2026-27 · District salary guide
Cumberland School DepartmentTeacher 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 Cumberland School Department, published master’s starting pay is $52,818 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 | $50,318 | $52,818 | $54,318 |
| 2 | $53,660 | $56,160 | $57,660 |
| 3 | $56,516 | $59,016 | $60,516 |
| 4 | $59,778 | $62,278 | $63,778 |
| 5 | $63,764 | $66,264 | $67,764 |
| 6 | $67,229 | $69,729 | $71,229 |
| 7 | $70,695 | $73,195 | $74,695 |
| 8 | $77,973 | $80,473 | $81,973 |
| 9 | $79,928 | $82,428 | $83,928 |
| 10 | $97,856 | $100,356 | $101,856 |
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $50,318
- Master’s starting pay
- $52,818
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $97,856
- Master’s maximum
- $100,356
- Doctorate maximum
- $101,856
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
From the Cumberland Teachers Association contract for September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, 2026-27 schedule. In 2025-26 step 1 was $49,820 and step 10 was $94,092. Master's figures are base plus $2,500, and doctorate figures are base plus $4,000; both are calculated from the add-ons for teachers hired from 2016-17 on. CAGS pays $3,000 and National Board $3,500. Teachers hired before 2016 get higher CAGS, National Board and doctorate add-ons ($4,000, $4,500 and $5,000).
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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: 4,919 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Cumberland School Department official salary schedule · Cumberland School Department
- District source and context · Cumberland School Department
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