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2026-27 · State salary guide

MissouriTeacher salary schedules 2026-27

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Starting pay$45,155
Top pay$128,978

Lowest published bachelor’s starting pay → highest published maximum across degree lanes in the districts below. Years and eligibility vary.

Average salary
$57,366NEA 2024-25
Starting salary
$40,682NEA 2024-25
State minimum
$40,000See state terms
Districts sourced
9Official schedules

Missouri teachers averaged $57,366 in 2024-25 per NEA, and the average starting salary was $40,682.

Missouri teachers averaged $57,366 in 2024-25 per NEA, and the average starting salary was $40,682. State law sets a $40,000 minimum teacher salary from 2025-26, plus a higher floor for teachers with a master's degree and at least 10 years of experience, $47,000 in 2026-27. Among the largest districts, bachelor's starting pay runs from $45,155 in Lee's Summit to $52,232 at St. Louis Public Schools (2025-26). Lee's Summit also has the highest master's maximum, $114,688.

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Your pay, step by step.

Read across from your credited step to your degree lane. These are published observations; missing steps are not estimated.

Lee's Summit R-7 School District

Official schedule ↗
Lee's Summit R-7 School District · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
1$45,155$48,155$54,155
2$46,058$49,118$55,238
3$46,979$50,100$56,343
4$47,919$51,102$57,470
5$48,877$52,125$58,619
6$49,855$53,297$59,938
7$50,852$54,497$61,287
8$51,869$55,723$62,666
9$52,906$56,976$64,076
10$52,906$58,258$65,517
11$52,906$59,715$67,155
12$52,906$61,208$68,834
13$52,906$62,738$70,555
14$52,906$64,306$72,319
15$54,229$65,914$74,127
16$54,229$67,727$76,165
17$54,229$69,589$78,260
18$55,585$71,503$80,412
19$55,585$73,469$82,623
20$55,585$75,673$85,102
21$57,252$77,943$87,655
22$58,970$80,282$90,285
23$60,739$82,690$92,993
24$62,561$85,171$95,783
25$64,438$87,726$98,657
26$65,404$89,042$100,136
27$66,385$90,378$101,638
28$67,381$91,733$103,163
29$68,392$93,109$104,710
30$69,418$94,506$106,281
31$70,459$95,923$107,875
32$71,516$97,362$109,493
33$72,589$98,823$111,136
34$73,678$100,305$112,803
35$74,783$101,810$114,495
36$75,905$103,337$116,212
37$77,043$104,887$117,956
38$78,199$106,460$119,725
39$79,372$108,057$121,521
40$80,562$109,678$123,344
41$81,771$111,323$125,194
42$82,997$112,993$127,072
43$84,242$114,688$128,978

Rockwood School District

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Rockwood School District · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
1$48,194$51,575$57,015
2$48,922$52,484$58,303
3$49,664$53,407$59,618
4$50,530$54,344$60,963
5$51,292$55,299$62,341
6$51,939$56,547$63,746
7$52,595$57,824$65,182
8Not published$59,128$66,651
9Not published$60,460$68,153
10Not published$61,823$69,686
11Not published$63,523$71,605
12Not published$65,270$73,573
13Not published$67,066$75,598
14Not published$68,909$77,676
15Not published$70,806$80,200
16Not published$73,140$82,808
17Not published$75,519$85,499
18Not published$77,973$88,279
19Not published$80,504$91,148
20Not published$83,122$94,111
21Not published$85,411$96,699
22Not published$87,756$99,356
23Not published$90,391$102,338
24Not published$93,102$105,408
25Not published$96,644$109,420

Francis Howell School District

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Francis Howell School District · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
1$49,000$52,430$64,229
2$49,980$53,479$65,514
3$50,980$54,548$66,824
4$51,999$55,639$68,160
5$53,039$56,752$69,524
6$54,100$57,887$70,914
7$55,182$59,045$72,332
8$56,286$60,226$73,779
9$57,411$61,430$75,255
10$58,560$62,659$76,760
11$59,731$63,912$78,295
12$60,925$65,190$79,861
13$62,144$66,494$81,458
14$63,387$67,824$83,087
15$64,654$69,180$84,749
16$65,948$70,564$86,444
17$67,266$71,975$88,173
18$68,612$73,415$89,936
19$69,984$74,883$91,735
20$71,384$76,381$93,570
21$72,811$77,908$95,441
22$74,268$79,466$97,350
23$75,753$81,056$99,297
24$77,268$82,677$101,283
25$78,813$84,330$103,308

