Special Analytical Report
Teacher Salaries & Regional Disparities
Audited average classroom teacher salaries (MDE Bulletin 1014 Table 7) benchmarked against statewide ($64,700) and regional ISD medians for FY 2025.
State Benchmark Median
$64,699.50
MDE Bulletin 1014 statewide
Average of Reported
$65,347.70
530 reporting districts
Traditional LEAs
535
Traditional LEA entities
Charter Academies
286
PSA entities
Statewide Teacher Salary Distribution & Benchmark
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MDE Bulletin 1014 (Table 7)
Cohort:
Audited Teacher Compensation & Staffing Ratios (FY 2025)
Showing 42 of 535 districts
in bracket $50k–55k
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| District & County | Enrollment & Staff | Students / Teacher | Average Teacher Salary | vs. State Median ($64.7k) | vs. ISD Median | Instructional Spend/Pupil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Code: 26010 • Gladwin Co. (ISD 18)
|
858.4 pupils
42.4 teachers
|
20.26:1
|
$54,989.00
|
-$9,833.50
-15.2%
|
-$8,678.00
ISD Med: $64K
|
$8,809.00
|
|
Code: 50170 • Macomb Co. (ISD 50)
|
1,528.5 pupils
72.8 teachers
|
21.01:1
|
$54,844.00
|
-$9,978.50
-15.4%
|
-$18,838.00
ISD Med: $74K
|
$7,790.00
|
|
Code: 67020 • Osceola Co. (ISD 54)
|
803.7 pupils
49.2 teachers
|
16.33:1
|
$54,708.00
|
-$10,114.50
-15.6%
|
-$10,810.00
ISD Med: $66K
|
$9,230.00
|
|
Code: 13020 • Calhoun Co. (ISD 13)
|
3,695.4 pupils
210.9 teachers
|
17.52:1
|
$54,633.00
|
-$10,189.50
-15.7%
|
-$9,244.00
ISD Med: $64K
|
$9,353.00
|
|
Code: 51060 • Manistee Co. (ISD 51)
|
295.6 pupils
18.3 teachers
|
16.17:1
|
$54,605.00
|
-$10,217.50
-15.8%
|
-$3,107.50
ISD Med: $58K
|
$9,536.00
|
|
Code: 46080 • Lenawee Co. (ISD 46)
|
1,366.3 pupils
59.0 teachers
|
23.17:1
|
$54,576.00
|
-$10,246.50
-15.8%
|
-$12,327.00
ISD Med: $67K
|
$7,403.00
|
|
Code: 13135 • Branch Co. (ISD 13)
|
896.9 pupils
56.1 teachers
|
15.99:1
|
$54,558.00
|
-$10,264.50
-15.8%
|
-$9,319.00
ISD Med: $64K
|
$10,154.00
|
|
Code: 75070 • St. Joseph Co. (ISD 75)
|
729.6 pupils
39.2 teachers
|
18.61:1
|
$54,466.00
|
-$10,356.50
-16.0%
|
+$0.00
ISD Med: $54K
|
$8,215.00
|
|
Code: 23065 • Eaton Co. (ISD 23)
|
868.7 pupils
50.5 teachers
|
17.18:1
|
$54,306.00
|
-$10,516.50
-16.2%
|
-$5,818.00
ISD Med: $60K
|
$8,785.00
|
|
Code: 39050 • Kalamazoo Co. (ISD 39)
|
988.3 pupils
63.9 teachers
|
15.48:1
|
$54,254.00
|
-$10,568.50
-16.3%
|
-$9,689.00
ISD Med: $64K
|
$9,680.00
|
|
Code: 32010 • Huron Co. (ISD 32)
|
782.2 pupils
47.3 teachers
|
16.55:1
|
$54,144.00
|
-$10,678.50
-16.5%
|
-$4,606.00
ISD Med: $59K
|
$9,801.00
|
|
Code: 73210 • Saginaw Co. (ISD 73)
|
1,249.0 pupils
61.6 teachers
|
20.26:1
|
$54,028.00
|
-$10,794.50
-16.7%
|
-$12,809.00
ISD Med: $67K
|
$7,316.00
|
|
Code: 13095 • Calhoun Co. (ISD 13)
|
290.3 pupils
20.3 teachers
|
14.27:1
|
$53,786.00
|
-$11,036.50
-17.0%
|
-$10,091.00
ISD Med: $64K
|
$9,398.00
|
|
