2026-27 · District salary guide
Mesa County Valley School District 51Teacher 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 Mesa County Valley School District 51, published master’s starting pay is $55,327 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 | $50,765 | $55,327 |
| 1 | $51,883 | $56,544 |
| 2 | $53,025 | $57,789 |
| 3 | $54,191 | $59,060 |
| 4 | $55,383 | $60,359 |
| 5 | $56,600 | $61,687 |
| 6 | $57,846 | $63,044 |
| 7 | $59,119 | $64,431 |
| 8 | $60,419 | $65,848 |
| 9 | $61,749 | $67,298 |
| 10 | $63,107 | $68,777 |
| 11 | $64,495 | $70,290 |
| 12 | $64,495 | $71,837 |
| 13 | $64,495 | $73,417 |
| 14 | $64,495 | $75,033 |
| 15 | $64,495 | $76,684 |
| 16 | Not published | $78,370 |
| 17 | Not published | $80,094 |
| 18 | Not published | $81,857 |
| 19 | Not published | $83,657 |
| 20 | Not published | $85,499 |
| 21 | Not published | $87,379 |
| 22 | Not published | Not published |
| 23 | Not published | Not published |
| 24 | Not published | Not published |
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $50,765
- Master’s starting pay
- $55,327
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $64,495
- Master’s maximum
- $87,379
- Doctorate maximum
- Not published
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
2026-27 Teacher/Counselor/Psychologist Salary Schedule (as of 5/20/2026), 188-day year, steps 0-24, includes a 1.5% COLA. Enrollment is CDE 2025-26 PK-12 membership for Mesa County Valley 51. Bachelor = lane 1 (BA), master = lane 4 (labeled BA+45/MA). Doctorate is null because the top lane is labeled EDS/DOC (EdS and doctorate combined, not a doctorate-only lane); its max is 105,998 (lane 9, MA+75). Lane maxima differ because lanes end at different steps. The 2025-26 vertical step was suspended per the agreement; the district states intent to restore it if recurring funds allow.
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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: 19,280 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Mesa County Valley School District 51 official salary schedule · Mesa County Valley School District 51
- District source and context · Mesa County Valley School District 51
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