Annual salary
$52,637
Pennsylvania · salary schedule · 2025-26
Berwick Area School District salary schedule, 2025-26
BASD/BAEA professional employees salary scale (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.
- Berwick Area School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $52,637 (BS, step 1) and tops out at $93,325 (DOC, step 20), per Berwick Area School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BS) starts at $52,637 and reaches $89,925 at the top of that column.
- The schedule is built on 185 work days, which makes the starting cell about $284.52 per day.
- The grid has 6 column columns and 20 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 20.
- Berwick Area SD enrolled 2,626 students in 2023-24, the 184th-largest district in Pennsylvania by NCES enrollment.
BASD/BAEA professional employees salary scale (2025-26)
| Step \ Column | BS | MS | MS+15 | MS+30 | MS+45 | DOC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $52,637 | $54,037 | $54,537 | $55,037 | $55,537 | $56,037 |
| 2 | $53,137 | $54,537 | $55,037 | $55,537 | $56,037 | $56,537 |
| 3 | $53,637 | $55,037 | $55,537 | $56,037 | $56,537 | $57,037 |
| 4 | $54,137 | $55,537 | $56,037 | $56,537 | $57,037 | $57,537 |
| 5 | $54,637 | $56,037 | $56,537 | $57,037 | $57,537 | $58,037 |
| 6 | $55,137 | $56,537 | $57,037 | $57,537 | $58,037 | $58,537 |
| 7 | $55,637 | $57,037 | $57,537 | $58,037 | $58,537 | $59,037 |
| 8 | $56,137 | $57,537 | $58,037 | $58,537 | $59,037 | $59,537 |
| 9 | $57,037 | $58,437 | $58,937 | $59,437 | $59,937 | $60,437 |
| 10 | $58,137 | $59,537 | $60,037 | $60,537 | $61,037 | $61,537 |
| 11 | $59,837 | $61,237 | $61,737 | $62,237 | $62,737 | $63,237 |
| 12 | $63,137 | $64,537 | $65,037 | $65,537 | $66,037 | $66,537 |
| 13 | $67,837 | $69,237 | $69,737 | $70,237 | $70,737 | $71,237 |
| 14 | $74,037 | $75,437 | $75,937 | $76,437 | $76,937 | $77,437 |
| 15 | $77,537 | $78,937 | $79,437 | $79,937 | $80,437 | $80,937 |
| 16 | $79,248 | $80,648 | $81,148 | $81,648 | $82,148 | $82,648 |
| 17 | $80,901 | $82,301 | $82,801 | $83,301 | $83,801 | $84,301 |
| 18 | $81,002 | $82,402 | $82,902 | $83,402 | $83,902 | $84,402 |
| 19 | $81,375 | $82,775 | $83,275 | $83,775 | $84,275 | $84,775 |
| 20 | $89,925 | $91,325 | $91,825 | $92,325 | $92,825 | $93,325 |
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Per month (12)
$4,386.42
Per work day
$284.52 / 185 days
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $53,137 | +$500 |
| 3 | $53,637 | +$1,000 |
| 4 | $54,137 | +$1,500 |
| 5 | $54,637 | +$2,000 |
| 6 | $55,137 | +$2,500 |
Worked example as rendered: BS, step 1 = $52,637 a year, $4,386.42 a month spread over 12 months, $284.52 per work day on a 185-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Appendix A of the 2024-2026 Professional Contract between the Berwick Area School District and the Berwick Area Education Association. The agreement prints two scales; this is the second (2025-2026).
A 'Top of Scale' or 'Longevity' payment of $1,800 is paid on top of the scale and is not included in these cells.
The contract sets the normal school year at not more than 185 days, 180 of them pupil days.
- Soft spot: Appendix A is a scanned image with no text layer. Transcribed by reading the page render, then independently confirmed by a 300 dpi tesseract --psm 4 pass that agreed cell for cell.
- Soft spot: PSEA's open survey (spring 2026) lists Berwick Area starting salary $52,637 and 19 steps to the top, which match this grid's BS step 1 and its 20 rows exactly.
How this schedule moves
On the BS column a teacher moves from $52,637 at step 1 to $89,925 at step 20: 19 step increases worth $1,963 each on average, 71% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $8,550, between step 19 and step 20.
The highest-paid column, DOC, starts at $56,037 and tops out at $93,325, 4% above the top of the BS column.
Among the 76 Pennsylvania district schedules indexed here, Berwick Area School District's starting pay ranks 67th and its top cell ranks 65th; 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 56th percentile and the top cell at the 51st percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS | $52,637 | $89,925 | 19 | 71% |
| MS | $54,037 | $91,325 | 19 | 69% |
| MS+15 | $54,537 | $91,825 | 19 | 68% |
| MS+30 | $55,037 | $92,325 | 19 | 68% |
| MS+45 | $55,537 | $92,825 | 19 | 67% |
| DOC | $56,037 | $93,325 | 19 | 67% |
Against Pennsylvania districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berwick Area School District | 2,626 | 2025-26 | $52,637 | – | $93,325 |
| Lower Moreland Township School District | 2,595 | 2024-25 | $59,776 | – | $122,540 |
| Bellefonte Area School District | 2,585 | 2025-26 | $53,277 | – | $87,297 |
| Manheim Central School District | 2,738 | 2026-27 | $68,745 | – | $100,439 |
| Penncrest School District | 2,489 | 2026-27 | $57,548 | – | $87,179 |
| 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 teacher salary in Berwick Area School District?
$52,637 on the column BS at step 1 of the 2025-26 schedule (Berwick Area School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $52,637 (BS).
What is the top of the Berwick Area School District salary schedule?
$93,325, at step 20 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 Berwick Area School District salary schedule?
On the BS column the top figure, $89,925, is reached at step 20, 19 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
Other Pennsylvania districts with schedules
- Lower Moreland Township School Districtstarts $59,776
- Bellefonte Area School Districtstarts $53,277
- Manheim Central School Districtstarts $68,745
- Penncrest School Districtstarts $57,548
- 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
- Dover Area School Districtstarts $61,204
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