Highest average teacher salaries in WI (2025-26)

Average teacher salaries across 442 Wisconsin school districts, 2025-26. Arrowhead UHS School District leads at $88,558. Wisconsin DPI; ranked by DistrictFacts.

Districts ranked

442

Period

2025-26

Publication floor

8 districts

Tie rule

Equal values share a rank; the next rank skips.

Wisconsin DPI Public Teacher Salary Report, 2025-26: DPI's own average for the teachers this agency hired (position 53, full time: FTE of 0.95 or more and at least 160 contract days; interns, subcontracted staff and CESA hires excluded). Salary only; fringe benefits are reported separately.

Measure: Average teacher salary.

Source: Wisconsin DPI.

Ranked districts

• 1. Arrowhead UHS School District — $88,558
• 2. Nicolet Union High School School District — $85,123
• 3. Elmbrook School District — $80,907
• 4. Wilmot UHS School District — $80,672
• 5. Milwaukee School District — $80,645
• 6. Cornell School District — $80,071
• 7. Lac du Flambeau #1 School District — $79,818
• 8. Swallow School District — $79,695
• 9. Norris School District — $79,046
• 10. Verona Area School District — $78,958
• 11. Greendale School District — $78,569
• 12. Shorewood School District — $78,450
• 13. Three Lakes School District — $78,042
• 14. Kettle Moraine School District — $78,015
• 15. Ashwaubenon School District — $77,177
• 16. Milwaukee Scholars Charter School Inc — $76,237
• 17. Muskego-Norway School District — $76,192
• 18. Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District — $76,104
• 19. Mequon-Thiensville School District — $75,939
• 20. Racine Unified School District — $75,825
• 21. Waunakee Community School District — $75,813
• 22. Burlington Area School District — $75,752
• 23. Slinger School District — $75,743
• 24. Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District — $75,732
• 25. Oregon School District — $75,649
• 26. Waukesha School District — $75,431
• 27. Madison Metropolitan School District — $75,322
• 28. Hamilton School District — $74,496
• 29. Union Grove UHS School District — $74,299
• 30. Pewaukee School District — $74,275
• 31. Waterford UHS School District — $73,808
• 32. Franklin Public School District — $73,679
• 33. Cedarburg School District — $73,668
• 34. Brodhead School District — $73,488
• 35. Greenfield School District — $73,434
• 36. West Bend School District — $73,171
• 37. Kenosha School District — $73,105
• 38. Reedsburg School District — $73,012
• 39. New Glarus School District — $72,949
• 40. Yorkville J2 School District — $72,697
• 41. Fox Point J2 School District — $72,478
• 42. Hartford UHS School District — $72,419
• 43. Cudahy School District — $71,928
• 44. Green Bay Area Public School District — $71,762
• 45. Whitefish Bay School District — $71,723
• 46. De Forest Area School District — $71,685
• 47. Westosha Central UHS School District — $71,566
• 48. Oostburg School District — $71,497
• 49. Hudson School District — $71,466
• 50. Manitowoc School District — $71,157
• 51. Gibraltar Area School District — $71,142
• 52. Menomonee Falls School District — $71,085
• 53. Watertown Unified School District — $70,885
• 54. South Milwaukee School District — $70,865
• 55. Kaukauna Area School District — $70,760
• 56. Spooner Area School District — $70,649
• 57. Monroe School District — $70,632
• 58. Mount Horeb Area School District — $70,618
• 59. Riverdale School District — $70,589
• 60. Lake Geneva J1 School District — $70,555
• 61. Stoughton Area School District — $70,479
• 62. Union Grove J1 School District — $70,385
• 63. Kiel Area School District — $70,333
• 64. Lake Geneva-Genoa City UHS School District — $70,147
• 65. Glendale-River Hills School District — $70,000
• 66. Bristol #1 School District — $69,999
• 67. Wauwatosa School District — $69,752
• 68. Lakeland UHS School District — $69,731
• 69. Marshfield Unified School District — $69,662
• 70. Elkhorn Area School District — $69,626
• 71. Grafton School District — $69,574
• 72. Lake Country School District — $69,502
• 73. Paris J1 School District — $69,496
• 74. Fort Atkinson School District — $69,418
• 75. De Pere School District — $69,138
• 76. Superior School District — $69,098
• 77. Mineral Point Unified School District — $69,032
• 78. Saint Croix Falls School District — $68,871
