2026-27 · District salary guide
Watertown School District 14-4Teacher 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 Watertown School District 14-4, published bachelor’s starting pay is $51,500 for 2026-27.
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The full step grid has not been transcribed. Open the official schedule to find your step and degree lane.
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $51,500
- Master’s starting pay
- Not published
- Bachelor’s maximum
- Not published
- Master’s maximum
- Not published
- Doctorate maximum
- Not published
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
2026-27 Certified Master Contract, Attachment B salary formula. Regular base salary is $51,500. Accumulated lane adjustments: BA+16 $1,290; BA+38 or MA $3,140; MA+16 $4,830; MA+32 $6,720; EdD/PhD $8,810. Returning staff get a $1,650 flat increase (2.77% average). No step grid or maximums are published, so master's start and maxes are left null. Enrollment is the PK-12 total from the SD Department of Education 2025-26 Fall Enrollment Census.
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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: 3,425 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Watertown School District 14-4 official salary schedule · Watertown School District 14-4
- District source and context · Watertown School District 14-4
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