Annual salary
$57,548
Pennsylvania · salary schedule · 2026-27
Penncrest School District salary schedule, 2026-27
PENNCREST/PAEA 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.
- Penncrest School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $57,548 (B, step 1) and tops out at $87,179 (M+45, step 18), per PENNCREST School District (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 186 work days, which makes the starting cell about $309.40 per day.
- The grid has 5 column columns and 18 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 18.
- Penncrest SD enrolled 2,489 students in 2023-24, the 193rd-largest district in Pennsylvania by NCES enrollment.
PENNCREST/PAEA salary schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | B | M | M+15 | M+30 | M+45 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $57,548 | $60,198 | $62,848 | $65,498 | $68,173 |
| 2 | $57,850 | $60,500 | $63,150 | $65,800 | $68,475 |
| 3 | $58,162 | $60,812 | $63,462 | $66,112 | $68,787 |
| 4 | $58,524 | $61,174 | $63,824 | $66,474 | $69,149 |
| 5 | $59,304 | $61,954 | $64,604 | $67,254 | $69,929 |
| 6 | $60,237 | $62,887 | $65,537 | $68,187 | $70,862 |
| 7 | $61,399 | $64,049 | $66,699 | $69,349 | $72,024 |
| 8 | $62,546 | $65,196 | $67,846 | $70,496 | $73,171 |
| 9 | $63,789 | $66,439 | $69,089 | $71,739 | $74,414 |
| 10 | $65,030 | $67,680 | $70,330 | $72,980 | $75,655 |
| 11 | $66,297 | $68,947 | $71,597 | $74,247 | $76,922 |
| 12 | $67,504 | $70,154 | $72,804 | $75,454 | $78,129 |
| 13 | $68,699 | $71,349 | $73,999 | $76,649 | $79,324 |
| 14 | $70,003 | $72,653 | $75,303 | $77,953 | $80,628 |
| 15 | $71,360 | $74,010 | $76,660 | $79,310 | $81,985 |
| 16 | $72,932 | $75,582 | $78,232 | $80,882 | $83,557 |
| 17 | $74,639 | $77,289 | $79,939 | $82,589 | $85,264 |
| 18 | $76,554 | $79,204 | $81,854 | $84,504 | $87,179 |
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Per month (12)
$4,795.67
Per work day
$309.40 / 186 days
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $57,850 | +$302 |
| 3 | $58,162 | +$614 |
| 4 | $58,524 | +$976 |
| 5 | $59,304 | +$1,756 |
| 6 | $60,237 | +$2,689 |
Worked example as rendered: B, step 1 = $57,548 a year, $4,795.67 a month spread over 12 months, $309.40 per work day on a 186-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Appendix A-6 of the PAEA collective bargaining agreement covering 2022-2023 through 2026-2027. This is the final year of the agreement.
The printed table carries two row labels: a 'From Top' column counting down 17, 16 ... 1, Top, and the plain 1-18 numbering used here. Appendix A moves members up by 'steps from the top of the salary schedule'.
School Psychologists are paid an additional $5,000 a year on top of the schedule.
The bargaining unit work year is not to exceed 186 days.
- Soft spot: The direct PDF URL was recovered from the Wayback CDX index and re-fetched live (HTTP 200); no page currently on penncrest.org was found linking it, so landing_url is the district home page.
- Soft spot: PSEA's open survey lists a PENNCREST starting salary of $57,548 for spring 2027 and 17 steps to the top, matching this grid's B step 1 and its 18 rows exactly.
How this schedule moves
On the B column a teacher moves from $57,548 at step 1 to $76,554 at step 18: 17 step increases worth $1,118 each on average, 33% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,915, between step 17 and step 18.
The highest-paid column, M+45, starts at $68,173 and tops out at $87,179, 14% above the top of the B column.
Among the 76 Pennsylvania district schedules indexed here, Penncrest School District's starting pay ranks 41st and its top cell ranks 75th; 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 70th percentile and the top cell at the 44th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | $57,548 | $76,554 | 17 | 33% |
| M | $60,198 | $79,204 | 17 | 32% |
| M+15 | $62,848 | $81,854 | 17 | 30% |
| M+30 | $65,498 | $84,504 | 17 | 29% |
| M+45 | $68,173 | $87,179 | 17 | 28% |
Against Pennsylvania districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penncrest School District | 2,489 | 2026-27 | $57,548 | – | $87,179 |
| 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 |
| 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 Penncrest School District schedule?
$57,548 at step 1 on B, per the 2026-27 schedule (PENNCREST School District).
What is the top of the Penncrest School District salary schedule?
$87,179, at step 18 on M+45 (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 Penncrest School District salary schedule?
On the B column the top figure, $76,554, is reached at step 18, 17 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Pennsylvania districts with schedules
- Bellefonte Area School Districtstarts $53,277
- Lower Moreland Township School Districtstarts $59,776
- Berwick Area School Districtstarts $52,637
- 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
- Dover Area School Districtstarts $61,204
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