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Douglas County School District Re-1 salary schedule, 2026-27
Licensed compensation schedule, General (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a lane and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Douglas County School District Re-1's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $51,914 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $108,643 (PHD/EDS, step 25), per Douglas County School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $51,914 and reaches $75,594 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $57,003 to $86,591.
- The grid has 9 lane columns and 25 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 25.
- Douglas County School District No. Re 1 enrolled 61,409 students in 2023-24, the 3rd-largest district in Colorado by NCES enrollment.
Licensed compensation schedule, General (2026-27)
| Step \ Lane | BA | BA + 15 | BA + 30 | MA | MA + 15 | MA + 30 | MA + 45 | MA + 60 | PHD/EDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $51,914 | $53,471 | $55,076 | $57,003 | $58,713 | $60,475 | $62,289 | $64,158 | $66,724 |
| 2 | $53,212 | $54,808 | $56,452 | $58,286 | $60,034 | $61,835 | $63,690 | $65,601 | $68,225 |
| 3 | $54,542 | $56,178 | $57,864 | $59,597 | $61,385 | $63,227 | $65,123 | $67,077 | $69,760 |
| 4 | $55,906 | $57,583 | $59,310 | $60,938 | $62,766 | $64,649 | $66,589 | $68,586 | $71,330 |
| 5 | $57,303 | $59,022 | $60,793 | $62,309 | $64,179 | $66,104 | $68,087 | $70,130 | $72,935 |
| 6 | $58,736 | $60,498 | $62,313 | $63,711 | $65,623 | $67,591 | $69,619 | $71,708 | $74,576 |
| 7 | $60,057 | $61,859 | $63,715 | $65,145 | $66,935 | $68,943 | $71,011 | $73,142 | $76,067 |
| 8 | $61,409 | $63,251 | $65,149 | $66,610 | $68,274 | $70,322 | $72,432 | $74,605 | $77,589 |
| 9 | $62,790 | $64,674 | $66,614 | $68,109 | $69,639 | $71,728 | $73,880 | $76,097 | $79,140 |
| 10 | $64,203 | $66,129 | $68,113 | $69,642 | $71,032 | $73,163 | $75,358 | $77,619 | $80,723 |
| 11 | $65,648 | $67,617 | $69,646 | $71,034 | $72,453 | $74,626 | $76,865 | $79,171 | $82,338 |
| 12 | $67,125 | $69,139 | $71,213 | $72,455 | $73,902 | $76,119 | $78,402 | $80,754 | $83,985 |
| 13 | $68,467 | $70,521 | $72,637 | $73,904 | $75,380 | $77,641 | $79,970 | $82,369 | $85,664 |
| 14 | $69,837 | $71,932 | $74,090 | $75,382 | $76,887 | $79,194 | $81,570 | $84,017 | $87,377 |
| 15 | $71,233 | $73,370 | $75,572 | $76,890 | $78,425 | $80,778 | $83,201 | $85,697 | $89,125 |
| 16 | $72,658 | $74,838 | $77,083 | $78,428 | $79,994 | $82,393 | $84,865 | $87,411 | $90,908 |
| 17 | $74,111 | $76,335 | $78,625 | $79,996 | $81,593 | $84,041 | $86,562 | $89,159 | $92,726 |
| 18 | $75,594 | $77,861 | $80,197 | $81,596 | $83,225 | $85,722 | $88,294 | $90,942 | $94,580 |
| 19 | $79,419 | $81,801 | $83,228 | $84,890 | $87,436 | $90,060 | $92,761 | $96,472 | |
| 20 | $83,437 | $84,893 | $86,588 | $89,185 | $91,861 | $94,617 | $98,401 | ||
| 21 | $86,591 | $88,319 | $90,969 | $93,698 | $96,509 | $100,369 | |||
| 22 | $92,788 | $95,572 | $98,439 | $102,377 | |||||
| 23 | $97,483 | $100,408 | $104,424 | ||||||
| 24 | $102,416 | $106,513 | |||||||
| 25 | $108,643 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $53,212 | +$1,298 |
| 3 | $54,542 | +$2,628 |
| 4 | $55,906 | +$3,992 |
| 5 | $57,303 | +$5,389 |
| 6 | $58,736 | +$6,822 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $51,914 a year, $4,326.17 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
The General schedule, the first of three in the district's 2026-2027 Licensed Compensation Schedule document, effective 7/1/2026. The other two are Hard to Hire and Specialist/EHTH.
Lanes top out at different steps: BA at step 18, BA+15 at 19, BA+30 at 20, MA at 21, MA+15 at 22, MA+30 at 23, MA+45 at 24, MA+60 at 25 and PHD/EDS at 25.
The printed grid runs to step 30 but rows 26 through 30 are blank in every lane; they are omitted here.
- Soft spot: The document does not state contract days, so work days is left null.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Douglas County School District Re-1?
$51,914 on the lane BA at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Douglas County School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $51,914 (BA).
What is the top of the Douglas County School District Re-1 salary schedule?
$108,643, at step 25 on PHD/EDS (2026-27). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
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