2026-27 · District salary guide
Rochester 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 Rochester Public Schools, published master’s starting pay is $60,856 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”.
| Step | Bachelor’s | Master’s | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $52,463 | $60,856 | $69,250 |
| 2 | $54,037 | $62,640 | $71,349 |
| 3 | $55,610 | $64,529 | $73,447 |
| 4 | $57,289 | $66,417 | $75,651 |
| 5 | $58,968 | $68,411 | $77,959 |
| 6 | $60,752 | $70,510 | $80,268 |
| 7 | $62,535 | $72,608 | $82,680 |
| 8 | $64,424 | $74,812 | $85,200 |
| 9 | $65,263 | $75,651 | $86,038 |
| 10 | $66,103 | $76,490 | $86,877 |
| 11 | $66,942 | $77,330 | $87,717 |
| 12 | $67,781 | $78,168 | $88,556 |
| 13 | $68,621 | $79,008 | $89,396 |
| 14 | $69,460 | $79,847 | $90,236 |
| 15 | $70,301 | $80,687 | $91,075 |
| 16 | $71,139 | $81,527 | $91,915 |
| 17 | $71,978 | $82,366 | $92,753 |
| 18 | $72,818 | $83,206 | $93,593 |
| 19 | $73,657 | $84,045 | $94,432 |
| 20 | $74,497 | $84,883 | $95,271 |
| 21 | $75,336 | $85,723 | $96,111 |
| 22 | $76,175 | $86,562 | $96,951 |
| 23 | $77,016 | $87,403 | $97,791 |
| 24 | $77,854 | $88,242 | $98,629 |
| 25 | $78,694 | $89,081 | $99,468 |
| 26 | $79,533 | $89,921 | $100,308 |
| 27 | $81,212 | $91,599 | $101,987 |
| 28 | $82,891 | $93,277 | $103,666 |
| 29 | $84,569 | $94,957 | $105,344 |
| 30 | $86,248 | $96,636 | $107,023 |
| 31 | $87,927 | $98,314 | $108,702 |
| 32 | $89,606 | $99,994 | $110,382 |
| 33 | $91,285 | $101,672 | $112,059 |
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $52,463
- Master’s starting pay
- $60,856
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $91,285
- Master’s maximum
- $101,672
- Doctorate maximum
- $112,059
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
2025-2027 REA contract (linked from the district HR page's Employment Contracts folder), Appendix A 2026-27 schedule, steps 1-33, based on 192 days. Master's is the MA lane; doctorate is the PhD lane.
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: 17,319 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Rochester Public Schools official salary schedule · Rochester Public Schools
- District source and context · Rochester Public Schools
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