Jeffco Public Schools believes a licensed teacher develops their craft at an accelerated rate during the beginning years of their profession. The District also recognizes the significance that years of experience has regarding the overall effectiveness as a licensed professional. Therefore, you will notice a more accelerated approach in the salary schedule for teachers early in their Jeffco career.
Advanced education also plays a role in excellence in teaching. As a result, the pay plan for new, incoming licensed professionals has been established to reward these concepts. As an educator completes a Master's degree and certain thresholds of graduate level credits, you will be eligible to move to higher salary lanes.
Below are explanations of how years of service and degrees are considered when determining starting salary. To gain a better perspective of your potential salary as a licensed professional with Jeffco Public Schools, please read through the guidelines and utilize the calculator at the bottom of this page.
Click here to view the Educator/SSP Salary Schedule
Click here to view the CTE Instructor Salary Schedule
Upon securing a position with Jeffco Public Schools you will advance on the salary schedule for an effective or highly effective evaluation rating based on your professional practices evaluation. If you are new to teaching at Jeffco, we understand it may take time to be effective. As a result, probationary teachers rated partially effective during their first two years with Jeffco can also advance on the salary schedule.
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
Jeffco Public Schools grants steps on the Salary Schedule for up to 8 years of previous qualified experience (maximum placement Step 9). You must submit all relevant experience via Onboarding before the deadline (15 days after your hire date) to receive placement credit. Jeffco Public Schools grants credit per assignment in full and half increments. Total applicable years of service are combined, and rounded down to the nearest full year.
Full credit: Worked full time (at least 0.75 FTE) for at least 75% of the school year.
Half credit: Worked part time (0.50 FTE or more) for at least 75% of the school year.
Half credit: Worked full time for one semester/half the school year.
Full details of the previous experience requirements are provided upon Job Offer, but in general:
Licensed Educator:
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Accepted for Credit
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Not Accepted
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K-12 Licensed positions at public, private, or charter school located in the United States, territories, or military bases.
K-12 Licensed positions at public, private, or charter school located outside the US upon verification of licensing requirements.
Individual substitute assignments that last 90 days or longer (or being a school-based sub for the school year in a single location).
Related industry experience for CTE teachers.
Licensed, SPED positions for Pre-K or 18-21 year old students.
Licensed preschool teacher at public schools located in the United States, territories, or military bases. (This does not include preschool instructor certificates.) Licensed preschool teacher positions at charters, private, or non-US locations will be evaluated for equivalency.
Volunteer positions that include a teaching/training component for at least half of the work and include a training program/license requirement.
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Teaching College courses
Daycare
Preschool Instructor
Paraprofessional/Para-Educator
Tutoring
Summer School
Student Teaching
Internships
Substitute Teaching
On Call Positions
Administration Positions
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Licensed Special Service Provider:
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Accepted for Credit
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Not Accepted
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K-12 Licensed positions at public, private, or charter school located in the United States, territories, or military bases.
K-12 Licensed positions at public, private, or charter school located outside the US upon verification of licensing requirements.
Related private sector paid positions for Special Service Providers
Licensed, SPED/Special Service Provider positions for Pre-K or 18-21 year old students.
Volunteer positions that related to the Special Service Providers fields of study.
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Paraprofessional/Para-Educator
Internships
On Call Positions
Administration Positions
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Licensed Educator Experience FAQ
SSP Experience FAQ
DEGREE(S) CONFERRED
Jeffco Public Schools awards additional compensation for a conferred Bachelor's Degree with 18 graduate credit hours, Master’s, a Bachelor’s + 60 graduate credit hours (must hold Master’s degree), and a Bachelor’s + 75 graduate credit hours (must hold Master's degree). All degrees must be obtained from an accredited program and official transcripts will need to be submitted in order for a degree and additional credit hours to be evaluated and awarded.
ENTRY LEVEL SALARY
Initial salaries for those entering the profession without prior teaching experience are presented below.
- Lane 1 (L01) - Bachelor’s Degree - $52,625
- Lane 2 (L02) - Bachelor's Degree with 18 graduate credit hours - $54,730
- Lane 3 (L03) - Master’s Degree - $56,919
- Lane 4 (L04) - Master's Degree with 60 graduate credit hours - $59,196
- Lane 5 (L05) - Master's Degree with 75 graduate credit hours: $61,564
- Lane 6 (L06) - Master's Degree with 90 graduate credit hours: $62,795
Teacher Librarian and Counselor positions will be prorated for additional days worked. These days are not reflected in the figures presented in the calculator below, or in the starting salaries listed above.
Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA), Counselor on Special Assignment (COSA), Dean, and Instructional Coach will follow the Licensed Teacher Salary Schedule.
Porting non-probationary status from another Colorado district
In certain situations, a new Jeffco teacher accepting an ongoing contract can bring his or her non-probationary status earned in another Colorado district to Jeffco. The request to port status must be made within 30 days of accepting a position in Jeffco. Learn more here.