Hawaiʻi DOE • 15-Credit Raise Estimator

HIDOE salary reclassification • 2026-27 schedule

What could 15 credits be worth over your career?

See your estimated class-move raise, how quickly the gross salary difference could equal the $849 all-in cost, and how much additional gross salary the higher class could add over time.

Best-value path: $849 all-in5 courses + all 15 graduate credits through CSU Pueblo

One class move15 qualifying credits per HIDOE reclassification rules

One-time cost. Ongoing difference.After break-even, the higher-class pay can keep adding up

See your numbers

We use the official HIDOE 2026-27 salary schedule and match your entered base salary to the closest same-step salary in your current class.

Which salary schedule are you on?

10-month teacher 12-month teacher

Your current class

A 15-credit reclassification moves Class III to Class IV.

Your current base annual salary

Use your base salary from the HIDOE salary schedule or pay record. Exclude stipends, differentials, bonuses, and other extra compensation.

Your estimated $849 gross break-even

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Based on the current same-step salary difference, this is about how long it could take for the additional gross salary to equal the full $849 CSU Pueblo course-and-credit cost after an approved reclassification takes effect.

After estimated break-even

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Estimated ongoing gross salary difference while the higher-class pay applies

10-year illustration

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Additional gross salary after subtracting the $849 cost once, assuming today's class difference stays flat

Matched current class / step

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Next class / same step

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Annual gross increase

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Annualized monthly equivalent

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One-time cost. Ongoing salary difference.

See what the current 2026-27 same-step class difference would add up to if it simply stayed flat. We intentionally assume no future raises in these totals.

1 year

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5 years

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10 years

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20 years

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Why the long-term value could be higher than these flat-dollar projections

The totals above do not assume future negotiated raises, step increases, or inflation. If a future percentage-based salary increase is applied to a higher salary base, the dollar value of the class difference can grow too. That could make the long-term value larger than the flat-dollar projections shown here. Future salary changes are not guaranteed and may not be percentage-based.

Class VII to VIII: the official 2026-27 salary schedule lists Class VII + 15 credits for Class VIII and notes that the six-credit Sheltered Instruction requirement or approved equivalency must also be completed.

Your numbers are in

Choose the path that fits your budget.

Both paths include five self-paced courses and a path to all 15 graduate credits. Choose lowest total cost or lower upfront cost.

Lowest total cost

CSU Pueblo — All-In

$849 total

One payment. Get all five courses + all 15 graduate credits. Nothing to add later for the credits.

Your personalized break-even estimate will appear here.

Enroll All-In — $849

Lower upfront cost

UMass Global — Pay As You Go

$249 to start

Get all five courses now, then add each set of 3 credits for $190 when you're ready. Total for all 15 credits: $1,199.

Your personalized full-cost break-even estimate will appear here.

Start UMass Global — $249

Already took one of the five — or prefer different courses? No problem.

Purchase the bundle, then email info@forteachersbyteachers.org and tell us which eligible swaps you'd like from your selected pathway's Hawaiʻi catalog. We'll take care of it for you, and you keep the bundle pricing. Chanelle Walker courses can't be included in bundle swaps due to licensing.

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Not ready for all 15 credits? Start with one course instead.

CSU Pueblo: $185 Course + 3 Credits All-In Browse UMass Global Hawaiʻi Courses

Built from the official HIDOE 2026-27 salary schedules. Planning tool only; individual eligibility, placement, approval, and payroll timing can vary.

Official sources + how this estimate works

Official 10-Month Salary Schedule Official 12-Month Salary Schedule HIDOE Reclassification Information

Results are estimates, not a guarantee of eligibility, credit acceptance, reclassification approval, salary placement, payroll timing, or future compensation. Break-even and career figures are based on gross salary before taxes and begin only after an approved reclassification takes effect. The primary break-even result uses the $849 CSU Pueblo 15-credit bundle; the UMass Global comparison uses a $1,199 total cost if all 15 credits are ultimately added.

Career projections hold the current 2026-27 same-step class difference flat and do not include future step changes, negotiated raises, stipends, differentials, inflation, taxes, or the time value of money. Teachers should confirm their individual circumstances, course approval requirements, and current rules with their principal/administrator and HIDOE Teacher Reclassification Unit before enrolling or submitting credits.

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