2026-27 · District salary guide
Columbus Public SchoolsTeacher 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 Columbus Public Schools, published master’s starting pay is $50,340 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”.
Doctorate pay is not published in this schedule, so that column is left out.
| Step | Bachelor’s | Master’s |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $41,950 | $50,340 |
| 2 | $43,922 | $52,312 |
| 3 | $45,893 | $54,283 |
| 4 | $47,865 | $56,255 |
| 5 | Not published | $58,227 |
| 6 | Not published | $60,198 |
| 7 | Not published | $62,170 |
| 8 | Not published | $64,142 |
| 9 | Not published | $66,113 |
| 10 | Not published | $68,085 |
| 11 | Not published | $70,057 |
| 12 | Not published | $72,028 |
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $41,950
- Master’s starting pay
- $50,340
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $47,865
- Master’s maximum
- $72,028
- Doctorate maximum
- Not published
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
From the Columbus Public Schools Appendix A 2026-2027 Certificated Staff Salary Schedule (base $41,950; the file name says 2024-2025 but the page inside is titled 2026-2027). Read by eye from the page image. Bachelor lane is the BA column (steps 1-4). Master lane is the BA+36/MA column; steps 11 and 12 are available only to those with a master's degree. No doctorate lane is labeled; the last column is EdSpec/MA+45 (top $88,431 at step 15), not a doctorate, so doctorate is blank. A flat cash stipend appears in job postings but is not on this schedule and is not included. Enrollment is fall 2023-24 total membership from the Nebraska Department of Education Statsfacts 2023-24 (education.ne.gov); it is the newest district ranking available to this check.
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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: 4,145 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Columbus Public Schools official salary schedule · Columbus Public Schools
- District source and context · Columbus Public Schools
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