Wentzville R-IV School District

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Wentzville R-IV School District · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
1$48,467$51,905$61,231
2$48,967$52,865$62,456
3$49,467$53,843$63,705
4$49,967$54,839$64,979
5$50,467$55,936$66,279
6$50,967$57,083$67,638
7$51,467$58,253$69,025
8$51,967$59,709$70,475
9$52,467$61,202$71,955
10$52,967$62,732$73,502
11$50,931$64,300$75,082
12$50,931$65,747$76,734
13$50,931$67,226$78,422
14$50,931$68,739$80,186
15$50,931$70,286$81,990
16$50,931$71,832$83,876
17$50,931$73,412$85,805
18$50,931$74,990$87,821
19$50,931$76,602$89,929
20$50,931$78,249$92,177
21$50,931$79,892$94,481
22$50,931$81,570$96,843
23$50,931$83,283$99,264

North Kansas City Schools

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North Kansas City Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
1$46,966$47,091$58,547
2$46,966$49,709$59,735
3$46,966$50,918$60,974
4$46,966$52,300$62,236
5Not published$53,472$63,526
6Not published$55,299$64,843
7Not published$57,202$66,187
8Not published$59,166$67,560
9Not published$61,198$68,963
10Not published$63,998$70,393
11Not published$65,477$71,853
12Not publishedNot published$73,345
13Not publishedNot published$74,869
14Not publishedNot published$76,426
15Not publishedNot published$78,013
16Not publishedNot published$79,634
17Not publishedNot published$81,291
18Not publishedNot published$82,981
19Not publishedNot published$84,706
20Not publishedNot published$86,468
21Not publishedNot published$88,266
22Not publishedNot published$90,104
23Not publishedNot published$91,980
24Not publishedNot published$93,895
25Not publishedNot published$96,513

Parkway School District

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Parkway School District · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount. Doctorate pay not published in this schedule.
StepBachelor’sMaster’s
1$50,000$53,000
2$50,250$54,000
3$50,450$55,335
4$50,550$55,845
5$50,560$56,610
6$50,750$57,120
7$51,000$57,885
8$51,200$58,650
9$51,300$59,160
10$51,400$61,200
11$51,500$63,750
12$51,600$65,000
13$51,700$66,000
14$51,800$67,000
15Not published$70,000
16Not published$72,000
17Not published$75,500
18Not published$78,000
19Not published$80,000
20Not published$85,000
21Not published$95,115

Columbia Public Schools

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Columbia Public Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount. Doctorate pay not published in this schedule.
StepBachelor’sMaster’s
1$45,600$49,020
2$46,512$49,932
3$47,424$50,844
4$48,336$51,756
5$49,886$53,306
6$51,437$54,857
7$52,987$56,407
8$54,538$57,958
9$56,088$59,508
10$57,638$61,058
11$59,189$62,609
12$60,739$64,159
13$62,290$65,710
14$63,840$67,260
15$63,840$68,810
16$63,840$70,361
17$63,840$71,911
18$63,840$73,462
19$63,840$75,012
20$63,840$76,562
21$63,840$78,113
22$63,840$79,663
23$63,840$81,214
24$63,840$82,764
25$63,840$83,676
26$63,840$84,588
27$63,840$85,500
28$63,840$86,412
29$63,840$87,324
30$63,840$88,236
31$63,840$89,148
32$63,840$90,060

Springfield Public Schools

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Springfield Public Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
1$45,917$50,427$53,506
2$46,800$51,396$54,009
3$47,697$52,385$55,046
4$48,619$53,393$56,106
5$49,554$54,420$57,188
6$50,232$55,469$58,289
7$51,239$56,541$59,411
8$52,259$57,674$61,462
9$53,305$59,021$63,552
10$54,372$61,149$65,676
11$55,458$63,336$67,277
12$56,676$65,547$70,031
13$57,241$66,199$70,735
14$57,814$66,865$70,996
15$58,393$67,534$71,701
16$58,979$68,208$72,420
17$59,568$68,885$73,145
18$60,165$69,578$73,873
19$60,765$70,270$74,612
20$61,373$70,974$75,359
21$61,373$71,686$76,113
22$61,373$72,402$76,873
23$61,373$73,126$77,640
24$61,373$73,857$78,416
25$61,373$74,596$79,203
26$61,373$75,711$80,383
27$61,373$76,466$81,189
28$61,373$77,235$81,998
29$61,373$78,003$82,818
30$61,373$78,797$83,650

St. Louis Public Schools

Official schedule ↗
St. Louis Public Schools · 2025-26 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
1$52,232$55,714$64,768
2$53,625$56,410$66,300
3$54,321$57,771$66,732

District pay rankings.

