Annual salary
$57,206
Oregon · salary schedule · 2025-26
Portland Public Schools salary schedule, 2025-26
Professional educator salary schedule (2025-26). 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.
- Portland Public Schools's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $57,206 (BA+15 / 0, step A) and tops out at $111,314 (BA+105 / MA+45, step M), per Portland Public Schools (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 193 work days, which makes the starting cell about $296.40 per day.
- The grid has 7 column columns and 13 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step M.
- Portland SD 1J enrolled 44,039 students in 2023-24, the 1st-largest district in Oregon by NCES enrollment.
Professional educator salary schedule (2025-26)
| Step \ Column | BA+15 / 0 | BA+30 / 0 | BA+45 / 0 | BA+60 / MA | BA+75 / MA+15 | BA+90 / MA+30 | BA+105 / MA+45 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | $57,206 | $59,780 | $62,470 | $65,280 | $68,219 | $71,289 | $74,498 |
| B | $59,150 | $61,815 | $64,595 | $67,503 | $70,543 | $73,708 | $77,028 |
| C | $61,163 | $63,913 | $66,792 | $69,798 | $72,940 | $76,219 | $79,647 |
| D | $63,244 | $66,086 | $69,064 | $72,166 | $75,418 | $78,810 | $82,351 |
| E | $65,390 | $68,335 | $71,410 | $74,625 | $77,980 | $81,488 | $85,156 |
| F | $67,611 | $70,654 | $73,837 | $77,157 | $80,629 | $84,259 | $88,053 |
| G | $69,913 | $73,058 | $76,348 | $79,780 | $83,371 | $87,127 | $91,045 |
| H | $72,292 | $75,544 | $78,944 | $82,496 | $86,208 | $90,088 | $94,138 |
| I | $74,751 | $78,111 | $81,625 | $85,298 | $89,136 | $93,150 | $97,340 |
| J | $77,289 | $80,766 | $84,401 | $88,199 | $92,168 | $96,316 | $100,646 |
| K | $79,916 | $83,515 | $87,269 | $91,200 | $95,305 | $99,590 | $104,075 |
| L | $82,627 | $86,350 | $90,238 | $94,307 | $98,556 | $102,990 | $107,643 |
| M | $85,446 | $89,298 | $93,317 | $97,526 | $101,916 | $106,505 | $111,314 |
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Per month (12)
$4,767.17
Per work day
$296.40 / 193 days
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| B | $59,150 | +$1,944 |
| C | $61,163 | +$3,957 |
| D | $63,244 | +$6,038 |
| E | $65,390 | +$8,184 |
| F | $67,611 | +$10,405 |
Worked example as rendered: BA+15 / 0, step A = $57,206 a year, $4,767.17 a month spread over 12 months, $296.40 per work day on a 193-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Appendix A-3 of the Portland Association of Teachers collective bargaining agreement, titled Salary Schedule for July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026, 193 Days.
The district lists this on its salary-schedules page as Professional Educators (2025-2026 - 193 day work year); it is the most recent professional educator schedule PPS publishes.
There is no plain bachelor's column: the lowest lane on the schedule is BA+15.
Each column carries two headings, the semester-hour count and the equivalent degree, both of which are kept in the lane labels above.
Not included in the grid: an additional $2,000 for an earned doctorate in a field related to the assignment and an additional $1,500 for National Board Certification for Professional Teaching Standards.
Graduate hours beyond a BA earned before licensure are not counted for salary placement unless they are part of a completed graduate degree (Section 12.2.1.4).
- Soft spot: As of September 2026 PPS has not published a 2026-27 professional educator schedule, so this grid is the prior school year.
- Soft spot: The document is a scanned image, so the figures were read off a 200 dpi render rather than extracted text.
How this schedule moves
On the BA+15 / 0 column a teacher moves from $57,206 at step A to $85,446 at step M: 12 step increases worth $2,353 each on average, 49% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,819, between step L and step M.
The highest-paid column, BA+105 / MA+45, starts at $74,498 and tops out at $111,314, 30% above the top of the BA+15 / 0 column.
Among the 6 Oregon district schedules indexed here, Portland Public Schools's starting pay ranks 4th and its top cell ranks 4th; the state medians are $57,240 to start and $111,388 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 69th percentile and the top cell at the 76th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA+15 / 0 | $57,206 | $85,446 | 12 | 49% |
| BA+30 / 0 | $59,780 | $89,298 | 12 | 49% |
| BA+45 / 0 | $62,470 | $93,317 | 12 | 49% |
| BA+60 / MA | $65,280 | $97,526 | 12 | 49% |
| BA+75 / MA+15 | $68,219 | $101,916 | 12 | 49% |
| BA+90 / MA+30 | $71,289 | $106,505 | 12 | 49% |
| BA+105 / MA+45 | $74,498 | $111,314 | 12 | 49% |
Against Oregon districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Public Schools | 44,039 | 2025-26 | $57,206 | – | $111,314 |
| Salem-Keizer Public Schools | 38,818 | 2026-27 | $53,831 | $62,451 | $105,956 |
| Beaverton School District No. 48 | 38,049 | 2026-27 | $59,356 | $64,441 | $121,804 |
| Hillsboro School District | 18,761 | 2026-27 | $57,274 | – | $118,111 |
| Bend-La Pine Public Schools | 17,075 | 2026-27 | $52,615 | – | $104,675 |
| North Clackamas School District | 16,940 | 2025-26 | $58,788 | $62,507 | $111,463 |
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 salary on the Portland Public Schools schedule?
$57,206 at step A on BA+15 / 0, per the 2025-26 schedule (Portland Public Schools).
What is the top of the Portland Public Schools salary schedule?
$111,314, at step M on BA+105 / MA+45 (2025-26). 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 Portland Public Schools salary schedule?
On the BA+15 / 0 column the top figure, $85,446, is reached at step M, 12 step increases after step A (2025-26 schedule).
Other Oregon districts with schedules
- Salem-Keizer Public Schoolsstarts $53,831
- Beaverton School District No. 48starts $59,356
- Hillsboro School Districtstarts $57,274
- Bend-La Pine Public Schoolsstarts $52,615
- North Clackamas School Districtstarts $58,788
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