Rose Tree Media School District salary schedule, 2026-27

Rose Tree Media Education Association 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.

Rose Tree Media School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $68,300 (Bachelor, step 1) and tops out at $124,800 (NBC, step 14), per Rose Tree Media School District (effective July 1, 2026).
A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelor) starts at $68,300 and reaches $100,800 at the top of that column.
On the master's column (Master) the range is $78,300 to $114,800.
The schedule is built on 192 work days, which makes the starting cell about $355.73 per day.
The grid has 5 column columns and 14 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 14.
Rose Tree Media SD enrolled 4,188 students in 2023-24, the 93rd-largest district in Pennsylvania by NCES enrollment.

Rose Tree Media Education Association salary schedule (2026-27)

Official sourceDocumentRose Tree Media School DistrictSchool year2026-27EffectiveJuly 1, 2026Work days192

Step \ Column	Bachelor	Master	2nd Masters	2nd M+30 M+60	NBC
1	$68,300	$78,300	$83,300	$90,300	$99,300
2	$69,300	$79,300	$85,800	$91,300	$101,300
3	$70,300	$80,300	$87,800	$92,300	$102,300
4	$71,300	$81,300	$89,800	$94,300	$103,300
5	$72,300	$82,300	$91,800	$96,300	$105,300
6	$73,300	$84,300	$93,800	$98,300	$107,300
7	$74,300	$86,300	$95,800	$100,300	$108,300
8	$75,300	$89,300	$97,800	$102,300	$110,300
9	$76,300	$91,800	$100,300	$104,300	$112,300
10	$77,300	$94,800	$102,300	$106,300	$113,300
11	$78,300	$99,800	$105,300	$108,300	$115,300
12	$82,800	$103,300	$108,300	$111,300	$117,300
13	$89,800	$108,300	$111,300	$115,300	$119,300
14	$100,800	$114,800	$118,800	$122,300	$124,800

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Column

Step

Annual salary

$68,300

Per month (12)

$5,691.67

Per work day

$355.73 / 192 days

Next 5 steps in this column

Step	Salary	vs. selected
2	$69,300	+$1,000
3	$70,300	+$2,000
4	$71,300	+$3,000
5	$72,300	+$4,000
6	$73,300	+$5,000

Worked example as rendered: Bachelor, step 1 = $68,300 a year, $5,691.67 a month spread over 12 months, $355.73 per work day on a 192-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.

Salary schedules section of the agreement between the Rose Tree Media School District and the Rose Tree Media Education Association, approved June 13, 2024 for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2028. Four annual grids are printed; this is the one headed 'Year 3 / 2026-2027'.

The faculty work year for 2026-2027 is 192 days for current teachers and 198 days for new hires; 192 is recorded here.

The 2024-2025 grid renumbered the steps (old step 2 became new step 1) and moved to a five-column schedule; the Master's+40 column was eliminated effective July 1, 2024.

The fourth column is printed with a two-line heading, '2nd M+30' over 'M+60'.

How this schedule moves

On the Bachelor column a teacher moves from $68,300 at step 1 to $100,800 at step 14: 13 step increases worth $2,500 each on average, 48% in total.

The largest single increase on that column is $11,000, between step 13 and step 14.

A master's degree is worth $10,000 more than a bachelor's at the first step (14.6%) and $14,000 more at the top of the column (13.9%).

The highest-paid column, NBC, starts at $99,300 and tops out at $124,800, 24% above the top of the Bachelor column.

Among the 76 Pennsylvania district schedules indexed here, Rose Tree Media School District's starting pay ranks 4th and its top cell ranks 12th; 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 95th percentile and the top cell at the 87th percentile.

Column by column

Column	First step	Top	Step moves to top	Growth
Bachelor	$68,300	$100,800	13	48%
Master	$78,300	$114,800	13	47%
2nd Masters	$83,300	$118,800	13	43%
2nd M+30 M+60	$90,300	$122,300	13	35%
NBC	$99,300	$124,800	13	26%

Against Pennsylvania districts of similar size

District	Students	Year	Starting	Master's start	Top cell
Rose Tree Media School District	4,188	2026-27	$68,300	$78,300	$124,800
Whitehall-Coplay School District	4,169	2026-27	$63,789	$68,806	$106,746
Cheltenham School District	4,232	2026-27	$58,526	–	$131,346
Upper Dublin School District	4,102	2026-27	$65,478	–	$129,860
Pleasant Valley School District	4,100	2024-25	$52,642	–	$102,742
Southeast Delco School District	4,088	2026-27	$56,924	$65,887	$106,122

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 Rose Tree Media School District?

$68,300 on the column Bachelor at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Rose Tree Media School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $68,300 (Bachelor).

What is the top of the Rose Tree Media School District salary schedule?

$124,800, at step 14 on NBC (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 Rose Tree Media School District salary schedule?

On the Bachelor column the top figure, $100,800, is reached at step 14, 13 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).

How much more does a master's degree pay in Rose Tree Media School District?

$10,000 more at the first step: $78,300 on Master against $68,300 on Bachelor (2026-27 schedule).

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