools David City | 694 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Louisville Public Schools Louisville | 689 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Pierce Public Schools Pierce | 675 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| St Paul Public Schools St. Paul | 668 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs Macy | 664 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Boone Central Schools Albion | 653 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Malcolm Public Schools Malcolm | 639 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Winnebago Public Schools District 17 Winnebago | 638 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Chase County Schools Imperial | 634 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Fillmore Central Public Schs Geneva | 614 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Valentine Community Schools Valentine | 611 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Logan View Public Schools Hooper | 609 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Mitchell Public Schools Mitchell | 604 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools Wilber | 604 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Wakefield Public Schools Wakefield | 594 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| North Bend Central Public Schs North Bend | 591 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Gibbon Public Schools Gibbon | 570 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Ord Public Schools Ord | 568 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Madison Public Schools Madison | 555 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Battle Creek Public Schools Battle Creek | 546 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Hershey Public Schools Hershey | 542 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Gordon-Rushville Public Schs Gordon | 534 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Bridgeport Public Schools Bridgeport | 527 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Johnson Co Central Public Schs Tecumseh | 521 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools Murdock | 519 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Tekamah-Herman Community Schs Tekamah | 518 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Yutan Public Schools Yutan | 500 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Centennial Public Schools Utica | 497 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Freeman Public Schools Adams | 490 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Wood River Rural Schools Wood River | 490 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Centura Public Schools Cairo | 485 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Cedar Bluffs Public Schools Cedar Bluffs | 469 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Elkhorn Valley Schools Tilden | 467 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schs Doniphan | 454 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Wisner-Pilger Public Schools Wisner | 453 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Homer Community Schools Homer | 444 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Ponca Public Schools Ponca | 441 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Summerland Public Schools Ewing | 438 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| West Holt Public Schools Atkinson | 432 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Thayer Central Community Schs Hebron | 428 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Pender Public Schools Pender | 423 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Tri County Public Schools Dewitt | 420 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Superior Public Schools Superior | 418 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Perkins County Schools Grant | 415 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Shelby - Rising City Public Schools Shelby | 408 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Oakland Craig Public Schools Oakland | 405 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Twin River Public Schools Genoa | 402 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Ravenna Public Schools Ravenna | 401 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Southern Valley Schools Oxford | 397 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School Laurel | 396 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Sutton Public Schools Sutton | 396 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Stanton Community Schools Stanton | 395 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Kimball Public Schools Kimball | 391 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Ainsworth Community Schools Ainsworth | 389 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Hemingford Public Schools Hemingford | 388 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Alma Public Schools Alma | 382 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Amherst Public Schools Amherst | 380 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Cross County Community Schools Stromsburg | 380 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Hartington Newcastle Public Schools Hartington | 377 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Southern School District 1 Wymore | 374 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Crofton Community Schools Crofton | 366 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Plainview Public Schools Plainview | 365 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Johnson-Brock Public Schools Johnson | 359 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Elm Creek Public Schools Elm Creek | 357 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Loup City Public Schools Loup City | 340 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Central Valley Public Schools Greeley | 339 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Heartland Community Schools Henderson | 339 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Bayard Public Schools Bayard | 335 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Neligh-Oakdale Schools Neligh | 333 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Axtell Community Schools Axtell | 328 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Pleasanton Public Schools Pleasanton | 323 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Boyd County Schools Spencer | 322 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Arapahoe Public Schools Arapahoe | 321 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Walthill Public Schools Walthill | 321 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Humphrey Public Schools Humphrey | 319 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Palmer Public Schools Palmer | 318 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Southwest Public Schools Bartley | 315 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Creighton Community Public Schools Creighton | 311 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| East Butler Public Schools Brainard | 310 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Morrill Public Schools Morrill | 310 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Weeping Water Public Schools Weeping Water | 306 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Blue Hill Community Schools Blue Hill | 305 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schs Lyons | 305 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Fullerton Public Schools Fullerton | 299 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Franklin Public Schools Franklin | 298 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Humboldt Table Rock Steinauer Humboldt | 298 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Howells-Dodge Consolidated Schools Howells | 297 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Bancroft-Rosalie Comm Schools Bancroft | 294 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Sutherland Public Schools Sutherland | 294 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Burwell Public Schools Burwell | 292 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Hitchcock Co Sch System