Annual salary
$66,690
Maryland · salary schedule · 2026-27
Montgomery County Public Schools salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher & Other Professional Salary Schedule (10-month), 2026-27. The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a grade and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Montgomery County Public Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $66,690 (A (Bachelor's Degree), step 1) and tops out at $135,745 (D (Master's Equivalent + 60 Credit Hours), step 25), per Montgomery County Public Schools (Employee and Retiree Service Center) (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (A (Bachelor's Degree)) starts at $66,690 and reaches $85,333 at the top of that column.
- The grid has 4 grade columns and 25 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 25.
- Montgomery County Public Schools enrolled 160,223 students in 2023-24, the 1st-largest district in Maryland by NCES enrollment.
Teacher & Other Professional Salary Schedule (10-month), 2026-27
Official sourceDocumentMontgomery County Public Schools (Employee and Retiree Service Center)School year2026-27Effective
| Step \ Grade | A (Bachelor's Degree) | B (Master's Degree or Equivalent) | C (Master's Equivalent + 30 Credit Hours) | D (Master's Equivalent + 60 Credit Hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $66,690 | $72,432 | $74,259 | $75,914 |
| 2 | $67,562 | $73,476 | $76,169 | $77,826 |
| 3 | $69,281 | $75,910 | $78,709 | $80,428 |
| 4 | $71,054 | $78,438 | $81,343 | $83,130 |
| 5 | $72,878 | $81,067 | $84,082 | $85,939 |
| 6 | $74,721 | $83,222 | $86,356 | $88,283 |
| 7 | $77,226 | $86,055 | $89,310 | $91,312 |
| 8 | $79,826 | $88,997 | $92,377 | $94,455 |
| 9 | $82,528 | $92,053 | $95,560 | $97,719 |
| 10 | $85,333 | $95,223 | $98,867 | $101,109 |
| 11 | $98,518 | $102,301 | $104,630 | |
| 12 | $101,941 | $105,869 | $108,287 | |
| 13 | $105,494 | $109,575 | $112,085 | |
| 14 | $109,184 | $113,421 | $116,026 | |
| 15 | $112,168 | $116,534 | $119,220 | |
| 16 | $115,245 | $119,741 | $122,507 | |
| 17 | $118,411 | $123,043 | $125,892 | |
| 18 | $121,673 | $126,445 | $129,381 | |
| 19 | $125,038 | $129,949 | $132,972 | |
| 20 | $125,038 | $129,949 | $132,972 | |
| 21 | $125,038 | $129,949 | $132,972 | |
| 22 | $125,038 | $129,949 | $132,972 | |
| 23 | $125,038 | $129,949 | $132,972 | |
| 24 | $125,038 | $129,949 | $132,972 | |
| 25 | $127,634 | $132,658 | $135,745 |
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Per month (12)
$5,557.50
Next 5 steps in this grade
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $67,562 | +$872 |
| 3 | $69,281 | +$2,591 |
| 4 | $71,054 | +$4,364 |
| 5 | $72,878 | +$6,188 |
| 6 | $74,721 | +$8,031 |
Worked example as rendered: A (Bachelor's Degree), step 1 = $66,690 a year, $5,557.50 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Standard 10-month teacher and other professional schedule for the MCEA bargaining unit, effective July 1, 2026 (fiscal year 2027).
MCPS also publishes a 12-month schedule for the same unit: the PDF states that employees assigned to 12-month positions are paid 117.5 percent of the 10-month step/grade salary they would otherwise qualify for.
Grade A (bachelor's degree) tops out at step 10; the grid publishes no grade A values for steps 11 through 25.
Salary supplements, off-scale steps and new-educator placement rules are published as separate MCPS documents and are not included in this grid.
- Soft spot: The PDF does not state contract days, so work_days is null.
- Soft spot: The column header row gives only the letters A through D; the descriptive degree text above each letter is reproduced here in parentheses.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Montgomery County Public Schools?
$66,690 on the grade A (Bachelor's Degree) at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Montgomery County Public Schools (Employee and Retiree Service Center)). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $66,690 (A (Bachelor's Degree)).
What is the top of the Montgomery County Public Schools salary schedule?
$135,745, at step 25 on D (Master's Equivalent + 60 Credit Hours) (2026-27). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
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