Annual salary
$62,630
Pennsylvania · salary schedule · 2026-27
West Chester Area School District salary schedule, 2026-27
WCASD/WCAEA professional staff 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.
- West Chester Area School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $62,630 (BS, step 1) and tops out at $110,774 (DOC, step 15), per West Chester Area School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BS) starts at $62,630 and reaches $92,766 at the top of that column.
- The schedule is built on 191 work days, which makes the starting cell about $327.91 per day.
- The grid has 10 column columns and 15 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 15.
- West Chester Area SD enrolled 12,109 students in 2023-24, the 12th-largest district in Pennsylvania by NCES enrollment.
WCASD/WCAEA professional staff salary schedule (2026-27)
Transcribed from imageDocumentWest Chester Area School DistrictSchool year2026-27EffectiveWork days191
| Step \ Column | BS | BS+12 | BS+24 | ME | MS | MS+15 | MS+30 | MS+45 | MS+60 | DOC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $62,630 | $64,135 | $65,639 | $67,663 | $70,652 | $71,523 | $73,521 | $75,518 | $77,516 | $79,514 |
| 2 | $63,272 | $64,777 | $66,282 | $68,305 | $71,295 | $72,198 | $74,197 | $76,196 | $78,195 | $80,195 |
| 3 | $64,163 | $65,669 | $67,174 | $69,195 | $72,181 | $73,086 | $75,085 | $77,085 | $79,084 | $81,083 |
| 4 | $65,055 | $66,560 | $68,065 | $70,085 | $73,069 | $73,975 | $75,974 | $77,974 | $79,973 | $81,972 |
| 5 | $66,056 | $67,561 | $69,065 | $71,085 | $74,065 | $74,973 | $76,972 | $78,972 | $80,971 | $82,971 |
| 6 | $67,056 | $68,561 | $70,066 | $72,085 | $75,062 | $75,971 | $77,971 | $79,970 | $81,970 | $83,969 |
| 7 | $68,057 | $69,562 | $71,066 | $73,085 | $76,059 | $76,969 | $78,969 | $80,969 | $82,968 | $84,968 |
| 8 | $69,048 | $70,552 | $72,057 | $74,076 | $77,047 | $77,963 | $79,963 | $81,962 | $83,962 | $85,962 |
| 9 | $69,880 | $71,385 | $72,889 | $74,907 | $77,872 | $78,794 | $80,794 | $82,794 | $84,794 | $86,794 |
| 10 | $71,799 | $73,302 | $74,804 | $76,813 | $79,795 | $81,795 | $83,795 | $85,795 | $87,795 | $89,795 |
| 11 | $74,570 | $76,072 | $77,574 | $79,582 | $82,568 | $84,568 | $86,568 | $88,568 | $90,568 | $92,568 |
| 12 | $77,791 | $79,293 | $80,794 | $82,800 | $85,792 | $87,793 | $89,793 | $91,793 | $93,794 | $95,794 |
| 13 | $82,791 | $84,292 | $85,794 | $87,799 | $90,790 | $92,790 | $94,791 | $96,791 | $98,791 | $100,792 |
| 14 | $87,783 | $89,284 | $90,786 | $92,791 | $95,783 | $97,783 | $99,784 | $101,784 | $103,785 | $105,785 |
| 15 | $92,766 | $94,268 | $95,769 | $97,774 | $100,771 | $102,771 | $104,772 | $106,772 | $108,773 | $110,774 |
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Per month (12)
$5,219.17
Per work day
$327.91 / 191 days
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $63,272 | +$642 |
| 3 | $64,163 | +$1,533 |
| 4 | $65,055 | +$2,425 |
| 5 | $66,056 | +$3,426 |
| 6 | $67,056 | +$4,426 |
Worked example as rendered: BS, step 1 = $62,630 a year, $5,219.17 a month spread over 12 months, $327.91 per work day on a 191-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Taken from Addendum D of the November 27, 2023 Memorandum of Agreement between the district and the West Chester Area Education Association, which is the schedule in force for 2026-27. The MOA supersedes the salary addenda printed in the 2022-2027 collective bargaining agreement: it re-lettered the schedules so that Addendum A applies from the 12th pay of 2023-24, B from July 1 2024, C from July 1 2025 and D from July 1 2026, and it raised every cell (the CBA's own Addendum E for 2026-27 started at $59,500 on step 1 BS against $62,630 here).
The schedule also carries an LTS (long-term substitute) rate of $59,499 in the BS column only; it is not a teacher step and is excluded from the grid.
The work year is 182 student days and 191 total work days (CBA section 7.01).
- Soft spot: The MOA PDF is a scan with no text layer. The grid was transcribed visually from a 250 dpi render and independently OCR'd twice (250 dpi and 400 dpi, tesseract --psm 4); the two OCR passes agreed with the visual read on 149 of 150 cells. Both OCR passes read step 5 / DOC as $82,974; a 600 dpi crop of that single cell reads $82,971, and that is the value used.
- Soft spot: The underlying 2022-2027 CBA is also saved (raw/pa_wave/4225290.pdf) but its addenda are the superseded ones.
How this schedule moves
On the BS column a teacher moves from $62,630 at step 1 to $92,766 at step 15: 14 step increases worth $2,153 each on average, 48% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $5,000, between step 12 and step 13.
The highest-paid column, DOC, starts at $79,514 and tops out at $110,774, 19% above the top of the BS column.
Among the 76 Pennsylvania district schedules indexed here, West Chester Area School District's starting pay ranks 18th and its top cell ranks 28th; 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 86th percentile and the top cell at the 75th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS | $62,630 | $92,766 | 14 | 48% |
| BS+12 | $64,135 | $94,268 | 14 | 47% |
| BS+24 | $65,639 | $95,769 | 14 | 46% |
| ME | $67,663 | $97,774 | 14 | 45% |
| MS | $70,652 | $100,771 | 14 | 43% |
| MS+15 | $71,523 | $102,771 | 14 | 44% |
| MS+30 | $73,521 | $104,772 | 14 | 43% |
| MS+45 | $75,518 | $106,772 | 14 | 41% |
| MS+60 | $77,516 | $108,773 | 14 | 40% |
| DOC | $79,514 | $110,774 | 14 | 39% |
Against Pennsylvania districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Chester Area School District | 12,109 | 2026-27 | $62,630 | – | $110,774 |
| Central Dauphin School District | 12,543 | 2026-27 | $55,295 | – | $94,915 |
| Hazleton Area School District | 12,609 | 2026-27 | $51,550 | – | $96,353 |
| North Penn School District | 12,997 | 2026-27 | $68,000 | – | $126,158 |
| Downingtown Area School District | 13,238 | 2026-27 | $62,066 | $69,340 | $107,940 |
| Erie City School District | 10,493 | 2026-27 | $57,646 | – | $90,305 |
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 West Chester Area School District?
$62,630 on the column BS at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (West Chester Area School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $62,630 (BS).
What is the top of the West Chester Area School District salary schedule?
$110,774, 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 West Chester Area School District salary schedule?
On the BS column the top figure, $92,766, is reached at step 15, 14 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
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- Downingtown Area School Districtstarts $62,066
- Erie City School Districtstarts $57,646
- Council Rock School Districtstarts $51,600
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