HCPSS Teachers To See Salary Increase With New Agreement, Up 12% From Current Pay Grade

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — With the ratification of the master agreement between the Howard County Public School System and Howard County Education Association for the 2022-2023 school year, employees will see step and cost of living increases that includes increasing the starting salary for teachers to above $56,200, an increase of more than 12 percent from the current starting salary.

The new agreement also clarifies language related to transfers, evaluations and use of leave.

“We believe this contract will help attract and retain top-quality educators by establishing a $15/hour minimum hourly wage and by guaranteeing we will both meet and exceed the Blueprint salary expectations,” HCEA President Colleen Morris said. “Additional language improvements will also help by giving educators more time to ensure student success. Building supports for our special education community, as well as providing enough personnel to attend to our students’ social and emotional learning, also continues to be our top priority.”

HCPSS Superintendent Michael Martirano expressed gratitude toward those who collaborated to hash out the agreement that meets the needs of school staff.