Teacher Salary at Joint School District No. 2
MERIDIAN, Idaho · Ada
Estimated salary range
$36,000–$69,000
Estimated annual teacher salary range at Joint School District No. 2
Estimate only. Actual district salary schedules are negotiated by contract and vary by step (years of service) and lane (degree / credit hours). Contact Joint School District No. 2 directly for the exact schedule.
How we estimated this
- State baseline: Idaho average teacher salary is $52,899 (NEA Rankings & Estimates 2023–24). Entry BS step-1 averages $36,400.
- District adjustment: Per-pupil spending data not yet available for Joint School District No. 2 — estimate uses the Idaho state baseline directly.
- Cost of living: Idaho cost-of-living index is 98 (BEA Regional Price Parities; national average = 100). High-COL states tend to pay more in nominal terms, but real purchasing power may not track.
- Range bounds: Lower bound = entry BS step-1 (a new hire with a bachelor's degree and no district experience). Upper bound ≈ MA + 30 credits at top of step ladder. The exact ceiling depends on each district's specific schedule.
About Joint School District No. 2
- Enrollment
- 38,740 students
- Schools
- 62
- Teachers
- 2,100.29
- Student / teacher ratio
- 18.4 : 1
- Title I status
- eligible
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Open teaching positions at Joint School District No. 2
100 open positions right now at Joint School District No. 2.
- 23 certificated teaching
- 1 administration
- 4 paraprofessional
- 1 substitute