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2026-27 · District salary guide

South Washington County Schools teacher salary schedule

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At South Washington County Schools, published master’s starting pay is $64,873 for 2026-27.

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Salary at a glance

Bachelor’s starting pay
$55,211
Master’s starting pay
$64,873
Bachelor’s maximum
$69,830
Master’s maximum
$100,043
Doctorate maximum
$109,907

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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South Washington County Schools · 2026-27 annual base salary
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
1$55,211$64,873$72,656
2$57,258$67,574$75,562
3$59,330$70,337$78,048
4$61,402$73,704$82,372
5$64,073$80,851$90,280
6$69,830$87,344$97,112
7Not published$87,344$97,112
8Not published$87,344$97,112
9Not published$91,305$101,067
10Not published$91,305$101,067
11Not published$91,305$101,067
12Not published$94,529$104,293
13Not published$94,529$104,293
14Not published$94,529$104,293
15Not published$100,043$109,907

Schedule notes

2025-2027 UTSWC contract, Salary Schedule B 2026-27 for teachers hired on or after 7/1/2020 (Schedule A covers earlier hires). The contract labels steps D-R; shown here as 1-15. The BA lane ends at step I (shown as 6). Doctorate is the combined Specialist/Doctorate 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: 19,701 students. Source.

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