2026-27 · District salary guide
Great Falls 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 Great Falls Public Schools, published master’s starting pay is $46,122 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 | $42,044 | $46,122 |
| 2 | $43,599 | $48,097 |
| 3 | $45,155 | $50,073 |
| 4 | $46,711 | $52,053 |
| 5 | $48,267 | $54,028 |
| 6 | $49,823 | $56,002 |
| 7 | $51,377 | $57,979 |
| 8 | $52,933 | $59,954 |
| 9 | $54,489 | $61,930 |
| 10 | $56,044 | $63,909 |
| 11 | $57,601 | $65,882 |
| 12 | $59,156 | $67,858 |
| 13 | $59,156 | $69,834 |
| 14 | $59,156 | $71,811 |
| 15 | $59,156 | $73,787 |
| 16 | $59,156 | $73,787 |
| 17 | $59,156 | $73,787 |
| 18 | $59,156 | $73,787 |
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $42,044
- Master’s starting pay
- $46,122
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $59,156
- Master’s maximum
- $73,787
- Doctorate maximum
- Not published
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
2026-27 schedule from Appendix B of the 2025-2027 teachers' agreement (187-day contract). One schedule covers the elementary and high school districts. Enrollment is the OPI FY2026 fall (October 2025) student count, elementary (6,783) and high school (2,891) combined. Other lanes: BA+10, BA+20 (tops at $72,672), MA+10, MA+20 and MA+30 (tops at $88,466). There is no doctorate lane; doctorate holders get a $1,250 stipend, and National Board teachers get $1,250. A $500 longevity stipend applies beyond step 18. New hires are placed at step 10 at most. The agreement places STARS-certified teachers at the step paying '70% of the average teacher's pay or 11X QEP, whichever is higher'.
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: 9,674 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Great Falls Public Schools official salary schedule · Great Falls Public Schools
- District source and context · Great Falls Public Schools
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