2026-27 · District salary guide
Salem 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 Salem School District, published master’s starting pay is $54,772 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 | $48,552 | $54,772 |
| 2 | $50,445 | $56,908 |
| 3 | $52,412 | $59,127 |
| 4 | $54,457 | $61,433 |
| 5 | $56,580 | $63,829 |
| 6 | $58,787 | $66,318 |
| 7 | $61,080 | $68,905 |
| 8 | $63,462 | $71,592 |
| 9 | $65,937 | $74,384 |
| 10 | $68,508 | $77,285 |
| 11 | $71,180 | $80,299 |
| 12 | $73,956 | $83,431 |
| 13 | $76,841 | $86,685 |
| 14 | $79,837 | $90,065 |
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $48,552
- Master’s starting pay
- $54,772
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $79,837
- Master’s maximum
- $90,065
- Doctorate maximum
- Not published
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
From the 2026-27 salary schedule (Appendix C) of the Salem Education Association agreement, 2025 to 2028, filed with the NH PELRB. 14 steps. Lanes are B, B+15, B+30, M, M+15 and M+30 (M+30 tops at 97,602); no doctorate lane. The contract's 2025-26 figures match the NH DOE 2025-26 report.
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: 3,502 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Salem School District official salary schedule · Salem School District
- District source and context · Salem School District
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