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Find Yourself
in Canyons

You could teach anywhere. Why not find your “Perfect Fit” in Canyons?

$65,825starting teacher salary for 2026–27

New candidate pools open November 16, 2026. See how to apply

students enrolled: 31K
schools and programs: 47
employees: 6K

A great place to teach, and to live

Canyons School District is within a 20-minute drive of downtown Salt Lake City, Utah.

Utah supports a thriving arts community, professional sports, outdoor recreation, fine dining and a dynamic downtown nightlife. Canyons has four world-class ski resorts right in our backyard, and five national parks within a half-day’s drive.

Map of Utah showing highlights around the state

Salary schedule 2026–27

Canyons’ Board of Education is committed to recruiting and retaining the best and brightest education professionals. Every increment level adds $950 to your base contract.

$65,825Starting with a bachelor’s degree (Level 1)

$71,525Starting with a master’s degree (Level 7)

$102,875Level 40, the highest level on the printed schedule

Base contract, levels 1 to 10
Level	Base contract
1	$65,825
2	$66,775
3	$67,725
4	$68,675
5	$69,625
6	$70,575
7	$71,525
8	$72,475
9	$73,425
10	$74,375

Base contract, levels 11 to 20
Level	Base contract
11	$75,325
12	$76,275
13	$77,225
14	$78,175
15	$79,125
16	$80,075
17	$81,025
18	$81,975
19	$82,925
20	$83,875

Base contract, levels 21 to 30
Level	Base contract
21	$84,825
22	$85,775
23	$86,725
24	$87,675
25	$88,625
26	$89,575
27	$90,525
28	$91,475
29	$92,425
30	$93,375

Base contract, levels 31 to 40
Level	Base contract
31	$94,325
32	$95,275
33	$96,225
34	$97,175
35	$98,125
36	$99,075
37	$100,025
38	$100,975
39	$101,925
40	$102,875

Licensed Salary Schedule L186: 186 days, full time at 8 hours per day, August 10, 2026 to May 27, 2027, with 16 hours of preparation time outside contracted days included in the base contract. Increment levels continue beyond those shown. Revised August 5, 2026. Download the schedule (PDF) or see all salary schedules.

Find your salary placement

Identify your Education Enhancement increment level, using the table on this page.
Add previous contracted licensed work experience from an accredited school system, up to 15 years. Each year equals one increment level.
- Two half years, with at least one of the years being a minimum of 92 days, are added together to equal one year.
- Experience in Canyons District receives full credit.
- Educators who have retired with the Utah Retirement System (URS) may receive up to 15 increment levels for experience.
Add one increment level.

Example: A newly hired educator with a master’s degree, 20 additional semester hours and four years of experience would be placed on Level 12, or $76,275, contingent upon verification of education and experience.

Education Enhancement

Degree from an accredited university	Increment levels added
Bachelor’s degree	n/a
Master’s degree	+6 levels
Doctorate degree	+6 levels

Semester hours awarded after July 1, 2017	Increment levels added
20 semester hours	+1 level
40 semester hours	+1 level
60 semester hours	+1 level
80 semester hours	+1 level

Hours must not have been used for the degrees above and must be relevant to education or your assignment. Educators with multiple degrees are placed using the same criteria.

Relocation stipend

Distance	Stipend
100 to 199 miles	$250
200 to 299 miles	$500
300 to 399 miles	$750
400 miles or more	$1,000

Salary schedule information

An Educator Salary Adjustment (ESA) of $10,661 and a Teacher and Student Success Act (TSSA) of $1,110 are included as part of the base contract.
Thirty-two additional hours of pay are available to CACTUS licensed employees for personal professional development at the educator’s hourly rate. All are dependent upon continued legislative funding.
Educators with current National Board Certification for teaching are paid a $2,000 stipend in addition to their base contract. Other approved National Board Certifications are paid a $1,000 stipend.
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) is calculated on the mid-point of the salary schedule, Level 20, minus ESA and TSSA funds.
The base contract is prorated based upon the number of days remaining in the contract.

Benefits

Benefit-eligible employees, those contracted to work 30 hours or more per week, can choose medical, dental, vision, disability and life coverage.

