2026-27 · District salary guide
Indianapolis Public SchoolsTeacher salary schedule
Find your pay ↓Published bachelor’s starting pay → highest published maximum across this district’s degree lanes. Placement depends on credited experience and education.
At Indianapolis Public Schools, published bachelor’s starting pay is $55,600 for 2026-27.
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View the official scheduleYour pay ladder.
Use the official schedule to find the pay for your exact experience step and degree lane. The starting and top figures below come from that schedule.
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $55,600
- Master’s starting pay
- Not published
- Bachelor’s maximum
- Not published
- Master’s maximum
- Not published
- Doctorate maximum
- Not published
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
IPS-IEA collective bargaining agreement 2025-2027 has no lane/step schedule. The contract minimum teacher salary is $55,600 for 2026-27 ($54,800 in 2025-26), shown here as the starting figure. New hires are placed within the range at district discretion and raises follow a factor-based model; returning teachers ranged $53,460-$95,000 at the start of 2025-26.
Confirm your placement
Experience credit and education requirements are set by the district. Check the official schedule for contract length, supplements and rules for moving between lanes. These base amounts are not take-home pay.
Reported district enrollment: 19,774 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Indianapolis Public Schools official salary schedule · Indianapolis Public Schools
- District source and context · Indianapolis Public Schools
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