Compensation for Licensed Staff

In Beaverton School District, we value our outstanding educators and are proud to reflect that in our fair and competitive salaries and benefits. There’s a common misconception that teachers don’t make a good salary. That's not the reality here in Beaverton. BSD has consistently paid teachers and licensed specialists well, among the top salaries for educators in Oregon. This helps our district attract and retain the best talent.

Teachers and other licensed staff are paid based on a step system. Step placement on the salary scale is determined by their years of experience and whether they have earned a bachelor’s or master’s degree. Teachers who have more experience and education are placed on a higher step and make more money.

Teachers get two kinds of annual pay increases: step increases and cost of living adjustments, or COLA.

As teachers and other licensed staff gain experience and move up the steps, their salaries automatically increase by an average of 4% each year until they reach the top of the salary scale. About 55% of teachers get these raises; teachers who are already at the very top of the salary scale do not receive further step increases. 

Each year all employees also get a COLA. That COLA is negotiated between the District and the union. 
     
For example, a teacher who is paid $80,000 would move up the following year to the next step that is 4% higher and also would receive a COLA of 4%, bumping their salary to $86,528.