Enrollment

Enroll online within 30 days of your contract start date. If you miss this deadline, you must wait until the next Open Enrollment unless you have a qualifying event during the year.

When coverage starts

Your insurance benefits go into effect the first day of the month following your contract start date.

Life and disability at no cost

A $32,000 life insurance policy and long-term disability coverage are provided to all benefit-eligible employees at no cost to you.

FSA or HSA

Flexible Spending Accounts are available with the Traditional health plan. The High Deductible health plan offers a Health Savings Account with a limited employer match. To participate in either, enroll within 30 days of your contract start date.

Plan details and costs change each year. See the Insurance Department for current plans or call 801-826-5428.

Canyons values teachers

Content-focused professional development
Low or no-cost endorsement programs
New Teacher Academy (PEAKS)
School-based mentoring through academic coaches
Instructional Professional Learning Communities (IPLCs)
Classroom technology including iPads and Chromebooks
Manuals, handbooks and curriculum maps
School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

“I have found Canyons to be more centered around student growth, more determined to provide resources to students and teachers, and more rewarding to its teachers than any other environment in which I have taught...they have provided teacher-coaches, employee incentive programs, and district generated courses geared around giving teachers a means to excel.”

Andrew FosseDraper Park Middle teacher

College and career ready, from day one

Kindergarten College-Ready Day

Each year during the first week of school, kindergartners sport collegiate gear and learn what they’ll need to do to achieve their dreams. The event is part of Canyons’ efforts to instill the idea of college-readiness early in a child’s education.

Improving 6–8 education

Canyons’ middle schools serve as preparatory academies for our high schools. PLCs and teaming promote a collaborative environment that provides students access to rigorous academic coursework and electives such as art, choir, band, CTE and foreign language.

College- and career-ready comprehensive high schools

Canyons students are challenged to be ready for the rigors of college and careers when they graduate from high school. Even through pandemic-related challenges, Canyons maintained a 90 percent graduation rate.

27 elementary schools

Dual immersion
Gifted magnets
STEAM focused
5 Title I schools
6 in Utah’s top 25

8 middle schools

AVID demo school
Unified sports
Team teaching
3 in Utah’s top 5

5 high schools

IB and AP Capstone
Top-ranked performing arts and sports programs
3 marching bands
Navy JROTC

6 special programs

Canyons Virtual Academy
Alternative and adult high school
Canyons Innovation Center

Canyons by the numbers

of teachers have a master’s or doctorate degree: 62%
increase in teacher pay in 8 years: $26K
new or renovated schools in 17 years: 27
state athletic team championships: 297
National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalists (2026–27): 30
hours of service from 126K volunteers in 10 years: 1.6M

The citizens of Canyons also value and support education, voting for more than $500 million in bonds to rebuild and modernize our schools.

Stay and play in a pretty great state

Arches National Park

Zion National Park

Bryce Canyon National Park

Canyonlands National Park

Lake Powell

Flaming Gorge

Downtown Salt Lake

Eccles Theater

Utah Symphony

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Canyons living

Utah ranked #1 overall in U.S. News Best States (2026)
4 ski resorts in district boundaries
5 national parks
7 national monuments
43 state parks, all within a half-day drive
5 professional sports teams
3 world-class performing arts companies
7 major colleges and universities

So why teach in Canyons District? Simple. You get to work collaboratively with skilled colleagues, teach enthusiastic students with supportive parents, work for a progressive District that values educators and provides needed supports, and stay and play in a pretty great state.

How to apply

Complete an application and video screening interview.

New candidate pools open November 16, 2026. They will cover the remainder of the current school year and the 2027–28 school year.

The Elementary, Secondary, Early Childhood, Special Education, Dual Language Immersion, Psychology, Social Worker, Speech-Language and Counselor candidate pools for 2026–27 are now closed.

View employment opportunities

School administrators

The application for School Administrator positions for the 2027–28 school year is now open. Apply for School Administrator

Additional information

Candidates seeking alternative licensing must apply for an Associate License through the Utah State Board of Education.
If you have an out-of-state license, complete the Utah license application process through the Utah State Board of Education.