Annual salary
$53,277
Pennsylvania · salary schedule · 2025-26
Bellefonte Area School District salary schedule, 2025-26
Bellefonte Area SD/BAEA 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.
- Bellefonte Area School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $53,277 (B, step 1) and tops out at $87,297 (DOC, step 21), per Bellefonte Area School District (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 188 work days, which makes the starting cell about $283.39 per day.
- The grid has 8 column columns and 21 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 21.
- Bellefonte Area SD enrolled 2,585 students in 2023-24, the 186th-largest district in Pennsylvania by NCES enrollment.
Bellefonte Area SD/BAEA salary schedule (2025-26)
| Step \ Column | B | B30 | B40 | M | M15 | M30 | M45 | DOC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $53,277 | $54,527 | $55,777 | $57,537 | $58,787 | $60,037 | $61,797 | $62,797 |
| 2 | $53,527 | $54,777 | $56,027 | $57,787 | $59,037 | $60,287 | $62,047 | $63,047 |
| 3 | $53,777 | $55,027 | $56,277 | $58,037 | $59,287 | $60,537 | $62,297 | $63,297 |
| 4 | $54,027 | $55,277 | $56,527 | $58,287 | $59,537 | $60,787 | $62,547 | $63,547 |
| 5 | $54,277 | $55,527 | $56,777 | $58,537 | $59,787 | $61,037 | $62,797 | $63,797 |
| 6 | $54,777 | $56,027 | $57,277 | $59,037 | $60,287 | $61,537 | $63,297 | $64,297 |
| 7 | $55,277 | $56,527 | $57,777 | $59,537 | $60,787 | $62,037 | $63,797 | $64,797 |
| 8 | $55,777 | $57,027 | $58,277 | $60,037 | $61,287 | $62,537 | $64,297 | $65,297 |
| 9 | $56,277 | $57,527 | $58,777 | $60,537 | $61,787 | $63,037 | $64,797 | $65,797 |
| 10 | $56,777 | $58,027 | $59,277 | $61,037 | $62,287 | $63,537 | $65,297 | $66,297 |
| 11 | $57,777 | $59,027 | $60,277 | $62,037 | $63,287 | $64,537 | $66,297 | $67,297 |
| 12 | $58,777 | $60,027 | $61,277 | $63,037 | $64,287 | $65,537 | $67,297 | $68,297 |
| 13 | $59,777 | $61,027 | $62,277 | $64,037 | $65,287 | $66,537 | $68,297 | $69,297 |
| 14 | $60,777 | $62,027 | $63,277 | $65,037 | $66,287 | $67,537 | $69,297 | $70,297 |
| 15 | $61,777 | $63,027 | $64,277 | $66,037 | $67,287 | $68,537 | $70,297 | $71,297 |
| 16 | $63,777 | $65,027 | $66,277 | $68,037 | $69,287 | $70,537 | $72,297 | $73,297 |
| 17 | $65,777 | $67,027 | $68,277 | $70,037 | $71,287 | $72,537 | $74,297 | $75,297 |
| 18 | $67,777 | $69,027 | $70,277 | $72,037 | $73,287 | $74,537 | $76,297 | $77,297 |
| 19 | $69,777 | $71,027 | $72,277 | $74,037 | $75,287 | $76,537 | $78,297 | $79,297 |
| 20 | $73,777 | $75,027 | $76,277 | $78,037 | $79,287 | $80,537 | $82,297 | $83,297 |
| 21 | $77,777 | $79,027 | $80,277 | $82,037 | $83,287 | $84,537 | $86,297 | $87,297 |
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Per month (12)
$4,439.75
Per work day
$283.39 / 188 days
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $53,527 | +$250 |
| 3 | $53,777 | +$500 |
| 4 | $54,027 | +$750 |
| 5 | $54,277 | +$1,000 |
| 6 | $54,777 | +$1,500 |
Worked example as rendered: B, step 1 = $53,277 a year, $4,439.75 a month spread over 12 months, $283.39 per work day on a 188-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Appendix A of the 2022-2026 collective bargaining agreement between the Bellefonte Area School District and the Bellefonte Area Education Association. This is the last of the four annual schedules printed (2025-2026).
The B40 column is open only to employees hired before 7/1/02. The M, M15 and M30 columns are also labelled B50, B60 and B80 for employees hired before 7/1/95.
The document pairs each step with a years-of-service band: step 1 = 1 yrs, step 2 = 2 yrs, step 3 = 3 yrs, step 4 = 4 yrs, step 5 = 5 yrs, step 6 = 6 yrs, step 7 = 7-8 yrs, step 8 = 9-10 yrs, step 9 = 11-12 yrs, step 10 = 13 yrs, step 11 = 14 yrs, step 12 = 15 yrs, step 13 = 16 yrs, step 14 = 17 yrs, step 15 = 18 yrs, step 16 = 19-20 yrs, step 17 = 21 yrs, step 18 = 22 yrs, step 19 = 23 yrs, step 20 = 24 yrs, step 21 = 25+ yrs
The agreement sets 188 work days, of which 180 are pupil-contact or Act 80 days.
- Soft spot: PSEA's open survey (spring 2026) lists Bellefonte Area starting salary $53,277 and 20 steps to the top, matching this grid's B step 1 and its 21 rows.
How this schedule moves
On the B column a teacher moves from $53,277 at step 1 to $77,777 at step 21: 20 step increases worth $1,225 each on average, 46% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $4,000, between step 19 and step 20.
The highest-paid column, DOC, starts at $62,797 and tops out at $87,297, 12% above the top of the B column.
Among the 76 Pennsylvania district schedules indexed here, Bellefonte Area School District's starting pay ranks 62nd and its top cell ranks 74th; the state medians are $57,965 to start and $106,204 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 58th percentile and the top cell at the 44th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | $53,277 | $77,777 | 20 | 46% |
| B30 | $54,527 | $79,027 | 20 | 45% |
| B40 | $55,777 | $80,277 | 20 | 44% |
| M | $57,537 | $82,037 | 20 | 43% |
| M15 | $58,787 | $83,287 | 20 | 42% |
| M30 | $60,037 | $84,537 | 20 | 41% |
| M45 | $61,797 | $86,297 | 20 | 40% |
| DOC | $62,797 | $87,297 | 20 | 39% |
Against Pennsylvania districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellefonte Area School District | 2,585 | 2025-26 | $53,277 | – | $87,297 |
| Lower Moreland Township School District | 2,595 | 2024-25 | $59,776 | – | $122,540 |
| Berwick Area School District | 2,626 | 2025-26 | $52,637 | – | $93,325 |
| Penncrest School District | 2,489 | 2026-27 | $57,548 | – | $87,179 |
| Manheim Central School District | 2,738 | 2026-27 | $68,745 | – | $100,439 |
| North Pocono School District | 2,879 | 2026-27 | $46,000 | – | $99,400 |
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 Bellefonte Area School District schedule?
$53,277 at step 1 on B, per the 2025-26 schedule (Bellefonte Area School District).
What is the top of the Bellefonte Area School District salary schedule?
$87,297, at step 21 on DOC (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 Bellefonte Area School District salary schedule?
On the B column the top figure, $77,777, is reached at step 21, 20 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
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- Berwick Area School Districtstarts $52,637
- Penncrest School Districtstarts $57,548
- Manheim Central School Districtstarts $68,745
- North Pocono School Districtstarts $46,000
- York Suburban School Districtstarts $68,820
- Pottsgrove School Districtstarts $53,353
- Southern Lehigh School Districtstarts $77,538
- Chester Upland School Districtstarts $53,012
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