Trenton | 290 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Leigh Community Schools Leigh | 289 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Mead Public Schools Mead | 289 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Cambridge Public Schools Cambridge | 287 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Red Cloud Community Schools Red Cloud | 286 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Shelton Public Schools Shelton | 281 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Overton Public Schools Overton | 280 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Loomis Public Schools Loomis | 277 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Kenesaw Public Schools Kenesaw | 276 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Bloomfield Community Schools Bloomfield | 275 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Dundy Co Stratton Public Schs Benkelman | 273 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Pawnee City Public Schools Pawnee City | 266 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Randolph Public Schools Randolph | 252 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Riverside Public Schools Spalding | 251 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Diller-Odell Public Schools Odell | 250 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Maxwell Public Schools Maxwell | 250 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Winside Public Schools Winside | 249 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Anselmo-Merna Public Schools Merna | 246 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Dorchester Public School Dorchester | 245 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Giltner Public Schools Giltner | 244 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Osceola Public Schools Osceola | 243 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Friend Public Schools Friend | 242 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Wilcox-Hildreth Public Schools Wilcox | 242 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Bertrand Public Schools Bertrand | 241 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Mc Cool Junction Public Schs McCool Junction | 240 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Deshler Public Schools Deshler | 238 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Garden County Schools Oshkosh | 232 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Newman Grove Public Schools Newman Grove | 231 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| South Platte Public Schools Big Springs | 230 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Isanti Community School Niobrara | 229 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Rock County Public Schools Bassett | 226 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Clarkson Public Schools Clarkson | 225 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Sterling Public Schools Sterling | 224 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Emerson-Hubbard Public Schools Emerson | 223 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Wausa Public Schools Wausa | 223 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Meridian Public Schools Daykin | 222 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Wauneta-Palisade Public Schs Wauneta | 221 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Niobrara Public Schools Niobrara | 220 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Silver Lake Public Schools Roseland | 216 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| High Plains Community Schools Polk | 212 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Harvard Public Schools Harvard | 208 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Schs Sumner | 208 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Hay Springs Public Schools Hay Springs | 206 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Medicine Valley Public Schools Curtis | 206 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Paxton Consolidated Schools Paxton | 201 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Stuart Public Schools Stuart | 201 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Elgin Public Schools Elgin | 200 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Ansley Public Schools Ansley | 197 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Arnold Public Schools Arnold | 196 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Maywood Public Schools Maywood | 194 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Lewiston Consolidated Schools Lewiston | 193 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Hampton Public School Hampton | 188 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Creek Valley Schools Chappell | 185 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Wynot Public Schools Wynot | 185 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Elwood Public Schools Elwood | 184 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| St Edward Public Schools St Edward | 183 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Bruning-Davenport Unified Sys Davenport | 181 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Callaway Public Schools Callaway | 180 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Scribner-Snyder Community Schs Scribner | 178 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Osmond Community Schools Osmond | 173 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Wallace Public Sch Dist 65 R Wallace | 172 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Brady Public Schools Brady | 171 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Crawford Public Schools Crawford | 169 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Eustis-Farnam Public Schools Eustis | 169 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Exeter-Milligan Public Schools Exeter | 168 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Sargent Public Schools Sargent | 167 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Mullen Public Schools Mullen | 165 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Potter-Dix Public Schools Potter | 165 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Stapleton Public Schools Stapleton | 165 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Cody-Kilgore Public Schs Cody | 157 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Shickley Public Schools Shickley | 154 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Verdigre Public Schools Verdigre | 150 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Hayes Center Public Schools Hayes Center | 148 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Leyton Public Schools Dalton | 148 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Allen Consolidated Schools Allen | 144 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Minatare Public Schools Minatare | 141 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Banner County Public Schools Harrisburg | 140 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Hyannis Area Schools Hyannis | 140 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Wheeler Central Schools Bartlett | 128 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Thedford Public Schools Thedford | 127 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Arcadia Public Schools Arcadia | 126 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Chambers Public Schools Chambers | 125 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Litchfield Public Schools Litchfield | 119 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Arthur County Schools Arthur | 114 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Elba Public Schools Elba | 108 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Keya Paha County Schools Springview | 90 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Loup County Public Schools Taylor | 89 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Sioux County Public Schools Harrison | 88 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Sandhills Public Schools Dunning | 84 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Mc Pherson County Schools Tryon | 52 | 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.