• 79. Mukwonago School District — $68,861
• 80. Germantown School District — $68,648
• 81. Onalaska School District — $68,607
• 82. Saint Croix Central School District — $68,471
• 83. Monona Grove School District — $68,465
• 84. Freedom Area School District — $68,405
• 85. D C Everest Area School District — $68,398
• 86. Sun Prairie Area School District — $68,144
• 87. Sevastopol School District — $68,141
• 88. Pathways High Inc — $68,127
• 89. Oconomowoc Area School District — $68,054
• 90. Evansville Community School District — $67,991
• 91. La Crosse School District — $67,961
• 92. Rocketship Education Wisconsin Inc — $67,905
• 93. Maple Dale-Indian Hill School District — $67,898
• 94. Whitehall School District — $67,795
• 95. Pardeeville Area School District — $67,521
• 96. Port Washington-Saukville School District — $67,391
• 97. Beaver Dam Unified School District — $67,339
• 98. Somerset School District — $67,286
• 99. New Richmond School District — $67,259
• 100. Sheboygan Area School District — $67,247
• 101. Stevens Point Area Public School District — $67,081
• 102. Northland Pines School District — $67,036
• 103. Richmond School District — $66,997
• 104. Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District — $66,825
• 105. Merton Community School District — $66,805
• 106. New Berlin School District — $66,793
• 107. Kewaskum School District — $66,626
• 108. Waterford Graded J1 School District — $66,604
• 109. Saint Francis School District — $66,547
• 110. Seymour Community School District — $66,515
• 111. Baldwin-Woodville Area School District — $66,285
• 112. Elk Mound Area School District — $66,271
• 113. Osceola School District — $66,236
• 114. River Valley School District — $66,225
• 115. Howard-Suamico School District — $66,160
• 116. Geneva J4 School District — $66,144
• 117. Milton School District — $66,136
• 118. Fond du Lac School District — $66,124
• 119. One City Schools Inc — $66,100
• 120. West Allis-West Milwaukee School District — $66,044
• 121. Brillion School District — $66,010
• 122. Eau Claire Area School District — $65,907
• 123. Lancaster Community School District — $65,706
• 124. Silver Lake J1 School District — $65,675
• 125. Wheatland J1 School District — $65,631
• 126. River Falls School District — $65,615
• 127. Pulaski Community School District — $65,557
• 128. Whitnall School District — $65,473
• 129. Wisconsin Rapids School District — $65,450
• 130. Appleton Area School District — $65,438
• 131. Kimberly Area School District — $65,355
• 132. Kohler School District — $65,351
• 133. Fall Creek School District — $65,291
• 134. Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District — $65,283
• 135. Tomorrow River School District — $65,263
• 136. Holmen School District — $65,243
• 137. Wrightstown Community School District — $65,213
• 138. Nekoosa School District — $65,175
• 139. North Lakeland School District — $65,142
• 140. Chilton School District — $65,135
• 141. North Lake School District — $64,994
• 142. Salem School District — $64,947
• 143. Beloit School District — $64,911
• 144. Cedar Grove-Belgium Area School District — $64,896
• 145. Raymond #14 School District — $64,816
• 146. Janesville School District — $64,801
• 147. Luxemburg-Casco School District — $64,749
• 148. Belleville School District — $64,700
• 149. Oshkosh Area School District — $64,677
• 150. Sauk Prairie School District — $64,643
• 151. Rhinelander School District — $64,623
• 152. Bonduel School District — $64,612
• 153. Merrill Area School District — $64,601
• 154. Waupaca School District — $64,572
• 155. Mayville School District — $64,571
• 156. Fennimore Community School District — $64,558
• 157. Bayfield School District — $64,447
• 158. Platteville School District — $64,426
• 159. Rosendale-Brandon School District — $64,409
• 160. Lomira School District — $64,278
• 161. Portage Community School District — $64,252
• 162. Rice Lake Area School District — $64,202
• 163. Hurley School District — $64,198
• 164. Wausau School District — $64,184
• 165. Menomonie Area School District — $64,148
• 166. Barneveld School District — $64,077
• 167. West Salem School District — $63,950
• 168. Little Chute Area School District — $63,891
• 169. West De Pere School District — $63,743
• 170. Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated School District — $63,693
