2026-27 · District salary guide
Johnston Community School DistrictTeacher 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 Johnston Community School District, published master’s starting pay is $58,887 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | $53,832 | $58,887 |
| 5 | $54,817 | $60,057 |
| 6 | $55,802 | $61,227 |
| 7 | $56,787 | $62,397 |
| 8 | $57,772 | $63,567 |
| 9 | $58,757 | $64,737 |
| 10 | $59,742 | $65,907 |
| 11 | $60,727 | $67,077 |
| 12 | $61,712 | $68,247 |
| 13 | $62,697 | $69,417 |
| 14 | $63,682 | $70,587 |
| 15 | $64,667 | $71,757 |
| 16 | $65,652 | $72,927 |
| 17 | $66,637 | $74,097 |
| 18 | $67,622 | $75,267 |
| 19 | $68,607 | $76,437 |
| 20 | $69,592 | $77,607 |
| 21 | Not published | $78,777 |
| 22 | Not published | $79,947 |
| 23 | Not published | $81,117 |
| 24 | Not published | $82,287 |
| 25 | Not published | $83,457 |
| 26 | Not published | $84,627 |
| 27 | Not published | $85,797 |
| 28 | Not published | $86,967 |
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $53,832
- Master’s starting pay
- $58,887
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $69,592
- Master’s maximum
- $86,967
- Doctorate maximum
- Not published
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
2026-27 Salary Schedule A (generator base $42,706 plus $8,171 TSS). The schedule starts at step 4; the BA lane ends at step 20 and the MA lane at step 28. Lanes BA, BA10, BA20, BA30, MA, MA15, MA30, MA45 and MA60 (MA60 runs $64,887 to $99,137). A doctorate is paid $1,000 above MA60. Teachers with 12 or more years get at least $62,000 under state law. Added because several larger districts post no usable schedule.
Confirm your placement
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: 7,358 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Johnston Community School District official salary schedule · Johnston Community School District
- District source and context · Johnston Community School District
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