2026-27 · District salary guide
School District 27J (Brighton)Teacher 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 School District 27J (Brighton), published master’s starting pay is $60,459 for 2026-27.
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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 | $56,692 | $60,459 | $71,020 |
| 2 | $57,918 | $62,172 | $72,734 |
| 3 | $58,598 | $64,462 | $75,008 |
| 4 | $60,459 | $67,327 | $77,889 |
| 5 | $62,320 | $69,632 | $80,193 |
| 6 | $64,196 | $71,906 | $82,483 |
| 7 | $66,057 | $74,787 | $85,348 |
| 8 | $66,589 | $77,652 | $88,214 |
| 9 | $66,589 | $80,489 | $91,212 |
| 10 | $66,589 | $83,369 | $94,698 |
| 11 | $66,589 | $84,063 | $96,648 |
| 12 | $66,973 | $84,447 | $98,982 |
| 13 | $67,357 | $84,831 | $99,750 |
| 14 | $68,125 | $85,599 | $100,518 |
| 15 | $69,395 | $86,884 | $101,789 |
| 16 | $70,267 | $87,756 | $102,660 |
| 17 | $71,050 | $88,524 | $103,428 |
| 18 | $71,818 | $89,292 | $104,211 |
| 19 | $72,586 | $90,060 | $104,979 |
| 20 | $73,886 | $91,360 | $106,279 |
| 21 | $74,757 | $92,232 | $107,151 |
| 22 | $75,525 | $93,000 | $107,919 |
| 23 | $76,294 | $93,768 | $108,687 |
| 24 | $77,062 | $94,536 | $109,455 |
| 25 | $78,376 | $95,851 | $110,755 |
| 26 | $80,016 | $97,490 | $112,409 |
| 27 | $81,552 | $99,026 | $113,945 |
| 28 | $82,320 | $99,795 | $114,714 |
| 29 | $83,088 | $100,563 | $115,482 |
| 30 | $83,856 | $101,331 | $116,250 |
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $56,692
- Master’s starting pay
- $60,459
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $83,856
- Master’s maximum
- $101,331
- Doctorate maximum
- $116,250
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
Certified Salary Schedule FY 2026-2027 (HTML table on the district's Certified Salary Schedules page; the schedule_url is the same page, 'Certified Salary Schedule FY 2026-2027' tab), steps 1-30. District publishes amounts to the cent; rounded to whole dollars here. Enrollment is CDE 2025-26 PK-12 membership for School District 27J. Bachelor = BA lane, master = MA lane, doctorate = PHD lane. Other lanes (B10-B40, M10-M50, EDS) also exist. The table also shows a pre-step row 'A' equal to step 1, not included.
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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: 24,290 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- School District 27J (Brighton) official salary schedule · School District 27J (Brighton)
- District source and context · School District 27J (Brighton)
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