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Williston Basin School District #7 salary schedule, 2026-27
2026-2027 Schedule. 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.
- Williston Basin School District #7's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $48,481 (BA, step 0) and tops out at $88,660 (MA+24, step 22), per Williston Basin School District #7 (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $48,481 and reaches $65,941 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $57,066 to $81,730.
- The grid has 7 lane columns and 23 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 22.
- Williston Basin 7 enrolled 5,235 students in 2023-24, the 6th-largest district in North Dakota by NCES enrollment.
2026-2027 Schedule
| Step \ Lane | BA | BA+8 | BA+16 | BA+24 | MA | MA+16 | MA+24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $48,481 | $49,542 | $50,602 | $51,663 | $57,066 | $58,228 | $59,389 |
| 1 | $49,777 | $50,866 | $51,955 | $53,044 | $58,592 | $59,784 | $60,977 |
| 2 | $51,612 | $52,756 | $53,899 | $55,043 | $60,868 | $62,121 | $63,372 |
| 3 | $52,701 | $53,845 | $54,988 | $56,132 | $62,066 | $63,318 | $64,570 |
| 4 | $53,790 | $54,934 | $56,077 | $57,221 | $63,263 | $64,516 | $65,768 |
| 5 | $54,879 | $56,023 | $57,166 | $58,310 | $64,461 | $65,714 | $66,966 |
| 6 | $55,968 | $57,112 | $58,255 | $59,398 | $65,659 | $66,912 | $68,163 |
| 7 | $57,057 | $58,201 | $59,343 | $60,487 | $66,857 | $68,109 | $70,657 |
| 8 | $58,146 | $59,290 | $60,432 | $61,739 | $68,054 | $70,657 | $73,205 |
| 9 | $59,235 | $60,378 | $61,739 | $63,863 | $69,252 | $73,205 | $75,753 |
| 10 | $59,616 | $61,739 | $63,863 | $65,986 | $71,507 | $75,753 | $78,301 |
| 11 | $61,739 | $63,863 | $65,986 | $68,109 | $74,055 | $78,301 | $80,849 |
| 12 | $64,363 | $66,486 | $68,609 | $70,732 | $77,103 | $81,349 | $83,897 |
| 13 | $64,716 | $66,839 | $68,963 | $71,086 | $77,456 | $81,703 | $84,251 |
| 14 | $65,097 | $67,221 | $69,344 | $71,467 | $77,837 | $82,083 | $84,631 |
| 15 | $65,506 | $67,629 | $69,752 | $71,876 | $78,245 | $82,492 | $85,040 |
| 16 | $65,941 | $68,065 | $70,188 | $72,312 | $78,681 | $82,927 | $85,475 |
| 17 | $68,527 | $70,650 | $72,774 | $79,143 | $83,390 | $85,938 | |
| 18 | $71,141 | $73,263 | $79,634 | $83,880 | $86,428 | ||
| 19 | $73,781 | $80,805 | $84,398 | $86,946 | |||
| 20 | $81,730 | $84,942 | $87,490 | ||||
| 21 | $85,514 | $88,062 | |||||
| 22 | $88,660 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $49,777 | +$1,296 |
| 2 | $51,612 | +$3,131 |
| 3 | $52,701 | +$4,220 |
| 4 | $53,790 | +$5,309 |
| 5 | $54,879 | +$6,398 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 0 = $48,481 a year, $4,040.08 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Page 16 of the Negotiated Agreement between the School Board of Williston Basin School District #7 and the Williston Education Association, July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027, headed "2026-2027 Schedule".
The agreement prints a 2025-2026 schedule on the preceding page and this 2026-2027 schedule after it.
Lanes end at different steps (BA at step 16, BA+8 at 17, BA+16 at 18, BA+24 at 19, MA at 20, MA+16 at 21); cells past those steps are blank in the document.
- Soft spot: The agreement is a scanned document with no text layer, so every figure was read off the page image.
- Soft spot: Contract days are not stated on the schedule page, so work_days is null.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Williston Basin School District #7?
$48,481 on the lane BA at step 0 of the 2026-27 schedule (Williston Basin School District #7). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $48,481 (BA).
What is the top of the Williston Basin School District #7 salary schedule?
$88,660, at step 22 on MA+24 (2026-27). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
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