• 171. Horicon School District — $63,617
• 172. Gresham School District — $63,605
• 173. Mishicot School District — $63,506
• 174. Plymouth Joint School District — $63,459
• 175. Viroqua Area School District — $63,362
• 176. Niagara School District — $63,353
• 177. Spring Valley School District — $63,345
• 178. Williams Bay School District — $63,336
• 179. Rosholt School District — $63,307
• 180. Jefferson School District — $63,293
• 181. Arcadia School District — $63,271
• 182. Brown Deer School District — $63,209
• 183. Minocqua J1 School District — $63,150
• 184. New London School District — $63,131
• 185. Cambria-Friesland School District — $63,105
• 186. Northern Ozaukee School District — $63,052
• 187. Omro School District — $63,051
• 188. Montello School District — $62,968
• 189. Neenah Joint School District — $62,944
• 190. Iowa-Grant School District — $62,853
• 191. Randolph School District — $62,835
• 192. Menasha Joint School District — $62,819
• 193. Cameron School District — $62,807
• 194. Peshtigo School District — $62,804
• 195. Trans Center for Youth Inc — $62,761
• 196. Fall River School District — $62,732
• 197. Hartford J1 School District — $62,669
• 198. Rio Community School District — $62,636
• 199. North Fond du Lac School District — $62,534
• 200. Oconto Unified School District — $62,528
• 201. Big Foot UHS School District — $62,469
• 202. Pepin Area School District — $62,415
• 203. Richland School District — $62,396
• 204. Cumberland School District — $62,355
• 205. Hayward Community School District — $62,276
• 206. Menominee Indian School District — $62,262
• 207. Poynette School District — $62,214
• 208. Erin School District — $62,119
• 209. Beloit Turner School District — $62,093
• 210. Delavan-Darien School District — $62,022
• 211. Lodi School District — $62,015
• 211. Stone Bank School District — $62,015
• 213. Waupun School District — $62,013
• 214. Washington-Caldwell School District — $61,993
• 215. Two Rivers Public School District — $61,985
• 216. Oconto Falls Public School District — $61,974
• 217. Black Hawk School District — $61,847
• 218. Lake Mills Area School District — $61,730
• 219. New Holstein School District — $61,717
• 220. The Lincoln Academy Inc — $61,689
• 221. South Shore School District — $61,641
• 222. Drummond Area School District — $61,634
• 223. Whitewater Unified School District — $61,599
• 224. Ripon Area School District — $61,515
• 225. Iola-Scandinavia School District — $61,481
• 226. Marshall School District — $61,417
• 227. North Cape School District — $61,415
• 228. McFarland School District — $61,356
• 229. Cadott Community School District — $61,299
• 230. Gilman School District — $61,204
• 231. Downtown Montessori Academy Inc — $61,198
• 232. United Community Center Inc — $61,190
• 233. Tri-County Area School District — $61,158
• 234. Oakfield School District — $61,110
• 234. Winneconne Community School District — $61,110
• 236. Stratford School District — $61,027
• 237. Darlington Community School District — $60,950
• 238. Waterloo School District — $60,922
• 239. Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District — $60,887
• 240. Clayton School District — $60,864
• 241. Manawa School District — $60,854
• 242. Grantsburg School District — $60,850
• 243. Woodlands School Inc — $60,773
• 244. Sheboygan Falls School District — $60,772
• 245. Valders Area School District — $60,760
• 246. Wisconsin Dells School District — $60,748
• 247. Reedsville School District — $60,711
• 248. Carmen High School of Science and Technology Inc — $60,698
• 249. Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School District — $60,692
• 250. Seeds of Health Inc — $60,411
• 251. Stanley-Boyd Area School District — $60,385
• 252. Amery School District — $60,382
• 253. Mosinee School District — $60,377
• 254. Denmark School District — $60,371
• 255. Chequamegon School District — $60,322
• 256. Mill Creek Academy Inc — $60,313
• 257. Deerfield Community School District — $60,270
• 258. Royall School District — $60,178
• 259. Cambridge School District — $60,112
• 260. Marinette School District — $60,074
• 261. Hortonville Area School District — $59,994
• 262. Florence County School District — $59,982
• 263. Seneca Area School District — $59,968
