Annual salary
$61,204
Pennsylvania · salary schedule · 2026-27
Dover Area School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Dover Area SD / DAEA professional employees salary schedule (2026-27). 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.
- Dover Area School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $61,204 (Bachelors, step 1) and tops out at $101,925 (Doc, step 15), per Dover Area School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelors) starts at $61,204 and reaches $67,120 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Masters) the range is $76,330 to $89,743.
- The grid has 8 column columns and 15 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 15.
- Dover Area SD enrolled 3,251 students in 2023-24, the 143rd-largest district in Pennsylvania by NCES enrollment.
Dover Area SD / DAEA professional employees salary schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | Bachelors | B+24 | Masters | M+15 | M+30 | M+45 | M+60 | Doc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $61,204 | $71,707 | $76,330 | $78,767 | $81,174 | $83,541 | $86,019 | $88,497 |
| 2 | $62,162 | $72,665 | $77,288 | $79,711 | $82,132 | $84,499 | $86,977 | $89,455 |
| 3 | $63,120 | $73,623 | $78,246 | $80,669 | $83,090 | $85,457 | $87,935 | $90,413 |
| 4 | $64,078 | $74,581 | $79,204 | $81,627 | $84,049 | $86,415 | $88,893 | $91,371 |
| 5 | $65,036 | $75,539 | $80,162 | $82,585 | $85,007 | $87,373 | $89,851 | $92,329 |
| 6 | $65,994 | $76,497 | $81,120 | $83,543 | $85,965 | $88,331 | $90,809 | $93,287 |
| 7 | $65,994 | $77,455 | $82,078 | $84,501 | $86,923 | $89,289 | $91,767 | $94,245 |
| 8 | $65,994 | $78,414 | $83,036 | $85,459 | $87,881 | $90,247 | $92,725 | $95,204 |
| 9 | $65,994 | $79,372 | $83,995 | $86,417 | $88,839 | $91,205 | $93,683 | $96,162 |
| 10 | $65,994 | $80,330 | $84,953 | $87,375 | $89,797 | $92,164 | $94,642 | $97,119 |
| 11 | $65,994 | $81,288 | $85,911 | $88,333 | $90,755 | $93,122 | $95,600 | $98,077 |
| 12 | $67,120 | $82,246 | $86,869 | $89,291 | $91,713 | $94,080 | $96,558 | $99,036 |
| 13 | $67,120 | $83,204 | $87,827 | $90,250 | $92,671 | $95,038 | $97,516 | $99,994 |
| 14 | $67,120 | $84,162 | $88,785 | $91,208 | $93,629 | $95,996 | $98,474 | $100,952 |
| 15 | $67,120 | $85,120 | $89,743 | $92,166 | $94,588 | $96,939 | $99,432 | $101,925 |
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Per month (12)
$5,100.33
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $62,162 | +$958 |
| 3 | $63,120 | +$1,916 |
| 4 | $64,078 | +$2,874 |
| 5 | $65,036 | +$3,832 |
| 6 | $65,994 | +$4,790 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelors, step 1 = $61,204 a year, $5,100.33 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Appendix I of the 2023-2028 agreement between the Dover Area School District Board of School Directors and the Dover Area Education Association. The agreement prints a separate dollar grid for each of 2023-24 through 2026-27; this record is the 2026-27 grid.
The printed grid has two step columns: 'Steps From Top' (14 down to 1, then 'Top') and 'Old System' (1-15). The steps here are the 'Old System' numbers, which run 1 (entry) to 15 (maximum).
Bachelor's-only employees hired after 2008-09 advance no further than Step 6 in the Bachelors column; the frozen 65,994 cells for steps 6-11 reflect that.
Cross-checked against PSEA's public teacher-salary survey (spring 2027 = SY2026-27): starting salary $61,204 and 14 steps to the top, matching this grid's Step 1 Bachelors cell and its 15 rows exactly.
- Soft spot: The dollar grids are scanned images inside the PDF; transcribed visually and confirmed by an independent tesseract --psm 4 pass that matched every cell.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelors column a teacher moves from $61,204 at step 1 to $67,120 at step 12: 11 step increases worth $538 each on average, 10% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,126, between step 11 and step 12.
8 of the 14 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
A master's degree is worth $15,126 more than a bachelor's at the first step (24.7%) and $22,623 more at the top of the column (33.7%).
The highest-paid column, Doc, starts at $88,497 and tops out at $101,925, 52% above the top of the Bachelors column.
Among the 76 Pennsylvania district schedules indexed here, Dover Area School District's starting pay ranks 23rd and its top cell ranks 51st; 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 82nd percentile and the top cell at the 63rd percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelors | $61,204 | $67,120 | 11 | 10% |
| B+24 | $71,707 | $85,120 | 14 | 19% |
| Masters | $76,330 | $89,743 | 14 | 18% |
| M+15 | $78,767 | $92,166 | 14 | 17% |
| M+30 | $81,174 | $94,588 | 14 | 17% |
| M+45 | $83,541 | $96,939 | 14 | 16% |
| M+60 | $86,019 | $99,432 | 14 | 16% |
| Doc | $88,497 | $101,925 | 14 | 15% |
Against Pennsylvania districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover Area School District | 3,251 | 2026-27 | $61,204 | $76,330 | $101,925 |
| Pottstown School District | 3,308 | 2026-27 | $55,108 | $58,394 | $102,510 |
| Chester Upland School District | 3,116 | 2026-27 | $53,012 | – | $95,003 |
| West Jefferson Hills School District | 3,403 | 2026-27 | $60,332 | – | $125,173 |
| Gateway School District | 3,408 | 2026-27 | $51,409 | – | $115,322 |
| Lower Dauphin School District | 3,444 | 2026-27 | $57,228 | – | $89,709 |
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 Dover Area School District?
$61,204 on the column Bachelors at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Dover Area School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $61,204 (Bachelors).
What is the top of the Dover Area School District salary schedule?
$101,925, at step 15 on Doc (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 Dover Area School District salary schedule?
On the Bachelors column the top figure, $67,120, is reached at step 12, 11 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Dover Area School District?
$15,126 more at the first step: $76,330 on Masters against $61,204 on Bachelors (2026-27 schedule).
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