Idaho · salary schedule · 2025-26
Potlatch 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.
- Potlatch District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $50,252 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $78,656 (PHD MA+30, step 13), per Idaho School Boards Association, Searchable Master Agreements (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $50,252 and reaches $50,252 at the top of that column.
- The schedule is built on 186 work days, which makes the starting cell about $270.17 per day.
- The grid has 5 column columns and 13 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 13.
- Potlatch District enrolled 462 students in 2023-24, the 70th-largest district in Idaho by NCES enrollment.
Certificated salary schedule (2025-26)
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+15 | MA BA+30 | MA+15 BA+45 | PHD MA+30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,252 | $50,252 | $50,252 | $50,252 | $50,252 |
| 2 | $50,252 | $50,252 | $50,252 | $50,252 | $50,252 |
| 3 | $50,252 | $50,252 | $50,252 | $50,252 | $50,852 |
| 4 | $50,252 | $50,252 | $50,252 | $50,852 | $52,962 |
| 5 | $50,252 | $50,252 | $50,852 | $52,962 | $55,160 |
| 6 | $50,252 | $50,852 | $52,962 | $55,160 | $57,449 |
| 7 | $52,962 | $55,160 | $57,449 | $59,833 | |
| 8 | $55,160 | $57,449 | $59,833 | $62,316 | |
| 9 | $59,833 | $62,316 | $64,902 | ||
| 10 | $62,316 | $64,902 | $67,596 | ||
| 11 | $68,916 | $70,401 | |||
| 12 | $73,323 | ||||
| 13 | $78,656 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $50,252 | +$0 |
| 3 | $50,252 | +$0 |
| 4 | $50,252 | +$0 |
| 5 | $50,252 | +$0 |
| 6 | $50,252 | +$0 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $50,252 a year, $4,187.67 a month spread over 12 months, $270.17 per work day on a 186-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: 186 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: EXP BA BA+15 MA MA+15 PHD
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Potlatch District?
$50,252 on the column BA at step 1 of the 2025-26 schedule (Idaho School Boards Association, Searchable Master Agreements). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $50,252 (BA).
What is the top of the Potlatch District salary schedule?
$78,656, at step 13 on PHD MA+30 (2025-26). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
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