Teacher Salary at Ponca City
Ponca City, Oklahoma · Kay
Estimated salary range
$34,000–$60,000
Estimated annual teacher salary range at Ponca City
Estimate only. Actual district salary schedules are negotiated by contract and vary by step (years of service) and lane (degree / credit hours). Contact Ponca City directly for the exact schedule.
How we estimated this
- State baseline: Oklahoma average teacher salary is $46,167 (NEA Rankings & Estimates 2023–24). Entry BS step-1 averages $33,500.
- District adjustment: Per-pupil spending data not yet available for Ponca City — estimate uses the Oklahoma state baseline directly.
- Cost of living: Oklahoma cost-of-living index is 87.5 (BEA Regional Price Parities; national average = 100). High-COL states tend to pay more in nominal terms, but real purchasing power may not track.
- Range bounds: Lower bound = entry BS step-1 (a new hire with a bachelor's degree and no district experience). Upper bound ≈ MA + 30 credits at top of step ladder. The exact ceiling depends on each district's specific schedule.
About Ponca City
- Enrollment
- 4,466 students
- Schools
- 11
- Teachers
- 255.15
- Student / teacher ratio
- 17.5 : 1
- Title I status
- eligible
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Open teaching positions at Ponca City
86 open positions right now at Ponca City.
- 31 certificated teaching
- 10 paraprofessional
- 2 substitute