Ranked by highest published maximum across degree lanes. Annual base pay, by education level. Years and contract terms can differ; open each schedule before comparing.

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Missouri district salary comparison
Official source
Lee's Summit R-7 School DistrictLee's Summit2026-27$45,155$48,155$84,242$114,688$128,978Schedule ↗ for Lee's Summit R-7 School District
Rockwood School DistrictEureka2026-27$48,194$51,575$52,595$96,644$109,420Schedule ↗ for Rockwood School District
Francis Howell School DistrictSt. Charles2026-27$49,000$52,430$78,813$84,330$103,308Schedule ↗ for Francis Howell School District
Wentzville R-IV School DistrictWentzville2026-27$48,467$51,905$52,967$83,283$99,264Schedule ↗ for Wentzville R-IV School District
North Kansas City SchoolsKansas City2026-27$46,966$47,091$46,966$65,477$96,513Schedule ↗ for North Kansas City Schools
Parkway School DistrictChesterfield2026-27$50,000$53,000$51,800$95,115Not publishedSchedule ↗ for Parkway School District
Columbia Public SchoolsColumbia2026-27$45,600$49,020$63,840$90,060Not publishedSchedule ↗ for Columbia Public Schools
Springfield Public SchoolsSpringfield2026-27$45,917$50,427$61,373$78,797$83,650Schedule ↗ for Springfield Public Schools
St. Louis Public SchoolsSt. Louis2025-26$52,232$55,714$54,321$57,771$66,732Schedule ↗ for St. Louis Public Schools

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The district picture

Starting pay to top pay

Largest districts included in this guide, sorted by published top pay. Starting pay is the bachelor’s entry rate; top pay is the highest published maximum across degree lanes.

━ Bachelor’s start▨ Top pay · all degree lanes
Lee's Summit R-7 School District2026-27

BA start $45,155

Top $128,978

Rockwood School District2026-27

BA start $48,194

Top $109,420

Francis Howell School District2026-27

BA start $49,000

Top $103,308

Wentzville R-IV School District2026-27

BA start $48,467

Top $99,264

North Kansas City Schools2026-27

BA start $46,966

Top $96,513

Parkway School District2026-27

BA start $50,000

Top $95,115

Columbia Public Schools2026-27

BA start $45,600

Top $90,060

Springfield Public Schools2026-27

BA start $45,917

Top $83,650

St. Louis Public Schools2025-26

BA start $52,232

Top $66,732

Fort Zumwalt School DistrictYear not published

Schedule not published

Annual base salary on a shared zero-based scale. Top pay can require advanced qualifications and many years of service. Missing values are not zero.
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Published district pay
DistrictYearBA startTop pay
Lee's Summit R-7 School District2026-27$45,155$128,978
Rockwood School District2026-27$48,194$109,420
Francis Howell School District2026-27$49,000$103,308
Wentzville R-IV School District2026-27$48,467$99,264
North Kansas City Schools2026-27$46,966$96,513
Parkway School District2026-27$50,000$95,115
Columbia Public Schools2026-27$45,600$90,060
Springfield Public Schools2026-27$45,917$83,650
St. Louis Public Schools2025-26$52,232$66,732
Fort Zumwalt School DistrictNot publishedNot publishedNot published

