This report gives precise information on salary schedules for teachers in 1,240 reporting school systems with enrollments of 6,000 or more, and for 178 selected systems in high income suburban areas with enrollments of 1,000 or more. The system-by-system listing, which makes up the major portion of this report, gives minimum and maximum scheduled salaries by preparation level, number of increments, and maximum placement for experience. Distributions of scheduled minimum and maximum salaries; and summaries of means, medians, and such administrative provisions as recognition of prior service, merit provisions, and index scheduling delineate the current nationwide status of teacher pay scales. Trends in mean minimum and maximum scheduled salaries are given to show the progress being made toward compensating teachers adequately. In addition to salary schedule data, information on sick, personal, and sabbatical leave, and on hospitalization and health insurance benefits is included. A related document is ED 004 036. (Author)