Great Falls School District No. 1 & A salary schedule, 2026-27

Salary Schedule, School Year 2026-2027 (Appendix B). 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.

Great Falls School District No. 1 & A's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $42,044 (B.A., step 1) and tops out at $88,466 (M.A.+30, step 18), per Great Falls Public Schools (effective July 1, 2026).
A teacher on the bachelor's column (B.A.) starts at $42,044 and reaches $59,156 at the top of that column.
On the master's column (M.A.) the range is $46,122 to $73,787.
The grid has 7 column columns and 18 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 18.
Great Falls Elem enrolled 6,899 students in 2023-24, the 2nd-largest district in Montana by NCES enrollment.

Salary Schedule, School Year 2026-2027 (Appendix B)

Official sourceDocumentGreat Falls Public SchoolsSchool year2026-27EffectiveJuly 1, 2026

STEP \ Column	B.A.	B.A.+10	B.A.+20	M.A.	M.A.+10	M.A.+20	M.A.+30
1	$42,044	$43,388	$44,776	$46,122	$47,487	$48,835	$50,200
2	$43,599	$45,094	$46,606	$48,097	$49,590	$51,084	$52,577
3	$45,155	$46,794	$48,433	$50,073	$51,693	$53,333	$54,955
4	$46,711	$48,496	$50,264	$52,053	$53,792	$55,582	$57,328
5	$48,267	$50,200	$52,092	$54,028	$55,898	$57,829	$59,702
6	$49,823	$51,905	$53,920	$56,002	$57,999	$60,081	$62,077
7	$51,377	$53,607	$55,751	$57,979	$60,103	$62,330	$64,453
8	$52,933	$55,308	$57,580	$59,954	$62,204	$64,578	$66,829
9	$54,489	$57,009	$59,408	$61,930	$64,306	$66,829	$69,204
10	$56,044	$58,712	$61,237	$63,909	$66,408	$69,079	$71,579
11	$57,601	$60,419	$63,067	$65,882	$68,511	$71,327	$73,957
12	$59,156	$62,120	$64,897	$67,858	$70,612	$73,577	$76,332
13	$59,156	$63,823	$66,725	$69,834	$72,716	$75,827	$78,706
14	$59,156	$63,823	$68,554	$71,811	$74,816	$78,074	$81,081
15	$59,156	$63,823	$69,923	$73,787	$76,923	$80,325	$83,460
16	$59,156	$63,823	$71,295	$73,787	$76,923	$80,325	$85,133
17	$59,156	$63,823	$72,672	$73,787	$76,923	$80,325	$86,795
18	$59,156	$63,823	$72,672	$73,787	$76,923	$80,325	$88,466

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Column

STEP

Annual salary

$42,044

Per month (12)

$3,503.67

Next 5 steps in this column

STEP	Salary	vs. selected
2	$43,599	+$1,555
3	$45,155	+$3,111
4	$46,711	+$4,667
5	$48,267	+$6,223
6	$49,823	+$7,779

Worked example as rendered: B.A., step 1 = $42,044 a year, $3,503.67 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.

Appendix B of the Teachers’ Collective Bargaining Agreement 2025-2027 between the Board of Trustees and the Great Falls Education Association; this is the second of the two schedules in that appendix.

Lane increments past the B.A. column are counted in semester hours.

The B.A. column freezes at $59,156 from step 12 on and B.A.+10 at $63,823 from step 13 on, as published.

Stipends outside the grid: Doctoral $1,250 and National Board Certification $1,250 per year.

Step 10 is the highest step at which a new teacher may enter the district.

Soft spot: Contract days are not stated in the appendix, so work_days is null.
Soft spot: The CBA covers Great Falls elementary district No. 1 and high school district A together; only the elementary NCES agency is in this batch.

Questions people ask

What is the starting teacher salary in Great Falls School District No. 1 & A?

$42,044 on the column B.A. at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Great Falls Public Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $42,044 (B.A.).

What is the top of the Great Falls School District No. 1 & A salary schedule?

$88,466, at step 18 on M.A.+30 (2026-27). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.

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