MCPS chiefs, deputy chiefs, associate superintendents among employees to receive pay raise

Increase consistent with union negotiations for lower school administrators

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July 6, 2026 11:24 a.m.

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High ranking administrators in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) are set to receive a 6.23% wage increase for fiscal year 2027, after the Montgomery County school board approved the pay increase on June 25 for employees not covered by union contracts.  

The board unanimously approved the increase for “positions not on the salary schedule,” which includes chiefs, deputy chiefs and associate superintendents, according to MCPS spokesperson Liliana Lopez. According to school board documents the increase was, “consistent with the Montgomery County Association of Administrators and Principals/Montgomery County Business and Operations Administrators negotiated wage adjustment for FY 2027.” The association represents some administrators, but does not represent chiefs, deputy chiefs and associate superintendents.  

According to the fiscal year 2026 and 2027 budget agreements with the association, the pay increase for administrators was set at an average of 3.25% for a general wage increase plus step increases of 2.25%.  In a Monday email to Bethesda Today, MCPS spokesperson Chris Cram said the 6.23% increase for chiefs included the general wage increase of 3.25% and “the remainder is the amount associated with a step increase.”  

At the June 25 meeting, board member Rita Montoya noted that the pay increase is not new and something that happens annually because some salaries are not covered by union contracts.  

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The pay increase comes amid the district cutting hundreds of MCPS positions after the Montgomery County Council passed a fiscal year 2027 budget that included $36 million less than the district requested.   

As a result, the school board decided to cut 415 existing and proposed positions to close a budget gap for the coming fiscal year.   

The board’s decision will result in a loss of about 255 existing positions and 160 newly proposed positions that won’t be filled, according to the list of cuts. Many of the existing positions that have been cut – such as social workers, family engagement specialists and pupil personnel workers — provide support to students and families. 

MCPS chiefs, such as Chief of Schools Peter Moran, and general counsel made the highest salaries for fiscal year 2025 with 15 making nearly $250,000. Four associate superintendents and two deputy chiefs were paid $225,768. 

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Superintendent Thomas Taylor said during the June 25 meeting that due to the cuts in positions in the pay increase reflected a net savings for this fiscal year.  

“There is one difference this year with this agenda item, as opposed to other years,” Taylor said. “Because we also had position reductions, this particular line in your budget is actually a net savings this year.” 

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Originally published at Bethesdamagazine