2026-27 · District salary guide
Columbia County School DistrictTeacher salary schedule
Find your pay ↓Published bachelor’s starting pay → highest published maximum across this district’s degree lanes. Placement depends on credited experience and education.
At Columbia County School District, published master’s starting pay is $61,111 for 2026-27.
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View the official scheduleYour pay ladder.
Find the row for your credited step, then read across to your education lane. Missing values are marked “Not published”.
| Step | Bachelor’s | Master’s | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $54,748 | $61,111 | $73,669 |
| 1 | $56,021 | $62,570 | $75,495 |
| 2 | $57,330 | $64,072 | $77,375 |
| 3 | $58,678 | $65,619 | $79,310 |
| 4 | $60,499 | $67,708 | $81,926 |
| 5 | $61,941 | $69,362 | $83,996 |
| 6 | $64,120 | $71,864 | $87,129 |
| 7 | $65,669 | $73,640 | $89,353 |
| 8 | $65,766 | $73,747 | $89,482 |
| 9 | $67,362 | $75,578 | $91,773 |
| 10 | $67,464 | $75,688 | $91,907 |
| 11 | $69,107 | $77,574 | $94,269 |
| 12 | $69,212 | $77,689 | $94,408 |
| 13 | $70,907 | $79,634 | $96,841 |
| 14 | $71,017 | $79,754 | $96,987 |
| 15 | $72,764 | $81,758 | $99,495 |
| 16 | $72,877 | $81,882 | $99,645 |
| 17 | $74,718 | $83,992 | $102,284 |
| 18 | $74,897 | $84,188 | $102,521 |
| 19 | $76,816 | $86,388 | $105,269 |
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $54,748
- Master’s starting pay
- $61,111
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $76,816
- Master’s maximum
- $86,388
- Doctorate maximum
- $105,269
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
2026-27 teacher schedule, 190-day base. Values are the TOTAL (state + local) rows. Columns: E, 1 ... 19; last column is 21+ years. Max = last column. Georgia certificate levels: T-4 = bachelor's, T-5 = master's, T-7 = doctorate (provisional BT lanes and T-6 specialist not used). Figures are the district's local schedule: state base plus local supplement. Enrollment: GaDOE FTE, Spring 2025 (2024-25), via usschoolindex.org ranking. Text-layer PDF, not scanned. Step = row number starting at 0.
Confirm your placement
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: 28,087 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Columbia County School District official salary schedule · Columbia County School District
- District source and context · Columbia County School District
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