Portland Maine Teacher Salary

Portland, Maine, Teacher’s Starting Salary for the 2022 to 2023 school year is $43,617 for a beginning teacher with a bachelor’s degree and no experience. With a master’s degree, it is $59,189. With a Doctorate degree, it is $78,708.

Master’s Degree:

The Portland School District will pay you $15,572 annually in year one and $19,494 in year 25 Annually, which results in $478,793 over a 25 Year Career of Additional income. This makes it a Good choice to get your Master’s when planning to work in Portland as a teacher. Of course, this will depend on the years you plan to work after you get the salary increase. A regionally accredited university must have awarded the Degree. Check out the full Pay Schedule Below.

Doctorate Degree:

The Portland School District will pay you $35,091 annually in year one and $39,991 in year 25 Annually. This results in $990,224 over a 25 Year Career of Additional income. This makes it an excellent choice to get your Doctorate when planning to work in Portland as a teacher. An employee with a master’s Degree and a Doctorate or equivalent degree shall receive the Doctorate differential only. A regionally accredited university must have awarded a degree. Add this to the scale below.

To advance one salary lane on the Professional Learning Based Salary Scale, educators must:

Advancing from Lane 1 to Lane 2 requires 3 years and 180 SCH
Advancing from Lane 2 to Land 3 requires 3 years and 180 SCH
Advancing from Lane 3 to Lane 4 requires 4 years and 225 SCH
Advancing from Lane 4 to Lane 5 requires 4 years and 225 SCH

University /College credits (one credit equals 15 SCH).
Continuing Education Units (CEU) (one unit equals 10 SCH).
PPS and PEA designed and approved contact hours.
Individual proposed and approved contact hours.

Portland Maine Bachelor’s Teacher Salary Chart:

	Lane 1	Lane 2
Years	Bachelors	Bachelors +30
1	$43,617	$49,430
2	$43,617	$50,852
3	$44,698	$52,397
4	$45,779	$53,944
5	$46,243	$55,491
6	$47,790	$57,037
7	$49,338	$58,585
8	$50,884	$60,131
9	$52,431	$61,678
10	$53,978	$63,226
11	$55,524	$64,772
12	$55,524	$64,772
13	$55,524	$64,772
14	$55,524	$64,772
15	$55,524	$64,772
16	$55,524	$64,772
17	$55,524	$64,772
18	$55,524	$64,772
19	$55,524	$64,772
20	$55,524	$64,772
21	$55,524	$64,772
22	$55,524	$64,772
23	$55,524	$64,772
24	$55,524	$64,772
25	$55,524	$64,772

Portland Maine Master’s & Doctorate Teacher Salary Chart:

	Lane 3	Lane 4	Lane 5
Years	Masters	Masters +30	Docterate
1	$59,189	$68,950	$78,708
2	$61,098	$71,348	$81,593
3	$62,645	$72,891	$83,140
4	$64,193	$74,440	$84,689
5	$65,738	$75,986	$86,233
6	$67,286	$77,533	$87,780
7	$68,832	$79,080	$89,327
8	$70,378	$80,627	$90,874
9	$71,926	$82,174	$92,422
10	$73,473	$83,720	$93,968
11	$75,018	$85,267	$95,515
12	$75,018	$85,267	$95,515
13	$75,018	$85,267	$95,515
14	$75,018	$85,267	$95,515
15	$75,018	$85,267	$95,515
16	$75,018	$85,267	$95,515
17	$75,018	$85,267	$95,515
18	$75,018	$85,267	$95,515
19	$75,018	$85,267	$95,515
20	$75,018	$85,267	$95,515
21	$75,018	$85,267	$95,515
22	$75,018	$85,267	$95,515
23	$75,018	$85,267	$95,515
24	$75,018	$85,267	$95,515
25	$75,018	$85,267	$95,515

Source: Portland School District Website

Conclusion

Portland, Maine, teachers are well-paid compared to the rest of the Country. Getting your Master’s is a good Career Step because you can make an additional $478,793 over a 25 Year of Career. Getting your Doctorate can make you $990,224 over a 25 Year Career than with a Bachelor’s. Get Further Degrees if you want to make extra money in the Portland, Maine, School District.