2026-27 · District salary guide
Jeffco Public SchoolsTeacher salary schedule
Find your pay ↓Published bachelor’s starting pay → highest published maximum across this district’s degree lanes. Placement depends on credited experience and education.
At Jeffco Public Schools, published master’s starting pay is $60,661 for 2026-27.
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View the official scheduleYour pay ladder.
Find the row for your credited step, then read across to your education lane. Missing values are marked “Not published”.
Doctorate pay is not published in this schedule, so that column is left out.
| Step | Bachelor’s | Master’s |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $56,085 | $60,661 |
| 2 | $57,488 | $62,178 |
| 3 | $58,924 | $63,733 |
| 4 | $60,398 | $65,326 |
| 5 | $61,907 | $66,959 |
| 6 | $63,455 | $68,633 |
| 7 | $65,041 | $70,349 |
| 8 | $66,668 | $72,108 |
| 9 | $68,334 | $73,911 |
| 10 | $70,042 | $75,758 |
| 11 | $71,793 | $77,652 |
| 12 | $73,589 | $79,593 |
| 13 | $75,429 | $81,584 |
| 14 | $77,314 | $83,623 |
| 15 | $79,247 | $85,713 |
| 16 | $81,228 | $87,856 |
| 17 | $83,258 | $90,053 |
| 18 | $85,340 | $92,303 |
| 19 | $87,474 | $94,612 |
| 20 | $89,660 | $96,977 |
| 21 | $91,902 | $99,401 |
| 22 | $94,199 | $101,886 |
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $56,085
- Master’s starting pay
- $60,661
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $94,199
- Master’s maximum
- $101,886
- Doctorate maximum
- Not published
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
Educator Salary Schedule 2026/2027 (185-day year), steps 1-22. The master's column is Lane 3 (Master's); the highest lane, MA+90 (Lane 6), tops out at $112,955. There is no separate doctorate lane. 191-day positions earn 3.24% more, 195-day positions 5.41% more, and Warren Tech educators 8% more.
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Experience credit and education requirements are set by the district. Check the official schedule for contract length, supplements and rules for moving between lanes. These base amounts are not take-home pay.
Reported district enrollment: 74,177 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Jeffco Public Schools official salary schedule · Jeffco Public Schools
- District source and context · Jeffco Public Schools
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