Annual salary
$50,155.74
Rhode Island · salary schedule · 2026-27
Providence Public School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher's Basic Salary Schedule (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a schedule and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Providence Public School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $50,155.74 (Basic salary, step 1) and tops out at $94,540.66 (Basic salary, step 12), per Providence Public School District / Providence Teachers Union (AFT Local 958) collective bargaining agreement 2024-2027 (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 181 work days, which makes the starting cell about $277.10 per day.
- The grid has 1 schedule columns and 12 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 12.
- Providence enrolled 19,856 students in 2023-24, the 1st-largest district in Rhode Island by NCES enrollment.
Teacher's Basic Salary Schedule (2026-27)
Transcribed from imageDocumentProvidence Public School District / Providence Teachers Union (AFT Local 958) collective bargaining agreement 2024-2027School year2026-27EffectiveWork days181
| Step \ Schedule | Basic salary |
|---|---|
| 1 | $50,155.74 |
| 2 | $52,621.16 |
| 3 | $55,440.15 |
| 4 | $59,068.09 |
| 5 | $63,858.56 |
| 6 | $68,717.59 |
| 7 | $73,235.90 |
| 8 | $78,026.36 |
| 9 | $82,269.31 |
| 10 | $86,240.12 |
| 11 | $89,661.26 |
| 12 | $94,540.66 |
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Per month (12)
$4,179.64
Per work day
$277.10 / 181 days
Next 5 steps in this schedule
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $52,621.16 | +$2,465.43 |
| 3 | $55,440.15 | +$5,284.42 |
| 4 | $59,068.09 | +$8,912.35 |
| 5 | $63,858.56 | +$13,702.82 |
| 6 | $68,717.59 | +$18,561.85 |
Worked example as rendered: Basic salary, step 1 = $50,155.74 a year, $4,179.64 a month spread over 12 months, $277.10 per work day on a 181-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Appendix A, section A-1 of the district-PTU collective bargaining agreement in effect September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027. The grid publishes five columns of the same twelve-step scale, one per effective date; the column effective 9/1/26 is the 2026-27 rate and is the one recorded here (a further 1.25 percent column effective 8/30/27 applies to 2027-28).
Providence has a single basic salary schedule with no degree lanes. Academic credentials are paid as flat annual increments on top of the step (Appendix A-2.1): Bachelor's plus 30 hours $2,955, Master's $3,355, Master's plus 30 hours $3,757, Doctorate $4,157, plus a $5,500 stipend for National Board Certification.
Longevity increments (Appendix A-2.2) are paid at 15, 20 and 25 years of service, of which 10, 15 and 20 respectively must be in Providence.
Article 8-5: the teacher work year is 181 days, including one orientation day, and the daily rate is 1/181 of the Appendix A salary.
Position and assignment differentials are excluded: school psychologists $200, special education teachers $500 and ELL/bilingual teachers $800 above base salary.
- Soft spot: The published grid prints twelve rows with no step-number column. Steps are labeled 1 through 12 here on the strength of the note beneath the grid, which refers to Step 10 and Step 12 of this scale.
- Soft spot: The contract PDF is a scan with no text layer. Numbers were read by OCR and then verified against a high-resolution rendering of the page by eye.
- Soft spot: The document prints step 1 of the 9/1/26 column as $50,155.735, with three decimal places; the value is recorded exactly as published.
How this schedule moves
On the Basic salary column a teacher moves from $50,155.74 at step 1 to $94,540.66 at step 12: 11 step increases worth $4,035 each on average, 88% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $4,879, between step 11 and step 12.
Among the 5 Rhode Island district schedules indexed here, Providence Public School District's starting pay ranks 4th and its top cell ranks 5th; the state medians are $51,132 to start and $99,768 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 48th percentile and the top cell at the 53rd percentile.
Against Rhode Island districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Public School District | 19,856 | 2026-27 | $50,155.74 | – | $94,540.66 |
| Cranston Public Schools | 10,126 | 2026-27 | $51,132 | – | $95,553 |
| Warwick Public Schools | 7,914 | 2026-27 | $54,192 | – | $100,453 |
| Pawtucket School Department | 7,887 | 2025-26 | $49,699 | $52,240 | $99,768 |
| Woonsocket Education Department | 5,574 | 2026-27 | $52,132 | $56,675 | $101,863 |
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 Providence Public School District schedule?
$50,155.74 at step 1 on Basic salary, per the 2026-27 schedule (Providence Public School District / Providence Teachers Union (AFT Local 958) collective bargaining agreement 2024-2027).
What is the top of the Providence Public School District salary schedule?
$94,540.66, at step 12 on Basic salary (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 Providence Public School District salary schedule?
On the Basic salary column the top figure, $94,540.66, is reached at step 12, 11 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Rhode Island districts with schedules
- Cranston Public Schoolsstarts $51,132
- Warwick Public Schoolsstarts $54,192
- Pawtucket School Departmentstarts $49,699
- Woonsocket Education Departmentstarts $52,132
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