Teacher Salary at Wichita
Wichita, Kansas · Sedgwick
Estimated salary range
$35,000–$70,000
Estimated annual teacher salary range at Wichita
Estimate only. Actual district salary schedules are negotiated by contract and vary by step (years of service) and lane (degree / credit hours). Contact Wichita directly for the exact schedule.
How we estimated this
- State baseline: Kansas average teacher salary is $54,186 (NEA Rankings & Estimates 2023–24). Entry BS step-1 averages $35,200.
- District adjustment: Per-pupil spending data not yet available for Wichita — estimate uses the Kansas state baseline directly.
- Cost of living: Kansas cost-of-living index is 90.3 (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 Wichita
- Enrollment
- 46,073 students
- Schools
- 81
- Teachers
- 3,223.16
- Student / teacher ratio
- 14.3 : 1
- Title I status
- eligible
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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