• 264. Boyceville Community School District — $59,947
• 265. Dodgeville School District — $59,870
• 266. Potosi School District — $59,867
• 267. Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy Inc — $59,828
• 268. Johnson Creek School District — $59,764
• 269. Clear Lake School District — $59,675
• 270. Turtle Lake School District — $59,592
• 271. Parkview School District — $59,556
• 272. Princeton School District — $59,474
• 273. Walworth J1 School District — $59,468
• 274. Adams-Friendship Area School District — $59,341
• 275. Wisconsin Heights School District — $59,328
• 276. Tomah Area School District — $59,320
• 277. Randall J1 School District — $59,318
• 278. Sturgeon Bay School District — $59,298
• 279. Howards Grove School District — $59,281
• 279. Monticello School District — $59,281
• 281. Dover #1 School District — $59,243
• 282. Kickapoo Area School District — $59,218
• 283. Edgar School District — $59,187
• 284. Mondovi School District — $59,186
• 285. Hilbert School District — $59,172
• 286. Blair-Taylor School District — $59,086
• 287. Independence School District — $59,051
• 288. Pecatonica Area School District — $59,035
• 289. Westfield School District — $58,874
• 290. Cuba City School District — $58,867
• 291. Campbellsport School District — $58,864
• 292. Genoa City J2 School District — $58,762
• 293. Shiocton School District — $58,755
• 294. Clinton Community School District — $58,671
• 295. Tigerton School District — $58,619
• 296. Laona School District — $58,462
• 297. Colfax School District — $58,440
• 298. Milwaukee Science Education Consortium Inc — $58,403
• 299. Gilmanton School District — $58,391
• 299. Kewaunee School District — $58,391
• 301. Wabeno Area School District — $58,308
• 302. Prescott School District — $58,300
• 303. Highland School District — $58,278
• 304. Boscobel Area School District — $58,267
• 305. Darrell L Hines Academy Inc — $58,262
• 306. Tomahawk School District — $58,250
• 307. Ellsworth Community School District — $58,243
• 308. Glenwood City School District — $58,200
• 309. Antigo Unified School District — $58,109
• 310. Random Lake School District — $58,094
• 311. Shawano School District — $58,060
• 312. Unity School District — $58,044
• 313. Bloomer School District — $58,018
• 314. Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District — $58,009
• 315. Columbus School District — $57,926
• 316. Berlin Area School District — $57,919
• 317. Medford Area Public School District — $57,915
• 318. Baraboo School District — $57,897
• 319. Crandon School District — $57,881
• 320. Phillips School District — $57,778
• 321. Brighton #1 School District — $57,729
• 322. Markesan School District — $57,723
• 323. Holy Hill Area School District — $57,680
• 324. Prairie du Chien Area School District — $57,654
• 325. Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School District — $57,631
• 326. Shullsburg School District — $57,596
• 327. Altoona School District — $57,559
• 328. Marathon City School District — $57,547
• 329. North Crawford School District — $57,533
• 330. Prentice School District — $57,530
• 331. Rib Lake School District — $57,460
• 332. Elcho School District — $57,352
• 333. Black River Falls School District — $57,259
• 334. Melrose-Mindoro School District — $57,200
• 335. Auburndale School District — $57,154
• 336. Linn J6 School District — $57,128
• 337. East Troy Community School District — $57,114
• 338. Woodruff J1 School District — $57,052
• 339. Durand-Arkansaw School District — $57,036
• 340. Washburn School District — $57,009
• 341. Spencer School District — $56,936
• 342. Dodgeland School District — $56,820
• 343. Cashton School District — $56,819
• 344. Eleva-Strum School District — $56,802
• 345. Coleman School District — $56,793
• 346. Bowler School District — $56,771
• 347. Hillsboro School District — $56,765
• 348. Sparta Area School District — $56,763
• 349. Mercer School District — $56,715
• 350. Elmwood School District — $56,683
• 351. Bangor School District — $56,546
• 352. Barron Area School District — $56,532
• 353. Southern Door County School District — $56,462
• 354. Webster School District — $56,444
• 355. New Lisbon School District — $56,304
• 356. Ashland School District — $56,294
• 357. Alma Center School District — $56,285
• 358. Crivitz School District — $56,253
