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.
How this schedule moves
On the A (Bachelor's Degree) column a teacher moves from $66,690 at step 1 to $85,333 at step 10: 9 step increases worth $2,071 each on average, 28% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,805, between step 9 and step 10.
The highest-paid column, D (Master's Equivalent + 60 Credit Hours), starts at $75,914 and tops out at $135,745, 59% above the top of the A (Bachelor's Degree) column.
Among the 24 Maryland district schedules indexed here, Montgomery County Public Schools's starting pay ranks 1st and its top cell ranks 1st; the state medians are $60,125 to start and $103,582 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 93rd percentile and the top cell at the 93rd percentile.
Column by column
| Grade | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A (Bachelor's Degree) | $66,690 | $85,333 | 9 | 28% |
| B (Master's Degree or Equivalent) | $72,432 | $127,634 | 24 | 76% |
| C (Master's Equivalent + 30 Credit Hours) | $74,259 | $132,658 | 24 | 79% |
| D (Master's Equivalent + 60 Credit Hours) | $75,914 | $135,745 | 24 | 79% |
Against Maryland districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County Public Schools | 160,223 | 2026-27 | $66,690 | – | $135,745 |
| Prince George's County Public Schools | 131,310 | 2025-26 | $62,291 | – | $131,408 |
| Baltimore County Public Schools | 110,275 | 2026-27 | $62,252 | $67,508 | $121,924 |
| Anne Arundel County Public Schools | 84,346 | 2026-27 | $63,091 | $66,925 | $123,428 |
| Baltimore City Public Schools | 75,811 | 2026-27 | $63,731 | – | $124,402 |
| Howard County Public School System | 57,633 | 2026-27 | $62,730 | $67,836 | $121,691 |
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 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.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Montgomery County Public Schools salary schedule?
On the A (Bachelor's Degree) column the top figure, $85,333, is reached at step 10, 9 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Maryland districts with schedules
- Prince George's County Public Schoolsstarts $62,291
- Baltimore County Public Schoolsstarts $62,252
- Anne Arundel County Public Schoolsstarts $63,091
- Baltimore City Public Schoolsstarts $63,731
- Howard County Public School Systemstarts $62,730
- Frederick County Public Schoolsstarts $60,250
- Harford County Public Schoolsstarts $60,000
- Charles County Public Schoolsstarts $60,697
- Carroll County Public Schoolsstarts $61,200
- Washington County Public Schoolsstarts $61,074
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