Code: 65045 • Ogemaw Co. (ISD 72)
|
1,838.5 pupils
104.8 teachers
|
17.53:1
|
$53,702.00
|
-$11,120.50
-17.2%
|
-$3,331.00
ISD Med: $57K
|
$8,432.00
|
|
Code: 68030 • Oscoda Co. (ISD 72)
|
305.3 pupils
17.6 teachers
|
17.38:1
|
$53,673.00
|
-$11,149.50
-17.2%
|
-$3,360.00
ISD Med: $57K
|
$7,897.00
|
|
Code: 34110 • Ionia Co. (ISD 34)
|
2,088.0 pupils
104.3 teachers
|
20.02:1
|
$53,627.00
|
-$11,195.50
-17.3%
|
-$2,591.50
ISD Med: $56K
|
$7,690.00
|
|
Code: 32030 • Huron Co. (ISD 32)
|
186.1 pupils
18.5 teachers
|
10.04:1
|
$53,603.00
|
-$11,219.50
-17.3%
|
-$5,147.00
ISD Med: $59K
|
$12,285.00
|
|
Code: 75100 • St. Joseph Co. (ISD 75)
|
188.6 pupils
11.7 teachers
|
16.12:1
|
$53,511.00
|
-$11,311.50
-17.4%
|
-$955.00
ISD Med: $54K
|
$8,251.00
|
|
Code: 21060 • Delta Co. (ISD 21)
|
241.8 pupils
16.6 teachers
|
14.61:1
|
$53,370.00
|
-$11,452.50
-17.7%
|
-$2,491.00
ISD Med: $56K
|
$9,802.00
|
|
Code: 15010 • Charlevoix Co. (ISD 15)
|
50.0 pupils
7.1 teachers
|
7.02:1
|
$53,347.00
|
-$11,475.50
-17.7%
|
-$11,349.00
ISD Med: $65K
|
$29,219.00
|
|
Code: 68010 • Oscoda Co. (ISD 72)
|
495.4 pupils
31.3 teachers
|
15.83:1
|
$53,288.00
|
-$11,534.50
-17.8%
|
-$3,745.00
ISD Med: $57K
|
$10,161.00
|
|
Code: 35020 • Iosco Co. (ISD 35)
|
344.1 pupils
21.2 teachers
|
16.25:1
|
$53,058.00
|
-$11,764.50
-18.1%
|
-$7,785.00
ISD Med: $61K
|
$9,027.00
|
|
Code: 59090 • Montcalm Co. (ISD 59)
|
1,004.7 pupils
54 teachers
|
18.61:1
|
$53,053.00
|
-$11,769.50
-18.2%
|
-$6,159.00
ISD Med: $59K
|
$8,193.00
|
|
Code: 03050 • Allegan Co. (ISD 03)
|
1,213 pupils
71.8 teachers
|
16.91:1
|
$52,930.00
|
-$11,892.50
-18.3%
|
-$7,207.00
ISD Med: $60K
|
$9,831.00
|
|
Code: 32620 • Huron Co. (ISD 32)
|
26.5 pupils
3.0 teachers
|
8.73:1
|
$52,899.00
|
-$11,923.50
-18.4%
|
-$5,851.00
ISD Med: $59K
|
$12,478.00
|
|
Code: 78080 • Shiawassee Co. (ISD 78)
|
982.9 pupils
55.2 teachers
|
17.81:1
|
$52,674.00
|
-$12,148.50
-18.7%
|
-$11,067.50
ISD Med: $64K
|
$9,210.00
|
|
Code: 25130 • Genesee Co. (ISD 25)
|
633.6 pupils
37.5 teachers
|
16.91:1
|
$52,661.00
|
-$12,161.50
-18.8%
|
-$17,129.00
ISD Med: $70K
|
$8,639.00
|
|
Code: 04010 • Alpena Co. (ISD 04)
|
3,600.9 pupils
175.9 teachers
|
20.47:1
|
$52,462.00
|
-$12,360.50
-19.1%
|
+$4,807.00
ISD Med: $48K
|
$8,120.00
|
|
Code: 31050 • Houghton Co. (ISD 31)
|
193.2 pupils
13.9 teachers
|
13.87:1
|
$52,155.00
|
-$12,667.50
-19.5%
|
-$6,970.00
ISD Med: $59K
|
$11,306.00
|
|
Code: 64070 • Oceana Co. (ISD 53)
|
224.5 pupils
19.7 teachers
|
11.42:1
|
$51,840.00
|
-$12,982.50
-20.0%
|
-$11,229.00
ISD Med: $63K
|
$10,960.00
|
|
Code: 21065 • Delta Co. (ISD 21)
|
190.3 pupils
11.6 teachers
|
16.42:1
|
$51,747.00
|
-$13,075.50
-20.2%
|
-$4,114.00
ISD Med: $56K
|
$9,109.00
|
|
Code: 83060 • Wexford Co. (ISD 83)
|
937.4 pupils
52.1 teachers
|
17.99:1
|
$51,679.00
|
-$13,143.50
-20.3%
|
-$7,762.00
ISD Med: $59K
|
$8,470.00
|
|
Code: 66050 • Ontonagon Co. (ISD 27)