• 359. Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District — $56,212
• 360. River Ridge School District — $56,202
• 361. Cochrane-Fountain City School District — $55,963
• 362. Algoma School District — $55,914
• 363. Clintonville School District — $55,900
• 364. Frederic School District — $55,899
• 365. Maple School District — $55,895
• 366. Wild Rose School District — $55,783
• 367. Fontana J8 School District — $55,685
• 368. Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District — $55,656
• 369. Green Lake School District — $55,655
• 370. Loyal School District — $55,654
• 371. Wautoma Area School District — $55,491
• 372. Marion School District — $55,488
• 373. Westby Area School District — $55,467
• 374. Twin Lakes #4 School District — $55,419
• 375. Argyle School District — $55,389
• 376. Port Edwards School District — $55,353
• 377. Wauzeka-Steuben School District — $55,350
• 378. Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District — $55,320
• 379. Belmont Community School District — $55,246
• 380. Augusta School District — $55,133
• 381. Weston School District — $55,122
• 382. La Casa De Esperanza Inc — $55,120
• 383. Racine Charter One Inc — $55,107
• 384. Norway J7 School District — $55,049
• 385. Lake Country Classical Academy Inc — $54,978
• 386. Owen-Withee School District — $54,957
• 387. Suring Public School District — $54,953
• 388. Lena School District — $54,809
• 389. Winter School District — $54,795
• 390. Prairie Farm Public School District — $54,786
• 391. Hustisford School District — $54,782
• 392. Athens School District — $54,780
• 393. Southwestern Wisconsin School District — $54,762
• 394. Mauston School District — $54,661
• 395. Shell Lake School District — $54,600
• 396. Isthmus Montessori Academy Inc — $54,592
• 397. Necedah Area School District — $54,530
• 398. Bruce School District — $54,301
• 399. Lake Holcombe School District — $54,292
• 400. Albany School District — $53,898
• 401. Osseo-Fairchild School District — $53,820
• 402. Pittsville School District — $53,812
• 403. Greenwood School District — $53,806
• 404. Weyauwega-Fremont School District — $53,801
• 405. Linn J4 School District — $53,738
• 406. Thorp School District — $53,707
• 407. Wausaukee School District — $53,628
• 408. Birchwood School District — $53,583
• 409. Phelps School District — $53,398
• 410. Juda School District — $53,080
• 411. Alma School District — $53,047
• 412. White Lake School District — $52,909
• 413. Ladysmith School District — $52,895
• 414. Plum City School District — $52,892
• 415. Milwaukee Math and Science Academy Inc — $52,772
• 416. Benton School District — $52,597
• 417. La Farge School District — $52,543
• 418. Mellen School District — $52,530
• 419. Colby School District — $52,483
• 420. Sharon J11 School District — $52,289
• 421. Siren School District — $52,286
• 422. Wonewoc-Union Center School District — $52,202
• 423. Luck School District — $52,165
• 424. Palmyra-Eagle Area School District — $52,081
• 425. Abbotsford School District — $51,851
• 426. Gillett School District — $51,479
• 427. Almond-Bancroft School District — $51,265
• 428. Ithaca School District — $51,116
• 429. New Auburn School District — $51,087
• 430. Flambeau School District — $51,019
• 431. Neillsville School District — $50,570
• 432. De Soto Area School District — $50,014
• 433. Northwood School District — $49,840
• 434. Cassville School District — $49,486
• 435. Solon Springs School District — $49,322
• 436. Butternut School District — $49,280
• 437. Washington Island School District — $48,701
• 438. Adeline Montessori School Inc — $48,612
• 439. Stockbridge School District — $47,926
• 440. Goodman-Armstrong Creek School District — $47,517
• 441. Granton Area School District — $46,959
• 442. New Leaf Prep Academy Inc — $46,747

Not ranked

• Central City Cyberschool of Milwaukee Inc — latest figure is for 2024-2025
• Central Sands Community High School Inc — DPI's Public Teacher Salary Report has no row for this agency in any year from 2016-17 to 2025-26; it lists only agencies that hired full-time teachers (FTE of 0.95 or more, at least 160 contract days).
• Edgerton School District — latest figure is for 2024-2025
• Kenosha Schools of Technology Enhanced Curriculum Inc — latest figure is for 2024-2025