Highest average teacher salaries: Dane County, WI 2025-26

Average teacher salaries across 16 Dane County, Wisconsin school districts, 2025-26. Verona Area School District leads at $78,958. Wisconsin DPI; ranked by…

Districts ranked
16
Period
2025-26
Publication floor
8 districts
Tie rule
Equal values share a rank; the next rank skips.
County definition
The county holding the largest share of the district's land area (NCES EDGE, 2024–25).

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.

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