Annual salary
$61,000
Colorado · salary schedule · 2026-27
Adams 12 Five Star Schools salary schedule, 2026-27
Licensed/certified salary schedule (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a lane and steps to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Adams 12 Five Star Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $61,000 (BA, steps 1) and tops out at $121,391 (Doctorate, steps 30), per Adams 12 Five Star Schools (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $61,000 and reaches $76,264 at the top of that column.
- The grid has 13 lane columns and 30 steps rows; the highest cell is reached at steps 30.
- Adams 12 Five Star Schools enrolled 34,998 students in 2023-24, the 6th-largest district in Colorado by NCES enrollment.
Licensed/certified salary schedule (2026-27)
| Steps \ Lane | BA | BA20 | BA30 | BA4 | BA60/MA0 | BA80/MA20 | BA90/MA30 | BA100/MA40 | BA120/MA60 | BA140/MA80 | BA150/MA90 | EdS | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $61,000 | $61,610 | $63,458 | $64,093 | $66,016 | $66,676 | $68,676 | $69,363 | $71,444 | $74,301 | $74,301 | $76,531 | $78,826 |
| 2 | $61,915 | $62,534 | $64,410 | $65,054 | $67,006 | $67,676 | $69,706 | $70,403 | $72,515 | $75,416 | $75,416 | $77,679 | $80,009 |
| 3 | $62,844 | $63,472 | $65,376 | $66,030 | $68,011 | $68,691 | $70,752 | $71,459 | $73,603 | $76,547 | $76,547 | $78,844 | $81,209 |
| 4 | $63,786 | $64,424 | $66,357 | $67,021 | $69,031 | $69,721 | $71,813 | $72,531 | $74,707 | $77,695 | $77,695 | $80,026 | $82,427 |
| 5 | $64,743 | $65,391 | $67,352 | $68,026 | $70,067 | $70,767 | $72,890 | $73,619 | $75,828 | $78,861 | $78,861 | $81,227 | $83,664 |
| 6 | $65,714 | $66,371 | $68,363 | $69,046 | $71,118 | $71,829 | $73,984 | $74,724 | $76,965 | $80,044 | $80,044 | $82,445 | $84,918 |
| 7 | $66,700 | $67,367 | $69,388 | $70,082 | $72,184 | $72,906 | $75,093 | $75,844 | $78,120 | $81,244 | $81,244 | $83,682 | $86,192 |
| 8 | $67,701 | $68,378 | $70,429 | $71,133 | $73,267 | $74,000 | $76,220 | $76,982 | $79,291 | $82,463 | $82,463 | $84,937 | $87,485 |
| 9 | $68,716 | $69,403 | $71,485 | $72,200 | $74,366 | $75,110 | $77,363 | $78,137 | $80,481 | $83,700 | $83,700 | $86,211 | $88,797 |
| 10 | $69,747 | $70,444 | $72,558 | $73,283 | $75,482 | $76,236 | $78,524 | $79,309 | $81,688 | $84,956 | $84,956 | $87,504 | $90,129 |
| 11 | $70,793 | $71,501 | $73,646 | $74,382 | $76,614 | $77,380 | $79,701 | $80,498 | $82,913 | $86,230 | $86,230 | $88,817 | $91,481 |
| 12 | $71,855 | $72,573 | $74,751 | $75,498 | $77,763 | $78,541 | $80,897 | $81,706 | $84,157 | $87,523 | $87,523 | $90,149 | $92,854 |
| 13 | $72,933 | $73,662 | $75,872 | $76,631 | $78,930 | $79,719 | $82,110 | $82,931 | $85,419 | $88,836 | $88,836 | $91,501 | $94,246 |
| 14 | $74,027 | $74,767 | $77,010 | $77,780 | $80,113 | $80,915 | $83,342 | $84,175 | $86,701 | $90,169 | $90,169 | $92,874 | $95,660 |
| 15 | $75,137 | $75,888 | $78,165 | $78,947 | $81,315 | $82,128 | $84,592 | $85,438 | $88,001 | $91,521 | $91,521 | $94,267 | $97,095 |
| 16 | $76,264 | $77,027 | $79,338 | $80,131 | $82,535 | $83,360 | $85,861 | $86,720 | $89,321 | $92,894 | $92,894 | $95,681 | $98,551 |
| 17 | $76,264 | $77,027 | $79,338 | $80,131 | $83,773 | $84,611 | $87,149 | $88,020 | $90,661 | $94,288 | $94,288 | $97,116 | $100,030 |
| 18 | $76,264 | $77,027 | $79,338 | $80,131 | $85,030 | $85,880 | $88,456 | $89,341 | $92,021 | $95,702 | $95,702 | $98,573 | $101,530 |
| 19 | $76,264 | $77,027 | $79,338 | $80,131 | $86,305 | $87,168 | $89,783 | $90,681 | $93,401 | $97,137 | $97,137 | $100,051 | $103,053 |
| 20 | $76,264 | $77,027 | $79,338 | $80,131 | $87,600 | $88,476 | $91,130 | $92,041 | $94,802 | $98,594 | $98,594 | $101,552 | $104,599 |
| 21 | $76,264 | $77,027 | $79,338 | $80,131 | $88,914 | $89,803 | $92,497 | $93,422 | $96,224 | $100,073 | $100,073 | $103,076 | $106,168 |
| 22 | $76,264 | $77,027 | $79,338 | $80,131 | $90,247 | $91,150 | $93,884 | $94,823 | $97,668 | $101,574 | $101,574 | $104,622 | $107,760 |
| 23 | $76,264 | $77,027 | $79,338 | $80,131 | $91,601 | $92,517 | $95,292 | $96,245 | $99,133 | $103,098 | $103,098 | $106,191 | $109,377 |
| 24 | $76,264 | $77,027 | $79,338 | $80,131 | $92,975 | $93,905 | $96,722 | $97,689 | $100,620 | $104,645 | $104,645 | $107,784 | $111,017 |
| 25 | $76,264 | $77,027 | $79,338 | $80,131 | $94,370 | $95,313 | $98,173 | $99,154 | $102,129 | $106,214 | $106,214 | $109,401 | $112,683 |
| 26 | $76,264 | $77,027 | $79,338 | $80,131 | $95,785 | $96,743 | $99,645 | $100,642 | $103,661 | $107,807 | $107,807 | $111,042 | $114,373 |
| 27 | $76,264 | $77,027 | $79,338 | $80,131 | $97,222 | $98,194 | $101,140 | $102,151 | $105,216 | $109,425 | $109,425 | $112,707 | $116,088 |
| 28 | $76,264 | $77,027 | $79,338 | $80,131 | $98,680 | $99,667 | $102,657 | $103,684 | $106,794 | $111,066 | $111,066 | $114,398 | $117,830 |
