2025-26 · District salary guide
Hillsborough County Public Schools teacher salary schedule
At Hillsborough County Public Schools, published master’s starting pay is $49,351 for 2025-26.
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- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $48,351
- Master’s starting pay
- $49,351
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $73,341
- Master’s maximum
- $74,341
- Doctorate maximum
- $76,341
District source · Annual amounts for 2025-26.
Experience steps & degree lanes
Find the row for your credited step, then read across to your education lane. — means a value was not supplied.
| Step | Bachelor’s | Master’s | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $48,351 | $49,351 | $51,351 |
| 1 | $48,601 | $49,601 | $51,601 |
| 2 | $48,851 | $49,851 | $51,851 |
| 3 | $49,101 | $50,101 | $52,101 |
| 4 | $49,351 | $50,351 | $52,351 |
| 5 | $49,601 | $50,601 | $52,601 |
| 6 | $49,851 | $50,851 | $52,851 |
| 7 | $50,126 | $51,126 | $53,126 |
| 8 | $50,401 | $51,401 | $53,401 |
| 9 | $51,736 | $52,736 | $54,736 |
| 10 | $53,071 | $54,071 | $56,071 |
| 11 | $54,406 | $55,406 | $57,406 |
| 12 | $55,741 | $56,741 | $58,741 |
| 13 | $57,076 | $58,076 | $60,076 |
| 14 | $58,411 | $59,411 | $61,411 |
| 15 | $59,746 | $60,746 | $62,746 |
| 16 | $61,081 | $62,081 | $64,081 |
| 17 | $62,416 | $63,416 | $65,416 |
| 18 | $63,751 | $64,751 | $66,751 |
| 19 | $65,086 | $66,086 | $68,086 |
| 20 | $66,721 | $67,721 | $69,721 |
| 21 | $67,756 | $68,756 | $70,756 |
| 22 | $69,091 | $70,091 | $72,091 |
| 23 | $70,441 | $71,441 | $73,441 |
| 24 | $71,841 | $72,841 | $74,841 |
| 25 | $73,341 | $74,341 | $76,341 |
Schedule notes
Ratified Instructional Contract 2023-2026 (revised July 1, 2025), Appendix C, Schedule P (hired after July 1, 2015; 10-month, 198 days), E00-E25. Source is the ratified contract as posted by the Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association; the district's own copy was not located. Advanced degree supplements: Master's +$1,000, Specialist +$2,000, Doctorate +$3,000 (master/doctorate steps = base + supplement). Step E20 is printed as $66,721, which breaks the table's pattern (likely $66,421); kept as printed. 12-month Schedule Q runs $56,226-$84,166. Top-step teachers get a $2,000 one-time payment. 2026-27 schedules are a tentative agreement pending ratification (Sept 2026) and are not used. Enrollment is FLDOE Membership in Florida Public Schools, Survey 2, 2025-26 (district total, includes district-sponsored charter students).
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Experience credit and education requirements are set by the district. Check the official schedule for contract length, supplements and rules for moving between lanes. These base amounts are not take-home pay.
Reported district enrollment: 213,403 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Hillsborough County Public Schools official salary schedule · Hillsborough County Public Schools
- District source and context · Hillsborough County Public Schools
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