2026-27 · District salary guide
East Helena 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 East Helena Public Schools, published master’s starting pay is $48,401 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | $44,995 | $48,401 |
| 1 | $45,960 | $49,759 |
| 2 | $46,948 | $51,121 |
| 3 | $47,949 | $52,499 |
| 4 | $48,954 | $53,876 |
| 5 | $49,960 | $55,254 |
| 6 | $50,969 | $56,643 |
| 7 | $51,988 | $58,066 |
| 8 | $53,008 | $59,524 |
| 9 | $53,008 | $61,016 |
| 10 | $53,008 | $62,564 |
| 11 | $53,008 | $64,179 |
| 12 | $53,008 | $65,838 |
| 13 | $53,008 | $67,586 |
| 14 | $53,008 | $69,412 |
| 15 | $53,008 | $71,236 |
| 16 | Not published | $73,127 |
| 17 | Not published | $73,127 |
| 18 | Not published | $73,127 |
| 19 | Not published | $74,086 |
| 20 | Not published | $74,086 |
| 21 | Not published | $74,086 |
| 22 | Not published | $74,086 |
| 23 | Not published | $75,511 |
| 24 | Not published | $75,511 |
| 25 | Not published | $75,511 |
| 26 | Not published | $75,511 |
| 27 | Not published | $75,511 |
| 28 | Not published | $75,511 |
| 29 | Not published | $75,511 |
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $46,948
- Master’s starting pay
- $48,401
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $53,008
- Master’s maximum
- $75,511
- Doctorate maximum
- Not published
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
Added as #11 by enrollment. 2026-27 Addendum A of the 2024-2027 East Helena Education Association agreement ('a 1.5% or a $750 increase whichever is greater'). It is a scanned document and these amounts were read from the scan. K-12 district. Enrollment is the OPI FY2026 fall (October 2025) student count. The agreement starts new BA teachers with 0-2 years at step 2, so the BA start is $46,948; step 0 is $44,995. Other lanes: BA+10, BA+20, BA+30, MA+10, MA+20 and MA+30 (tops at $85,572). Longevity pays 2%, 4% and 6% of step 15 at years 16, 19 and 23. No doctorate lane.
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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: 1,993 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- East Helena Public Schools official salary schedule · East Helena Public Schools
- District source and context · East Helena Public Schools
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