| 29 | $76,264 | $77,027 | $79,338 | $80,131 | $100,160 | $101,162 | $104,197 | $105,239 | $108,396 | $112,732 | $112,732 | $116,114 | $119,597 |
| 30 | $76,264 | $77,027 | $79,338 | $80,131 | $101,663 | $102,679 | $105,760 | $106,817 | $110,022 | $114,423 | $114,423 | $117,856 | $121,391 |
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Per month (12)
$5,083.33
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Steps | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $61,915 | +$915 |
| 3 | $62,844 | +$1,844 |
| 4 | $63,786 | +$2,786 |
| 5 | $64,743 | +$3,743 |
| 6 | $65,714 | +$4,714 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, steps 1 = $61,000 a year, $5,083.33 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Headed "2026-27 Licensed/Certified Salary Schedule", effective August 1, 2026.
The first four lanes freeze at step 16 and repeat the same amount through step 30.
A note adds 2% of base salary ($797.63) for classroom teachers who maintain National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification.
A second note limits placement or movement into the shaded columns to educators employed during 2022-23 or earlier, and it had to occur before July 31, 2023.
The district publishes separate schedules for audiologists, occupational and physical therapists, school nurses, psychologists, speech language pathologists and 195-day high school counselors.
- Soft spot: The fourth column heading is printed as "BA4" in the district's document, with no trailing zero; it is kept verbatim here although the surrounding lanes (BA20, BA30, BA60/MA0) suggest BA40 was intended.
- Soft spot: The schedule states no contract days, so work days is left null.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $61,000 at steps 1 to $76,264 at steps 16: 15 steps increases worth $1,018 each on average, 25% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,127, between steps 15 and steps 16.
14 of the 29 steps moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive stepss.
The highest-paid column, Doctorate, starts at $78,826 and tops out at $121,391, 59% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 14 Colorado district schedules indexed here, Adams 12 Five Star Schools's starting pay ranks 4th and its top cell ranks 5th; the state medians are $57,346 to start and $113,490 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 82nd percentile and the top cell at the 85th percentile.
Column by column
| Lane | First steps | Top | Steps moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $61,000 | $76,264 | 15 | 25% |
| BA20 | $61,610 | $77,027 | 15 | 25% |
| BA30 | $63,458 | $79,338 | 15 | 25% |
| BA4 | $64,093 | $80,131 | 15 | 25% |
| BA60/MA0 | $66,016 | $101,663 | 29 | 54% |
| BA80/MA20 | $66,676 | $102,679 | 29 | 54% |
| BA90/MA30 | $68,676 | $105,760 | 29 | 54% |
| BA100/MA40 | $69,363 | $106,817 | 29 | 54% |
| BA120/MA60 | $71,444 | $110,022 | 29 | 54% |
| BA140/MA80 | $74,301 | $114,423 | 29 | 54% |
| BA150/MA90 | $74,301 | $114,423 | 29 | 54% |
| EdS | $76,531 | $117,856 | 29 | 54% |
| Doctorate | $78,826 | $121,391 | 29 | 54% |
Against Colorado districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams 12 Five Star Schools | 34,998 | 2026-27 | $61,000 | – | $121,391 |
| Aurora Public Schools | 38,178 | 2026-27 | $61,805 | $70,185 | $127,750 |
| St. Vrain Valley Schools | 31,757 | 2026-27 | $65,300 | $70,300 | $114,025 |
| Poudre School District | 29,772 | 2026-27 | $58,000 | $62,472 | $101,512 |
| School District 27J | 23,139 | 2026-27 | $56,692.06 | $60,458.73 | $116,249.74 |
| Mesa County Valley School District 51 | 20,078 | 2026-27 | $50,765 | – | $105,998 |
Starting pay is the first steps of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-steps cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Adams 12 Five Star Schools?
$61,000 on the lane BA at steps 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Adams 12 Five Star Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $61,000 (BA).
What is the top of the Adams 12 Five Star Schools salary schedule?
$121,391, at steps 30 on Doctorate (2026-27). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Adams 12 Five Star Schools salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $76,264, is reached at steps 16, 15 steps increases after steps 1 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Colorado districts with schedules
- Aurora Public Schoolsstarts $61,805
- St. Vrain Valley Schoolsstarts $65,300
- Poudre School Districtstarts $58,000
- School District 27Jstarts $56,692.06
- Mesa County Valley School District 51starts $50,765
- Cherry Creek School District No. 5starts $62,000
- Thompson School District R2-Jstarts $46,129
- Littleton Public Schoolsstarts $58,038
- Douglas County School District Re-1starts $51,914
- Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1starts $40,000
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