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Shippensburg Area School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Shippensburg EA 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.
- Shippensburg Area School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $60,804 (Bachelors, step 1) and tops out at $91,276 (Masters (90), step 10), per Shippensburg Area School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelors) starts at $60,804 and reaches $83,132 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Masters (30)) the range is $62,787 to $85,115.
- The grid has 6 column columns and 10 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 10.
- Shippensburg Area SD enrolled 3,671 students in 2023-24, the 119th-largest district in Pennsylvania by NCES enrollment.
Shippensburg EA salary schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | Bachelors | Masters (30) | Masters (45) | Masters (60) | Masters (75) | Masters (90) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,804 | $62,787 | $64,774 | $66,164 | $67,559 | $68,948 |
| 2 | $62,464 | $64,453 | $66,438 | $67,829 | $69,220 | $70,611 |
| 3 | $65,047 | $67,034 | $69,022 | $70,412 | $71,800 | $73,195 |
| 4 | $67,630 | $69,617 | $71,604 | $72,996 | $74,387 | $75,777 |
| 5 | $70,213 | $72,199 | $74,188 | $75,579 | $76,967 | $78,360 |
| 6 | $72,796 | $74,782 | $76,771 | $78,163 | $79,553 | $80,942 |
| 7 | $75,378 | $77,364 | $79,355 | $80,744 | $82,136 | $83,527 |
| 8 | $77,963 | $79,949 | $81,937 | $83,328 | $84,717 | $86,108 |
| 9 | $80,548 | $82,535 | $84,521 | $85,911 | $87,303 | $88,695 |
| 10 | $83,132 | $85,115 | $87,103 | $88,493 | $89,884 | $91,276 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $62,464 | +$1,660 |
| 3 | $65,047 | +$4,243 |
| 4 | $67,630 | +$6,826 |
| 5 | $70,213 | +$9,409 |
| 6 | $72,796 | +$11,992 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelors, step 1 = $60,804 a year, $5,067.00 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Appendix A of the Shippensburg Area Education Association collective bargaining agreement, July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2029. This is the 'Year 2 26/27' grid.
The agreement also prints 2025/26, 2027/28 and 2028/29 grids. Appendix A states every step in each column rises over the prior year, inclusive of step movement, by 4.53% in 2025/26, 4.3% in 2026/27, 4.25% in 2027/28 and 4.1% in 2028/29.
Column headings name total graduate credits: Masters (30) is the Master's column, Masters (45) is M+15, and so on to Masters (90) = M+60. Employees hired after July 1, 2018 may move beyond the Master's column only with an actual Master's degree.
Step movement stops at Step 10.
- Soft spot: The salary grids are images inside the PDF with no text layer. Values were transcribed from a 220 dpi render and independently confirmed by a 320 dpi tesseract --psm 4 pass, which agreed on every cell.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelors column a teacher moves from $60,804 at step 1 to $83,132 at step 10: 9 step increases worth $2,481 each on average, 37% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,585, between step 7 and step 8.
A master's degree is worth $1,983 more than a bachelor's at the first step (3.3%) and $1,983 more at the top of the column (2.4%).
The highest-paid column, Masters (90), starts at $68,948 and tops out at $91,276, 10% above the top of the Bachelors column.
Among the 76 Pennsylvania district schedules indexed here, Shippensburg Area School District's starting pay ranks 26th and its top cell ranks 66th; 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 81st percentile and the top cell at the 49th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelors | $60,804 | $83,132 | 9 | 37% |
| Masters (30) | $62,787 | $85,115 | 9 | 36% |
| Masters (45) | $64,774 | $87,103 | 9 | 34% |
| Masters (60) | $66,164 | $88,493 | 9 | 34% |
| Masters (75) | $67,559 | $89,884 | 9 | 33% |
| Masters (90) | $68,948 | $91,276 | 9 | 32% |
Against Pennsylvania districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shippensburg Area School District | 3,671 | 2026-27 | $60,804 | $62,787 | $91,276 |
| Wallingford-Swarthmore School District | 3,707 | 2026-27 | $65,950 | $66,950 | $122,950 |
| Radnor Township School District | 3,616 | 2026-27 | $57,500 | – | $120,250 |
| Conewago Valley School District | 3,734 | 2026-27 | $62,892 | – | $97,099 |
| Unionville-Chadds Ford School District | 3,747 | 2026-27 | $65,604 | – | $115,181 |
| Warwick School District | 3,768 | 2026-27 | $66,514 | – | $102,602 |
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 Shippensburg Area School District?
$60,804 on the column Bachelors at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Shippensburg Area School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $60,804 (Bachelors).
What is the top of the Shippensburg Area School District salary schedule?
$91,276, at step 10 on Masters (90) (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 Shippensburg Area School District salary schedule?
On the Bachelors column the top figure, $83,132, is reached at step 10, 9 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Shippensburg Area School District?
$1,983 more at the first step: $62,787 on Masters (30) against $60,804 on Bachelors (2026-27 schedule).
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- Conewago Valley School Districtstarts $62,892
- Unionville-Chadds Ford School Districtstarts $65,604
- Warwick School Districtstarts $66,514
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