Teacher Pay Tables

All districts · Washington

Seattle Public Schools teacher salary schedule

$64,758Starting salary (bachelor's, step 1)

Base Pay $64,758, $76,673 TOTAL, BA Lane 100, Step 11

The details

Starting salary with a master's
$90,167 TOTAL, BA+45+MA Lane 400, Step 11
Top of the scale
$149,885 TOTAL at Step 151
Number of steps
15 steps1
School year
2026-27, effective 9/1/20261
Contract or schedule
SEA Certificated Non-Supervisory Salary Schedule. 189 days, including a 2.6% increase.1
Headline uses base pay. The TOTAL figures add pay for extra contract days. The master's and top figures are TOTAL figures.

Sources

  1. 2026-27 Certificated Non-Supervisory Salary Schedule (PDF), Seattle Public Schools, checked 1 November 2026
  2. CBAs, Salary Schedules, Work Year Calendars, Seattle Public Schools, checked 1 November 2026

Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source used only because the official page could not be read.