|
268.9 pupils
14.7 teachers
|
18.28:1
|
$51,628.00
|
-$13,194.50
-20.4%
|
+$0.00
ISD Med: $52K
|
$7,765.00
|
|
Code: 43040 • Lake Co. (ISD 53)
|
428.9 pupils
38.2 teachers
|
11.24:1
|
$51,430.00
|
-$13,392.50
-20.7%
|
-$11,639.00
ISD Med: $63K
|
$13,724.00
|
|
Code: 56030 • Midland Co. (ISD 56)
|
555.3 pupils
30.8 teachers
|
18.05:1
|
$51,295.00
|
-$13,527.50
-20.9%
|
-$11,043.00
ISD Med: $62K
|
$9,324.00
|
|
Code: 52180 • Marquette Co. (ISD 52)
|
630.3 pupils
35.0 teachers
|
18.02:1
|
$51,185.00
|
-$13,637.50
-21.0%
|
-$16,075.00
ISD Med: $67K
|
$9,854.00
|
|
Code: 22045 • Dickinson Co. (ISD 22)
|
250.4 pupils
13.9 teachers
|
18.05:1
|
$51,185.00
|
-$13,637.50
-21.0%
|
-$7,463.00
ISD Med: $59K
|
$8,337.00
|
|
Code: 33040 • Ingham Co. (ISD 33)
|
717.6 pupils
43 teachers
|
16.69:1
|
$51,006.00
|
-$13,816.50
-21.3%
|
-$12,540.50
ISD Med: $64K
|
$8,266.00
|
|
Code: 11830 • Berrien Co. (ISD 11)
|
68.2 pupils
3.2 teachers
|
21.0:1
|
$50,618.00
|
-$14,204.50
-21.9%
|
-$14,085.00
ISD Med: $65K
|
$6,858.00
|
|
Code: 64090 • Oceana Co. (ISD 53)
|
233.3 pupils
16.1 teachers
|
14.52:1
|
$50,460.00
|
-$14,362.50
-22.2%
|
-$12,609.00
ISD Med: $63K
|
$9,901.00
|
|
Code: 46040 • Lenawee Co. (ISD 46)
|
1,113.2 pupils
75.9 teachers
|
14.67:1
|
$50,303.00
|
-$14,519.50
-22.4%
|
-$16,600.00
ISD Med: $67K
|
$9,031.00
|
|
Code: 80240 • Van Buren Co. (ISD 80)
|
23.8 pupils
2 teachers
Micro-District Staffing Base
This district reports 2 teacher FTEs. In MDE Bulletin 1014, total classroom instructional payroll is divided by reported FTE. In micro-districts with very small denominators, shared administrator/teaching roles, or non-recurring adjustments can create high statistical variance in average salary.
|
11.9:1
|
$50,015.00
Staffing Sample Variance
This district reports 2 teacher FTEs (23.8 pupils). MDE Bulletin 1014 Table 7 computes average teacher salary by dividing total classroom instruction payroll by reported teacher FTE. In micro-districts, small denominators, dual administrator/teaching roles, or non-recurring adjustments can result in extreme per-FTE mathematical averages.
|
-$14,807.50
-22.8%
|
-$8,050.00
ISD Med: $58K
|
$8,243.00
|
Methodology & Data Lineage
Average classroom teacher salary figures are published directly by the Michigan Department of Education (Bulletin 1014: Table 7), calculated as total classroom instructional salaries divided by reported classroom teacher FTEs. Regional medians reflect the median average teacher salary among traditional districts within each Intermediate School District (ISD).
Micro-District Staffing Sample Variance: In very small districts with 3 or fewer reported teacher FTEs (e.g. single-building primary township districts), per-FTE mathematical averages can exhibit extreme variance due to small denominators, shared administrative/teaching duties, or non-recurring severance and retirement adjustments.