Annual salary
$48,030
North Dakota · salary schedule · 2026-27
Minot Public School District #1 salary schedule, 2026-27
2026-2027 ESPB Licensed Certified Salary Schedule. The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a lane and years of experience to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Minot Public School District #1's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $48,030 (BS, years of experience 0) and tops out at $91,152 (MS+45, years of experience 16), per Minot Public School District #1 (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BS) starts at $48,030 and reaches $67,446 at the top of that column.
- The grid has 8 lane columns and 17 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 16.
- Minot 1 enrolled 7,680 students in 2023-24, the 4th-largest district in North Dakota by NCES enrollment.
2026-2027 ESPB Licensed Certified Salary Schedule
| Years of Experience \ Lane | BS | BS+16 | BS+30 | BS+45 | MS | MS+16 | MS+30 | MS+45 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $48,030 | $49,723 | $51,862 | $52,708 | $53,956 | $56,539 | $59,079 | $59,925 |
| 1 | $49,327 | $51,066 | $53,262 | $54,131 | $55,413 | $58,066 | $60,674 | $61,543 |
| 2 | $50,659 | $52,444 | $54,700 | $55,593 | $56,909 | $59,633 | $62,312 | $63,205 |
| 3 | $52,026 | $53,860 | $56,177 | $57,094 | $58,445 | $61,243 | $63,995 | $64,911 |
| 4 | $53,431 | $55,315 | $57,694 | $58,635 | $60,024 | $62,897 | $65,723 | $66,664 |
| 5 | $54,874 | $56,808 | $59,252 | $60,218 | $61,644 | $64,595 | $67,497 | $68,464 |
| 6 | $56,355 | $58,342 | $60,852 | $61,844 | $63,309 | $66,339 | $69,320 | $70,312 |
| 7 | $57,877 | $59,917 | $62,495 | $63,514 | $65,018 | $68,130 | $71,191 | $72,211 |
| 8 | $59,440 | $61,535 | $64,182 | $65,229 | $66,773 | $69,970 | $73,113 | $74,160 |
| 9 | $61,045 | $63,196 | $65,915 | $66,990 | $68,576 | $71,859 | $75,087 | $76,163 |
| 10 | $62,693 | $64,903 | $67,695 | $68,799 | $70,428 | $73,799 | $77,115 | $78,219 |
| 11 | $64,385 | $66,655 | $69,522 | $70,656 | $72,329 | $75,792 | $79,197 | $80,331 |
| 12 | $66,124 | $68,455 | $71,399 | $72,564 | $74,282 | $77,838 | $81,335 | $82,500 |
| 13 | $67,446 | $69,824 | $73,327 | $74,523 | $76,288 | $79,940 | $83,531 | $84,727 |
| 14 | $74,794 | $76,014 | $78,348 | $82,098 | $85,787 | $87,015 | ||
| 15 | $79,915 | $83,740 | $88,103 | $89,364 | ||||
| 16 | $89,865 | $91,152 |
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Per month (12)
$4,002.50
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Years of Experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $49,327 | +$1,297 |
| 2 | $50,659 | +$2,629 |
| 3 | $52,026 | +$3,996 |
| 4 | $53,431 | +$5,401 |
| 5 | $54,874 | +$6,844 |
Worked example as rendered: BS, years of experience 0 = $48,030 a year, $4,002.50 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Published in the district’s Salary Schedules Google Drive folder as "2026-2027 MEA Salary Schedule".
The document is laid out transposed: each lane is a column and each year of experience is a pair of rows giving the salary and the percentage increase over the prior year (102.70% for most steps, 102.00% at the top of several lanes).
The district also publishes a parallel "2026-2027 MEA Salary Schedule w TFFR" for teachers whose Teachers’ Fund for Retirement contribution the district pays; that version is not reproduced here.
The document notes the maximum years of experience allowed in for 26-27 remains 15 years.
Lanes end at different years (BS and BS+16 at year 13, BS+30 and BS+45 at 14, MS and MS+16 at 15); cells past those years are blank.
- Soft spot: Contract days are not stated on the schedule, so work_days is null.
How this schedule moves
On the BS column a teacher moves from $48,030 at years of experience 0 to $67,446 at years of experience 13: 13 years of experience increases worth $1,494 each on average, 40% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,739, between years of experience 11 and years of experience 12.
The highest-paid column, MS+45, starts at $59,925 and tops out at $91,152, 35% above the top of the BS column.
Among the 6 North Dakota district schedules indexed here, Minot Public School District #1's starting pay ranks 4th and its top cell ranks 3rd; 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 39th percentile and the top cell at the 49th percentile.
Column by column
| Lane | First years of experience | Top | Years of Experience moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS | $48,030 | $67,446 | 13 | 40% |
| BS+16 | $49,723 | $69,824 | 13 | 40% |
| BS+30 | $51,862 | $74,794 | 14 | 44% |
| BS+45 | $52,708 | $76,014 | 14 | 44% |
| MS | $53,956 | $79,915 | 15 | 48% |
| MS+16 | $56,539 | $83,740 | 15 | 48% |
| MS+30 | $59,079 | $89,865 | 16 | 52% |
| MS+45 | $59,925 | $91,152 | 16 | 52% |
Against North Dakota districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
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 Minot Public School District #1?
$48,030 on the lane BS at years of experience 0 of the 2026-27 schedule (Minot Public School District #1). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $48,030 (BS).
What is the top of the Minot Public School District #1 salary schedule?
$91,152, at years of experience 16 on MS+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 Minot Public School District #1 salary schedule?
On the BS column the top figure, $67,446, is reached at years of experience 13, 13 years of experience increases after years of experience 0 (2026-27 schedule).
Other North Dakota districts with schedules
- Grand Forks Public Schoolsstarts $51,477
- Williston Basin School District #7starts $48,481
- Fargo Public Schoolsstarts $47,393
- West Fargo Public Schoolsstarts $43,050
- Bismarck Public Schoolsstarts $53,713
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