2026-27 · District salary guide
Lake Washington School DistrictTeacher 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 Lake Washington School District, published master’s starting pay is $71,894 for 2026-27.
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View the official scheduleYour pay ladder.
Find the row for your credited step, then read across to your education lane. Missing values are marked “Not published”.
Doctorate pay is not published in this schedule, so that column is left out.
| Step | Bachelor’s | Master’s |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | $63,496 | $71,894 |
| 1 | $64,745 | $73,989 |
| 2 | $66,017 | $76,144 |
| 3 | $67,321 | $78,361 |
| 4 | $68,648 | $80,638 |
| 5 | $70,000 | $82,983 |
| 6 | Not published | $85,401 |
| 7 | Not published | $87,885 |
| 8 | Not published | $90,443 |
| 9 | Not published | $93,073 |
| 10 | Not published | $95,783 |
| 11 | Not published | $98,572 |
| 12 | Not published | $101,441 |
| 13 | Not published | $104,394 |
| 14 | Not published | $107,433 |
| 15 | Not published | $110,557 |
| 16 | Not published | $113,772 |
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $63,496
- Master’s starting pay
- $71,894
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $70,000
- Master’s maximum
- $122,084
- Doctorate maximum
- Not published
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
LWEA 2026-27 salary schedule, effective August 11, 2026; 180-day base salary, steps 0-16. Staff A (BA) runs steps 0-5; master column is Staff C (MA/BA+90); master_max is Staff D (MA+45/BA+135) at the top step. Doctorate is a stipend of .10 of base ($6,090), so no doctorate total is listed. LEAP days (8) and responsibility contracts are paid on top; the district's salary summary shows totals such as $83,201 at the BA top and $145,652 at the Staff D top.
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: 30,656 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Lake Washington School District official salary schedule · Lake Washington School District
- District source and context · Lake Washington School District
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