Annual salary
$48,751
Maine · salary schedule · 2026-27
Sanford School Department salary schedule, 2026-27
Schedule A2: Salary Schedule 2026-2027. The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a column and years of experience to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Sanford School Department's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $48,751 (BA, years of experience 0) and tops out at $93,464 (PhD, years of experience 25), per Sanford School Committee / Sanford Federation of Teachers (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $48,751 and reaches $85,023 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $52,333 to $88,982.
- The grid has 7 column columns and 26 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 25.
- Sanford Public Schools enrolled 3,265 students in 2023-24, the 5th-largest district in Maine by NCES enrollment.
Schedule A2: Salary Schedule 2026-2027
Transcribed from imageDocumentSanford School Committee / Sanford Federation of TeachersSchool year2026-27Effective
| Years of experience \ Column | BA | BA+15 | BA+30 | MA | MA+15 | MA+30 | PhD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $48,751 | $49,648 | $50,542 | $52,333 | $53,677 | $55,022 | $56,816 |
| 1 | $49,233 | $50,130 | $51,026 | $52,817 | $54,160 | $55,506 | $57,297 |
| 2 | $49,716 | $50,613 | $51,510 | $53,300 | $54,645 | $55,988 | $57,782 |
| 3 | $50,198 | $51,095 | $51,993 | $53,783 | $55,129 | $56,473 | $58,264 |
| 4 | $52,317 | $53,213 | $54,108 | $55,898 | $57,249 | $58,588 | $60,385 |
| 5 | $54,434 | $55,531 | $56,226 | $58,019 | $59,361 | $60,706 | $62,498 |
| 6 | $56,550 | $57,446 | $58,341 | $60,136 | $61,482 | $62,825 | $64,615 |
| 7 | $58,667 | $59,565 | $60,461 | $62,253 | $63,596 | $64,942 | $66,733 |
| 8 | $60,784 | $61,679 | $62,579 | $64,369 | $65,716 | $67,055 | $68,852 |
| 9 | $62,902 | $63,799 | $64,694 | $66,486 | $67,830 | $69,172 | $70,967 |
| 10 | $65,021 | $65,916 | $66,813 | $68,604 | $69,947 | $71,293 | $73,084 |
| 11 | $66,051 | $66,949 | $67,845 | $69,637 | $70,980 | $72,327 | $74,117 |
| 12 | $67,833 | $68,783 | $69,678 | $71,472 | $72,813 | $74,160 | $75,951 |
| 13 | $69,617 | $70,617 | $71,513 | $73,305 | $74,647 | $75,993 | $77,784 |
| 14 | $71,400 | $72,448 | $73,344 | $75,137 | $76,481 | $77,827 | $79,617 |
| 15 | $73,181 | $74,280 | $75,178 | $76,971 | $78,312 | $79,661 | $81,451 |
| 16 | $74,964 | $76,116 | $77,014 | $78,804 | $80,147 | $81,493 | $83,282 |
| 17 | $76,747 | $77,947 | $78,846 | $80,638 | $81,981 | $83,326 | $85,117 |
| 18 | $80,345 | $81,614 | $82,510 | $84,305 | $85,646 | $86,992 | $88,785 |
| 19 | $82,421 | $83,691 | $84,587 | $86,380 | $87,721 | $89,068 | $90,862 |
| 20 | $82,854 | $84,125 | $85,020 | $86,814 | $88,155 | $89,502 | $91,296 |
| 21 | $83,288 | $84,558 | $85,454 | $87,248 | $88,589 | $89,936 | $91,729 |
| 22 | $83,722 | $84,992 | $85,888 | $87,681 | $89,022 | $90,369 | $92,163 |
| 23 | $84,155 | $85,426 | $86,321 | $88,115 | $89,456 | $90,803 | $92,597 |
| 24 | $84,589 | $85,859 | $86,755 | $88,549 | $89,890 | $91,237 | $93,030 |
| 25 | $85,023 | $86,293 | $87,189 | $88,982 | $90,323 | $91,670 | $93,464 |
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Per month (12)
$4,062.58
Next 5 steps in this column
| Years of experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $49,233 | +$482 |
| 2 | $49,716 | +$965 |
| 3 | $50,198 | +$1,447 |
| 4 | $52,317 | +$3,566 |
| 5 | $54,434 | +$5,683 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, years of experience 0 = $48,751 a year, $4,062.58 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
From Schedule A2 of the 2024-2027 contract between the Sanford School Committee and the Sanford Federation of Teachers; the contract states the table is a 4.25% increase over the 2025-26 table and also prints the 2024-25 and 2025-26 schedules.
A speech language pathologist holding an advanced Certificate of Clinical Competence receives an additional $3,500 stipend added to the step shown.
- Soft spot: The contract is a scanned document with no embedded text layer, so the grid was read off the page image.
- Soft spot: The contract does not state teacher contract days on the salary schedule.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $48,751 at years of experience 0 to $85,023 at years of experience 25: 25 years of experience increases worth $1,451 each on average, 74% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,598, between years of experience 17 and years of experience 18.
A master's degree is worth $3,582 more than a bachelor's at the first years of experience (7.3%) and $3,959 more at the top of the column (4.7%).
The highest-paid column, PhD, starts at $56,816 and tops out at $93,464, 10% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 5 Maine district schedules indexed here, Sanford School Department's starting pay ranks 3rd and its top cell ranks 3rd; 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 42nd percentile and the top cell at the 51st percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First years of experience | Top | Years of experience moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $48,751 | $85,023 | 25 | 74% |
| BA+15 | $49,648 | $86,293 | 25 | 74% |
| BA+30 | $50,542 | $87,189 | 25 | 73% |
| MA | $52,333 | $88,982 | 25 | 70% |
| MA+15 | $53,677 | $90,323 | 25 | 68% |
| MA+30 | $55,022 | $91,670 | 25 | 67% |
| PhD | $56,816 | $93,464 | 25 | 65% |
Against Maine districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford School Department | 3,265 | 2026-27 | $48,751 | $52,333 | $93,464 |
| Maine School Administrative District 06 | 3,322 | 2026-27 | $50,042.10 | $53,342.10 | $93,401.55 |
| 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 years of experience of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-years of 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 Sanford School Department?
$48,751 on the column BA at years of experience 0 of the 2026-27 schedule (Sanford School Committee / Sanford Federation of Teachers). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $48,751 (BA).
What is the top of the Sanford School Department salary schedule?
$93,464, at years of experience 25 on PhD (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 Sanford School Department salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $85,023, is reached at years of experience 25, 25 years of experience increases after years of experience 0 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Sanford School Department?
$3,582 more at the first years of experience: $52,333 on MA against $48,751 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other Maine districts with schedules
- Maine School Administrative District 06starts $50,042.10
- Bangor School Departmentstarts $47,549
- Lewiston Public Schoolsstarts $45,518.26
- Portland Public Schoolsstarts $51,125
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