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
$64,771.41
552 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)
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Audited Teacher Compensation & Staffing Ratios (FY 2025)
Showing 20 of 821 districts
in bracket >$85k
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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: 02010 • Alger Co. (ISD 52)
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20.1 pupils
1 teachers
Micro-District Staffing Base
This district reports 1 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.
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20.1:1
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$229,020.00
Staffing Sample Variance
This district reports 1 teacher FTEs (20.1 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.
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+$164,197.50
+253.3%
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+$161,760.00
ISD Med: $67K
|
$27,215.00
|
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Code: 17050 • Chippewa Co. (ISD 17)
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91.5 pupils
9.7 teachers
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9.42:1
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$142,700.00
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+$77,877.50
+120.1%
|
+$80,041.00
ISD Med: $63K
|
$33,202.00
|
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Code: 31100 • Houghton Co. (ISD 31)
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314.2 pupils
19.5 teachers
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16.13:1
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$119,965.00
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+$55,142.50
+85.1%
|
+$60,840.00
ISD Med: $59K
|
$9,214.00
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Code: 82910 • Wayne Co. (ISD 82)
PSA
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220.1 pupils
10 teachers
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22.01:1
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$114,450.00
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+$66,615.50
+139.3%
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+$37,485.00
ISD Med: $77K
|
$10,581.00
|
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Code: 82090 • Wayne Co. (ISD 82)
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4,922.5 pupils
205 teachers
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24.01:1
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$95,615.00
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+$30,792.50
+47.5%
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+$16,234.00
ISD Med: $79K
|
$10,860.00
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Code: 82320 • Wayne Co. (ISD 82)
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2,685.7 pupils
78.1 teachers
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34.39:1
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$93,413.00
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+$28,590.50
+44.1%
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+$14,032.00
ISD Med: $79K
|
$10,759.00
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Code: 63010 • Oakland Co. (ISD 63)
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7,382.6 pupils
413.8 teachers
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17.84:1
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$92,607.00
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+$27,784.50
+42.9%
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+$20,026.00
ISD Med: $73K
|
$12,913.00
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Code: 02020 • Alger Co. (ISD 52)
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33.3 pupils
3.2 teachers
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10.43:1
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$92,510.00
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+$27,687.50
+42.7%
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+$25,250.00
ISD Med: $67K
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$23,131.00
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Code: 82405 • Wayne Co. (ISD 82)
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3,907.8 pupils
164.6 teachers
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23.75:1
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$90,195.00
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+$25,372.50
+39.1%
|
+$10,814.00
ISD Med: $79K
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$9,421.00
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Code: 63060 • Oakland Co. (ISD 63)
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4,454.2 pupils
232.8 teachers
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19.14:1
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$89,623.00
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+$24,800.50
+38.3%
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+$17,042.00
ISD Med: $73K
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$12,882.00
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Code: 82290 • Wayne Co. (ISD 82)
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3,707.7 pupils
163.7 teachers
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22.64:1
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$89,081.00
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+$24,258.50
+37.4%
|
+$9,700.00
ISD Med: $79K
|
$9,324.00
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Code: 82160 • Wayne Co. (ISD 82)
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9,578.6 pupils
413.8 teachers
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23.15:1
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$87,970.00
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+$23,147.50
+35.7%
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+$8,589.00
ISD Med: $79K
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$9,899.00
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Code: 63260 • Oakland Co. (ISD 63)
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14,788.9 pupils
618.2 teachers
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23.92:1
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$87,011.00
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+$22,188.50
+34.2%
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+$14,430.00
ISD Med: $73K
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$9,205.00
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Code: 82020 • Wayne Co. (ISD 82)
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3,700.4 pupils
168.5 teachers
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21.96:1
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$86,919.00
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+$22,096.50
+34.1%
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+$7,538.00
ISD Med: $79K
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$9,508.00
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Code: 82055 • Wayne Co. (ISD 82)
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6,393.6 pupils
318.6 teachers
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20.07:1
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$86,625.00
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+$21,802.50
+33.6%
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+$7,244.00
ISD Med: $79K
|
$9,707.00
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Code: 82365 • Wayne Co. (ISD 82)
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5,433.9 pupils
267.6 teachers
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20.31:1
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$86,529.00
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+$21,706.50
+33.5%
|
+$7,148.00
ISD Med: $79K
|
$10,274.00
|
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Code: 82390 • Wayne Co. (ISD 82)
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7,045.9 pupils
327.7 teachers
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21.5:1
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$86,235.00
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+$21,412.50
+33.0%
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+$6,854.00
ISD Med: $79K
|
$9,084.00
|
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Code: 50230 • Macomb Co. (ISD 50)
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12,550.4 pupils
602.6 teachers
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20.83:1
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$86,172.00
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+$21,349.50
+32.9%
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+$12,490.00
ISD Med: $74K
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$10,447.00
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Code: 82170 • Wayne Co. (ISD 82)
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4,246 pupils
178.6 teachers
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23.77:1
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$85,581.00
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+$20,758.50
+32.0%
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+$6,200.00
ISD Med: $79K
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$8,936.00
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Code: 24020 • Emmet Co. (ISD 15)
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747.5 pupils
50.2 teachers
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14.88:1
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$85,012.00
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+$20,189.50
+31.1%
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+$20,316.00
ISD Med: $65K
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$15,101.00
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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.