Salario de Maestro en Kansas (2026)

Vale la pena saber: Kansas's substantial post-2017 funding restoration + KPERS pension cash-balance restructuring create distinctive KS-specific teacher compensation context most national teacher surveys understate. Post-2017 KS Supreme Court Gannon v. State decisions required substantial KS legislative restoration of K-12 funding after the post-2012 Brownback tax-cut-driven K-12 funding cuts + the substantial post-2017 KS Legislature K-12 funding formula restoration + the substantial post-2019 KS Gannon V settlement + the substantial post-2024 KS Legislature K-12 funding ongoing increases supporting substantial KS teacher pay improvements particularly in the substantial Wichita USD 259 + Olathe + Shawnee Mission + Blue Valley + Topeka USD 501 + Lawrence + Manhattan + Lenexa-De Soto large suburban districts. Kansas Public Employees Retirement System KPERS School Tier 1 (pre-2009 hires) + KPERS Tier 2 (2009-2014 hires) + KPERS 3 cash-balance plan (post-2014 hires) provides the KS public school employee retirement benefit. KPERS 3 cash-balance restructuring (post-2014 KS Legislature reform replacing KPERS Tier 1 + Tier 2 defined-benefit with a hybrid cash-balance pension for new hires) supports substantial KS post-2014 teacher pension structure but raises concerns about long-term retirement security for KS teachers compared to neighboring NE NPERS School Plan defined-benefit. KS recognizes public-sector collective bargaining for K-12 teachers via KS NEA + AFT-KS + the substantial KS PNA Professional Negotiations Act (KS PNA) — substantial KS teacher collective bargaining preserved + active across the substantial KS public school districts. Wichita Public Schools USD 259 (~46K students + the largest KS school district + the substantial USD 259 substantial diverse + Title I + ESL programs) + Olathe USD 233 (~30K students + the second-largest KS school district + the substantial Olathe Northwest + Olathe South + Olathe North + Olathe East + Olathe West high schools) + Shawnee Mission USD 512 (~25K students + the substantial SMSD Shawnee Mission North + East + West + South + Northwest high schools) + Blue Valley USD 229 (~22K students + the substantial Blue Valley North + Northwest + West + Southwest + Blue Valley + Blue Valley High Schools high-performing + high-income) support substantial KS urban + suburban teacher employment. The substantial KS limited charter school presence (post-2018 KS Charter Schools Act + ~10+ KS public charter schools) supports limited KS charter teacher placement. KS two-bracket 5.2%/5.58% top by 2026 + KS RTW since 1958 + KS property tax ~1.41% + no state estate tax anchor the KS teacher proposition.