Tacoma Washington Teacher Salary

Tacoma Washington Teacher’s Starting Salary for the 2022 to 2023 school year is $66,169 for a beginning teacher with a bachelor’s Degree and no experience. With a master’s degree, it is $79,201With a Doctorate; it’s $$86,937

Master’s Degree:

The Tacoma School District will pay you $13,032 annually in year one and 18,457 in year 20 Annually for a Master’s Degree; this results in $283,319 over a 20 Year Career of Additional income. This makes it an excellent choice to get your Master’s when planning to work in Tacoma as a teacher. A regionally accredited university must have awarded the Degree. Check out the full Pay Schedule Below.

Doctorate Degree:

The Tacoma School District will pay you $20,768 annually in year one and $36,901 in year 20 Annually for a Doctorate. This results in $555,065 over a 20 Year Career of additional income. This makes it an excellent choice to get your Doctorate when planning to work in Tacoma as a teacher. An employee with a master’s Degree and a doctor’s or equivalent degree shall receive the doctor’s differential only. In addition, a regionally accredited university must have awarded a degree. Check out the full Pay Schedule Below.

Tacoma Washington Teacher Salary Chart:

Years	Bachelor’s	Bachelor’s +15 Credits	Bachelor’s +30 Credits	Bachelor’s +45 Credits	Bachelor’s +90 Credits
1	66,169	66,785	67,397	68,453	72,065
2	66,783	67,256	69,057	71,461	75,141
3	67,797	69,590	71,373	73,803	77,495
4	69,421	71,184	72,990	75,404	79,020
5	71,688	73,478	75,263	77,654	81,239
6	73,945	75,721	77,491	79,866	83,410
7	76,901	78,676	80,458	82,814	86,366
8	79,080	80,833	82,588	84,937	88,449
9	82,003	83,758	85,518	87,861	91,373
10	84,937	86,690	88,449	90,788	94,303
11	87,861	89,617	91,373	93,720	97,235
12	90,788	92,547	94,303	96,642	100,165
13	90,788	92,547	94,303	99,575	103,089
14	90,788	92,547	94,303	99,575	103,089
15	90,788	92,547	94,303	99,575	103,089
16	90,788	92,547	94,303	99,575	103,089
17	90,788	92,547	94,303	99,575	103,089
18	90,788	92,547	94,303	99,575	103,089
19	90,788	92,547	94,303	99,575	103,089
20	95,329	97,176	99,018	104,554	108,244

Tacoma Washington Teacher Master & Doctoral salary Chart:

Years	Master’s	Bachelor’s +135 Credits	Master’s + 45	Master’s + 90	Doctorate
1	79,201	78,243	80,938	84,543	86,937
2	79,820	81,344	83,940	87,557	90,038
3	80,163	83,643	86,105	89,797	92,258
4	81,547	85,050	87,469	91,089	93,508
5	83,644	87,217	89,603	93,186	95,575
6	85,771	89,325	91,694	95,241	97,608
7	88,735	92,287	94,650	98,200	100,562
8	90,788	94,303	96,642	100,165	102,505
9	93,720	97,235	99,575	103,089	105,432
10	96,642	100,165	102,505	106,022	108,368
11	99,575	103,089	105,432	108,945	111,292
12	102,505	106,022	108,368	111,880	114,220
13	105,432	108,945	111,292	114,806	117,146
14	108,368	111,880	120,076	123,593	125,934
15	108,368	111,880	120,076	123,593	125,934
16	108,368	111,880	120,076	123,593	125,934
17	108,368	111,880	120,076	123,593	125,934
18	108,368	111,880	120,076	123,593	125,934
19	108,368	111,880	120,076	123,593	125,934
20	113,786	117,475	126,080	129,772	132,230

Source: Tacoma School District Website

Conclusion

Tacoma Washington teachers are well-paid teachers compared to the rest of the Country; getting your Master’s will be a good Career Step because you can make an additional $283,319 over a 20 Year Career. Getting your Doctorate can make you $555,065 over a 20 Year Career than with a Bachelor’s. Get Further Degrees if you want to make extra money in the Tacoma Washington School District.