2026-27 · District salary guide
Douglas County School SystemTeacher 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 Douglas County School System, published master’s starting pay is $64,188 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 | $58,316 | $64,188 | $75,685 |
| 1 | $59,500 | $65,561 | $77,397 |
| 2 | $60,739 | $66,978 | $79,160 |
| 3 | $62,014 | $68,437 | $80,977 |
| 4 | $63,766 | $70,442 | $83,467 |
| 5 | $65,132 | $72,005 | $85,413 |
| 6 | $67,244 | $74,422 | $88,417 |
| 7 | $68,715 | $76,103 | $90,511 |
| 8 | $70,232 | $77,837 | $92,669 |
| 9 | $71,790 | $79,619 | $94,890 |
| 10 | $73,398 | $81,458 | $97,176 |
| 11 | $75,055 | $83,352 | $99,533 |
| 12 | $76,758 | $85,393 | $101,924 |
| 13 | $78,513 | $87,495 | $104,390 |
| 14 | $80,262 | $89,501 | $106,881 |
| 15 | $81,787 | $91,211 | $108,939 |
| 16 | $83,343 | $92,955 | $111,037 |
| 17 | $84,930 | $94,734 | $113,178 |
| 18 | $86,548 | $96,549 | $115,362 |
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $58,316
- Master’s starting pay
- $64,188
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $86,548
- Master’s maximum
- $96,549
- Doctorate maximum
- $115,362
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
FY2027 certified teacher schedule; values are the 'Annually' (state + local) rows. Columns are experience bands: E/1/2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-18, 19-20, 21-23, 24-25, 26-27, 28, 29, 30+. A separate 'FY-2027-Certified' file with lower figures exists; the Teachers file was used. 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.
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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: 25,193 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Douglas County School System official salary schedule · Douglas County School System
- District source and context · Douglas County School System
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