Annual salary
$50,042.10
Maine · salary schedule · 2026-27
Maine School Administrative District 06 salary schedule, 2026-27
Appendix A Salary Scales (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a scale and experience to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Maine School Administrative District 06's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $50,042.10 (Bachelor's Scale, experience 0) and tops out at $93,401.55 (Doctorate Scale, experience 25+), per MSAD 6 Board of Directors / Saco Valley Teachers Association (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelor's Scale) starts at $50,042.10 and reaches $84,326.55 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Master's Scale) the range is $53,342.10 to $87,626.55.
- The grid has 4 scale columns and 10 experience rows; the highest cell is reached at experience 25+.
- RSU 06/MSAD 06 enrolled 3,322 students in 2023-24, the 4th-largest district in Maine by NCES enrollment.
Appendix A Salary Scales (2026-27)
Transcribed from imageDocumentMSAD 6 Board of Directors / Saco Valley Teachers AssociationSchool year2026-27Effective
| Experience \ Scale | Bachelor's Scale | Master's Scale | Master's +30 Scale | Doctorate Scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $50,042.10 | $53,342.10 | $56,367.10 | $59,117.10 |
| 1-3 | $52,284.55 | $55,584.55 | $58,609.55 | $61,359.55 |
| 4-6 | $56,619.26 | $59,919.26 | $62,944.26 | $65,694.26 |
| 7-9 | $60,533.63 | $63,833.63 | $66,858.63 | $69,608.63 |
| 10-12 | $64,245.67 | $67,545.67 | $70,570.67 | $73,320.67 |
| 13-15 | $68,173.61 | $71,473.61 | $74,498.61 | $77,248.61 |
| 16-18 | $72,279.90 | $75,579.90 | $78,604.90 | $81,354.90 |
| 19-21 | $77,098.56 | $80,398.56 | $83,423.56 | $86,173.56 |
| 22-24 | $80,712.56 | $84,012.56 | $87,037.56 | $89,787.56 |
| 25+ | $84,326.55 | $87,626.55 | $90,651.55 | $93,401.55 |
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Per month (12)
$4,170.18
Next 5 steps in this scale
| Experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1-3 | $52,284.55 | +$2,242.45 |
| 4-6 | $56,619.26 | +$6,577.16 |
| 7-9 | $60,533.63 | +$10,491.53 |
| 10-12 | $64,245.67 | +$14,203.57 |
| 13-15 | $68,173.61 | +$18,131.51 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelor's Scale, experience 0 = $50,042.10 a year, $4,170.18 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
From Appendix A of the 2024-2027 agreement between the MSAD 6 Board of Directors and the Saco Valley Teachers Association; the appendix also prints the 2024-25 and 2025-26 scales.
Steps are bands of years of experience rather than single years.
Credits counted toward the Master's +30 scale must be approved by the Superintendent of Schools.
MSAD 6 (Bonny Eagle) serves Buxton, Hollis, Limington, Standish and Frye Island.
- Soft spot: The agreement is a scanned document with no embedded text layer, so the grid was read off the page image.
- Soft spot: The agreement does not state contract days on the salary appendix.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelor's Scale column a teacher moves from $50,042.10 at experience 0 to $84,326.55 at experience 25+: 9 experience increases worth $3,809 each on average, 69% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $4,819, between experience 16-18 and experience 19-21.
A master's degree is worth $3,300 more than a bachelor's at the first experience (6.6%) and $3,300 more at the top of the column (3.9%).
The highest-paid column, Doctorate Scale, starts at $59,117.10 and tops out at $93,401.55, 11% above the top of the Bachelor's Scale column.
Among the 5 Maine district schedules indexed here, Maine School Administrative District 06's starting pay ranks 2nd and its top cell ranks 4th; 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 47th percentile and the top cell at the 51st percentile.
Column by column
| Scale | First experience | Top | Experience moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's Scale | $50,042.10 | $84,326.55 | 9 | 69% |
| Master's Scale | $53,342.10 | $87,626.55 | 9 | 64% |
| Master's +30 Scale | $56,367.10 | $90,651.55 | 9 | 61% |
| Doctorate Scale | $59,117.10 | $93,401.55 | 9 | 58% |
Against Maine districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Bangor School Department | 3,434 | 2026-27 | $47,549 | $51,429 | $108,355 |
| 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 experience of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-experience cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Maine School Administrative District 06?
$50,042.10 on the scale Bachelor's Scale at experience 0 of the 2026-27 schedule (MSAD 6 Board of Directors / Saco Valley Teachers Association). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $50,042.10 (Bachelor's Scale).
What is the top of the Maine School Administrative District 06 salary schedule?
$93,401.55, at experience 25+ on Doctorate Scale (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 Maine School Administrative District 06 salary schedule?
On the Bachelor's Scale column the top figure, $84,326.55, is reached at experience 25+, 9 experience increases after experience 0 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Maine School Administrative District 06?
$3,300 more at the first experience: $53,342.10 on Master's Scale against $50,042.10 on Bachelor's Scale (2026-27 schedule).
Other Maine districts with schedules
- Sanford School Departmentstarts $48,751
- Bangor School Departmentstarts $47,549
- Lewiston Public Schoolsstarts $45,518.26
- Portland Public Schoolsstarts $51,125
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