2026-27 · District salary guide
Madison Metropolitan 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 Madison Metropolitan School District, published master’s starting pay is $57,724 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”.
| Step | Bachelor’s | Master’s | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $53,525 | $57,724 | $64,024 |
| 2 | $55,626 | $59,825 | $68,223 |
| 3 | $57,724 | $61,927 | $70,323 |
| 4 | $59,825 | $64,024 | $72,422 |
| 5 | $61,927 | $66,124 | $74,520 |
| 6 | $64,024 | $68,223 | $80,816 |
| 7 | $66,124 | $70,323 | $82,917 |
| 8 | $68,348 | $72,800 | $85,645 |
| 9 | $68,947 | $73,526 | $86,503 |
| 10 | $69,544 | $74,256 | $87,358 |
| 11 | $70,152 | $74,999 | $88,233 |
| 12 | $70,761 | $75,740 | $89,105 |
| 13 | $71,381 | $76,496 | $89,998 |
| 14 | $72,000 | $77,253 | $90,888 |
| 15 | $72,629 | $78,026 | $91,797 |
| 16 | $73,259 | $78,800 | $92,703 |
| 17 | $73,902 | $79,585 | $93,634 |
| 18 | $74,542 | $80,376 | $94,560 |
| 19 | $75,194 | $81,181 | $95,506 |
| 20 | $75,845 | $81,982 | $96,451 |
| 21 | $76,512 | $82,801 | $97,416 |
| 22 | $77,174 | $83,623 | $98,380 |
| 23 | $77,850 | $84,458 | $99,365 |
| 24 | $78,526 | $85,294 | $100,346 |
| 25 | $79,213 | $86,148 | $101,352 |
| 26 | $79,898 | $87,000 | $102,355 |
| 27 | $80,597 | $87,872 | $103,380 |
| 28 | $81,296 | $88,738 | $104,401 |
| 29 | $82,010 | $89,627 | $105,446 |
| 30 | $82,719 | $90,516 | $106,490 |
| 31 | $83,445 | $91,420 | $107,556 |
| 32 | $84,167 | $92,327 | $108,622 |
| 33 | $84,904 | $93,250 | $109,706 |
| 34 | $85,639 | $94,172 | $110,793 |
| 35 | $86,390 | $95,116 | $111,901 |
| 36 | $87,139 | $96,057 | $113,007 |
| 37 | $87,901 | $97,017 | $114,138 |
| 38 | $88,663 | $97,977 | $115,267 |
| 39 | $89,443 | $98,956 | $116,421 |
| 40 | $90,216 | $99,936 | $117,573 |
| 41 | $91,006 | $100,936 | $118,750 |
| 42 | $91,795 | $101,934 | $119,927 |
| 43 | $92,599 | $102,954 | $121,125 |
| 44 | $93,402 | $103,975 | $122,325 |
| 45 | $94,220 | $105,014 | $123,548 |
| 46 | $95,036 | $106,051 | $124,769 |
| 47 | $95,869 | $107,114 | $126,019 |
| 48 | $96,693 | $108,174 | $127,267 |
| 49 | $97,534 | $109,255 | $128,538 |
| 50 | $98,375 | $110,338 | $129,813 |
| 51 | $99,233 | $111,440 | $131,109 |
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $53,525
- Master’s starting pay
- $57,724
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $99,233
- Master’s maximum
- $111,440
- Doctorate maximum
- $131,109
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
2026-27 Teachers 192-day salary schedule. Levels A-YY are shown as steps 1-51. Bachelor is Track 1, master is Track 4, doctorate is Track 8 (PhD/MFA); intermediate credit tracks are not shown. Enrollment is Wisconsin DPI certified 2025-26 enrollment (district total).
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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: 25,029 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Madison Metropolitan School District official salary schedule · Madison Metropolitan School District
- District source and context · Madison Metropolitan School District
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