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2026-27 · District salary guide

Cherry Creek School District teacher salary schedule

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At Cherry Creek School District, published master’s starting pay is $69,677 for 2026-27.

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Salary at a glance

Bachelor’s starting pay
$62,000
Master’s starting pay
$69,677
Bachelor’s maximum
$83,723
Master’s maximum
$99,925
Doctorate maximum
$126,184

District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.

Experience steps & degree lanes

Find the row for your credited step, then read across to your education lane. Missing values are marked “Not published”.

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Cherry Creek School District · 2026-27 annual base salary
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
1$62,000$69,677$90,396
2$62,753$70,758$91,478
3$63,835$71,841$92,561
4$64,916$72,923$93,642
5$65,998$74,005$94,724
6$67,080$75,086$95,806
7$69,437$77,404$98,021
8$72,129$80,095$100,712
9$74,820$82,787$103,403
10$77,512$85,478$106,095
11$80,203$88,170$108,786
12$83,723$90,861$111,478
13$83,723$93,552$114,169
14$83,723$96,244$116,860
15$83,723$99,925$119,552
16$83,723$99,925$122,243
17$83,723$99,925$126,184

Schedule notes

2026-27 licensed salary schedule. The schedule lists steps 1-16 and a final "17+" step, shown here as step 17. The doctorate column is the PhD 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: 51,844 students. Source.

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