2026-27 · District salary guide
Douglas County 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 Douglas County School District, published master’s starting pay is $58,281 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 | $51,859 | $58,281 |
| 1 | $51,859 | $58,281 |
| 2 | $51,859 | $58,281 |
| 3 | $52,832 | $59,668 |
| 4 | $53,805 | $61,054 |
| 5 | $54,778 | $62,441 |
| 6 | $55,751 | $63,827 |
| 7 | $56,724 | $65,214 |
| 8 | $56,724 | $66,600 |
| 9 | $56,724 | $67,986 |
| 10 | $56,724 | $69,373 |
| 11 | $56,724 | $70,759 |
| 12 | $56,724 | $72,146 |
| 13 | $56,724 | $73,532 |
| 14 | $56,724 | $74,919 |
| 15 | $56,724 | $74,919 |
| 16 | $56,724 | $74,919 |
| 17 | $56,724 | $74,919 |
| 18 | $56,724 | $74,919 |
| 19 | $56,724 | $74,919 |
| 20 | $58,909 | $76,999 |
| 21 | $58,909 | $76,999 |
| 22 | $58,909 | $76,999 |
| 23 | $58,909 | $76,999 |
| 24 | $58,909 | $76,999 |
| 25 | $58,909 | $79,078 |
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $51,859
- Master’s starting pay
- $58,281
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $58,909
- Master’s maximum
- $79,078
- Doctorate maximum
- Not published
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
2026-27 DCPEA licensed schedule (board approved 06/25/2026, effective 07/31/2026) from DCSD's Salary Schedules page. Bachelor's = Column B, master's = Column E (MA+0/BA+48); steps 0-25. Column G (MA+32) tops out at $87,641. A doctorate earns a $1,000 honorarium rather than a separate 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: 4,745 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Douglas County School District official salary schedule · Douglas County School District
- District source and context · Douglas County School District
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