2026-27 · District salary guide
Billings Public SchoolsTeacher 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 Billings Public Schools, published master’s starting pay is $58,542 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $50,852 | $58,542 | $66,049 |
| 1 | $50,852 | $58,542 | $66,049 |
| 2 | $51,442 | $59,386 | $67,102 |
| 3 | $52,588 | $60,663 | $68,487 |
| 4 | $53,760 | $61,970 | $69,904 |
| 5 | $54,959 | $63,305 | $71,354 |
| 6 | $56,399 | $64,910 | $73,095 |
| 7 | $57,878 | $66,558 | $74,883 |
| 8 | $59,398 | $68,250 | $76,719 |
| 9 | $60,957 | $69,989 | $78,605 |
| 10 | $62,560 | $71,773 | $80,542 |
| 11 | $64,692 | $74,151 | $83,120 |
| 12 | $66,900 | $76,610 | $85,788 |
| 13 | $69,184 | $79,156 | $88,550 |
| 14 | $71,548 | $81,790 | $91,409 |
| 15 | $74,247 | $84,768 | $94,618 |
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $50,852
- Master’s starting pay
- $58,542
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $74,247
- Master’s maximum
- $84,768
- Doctorate maximum
- $94,618
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
2026-27 Billings Education Association salary matrix from the 2026-28 labor agreement (base $50,852, a 1.50% increase). One schedule covers both Billings Elementary and Billings High School districts. Enrollment is the OPI FY2026 fall (October 2025) student count, elementary (10,899) and high school (5,579) combined. The MA column includes the $2,250 master's stipend and the PhD column includes a $3,000 doctoral stipend. Other lanes: BA30, BA60, BA90, BA105 (tops at $89,368), MA30 and MA45 (tops at $91,618). Step 15 adds $250 that is not shown in the grid.
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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: 16,478 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Billings Public Schools official salary schedule · Billings Public Schools
- District source and context · Billings Public Schools
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