Experience & progression

How pay grows by step

Bachelor’s lane · 5 districts with numeric step data

$0k$20k$40k$60k$80k08162432Experience stepSpringfield Public Schools: step 1, $45,917Springfield Public Schools: step 2, $46,800Springfield Public Schools: step 3, $47,697Springfield Public Schools: step 4, $48,619Springfield Public Schools: step 5, $49,554Springfield Public Schools: step 6, $50,232Springfield Public Schools: step 7, $51,239Springfield Public Schools: step 8, $52,259Springfield Public Schools: step 9, $53,305Springfield Public Schools: step 10, $54,372Springfield Public Schools: step 11, $55,458Springfield Public Schools: step 12, $56,676Springfield Public Schools: step 13, $57,241Springfield Public Schools: step 14, $57,814Springfield Public Schools: step 15, $58,393Springfield Public Schools: step 16, $58,979Springfield Public Schools: step 17, $59,568Springfield Public Schools: step 18, $60,165Springfield Public Schools: step 19, $60,765Springfield Public Schools: step 20, $61,373Springfield Public Schools: step 21, $61,373Springfield Public Schools: step 22, $61,373Springfield Public Schools: step 23, $61,373Springfield Public Schools: step 24, $61,373Springfield Public Schools: step 25, $61,373Springfield Public Schools: step 26, $61,373Springfield Public Schools: step 27, $61,373Springfield Public Schools: step 28, $61,373Springfield Public Schools: step 29, $61,373Springfield Public Schools: step 30, $61,373North Kansas City Schools: step 1, $46,966North Kansas City Schools: step 2, $46,966North Kansas City Schools: step 3, $46,966North Kansas City Schools: step 4, $46,966Rockwood School District: step 1, $48,194Rockwood School District: step 2, $48,922Rockwood School District: step 3, $49,664Rockwood School District: step 4, $50,530Rockwood School District: step 5, $51,292Rockwood School District: step 6, $51,939Rockwood School District: step 7, $52,595Columbia Public Schools: step 1, $45,600Columbia Public Schools: step 2, $46,512Columbia Public Schools: step 3, $47,424Columbia Public Schools: step 4, $48,336Columbia Public Schools: step 5, $49,886Columbia Public Schools: step 6, $51,437Columbia Public Schools: step 7, $52,987Columbia Public Schools: step 8, $54,538Columbia Public Schools: step 9, $56,088Columbia Public Schools: step 10, $57,638Columbia Public Schools: step 11, $59,189Columbia Public Schools: step 12, $60,739Columbia Public Schools: step 13, $62,290Columbia Public Schools: step 14, $63,840Columbia Public Schools: step 15, $63,840Columbia Public Schools: step 16, $63,840Columbia Public Schools: step 17, $63,840Columbia Public Schools: step 18, $63,840Columbia Public Schools: step 19, $63,840Columbia Public Schools: step 20, $63,840Columbia Public Schools: step 21, $63,840Columbia Public Schools: step 22, $63,840Columbia Public Schools: step 23, $63,840Columbia Public Schools: step 24, $63,840Columbia Public Schools: step 25, $63,840Columbia Public Schools: step 26, $63,840Columbia Public Schools: step 27, $63,840Columbia Public Schools: step 28, $63,840Columbia Public Schools: step 29, $63,840Columbia Public Schools: step 30, $63,840Columbia Public Schools: step 31, $63,840Columbia Public Schools: step 32, $63,840Wentzville R-IV School District: step 1, $48,467Wentzville R-IV School District: step 2, $48,967Wentzville R-IV School District: step 3, $49,467Wentzville R-IV School District: step 4, $49,967Wentzville R-IV School District: step 5, $50,467Wentzville R-IV School District: step 6, $50,967Wentzville R-IV School District: step 7, $51,467Wentzville R-IV School District: step 8, $51,967Wentzville R-IV School District: step 9, $52,467Wentzville R-IV School District: step 10, $52,967Wentzville R-IV School District: step 11, $50,931Wentzville R-IV School District: step 12, $50,931Wentzville R-IV School District: step 13, $50,931Wentzville R-IV School District: step 14, $50,931Wentzville R-IV School District: step 15, $50,931Wentzville R-IV School District: step 16, $50,931Wentzville R-IV School District: step 17, $50,931Wentzville R-IV School District: step 18, $50,931Wentzville R-IV School District: step 19, $50,931Wentzville R-IV School District: step 20, $50,931Wentzville R-IV School District: step 21, $50,931Wentzville R-IV School District: step 22, $50,931Wentzville R-IV School District: step 23, $50,931
  • Springfield Public Schools2026-27
  • North Kansas City Schools2026-27
  • Rockwood School District2026-27
  • Columbia Public Schools2026-27
  • Wentzville R-IV School District2026-27
Lines connect published observations, not estimated salaries for missing steps. A step is not always a year of service. District placement rules and schedule years vary.
View step progression data
Bachelor’s lane by published step
DistrictStepAnnual pay
Springfield Public Schools1$45,917
Springfield Public Schools2$46,800
Springfield Public Schools3$47,697
Springfield Public Schools4$48,619
Springfield Public Schools5$49,554
Springfield Public Schools6$50,232
Springfield Public Schools7$51,239
Springfield Public Schools8$52,259
Springfield Public Schools9$53,305
Springfield Public Schools10$54,372
Springfield Public Schools11$55,458
Springfield Public Schools12$56,676
Springfield Public Schools13$57,241
Springfield Public Schools14$57,814
Springfield Public Schools15$58,393
Springfield Public Schools16$58,979
Springfield Public Schools17$59,568
Springfield Public Schools18$60,165
Springfield Public Schools19$60,765
Springfield Public Schools20$61,373
Springfield Public Schools21$61,373
Springfield Public Schools22$61,373
Springfield Public Schools23$61,373
Springfield Public Schools24$61,373
Springfield Public Schools25$61,373
Springfield Public Schools26$61,373
Springfield Public Schools27$61,373
Springfield Public Schools28$61,373
Springfield Public Schools29$61,373
Springfield Public Schools30$61,373
North Kansas City Schools1$46,966
North Kansas City Schools2$46,966
North Kansas City Schools3$46,966
North Kansas City Schools4$46,966
Rockwood School District1$48,194
Rockwood School District2$48,922
Rockwood School District3$49,664
Rockwood School District4$50,530
Rockwood School District5$51,292
Rockwood School District6$51,939
Rockwood School District7$52,595
Columbia Public Schools1$45,600
Columbia Public Schools2$46,512
Columbia Public Schools3$47,424
Columbia Public Schools4$48,336
Columbia Public Schools5$49,886
Columbia Public Schools6$51,437
Columbia Public Schools7$52,987
Columbia Public Schools8$54,538
Columbia Public Schools9$56,088
Columbia Public Schools10$57,638
Columbia Public Schools11$59,189
Columbia Public Schools12$60,739
Columbia Public Schools13$62,290
Columbia Public Schools14$63,840
Columbia Public Schools15$63,840
Columbia Public Schools16$63,840
Columbia Public Schools17$63,840
Columbia Public Schools18$63,840
Columbia Public Schools19$63,840
Columbia Public Schools20$63,840
Columbia Public Schools21$63,840
Columbia Public Schools22$63,840
Columbia Public Schools23$63,840
Columbia Public Schools24$63,840
Columbia Public Schools25$63,840
Columbia Public Schools26$63,840
Columbia Public Schools27$63,840
Columbia Public Schools28$63,840
Columbia Public Schools29$63,840
Columbia Public Schools30$63,840
Columbia Public Schools31$63,840
Columbia Public Schools32$63,840
Wentzville R-IV School District1$48,467
Wentzville R-IV School District2$48,967
Wentzville R-IV School District3$49,467
Wentzville R-IV School District4$49,967
Wentzville R-IV School District5$50,467
Wentzville R-IV School District6$50,967
Wentzville R-IV School District7$51,467
Wentzville R-IV School District8$51,967
Wentzville R-IV School District9$52,467
Wentzville R-IV School District10$52,967
Wentzville R-IV School District11$50,931
Wentzville R-IV School District12$50,931
Wentzville R-IV School District13$50,931
Wentzville R-IV School District14$50,931
Wentzville R-IV School District15$50,931
Wentzville R-IV School District16$50,931
Wentzville R-IV School District17$50,931
Wentzville R-IV School District18$50,931
Wentzville R-IV School District19$50,931
Wentzville R-IV School District20$50,931
Wentzville R-IV School District21$50,931
Wentzville R-IV School District22$50,931
Wentzville R-IV School District23$50,931

