2026-27 · District salary guide
Hawaii State Department of EducationTeacher salary schedule
Find your pay ↓Lowest published bachelor’s starting pay → highest published maximum across degree lanes in the districts below. Years and eligibility vary.
At Hawaii State Department of Education, published master’s starting pay is $59,680 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | $53,649 | $57,942 | $69,086 |
| 5 | $55,259 | $59,680 | $71,160 |
| 6 | $56,918 | $61,470 | $73,295 |
| 7 | $58,626 | $63,315 | $75,494 |
| 8 | $60,385 | $65,213 | $77,759 |
| 9 | $62,195 | $67,171 | $80,093 |
| 10 | $64,059 | $69,187 | $82,495 |
| 11 | $65,984 | $71,263 | $84,966 |
| 12 | $67,962 | $73,400 | $87,519 |
| 13 | $70,000 | $75,601 | $90,143 |
| 14 | $72,100 | $77,868 | $92,849 |
| 14A | $74,264 | $80,204 | $95,632 |
| 14B | $78,720 | $85,018 | $101,371 |
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $55,259
- Master’s starting pay
- $59,680
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $78,720
- Master’s maximum
- $85,018
- Doctorate maximum
- $101,371
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
Hawaii's only school district. 2026-27 HSTA 10-month teacher schedule (Exhibit E), linked under Teacher (BU 05) on HIDOE's Current Salary Schedules page; a 12-month schedule (Exhibit EE) is also posted. Lane mapping follows the schedule's own initial-classification row: bachelor's = Class II (BA), master's = Class III (BA+30 or MA), doctorate = Class VII (Doctorate). Classes IV-VIII are reclassification lanes reached by adding 15 credits to the class below, so a master's teacher can climb above the Class III figures shown; Class VIII tops out at $105,426. Steps run 4 to 14, then 14A and 14B. Step 4 ($53,649 in Class II) is the entry rate for teachers who have not completed a State Approved Teacher Education Program; starting pay shown is Step 5, the first licensed step. Enrollment is 147,656 students in HIDOE schools for 2026-27 per HIDOE (161,102 including public charter schools, whose teachers are also covered by the HSTA contract).
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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: 147,656 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Hawaii State Department of Education official salary schedule · Hawaii State Department of Education
- District source and context · Hawaii State Department of Education
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