2026-27 · District salary guide
Butte School District No. 1Teacher 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 Butte School District No. 1, published master’s starting pay is $61,243 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $53,201 | $61,243 | Not published |
| 2 | $53,201 | $61,243 | Not published |
| 3 | $53,201 | $61,243 | Not published |
| 4 | $53,201 | $61,243 | Not published |
| 5 | $53,201 | $61,243 | Not published |
| 6 | $55,220 | $63,812 | Not published |
| 7 | $57,243 | $66,370 | Not published |
| 8 | $59,269 | $68,936 | Not published |
| 9 | $61,289 | $71,500 | Not published |
| 10 | $63,310 | $74,063 | Not published |
| 11 | $65,335 | $76,630 | Not published |
| 12 | $67,360 | $79,193 | Not published |
| 13 | $69,383 | $81,757 | Not published |
| 14 | $71,272 | $83,650 | Not published |
| 15 | $71,272 | $84,104 | Not published |
| 16 | $71,272 | $84,558 | Not published |
| 17 | $71,272 | $85,012 | Not published |
| 18 | $71,272 | $85,465 | Not published |
| 19 | $71,272 | $85,919 | Not published |
| 20 | $71,272 | $86,373 | Not published |
| 21 | $71,272 | $86,787 | Not published |
| 22 | $71,272 | $87,203 | Not published |
| 23 | $71,272 | $87,621 | Not published |
| 24 | $71,272 | $88,042 | Not published |
| 25 | $71,272 | $88,464 | Not published |
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $53,201
- Master’s starting pay
- $61,243
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $71,272
- Master’s maximum
- $88,464
- Doctorate maximum
- Not published
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
2026-27 salary matrix from Exhibit A of the Butte Teachers Union Local 332 agreement (August 21, 2025 to August 20, 2027), 180 teaching days plus 7 PIR days. It is a scanned document and these amounts were read from the scan. Enrollment is the OPI FY2026 fall (October 2025) student count, elementary (2,878) and high school (1,230) combined. Other lanes: BA+1, BA+2, BA+3 (tops at $75,349.61), MA+1 (tops at $90,204.54) and an undefined 'PROF' lane ($58,615.10 to $83,266.88). There is no doctorate lane. MA and MA+1 teachers hired after 2004 also get $1,750 a year after 6 years in the district and $2,250 after 20 years, which is not in the matrix. National Board teachers get a $500 yearly stipend.
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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: 4,108 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Butte School District No. 1 official salary schedule · Butte School District No. 1
- District source and context · Butte School District No. 1
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