Teacher salaries  

Teacher and ten-month specialist Salary Schedule

2008-2009 State Portion Only
Same as 2007-2008




Years of exp. No Degree Bach. Degree Bach. Degree plus 15 Grad. credits Bach. Degree plus 30Grad. credits Mast. Dgree Mast. Degree plus 15 Grad. credits Mast. Degree plus 30 Grad. credits Mast. Degree plus 45 Grad. credits Doctorate Degree
0 25,915 26,967 28,019          29,070 30,648 31,699 32,751 33,806 34,857
1 26,127 27,231 28,283 29,334 30,912 31,964 33,016 34,067 35,119
2 26,414 27,493 28,544 29,596 31,174 32,225 33,277 34,331 35,383
3 27,361 28,412 29,464 30,518 32,096 33,148 34,199 35,251 36,303
4 28,151 29,124 30,071 31,044 32,463 33,409 34,593 35,645 36,696
5 29,124 30,071 31,044 31,991 33,409 34,383 35,329 36,303 37,249
6 30,071 31,044 31,991 32,937 34,383 35,329 36,303 37,249 38,196
7 31,044 31,991 32,937 33,911 35,329 36,303 37,249 38,196 39,169
8 31,991 32,937 33,911 34,857 37,724 38,670 39,641 40,590 41,561
9 32,937 33,911 34,857 35,804 38,670 39,641 40,590 41,561 42,508
10 33,911 34,914 35,804 36,777 39,641 40,590 41,561 42,508 43,457
11 36,777 37,724 40,590 41,561 42,508 43,457 44,428
12 37,778 38,670 41,561 42,508 43,457 44,428 45,374
13 39,641 42,508 43,457 44,428 45,374 46,321
14 40,636 43,457 44,428 45,374 46,321 47,294
15 44,428 45,420 46,321 47,294 48,241
16 47,286 48,289 49,206


This schedule is based on the same calendar as last year: 188 work days; 180 student days; two start-up/closing days; and six professional development days.

Salary supplements of 2%, 4% and 6% will continue for people already receiving them or who started coursework by May 21, 2007. All new Skills and Knowledge salary supplements are suspended for 2008-2009.

There is a cap that you can earn through salary supplements of 15% of your state salary, except for Nationally Board certified teachers who are also mentors. Certified lead mentors receive a $1500 salary supplement, and mentors, $750.

Nationally-board certified teachers receive a 12% supplement for the duration - ten years - of their national certificate.

A 6% salary stipend is awarded to the following specialists who have received national certification from their respective professional organizations: school counselors, school nurses, music therapists, school psychologists, speech pathologists and audiologists.

For 2008-2009, new certification supplements and Skills and Knowledge supplements are suspended. If you were already receiving a certification supplement, it will continue; if you had already begun a Skills and Knowledge cluster by May 21, 2007, you may complete it. Any new coursework, however, will not be eligible for cluster payments in 2008-2009.


The Budget Bill includes authorization for the Dept. of Education to assembly a Public Education Compensation Committee to review public education salary schedules. DSEA has a seat on this committee. This was a priority of DSEA. It's been ten years since the schedule was examined and changed to build in incentives for masters degree and experience. DSEA will be looking to making the schedule more competitive with other professions requiring similar levels of post-graduate achievement.

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