Annual salary
$47,393
North Dakota · salary schedule · 2026-27
Fargo Public Schools salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher Salary Schedule (Appendix B), 2025-2027 contract. The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a lane and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Fargo Public Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $47,393 (BA, step 3) and tops out at $91,468 (MA+45, step 20), per Fargo Public Schools (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $47,393 and reaches $59,810 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $50,616 to $77,440.
- The grid has 8 lane columns and 18 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 20.
- Fargo 1 enrolled 11,484 students in 2023-24, the 3rd-largest district in North Dakota by NCES enrollment.
Teacher Salary Schedule (Appendix B), 2025-2027 contract
| Step \ Lane | BA | BA+15 | BA+30 | BA+45 | MA | MA+15 | MA+30 | MA+45 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | $47,393 | $47,820 | $48,104 | $48,530 | $50,616 | $52,274 | $53,981 | $55,118 |
| 4 | $47,867 | $48,293 | $49,052 | $49,384 | $52,132 | $53,886 | $55,592 | $55,829 |
| 5 | $48,578 | $49,052 | $50,426 | $50,616 | $53,412 | $55,213 | $57,014 | $57,203 |
| 6 | $49,194 | $50,284 | $51,801 | $52,132 | $55,308 | $57,156 | $58,720 | $58,909 |
| 7 | $50,189 | $51,516 | $53,222 | $53,981 | $57,203 | $59,004 | $60,473 | $60,758 |
| 8 | $51,421 | $52,796 | $54,834 | $55,971 | $59,241 | $60,758 | $62,274 | $62,511 |
| 9 | $52,701 | $54,407 | $56,445 | $58,104 | $61,279 | $62,606 | $63,981 | $64,502 |
| 10 | $54,028 | $55,876 | $58,293 | $60,094 | $63,459 | $64,454 | $65,781 | $66,445 |
| 11 | $55,118 | $57,298 | $60,189 | $62,227 | $65,497 | $66,398 | $67,393 | $68,435 |
| 12 | $56,777 | $58,720 | $62,274 | $64,265 | $67,488 | $68,388 | $69,099 | $70,473 |
| 13 | $58,199 | $60,047 | $64,454 | $66,492 | $69,478 | $70,473 | $70,805 | $72,843 |
| 14 | $58,909 | $60,947 | $67,061 | $68,672 | $71,563 | $72,559 | $72,843 | $74,976 |
| 15 | $59,810 | $61,564 | $68,720 | $71,042 | $73,886 | $74,739 | $74,976 | $77,156 |
| 16 | $69,573 | $73,317 | $75,924 | $76,587 | $77,914 | $79,288 | ||
| 17 | $70,284 | $73,980 | $76,682 | $77,582 | $79,810 | $81,658 | ||
| 18 | $75,213 | $77,440 | $78,341 | $80,615 | $85,829 | |||
| 19 | $81,942 | $89,952 | ||||||
| 20 | $91,468 |
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Per month (12)
$3,949.42
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | $47,867 | +$474 |
| 5 | $48,578 | +$1,185 |
| 6 | $49,194 | +$1,801 |
| 7 | $50,189 | +$2,796 |
| 8 | $51,421 | +$4,028 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 3 = $47,393 a year, $3,949.42 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 contract between the Board of Education of the City of Fargo and the Fargo Education Association, July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027.
Salaries are the base salary of $47,393 multiplied by the Appendix A step-and-lane multiplier; the contract states the salary schedule remains in effect for the term of the agreement.
The schedule starts at step 3: beginning teachers with no experience are placed on step 3.
For industrial and trades and industry education staff teaching half time or more, the MA, MA+15, MA+30 and MA+45 lanes may be reached as BA+60, BA+75, BA+90 and BA+105.
Lanes end at different steps (BA and BA+15 at step 15, BA+30 at 17, BA+45 and MA and MA+15 at 18, MA+30 at 19); cells past those steps are blank in the appendix.
- Soft spot: Appendices A and B are embedded in the contract PDF as images with no text layer, so every figure was read off the page image; each one was then checked against the Appendix A multiplier times the $47,393 base.
- Soft spot: One schedule covers both years of the 2025-2027 agreement, so the same figures apply to 2025-26 and 2026-27.
- Soft spot: Contract days are not stated in the appendix, so work_days is null.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $47,393 at step 3 to $59,810 at step 15: 12 step increases worth $1,035 each on average, 26% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,659, between step 11 and step 12.
A master's degree is worth $3,223 more than a bachelor's at the first step (6.8%) and $17,630 more at the top of the column (29.5%).
The highest-paid column, MA+45, starts at $55,118 and tops out at $91,468, 53% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 6 North Dakota district schedules indexed here, Fargo Public Schools's starting pay ranks 5th and its top cell ranks 2nd; the state medians are $48,256 to start and $91,052 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 49th percentile.
Column by column
| Lane | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $47,393 | $59,810 | 12 | 26% |
| BA+15 | $47,820 | $61,564 | 12 | 29% |
| BA+30 | $48,104 | $70,284 | 14 | 46% |
| BA+45 | $48,530 | $75,213 | 15 | 55% |
| MA | $50,616 | $77,440 | 15 | 53% |
| MA+15 | $52,274 | $78,341 | 15 | 50% |
| MA+30 | $53,981 | $81,942 | 16 | 52% |
| MA+45 | $55,118 | $91,468 | 17 | 66% |
Against North Dakota districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fargo Public Schools | 11,484 | 2026-27 | $47,393 | $50,616 | $91,468 |
| West Fargo Public Schools | 12,865 | 2026-27 | $43,050 | $47,870 | $79,100 |
| Bismarck Public Schools | 14,118 | 2026-27 | $53,713 | $59,766 | $95,142 |
| Minot Public School District #1 | 7,680 | 2026-27 | $48,030 | – | $91,152 |
| Grand Forks Public Schools | 7,572 | 2026-27 | $51,477 | $56,322 | $90,951 |
| Williston Basin School District #7 | 5,235 | 2026-27 | $48,481 | $57,066 | $88,660 |
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 Fargo Public Schools?
$47,393 on the lane BA at step 3 of the 2026-27 schedule (Fargo Public Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $47,393 (BA).
What is the top of the Fargo Public Schools salary schedule?
$91,468, at step 20 on MA+45 (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 Fargo Public Schools salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $59,810, is reached at step 15, 12 step increases after step 3 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Fargo Public Schools?
$3,223 more at the first step: $50,616 on MA against $47,393 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other North Dakota districts with schedules
- West Fargo Public Schoolsstarts $43,050
- Bismarck Public Schoolsstarts $53,713
- Minot Public School District #1starts $48,030
- Grand Forks Public Schoolsstarts $51,477
- Williston Basin School District #7starts $48,481
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