2026-27 · District salary guide
Cranston 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 Cranston Public Schools, published master’s starting pay is $54,809 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 | $51,132 | $54,809 | $57,407 |
| 2 | $54,251 | $57,928 | $60,526 |
| 3 | $57,560 | $61,237 | $63,835 |
| 4 | $61,072 | $64,749 | $67,347 |
| 5 | $64,798 | $68,475 | $71,073 |
| 6 | $68,750 | $72,427 | $75,025 |
| 7 | $72,943 | $76,620 | $79,218 |
| 8 | $77,393 | $81,070 | $83,668 |
| 9 | $82,115 | $85,792 | $88,390 |
| 10 | $89,634 | $93,311 | $95,909 |
| 11 | $95,553 | $99,230 | $101,828 |
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $51,132
- Master’s starting pay
- $54,809
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $95,553
- Master’s maximum
- $99,230
- Doctorate maximum
- $101,828
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
From the Cranston Teachers' Alliance contract for 2025-2028, Appendix A, 2026-27 column (read from the scanned PDF). Steps 1-10 are unchanged from 2025-26; step 11 rose from $92,995. Master's figures are base plus the $3,677 master's add-on, and doctorate figures are base plus the $6,275 doctorate add-on; both are calculated from the published add-ons. Other add-ons: BA+36 $2,181, MA+30 $4,687 and CAGS $5,567. Longevity pays $1,914 at 20 years, $2,150 at 25 and $2,378 at 30.
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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: 9,906 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Cranston Public Schools official salary schedule · Cranston Public Schools
- District source and context · Cranston Public Schools
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