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Saint Paul Public Schools salary schedule, 2026–27

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What it takes to move across the schedule in Saint Paul Public Schools, what the move is worth, and where the district says so. Every figure and rule here is quoted from the district's own documents.

Where are you on the schedule?

Moving across the schedule

Credits that count

Graduate-level only

No. Undergraduate credits can count.

“Undergraduate and graduate credits and degrees, to be considered for application to the salary schedule, shall be earned from an institution recognized for the purposes of certification by the Minnesota DOE”

Source: 2025 - 2027 SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS Independent School District No. 625 ↗, page 13

In-service hours

Count.

“Courses taken for in-service credit that are not part of the District’s internal staff development courses also need pre-approval.”

Source: Lane Change pre-approval e-form help ↗, page 2

Related to your field

Yes. Credits must relate to your teaching field or assignment.

“All credits and degrees must support a teacher’s licensure area or other licensure area in the field of public education.”

Source: 2025 - 2027 SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS Independent School District No. 625 ↗, page 13

Accreditation

Graduate credits must come from colleges and universities accredited to grant advanced degrees; other institutions must be pre-approved.

“Graduate credits earned through colleges and universities accredited to grant advanced degrees will be acceptable.”

Source: 2025 - 2027 SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS Independent School District No. 625 ↗, page 13

Deadline

Deadline to submit

Credit verification by September 30 applies from first day of the school year; requests submitted after April 30 are applied the following contract year.

“Requests for lane changes submitted after April 30 will be held for evaluation and will be applied, if granted, at the beginning of the following contract year.”

Source: 2025 - 2027 SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS Independent School District No. 625 ↗, page 14

When the raise starts

When it starts

Verification received by September 30 is effective the first day of regular employment in the school year; after September 30, effective at the beginning of the next pay period after materials are received.

“After September 30, the pay effective date for any lane change shall be the beginning of the next pay period after the date the materials were received by Human Resources.”

Source: 2025 - 2027 SAINT PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS Independent School District No. 625 ↗, page 14

Not stated: ask HR

The district's documents leave these 7 open. Ask before you pay for a course, and ask for the answer in writing.

  1. Does district professional development count toward a column?
  2. Do CEUs count?
  3. Are online courses accepted, and from which providers?
  4. How do I request approval for a course, and from whom?
  5. Is the raise paid back to the date I finished the credits?
  6. How often can I move columns in a year?
  7. Is there a limit on how old a credit can be?

The salary schedule

Effective July 1, 2026. 2026–27. Pick your position above to mark it.

Effective July 1, 2026 2026–27
StepBABA+15BA+30BA+45BA+60/MAMA+15MA+30MA+45MA+60/SPECPhd/EdD
6$59,756$60,724$61,927$63,377$66,371$67,097$68,301$69,748$71,197$72,890
7$61,450$62,654$63,863$65,310$68,940$69,660$70,868$72,317$73,769$75,458
8$62,340$63,537$64,731$66,165$70,909$71,624$72,821$74,255$75,691$77,368
9$64,880$66,078$67,272$68,706$73,554$74,271$75,467$76,899$78,336$80,009
10$68,471$69,662$70,857$72,294$76,207$76,924$78,125$79,558$80,991$82,663
11$71,829$73,234$74,403$75,568$80,951$82,626$83,821$85,250$86,689$88,365
12$74,319$75,785$76,998$78,212$87,108$88,416$90,130$92,346$94,062$97,694
13$74,661$76,126$77,337$78,551$90,216$91,578$93,361$95,668$97,452$101,230
14$75,002$76,463$77,676$78,891$90,556$91,918$93,698$96,008$97,791$101,569
15-19$79,122$80,667$81,950$83,232$97,160$98,601$100,485$102,923$104,808$108,801
20$82,031$83,594$84,900$86,200$101,813$103,275$105,188$107,660$109,575$113,627

Where this comes from

Published by the district. We keep a copy of each document as it was on the day we read it, and every amount on this page was checked against that copy.