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Compensation

Salary

CURRENT Salary Schedule

 

Includes teachers, counselors, librarians, school psychologists, speech language pathologists, occupational and physical therapists.

 

Bachelor's
Bachelor's
+ 15
Grad. hrs.
Bachelor's
+ 30 or
Master's
Master's
Degree + 30
Master's
+ 60
or a PH.D.

Step 1

$42,370

$43,782

$45,194

$46,606

$49,431

Step 2

$42,515

$44,474

$46,235

$48,255

$50,277

Step 3

$43,386

$45,387

$48,255

$50,277

$52,293

Step 4

$44,988

$46,980

$50,277

$52,293

$54,321

Step 5

$46,575

$48,574

$52,293

$54,322

$56,343

Step 6

$48,173

$50,174

$54,322

$56,343

$58,364

Step 7

$50,202

$52,199

$56,810

$58,845

$60,871

Step 8

$52,216

$54,222

$59,330

$61,360

$63,382

Step 9

$54,245

$56,242

$61,848

$63,865

$65,887

Step 10

$56,255

$58,267

$64,347

$66,367

$68,396

Salary Schedule is based on a regular ten-month school term.
Steps correspond to full years of teaching experience in an educational program of recognized standing as determined by the District of Columbia Public Schools. DCPS defines a year of teaching experience as at least 75 percent of a year as the full-time lead classroom teacher.
Step placement for probationary teachers shall be limited to 9 years (entrance on Step 10).

The salary schedule above is approved by the DCPS School Board, effective October 2006 .