The wider picture

Salary in context

Missouri average$57,366
NEA 2024-25 · Source
State minimum$40,000
See state minimum terms below · Source
National average$74,495
Reporting year not published · Source
Average pay describes the workforce; a minimum is a floor subject to state rules. These measures can cover different years and are not equivalent starting offers.
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State and national salary measures
MeasureAmountContext
Missouri average$57,366NEA 2024-25
State minimum$40,000See state minimum terms below
National average$74,495Reporting year not published

State minimum salary

$40,000

RSMo 163.172 sets a $40,000 minimum teacher salary from 2025-26. Teachers with a master's degree and at least 10 years of experience must be paid at least $46,000 in 2025-26, $47,000 in 2026-27 and $48,000 in 2027-28; from 2028-29 the minimums are adjusted for inflation, capped at 3% a year. NEA average salary and average starting salary are FY 2024-25. District enrollment is the prior-year (2024-25) enrollment in DESE's 2026 Missouri School Statistics and Directory; the Special School District of St. Louis County is excluded as a special-education district. Fort Zumwalt (#10) posts no current teacher salary schedule and is left null. St. Louis Public Schools figures are 2025-26; all other districts are 2026-27.

Read the state minimum source ↗

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Match the school year, degree lane and credited experience. The published maximum is not a promise of starting placement. Confirm contract days, supplements and eligibility in each district’s official schedule.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Missouri district salary schedules?

Use the district comparison table on this page to open a district guide and its official salary schedule. Each source is linked with a verification date.

Does a master’s degree change the salary?

Check the master’s lane in the district’s published schedule. Degree supplements and placement rules vary; a missing value here does not mean there is no additional pay.

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