2026-27 · District salary guide
Houston County SchoolsTeacher 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 Houston County Schools, published master’s starting pay is $59,593 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 | $52,496 | $59,593 | $73,436 |
| 1 | $53,991 | $61,311 | $75,608 |
| 2 | $55,526 | $63,077 | $77,839 |
| 3 | $57,101 | $64,891 | $80,127 |
| 4 | $59,210 | $67,315 | $83,188 |
| 5 | $60,888 | $69,247 | $85,626 |
| 6 | $63,400 | $72,138 | $89,266 |
| 7 | $65,195 | $74,203 | $91,869 |
| 8 | $65,342 | $74,374 | $92,100 |
| 9 | $67,184 | $76,493 | $94,777 |
| 10 | $67,333 | $76,665 | $95,007 |
| 11 | $69,226 | $78,845 | $97,756 |
| 12 | $69,375 | $79,017 | $97,986 |
| 13 | $71,321 | $81,256 | $100,812 |
| 14 | $71,468 | $81,428 | $101,042 |
| 15 | $73,470 | $83,730 | $103,944 |
| 16 | $73,606 | $83,901 | $104,175 |
| 17 | $75,674 | $86,268 | $107,159 |
| 18 | $75,822 | $86,440 | $107,390 |
| 19 | $77,789 | $88,700 | $110,225 |
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $52,496
- Master’s starting pay
- $59,593
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $77,789
- Master’s maximum
- $88,700
- Doctorate maximum
- $110,225
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
FY27 (2026-27) certified schedule, 190 days, base $52,496. Professional (non-provisional) lanes used. Step = payroll step column (0 = experience 0-2, 1 = 3 yrs, etc.). Max = last step row. 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: 29,568 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Houston County Schools official salary schedule · Houston County Schools
- District source and context · Houston County Schools
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