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Highland 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.
- Highland Joint District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $41,841 (BA, step 0) and tops out at $83,439 (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 $41,841 and reaches $57,995 at the top of that column.
- The schedule is built on 190 work days, which makes the starting cell about $220.22 per day.
- The grid has 7 column columns and 14 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 13.
- Highland Joint District enrolled 171 students in 2023-24, the 97th-largest district in Idaho by NCES enrollment.
Certificated salary schedule (2025-26)
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+12 | BA+24 | MA BA+36 | MA+12 BA+48 | MA+24 BA+60 | MA+36 ES/DR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $41,841 | $43,409 | $45,007 | $46,663 | $48,383 | $50,166 | $52,016 |
| 1 | $43,409 | $45,007 | $46,663 | $48,383 | $50,166 | $52,016 | $53,938 |
| 2 | $45,007 | $46,663 | $48,383 | $50,166 | $52,016 | $53,938 | $55,928 |
| 3 | $46,663 | $48,383 | $50,166 | $52,016 | $53,938 | $55,928 | $57,995 |
| 4 | $48,383 | $50,166 | $52,016 | $53,938 | $55,928 | $57,995 | $60,139 |
| 5 | $50,166 | $52,016 | $53,938 | $55,928 | $57,995 | $60,139 | $62,362 |
| 6 | $52,016 | $53,938 | $55,928 | $57,995 | $60,139 | $62,362 | $64,671 |
| 7 | $53,938 | $55,928 | $57,995 | $60,139 | $62,362 | $64,671 | $67,066 |
| 8 | $55,928 | $57,995 | $60,139 | $62,362 | $64,671 | $67,066 | $69,550 |
| 9 | $57,995 | $60,139 | $62,362 | $64,671 | $67,066 | $69,550 | $72,127 |
| 10 | $62,362 | $64,671 | $67,066 | $69,550 | $72,127 | $74,801 | |
| 11 | $72,127 | $74,801 | $77,574 | ||||
| 12 | $77,574 | $80,453 | |||||
| 13 | $83,439 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $43,409 | +$1,568 |
| 2 | $45,007 | +$3,166 |
| 3 | $46,663 | +$4,822 |
| 4 | $48,383 | +$6,542 |
| 5 | $50,166 | +$8,325 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 0 = $41,841 a year, $3,486.75 a month spread over 12 months, $220.22 per work day on a 190-day year. 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.
Contract length: 190 days.
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: 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 $41,841 at step 0 to $57,995 at step 9: 9 step increases worth $1,795 each on average, 39% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,067, between step 8 and step 9.
The highest-paid column, MA+36 ES/DR, starts at $52,016 and tops out at $83,439, 44% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 19 Idaho district schedules indexed here, Highland Joint District's starting pay ranks 16th and its top cell ranks 4th; 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 21st percentile and the top cell at the 40th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $41,841 | $57,995 | 9 | 39% |
| BA+12 | $43,409 | $62,362 | 10 | 44% |
| BA+24 | $45,007 | $64,671 | 10 | 44% |
| MA BA+36 | $46,663 | $67,066 | 10 | 44% |
| MA+12 BA+48 | $48,383 | $72,127 | 11 | 49% |
| MA+24 BA+60 | $50,166 | $77,574 | 12 | 55% |
| MA+36 ES/DR | $52,016 | $83,439 | 13 | 60% |
Against Idaho districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Joint District | 171 | 2025-26 | $41,841 | – | $83,439 |
| Nezperce Joint District | 169 | 2025-26 | $40,831 | – | $74,823 |
| Culdesac Joint District | 115 | 2025-26 | $51,800 | – | $72,200 |
| Hansen District | 315 | 2025-26 | $50,252 | $56,902 | $64,252 |
| Cottonwood Joint District | 435 | 2025-26 | $38,364 | – | $77,214 |
| Potlatch District | 462 | 2025-26 | $50,252 | – | $78,656 |
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 Highland Joint District?
$41,841 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 $41,841 (BA).
What is the top of the Highland Joint District salary schedule?
$83,439, 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 Highland Joint District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $57,995, is reached at step 9, 9 step increases after step 0 (2025-26 schedule).
Other Idaho districts with schedules
- Nezperce Joint Districtstarts $40,831
- Culdesac Joint Districtstarts $51,800
- Hansen Districtstarts $50,252
- Cottonwood Joint Districtstarts $38,364
- Potlatch Districtstarts $50,252
- Lapwai Districtstarts $48,556
- Wilder Districtstarts $50,252
- Kellogg Joint Districtstarts $42,360
- American Falls Joint Districtstarts $51,650
- Moscow Districtstarts $41,500
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