Annual salary
$38,364
Idaho · salary schedule · 2025-26
Cottonwood Joint District salary schedule, 2025-26
Certificated salary schedule (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a column and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Cottonwood Joint District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $38,364 (BA, step 0) and tops out at $77,214 (MA+36 ES/DR, step 13), per Idaho School Boards Association, Searchable Master Agreements (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $38,364 and reaches $53,434 at the top of that column.
- The grid has 7 column columns and 14 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 13.
- Cottonwood Joint District enrolled 435 students in 2023-24, the 71st-largest district in Idaho by NCES enrollment.
Certificated salary schedule (2025-26)
Official sourceDocumentIdaho School Boards Association, Searchable Master AgreementsSchool year2025-26Effective
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+12 | BA+24 | MA BA+36 | MA+12 BA+48 | MA+24 BA+60 | MA+36 ES/DR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $38,364 | $39,803 | $41,295 | $42,844 | $44,450 | $46,117 | $47,847 |
| 1 | $39,803 | $41,295 | $42,844 | $44,450 | $46,117 | $47,847 | $49,641 |
| 2 | $41,295 | $42,844 | $44,450 | $46,117 | $47,847 | $49,641 | $51,503 |
| 3 | $42,844 | $44,450 | $46,117 | $47,847 | $49,641 | $51,503 | $53,434 |
| 4 | $44,450 | $46,117 | $47,847 | $49,641 | $51,503 | $53,434 | $55,438 |
| 5 | $46,117 | $47,847 | $49,641 | $51,503 | $53,434 | $55,438 | $57,517 |
| 6 | $47,847 | $49,641 | $51,503 | $53,434 | $55,438 | $57,517 | $59,673 |
| 7 | $49,641 | $51,503 | $53,434 | $55,438 | $57,517 | $59,673 | $61,911 |
| 8 | $51,503 | $53,434 | $55,438 | $57,517 | $59,673 | $61,911 | $64,233 |
| 9 | $53,434 | $55,438 | $57,517 | $59,673 | $61,911 | $64,233 | $66,642 |
| 10 | $57,517 | $59,673 | $61,911 | $64,233 | $66,642 | $69,141 | |
| 11 | $66,642 | $69,141 | $71,733 | ||||
| 12 | $71,733 | $74,423 | |||||
| 13 | $77,214 |
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Per month (12)
$3,197.00
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $39,803 | +$1,439 |
| 2 | $41,295 | +$2,931 |
| 3 | $42,844 | +$4,480 |
| 4 | $44,450 | +$6,086 |
| 5 | $46,117 | +$7,753 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 0 = $38,364 a year, $3,197.00 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Idaho has no statewide teacher salary schedule. The state funds a CAREER LADDER that pays an allocation per rung, and each district then bargains its own dollar schedule; this grid is the salary appendix of this district's negotiated master agreement.
Published by the Idaho School Boards Association, which posts the agreements districts send it. Not every district is covered and a successor agreement may already be in force locally.
Table caption in the agreement: Exp BA BA+12 BA+24 BA+36 BA+48 BA+60 ES/DR
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $38,364 at step 0 to $53,434 at step 9: 9 step increases worth $1,674 each on average, 39% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,931, between step 8 and step 9.
The highest-paid column, MA+36 ES/DR, starts at $47,847 and tops out at $77,214, 45% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 19 Idaho district schedules indexed here, Cottonwood Joint District's starting pay ranks 19th and its top cell ranks 10th; the state medians are $50,252 to start and $77,214 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 1st percentile and the top cell at the 33rd percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $38,364 | $53,434 | 9 | 39% |
| BA+12 | $39,803 | $57,517 | 10 | 45% |
| BA+24 | $41,295 | $59,673 | 10 | 45% |
| MA BA+36 | $42,844 | $61,911 | 10 | 45% |
| MA+12 BA+48 | $44,450 | $66,642 | 11 | 50% |
| MA+24 BA+60 | $46,117 | $71,733 | 12 | 56% |
| MA+36 ES/DR | $47,847 | $77,214 | 13 | 61% |
Against Idaho districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Joint District | 435 | 2025-26 | $38,364 | – | $77,214 |
| Potlatch District | 462 | 2025-26 | $50,252 | – | $78,656 |
| Lapwai District | 516 | 2025-26 | $48,556 | – | $93,349 |
| Hansen District | 315 | 2025-26 | $50,252 | $56,902 | $64,252 |
| Wilder District | 637 | 2025-26 | $50,252 | – | $58,647 |
| Highland Joint District | 171 | 2025-26 | $41,841 | – | $83,439 |
Starting pay is the first step of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-step cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Cottonwood Joint District?
$38,364 on the column BA at step 0 of the 2025-26 schedule (Idaho School Boards Association, Searchable Master Agreements). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $38,364 (BA).
What is the top of the Cottonwood Joint District salary schedule?
$77,214, at step 13 on MA+36 ES/DR (2025-26). 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 Cottonwood Joint District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $53,434, is reached at step 9, 9 step increases after step 0 (2025-26 schedule).
Other Idaho districts with schedules
- Potlatch Districtstarts $50,252
- Lapwai Districtstarts $48,556
- Hansen Districtstarts $50,252
- Wilder Districtstarts $50,252
- Highland Joint Districtstarts $41,841
- Nezperce Joint Districtstarts $40,831
- Culdesac Joint Districtstarts $51,800
- Kellogg Joint Districtstarts $42,360
- American Falls Joint Districtstarts $51,650
- Moscow Districtstarts $41,500
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