2026-27 · District salary guide
Seattle 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 Seattle Public Schools, published master’s starting pay is $75,054 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 | $64,758 | $75,054 | $81,886 |
| 2 | $64,896 | $75,855 | $85,278 |
| 3 | $65,027 | $76,346 | $88,050 |
| 4 | $65,514 | $76,836 | $90,140 |
| 5 | $66,006 | $77,323 | $92,785 |
| 6 | $67,870 | $77,978 | $95,411 |
| 7 | Not published | $79,588 | $98,826 |
| 8 | Not published | $82,123 | $102,132 |
| 9 | Not published | $84,740 | $105,541 |
| 10 | Not published | $87,359 | $108,951 |
| 11 | Not published | $89,976 | $112,361 |
| 12 | Not published | $92,590 | $115,772 |
| 13 | Not published | Not published | $119,181 |
| 14 | Not published | Not published | $122,590 |
| 15 | Not published | Not published | $124,794 |
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $64,758
- Master’s starting pay
- $75,054
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $67,870
- Master’s maximum
- $121,803
- Doctorate maximum
- $124,794
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
SEA Certificated Non-Supervisory 2026-27 schedule (2.6% increase effective 9/1/2026). Figures are 180-day base salary; lanes 100 BA through 900 BA+155+MA and 906 PhD/Dr., steps 1-15. BA lane (100) ends at step 6; master column is lane 400 (BA+45+MA), which ends at step 12; master_max is lane 900 at step 15; doctorate is lane 906. Total pay adds contractual days (189 total), Tech and TRI pay, e.g. $76,673 total at lane 100 step 1.
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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: 50,948 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Seattle Public Schools official salary schedule · Seattle Public Schools
- District source and context · Seattle Public Schools
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