Annual salary
$47,549
Maine · salary schedule · 2026-27
Bangor School Department salary schedule, 2026-27
Salary Schedule A1, School Year Teachers (2026-27). 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.
- Bangor School Department's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $47,549 (Bachelor's Degree, step 1) and tops out at $108,355 (Doctorate, step 22), per Bangor School Committee / Bangor Education Association (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelor's Degree) starts at $47,549 and reaches $85,632 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Master's Degree) the range is $51,429 to $92,620.
- The schedule is built on 182 work days, which makes the starting cell about $261.26 per day.
- The grid has 4 column columns and 22 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 22.
- Bangor Public Schools enrolled 3,434 students in 2023-24, the 3rd-largest district in Maine by NCES enrollment.
Salary Schedule A1, School Year Teachers (2026-27)
Transcribed from imageDocumentBangor School Committee / Bangor Education AssociationSchool year2026-27EffectiveWork days182
| Step \ Column | Bachelor's Degree | Master's Degree | CAS/EdS (30+), 2nd M or M+30 | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $47,549 | $51,429 | $55,625 | $60,166 |
| 2 | $47,549 | $51,429 | $55,625 | $60,166 |
| 3 | $47,549 | $51,429 | $55,625 | $60,166 |
| 4 | $49,451 | $53,487 | $57,852 | $62,572 |
| 5 | $51,429 | $55,625 | $60,166 | $65,076 |
| 6 | $53,487 | $57,852 | $62,572 | $67,679 |
| 7 | $55,625 | $60,166 | $65,076 | $70,385 |
| 8 | $57,852 | $62,572 | $67,679 | $73,200 |
| 9 | $60,166 | $65,076 | $70,385 | $76,127 |
| 10 | $62,572 | $67,679 | $73,200 | $79,172 |
| 11 | $65,076 | $70,385 | $76,127 | $82,341 |
| 12 | $67,679 | $73,200 | $79,172 | $85,632 |
| 13 | $70,385 | $76,127 | $82,341 | $89,057 |
| 14 | $73,200 | $79,172 | $85,632 | $92,620 |
| 15 | $76,127 | $82,341 | $89,057 | $96,326 |
| 16 | $79,172 | $85,632 | $92,620 | $100,180 |
| 17 | $82,341 | $89,057 | $96,326 | $104,187 |
| 18 | $82,341 | $89,057 | $96,326 | $104,187 |
| 19 | $82,341 | $89,057 | $96,326 | $104,187 |
| 20 | $82,341 | $89,057 | $96,326 | $104,187 |
| 21 | $82,341 | $89,057 | $96,326 | $104,187 |
| 22 | $85,632 | $92,620 | $100,180 | $108,355 |
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Per month (12)
$3,962.42
Per work day
$261.26 / 182 days
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $47,549 | +$0 |
| 3 | $47,549 | +$0 |
| 4 | $49,451 | +$1,902 |
| 5 | $51,429 | +$3,880 |
| 6 | $53,487 | +$5,938 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelor's Degree, step 1 = $47,549 a year, $3,962.42 a month spread over 12 months, $261.26 per work day on a 182-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
From Schedule A1 of the 2024-2027 agreement between the Bangor School Committee and the Bangor Education Association; the same schedule prints 2024-25 and 2025-26 scales on the preceding pages.
Steps 1 through 3 carry the same salary, as do Steps 17 through 21.
The CAS/EdS column covers a Certificate of Advanced Study, an Education Specialist degree, a second master's, or 30 hours beyond the master's for teachers active in a doctoral program.
The agreement states the teacher work year is 182 days.
- Soft spot: The contract is a scanned document with no embedded text layer, so the grid was read off the page image. Ten cells whose scan was ambiguous were resolved against the schedule's own arithmetic (each column is the next column shifted two steps, and each step is 4% above the one below): Bachelor's Steps 11, 17 and 20; Master's Steps 2, 10 and 14; CAS/EdS Step 10; Doctorate Steps 4, 9 and 13.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelor's Degree column a teacher moves from $47,549 at step 1 to $85,632 at step 22: 21 step increases worth $1,813 each on average, 80% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,291, between step 21 and step 22.
6 of the 21 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
A master's degree is worth $3,880 more than a bachelor's at the first step (8.2%) and $6,988 more at the top of the column (8.2%).
The highest-paid column, Doctorate, starts at $60,166 and tops out at $108,355, 27% above the top of the Bachelor's Degree column.
Among the 5 Maine district schedules indexed here, Bangor School Department's starting pay ranks 4th and its top cell ranks 1st; the state medians are $48,751 to start and $93,464 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 38th percentile and the top cell at the 72nd percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's Degree | $47,549 | $85,632 | 21 | 80% |
| Master's Degree | $51,429 | $92,620 | 21 | 80% |
| CAS/EdS (30+), 2nd M or M+30 | $55,625 | $100,180 | 21 | 80% |
| Doctorate | $60,166 | $108,355 | 21 | 80% |
Against Maine districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor School Department | 3,434 | 2026-27 | $47,549 | $51,429 | $108,355 |
| Maine School Administrative District 06 | 3,322 | 2026-27 | $50,042.10 | $53,342.10 | $93,401.55 |
| Sanford School Department | 3,265 | 2026-27 | $48,751 | $52,333 | $93,464 |
| Lewiston Public Schools | 5,147 | 2026-27 | $45,518.26 | $48,032.45 | $85,857.57 |
| Portland Public Schools | 6,649 | 2026-27 | $51,125 | – | $104,602 |
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 Bangor School Department?
$47,549 on the column Bachelor's Degree at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Bangor School Committee / Bangor Education Association). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $47,549 (Bachelor's Degree).
What is the top of the Bangor School Department salary schedule?
$108,355, at step 22 on Doctorate (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 Bangor School Department salary schedule?
On the Bachelor's Degree column the top figure, $85,632, is reached at step 22, 21 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Bangor School Department?
$3,880 more at the first step: $51,429 on Master's Degree against $47,549 on Bachelor's Degree (2026-27 schedule).
Other Maine districts with schedules
- Maine School Administrative District 06starts $50,042.10
- Sanford School Departmentstarts $48,751
- Lewiston Public Schoolsstarts $45,518.26
- Portland Public Schoolsstarts $51,125
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