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2026-27 · State salary guide

KentuckyTeacher salary schedules 2026-27

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Starting pay$45,429
Top pay$105,543

Lowest published bachelor’s starting pay → highest published maximum across degree lanes in the districts below. Years and eligibility vary.

Average salary
$60,594NEA 2024-25
Starting salary
$41,901NEA 2024-25
State minimum
$29,804See state terms
Districts sourced
10Official schedules

Kentucky teachers averaged $60,594 in 2024-25 per NEA, 42nd in the nation, and the average starting salary was $41,901.

Kentucky teachers averaged $60,594 in 2024-25 per NEA, 42nd in the nation, and the average starting salary was $41,901. The state minimum schedule starts a new bachelor's-degree teacher at $29,804, but every large district pays well above it. Among the 10 largest districts, bachelor's starting pay runs from $45,429 in Daviess County (2025-26) to $53,575 in Boone County (2026-27), and Fayette County has the highest master's maximum, $93,396.

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Experience × education

Your pay, step by step.

Read across from your credited step to your degree lane. These are published observations; missing steps are not estimated.

Fayette County Public Schools

Official schedule ↗
Fayette County Public Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$50,586$54,443$61,524
1$51,472$55,396$62,601
2$52,373$56,366$63,697
3$53,289$57,352$64,812
4$54,222$58,356$65,946
5$55,848$60,106$67,924
6$56,826$61,159$69,112
7$57,819$62,228$70,322
8$58,831$63,318$71,552
9$59,861$64,426$72,805
10$61,657$66,358$74,989
11$62,582$67,354$76,114
12$63,521$68,364$77,256
13$64,473$69,389$78,414
14$65,441$70,430$79,591
15$67,403$72,543$81,979
16$68,414$73,631$83,208
17$69,441$74,736$84,456
18$70,483$75,857$85,723
19$71,539$76,994$87,008
20$73,686$79,304$89,619
21$74,792$80,494$90,964
22$75,913$81,701$92,328
23$77,052$82,927$93,713
24$78,207$84,170$95,118
25$80,554$86,696$97,972
26$81,763$87,996$99,442
27$82,989$89,316$100,933
28$84,233$90,656$102,447
29$85,497$92,016$103,984
30$86,779$93,396$105,543

Jefferson County Public Schools

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Jefferson County Public Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$49,480$56,152$65,703
1$50,371$57,038$66,597
2$51,262$57,927$67,480
3$52,143$58,813$68,369
4$55,263$61,131$69,260
5$56,152$61,482$71,038
6$57,486$63,259$72,813
7$58,370$65,037$74,591
8$60,150$66,817$76,373
9$61,923$68,592$78,146
10$63,703$70,370$79,921
11$67,263$73,927$83,479
12$69,038$75,705$85,259
13$70,815$77,477$87,041
14$72,593$79,260$88,814
15$74,368$81,040$90,591
16$77,928$84,595$94,142
17$80,597$87,254$96,810
18$80,597$87,254$96,810
19$80,597$87,254$96,810
20$82,372$89,037$98,588
21$82,372$89,037$98,588
22$82,372$89,037$98,588
23$82,372$89,037$98,588
24$82,372$89,037$98,588
25$83,701$90,369$99,925

Kenton County School District

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Kenton County School District · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$52,974$55,376Not published
1$53,826$56,410Not published
2$54,676$57,443Not published
3$55,526$58,475Not published
4$56,378$59,507Not published
5$57,228$60,542Not published
6$58,079$61,574Not published
7$58,930$62,607Not published
8$59,780$63,640Not published
9$60,631$64,674Not published
10$61,482$65,706Not published
11$62,332$66,738Not published
12$63,183$67,771Not published
13$64,034$68,804Not published
14$64,884$69,838Not published
15$65,856$70,962Not published
16$66,828$72,085Not published
17$67,800$73,209Not published
18$68,772$74,334Not published
19$69,744$75,458Not published
20$70,717$76,582Not published
21$71,690$77,706Not published
22$72,662$78,830Not published
23$73,754$80,228Not published
24$74,848$81,625Not published
25$75,942$83,022Not published
26$77,035$84,420Not published
27$78,130$85,818Not published
28$79,223$87,215Not published
29$80,318$88,613Not published
30$81,411$90,011Not published

Boone County Schools

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Boone County Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$53,575$56,818Not published
1$53,883$57,803Not published
2$54,190$58,788Not published
3$55,175$59,772Not published
4$56,160$60,757Not published
5$57,145$61,742Not published
6$58,130$62,728Not published
7$59,115$63,726Not published
8$60,100$64,746Not published
9$61,086$65,767Not published
10$62,072$66,787Not published
11$63,071$67,807Not published
12$64,090$68,827Not published
13$65,111$69,847Not published
14$66,130$70,867Not published
15$67,150$71,887Not published
16$68,171$72,907Not published
17$69,190$73,927Not published
18$70,211$74,947Not published
19$71,230$75,967Not published
20$72,250$76,987Not published
21$73,271$78,007Not published
22$74,290$79,027Not published
23$75,311$80,047Not published
24$76,330$81,068Not published
25$77,351$82,087Not published
26$78,371$83,107Not published
27$79,390$84,127Not published
28$79,765$84,502Not published
29$80,139$84,877Not published
30$80,519$85,256Not published

Oldham County Schools

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Oldham County Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$50,233$55,913Not published
1$50,827$56,508Not published
2$51,426$57,158Not published
3$52,052$57,780Not published
4$52,679$58,411Not published
5$53,302$59,047Not published
6$55,441$61,185Not published
7$57,579$63,323Not published
8$58,175$64,014Not published
9$58,816$64,665Not published
10$59,458$65,314Not published
11$60,099$65,965Not published
12$60,876$66,741Not published
13$61,652$67,516Not published
14$63,129$69,192Not published
15$63,789$69,859Not published
16$64,449$70,528Not published
17$65,111$71,197Not published
18$65,443$71,528Not published
19$65,775$71,860Not published
20$66,689$72,817Not published
21$67,349$73,488Not published
22$68,010$74,155Not published
23$68,671$74,859Not published
24$69,002$75,190Not published
25$69,332$75,521Not published
26$70,001$76,162Not published
27$70,659$76,835Not published
28$71,744$77,918Not published
29$72,828$79,003Not published
30$73,912$80,088Not published
31$74,996$81,171Not published
32$76,080$82,256Not published
33$77,165$83,340Not published

Bullitt County Public Schools

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Bullitt County Public Schools · 2025-26 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$46,179$51,629Not published
1$47,090$52,491Not published
2$48,166$53,584Not published
3$49,248$54,669Not published
4$51,629$56,984Not published
5$51,873$57,321Not published
6$52,951$58,412Not published
7$54,028$59,504Not published
8$55,103$60,591Not published
9$56,185$61,687Not published
10$58,514$63,966Not published
11$58,811$64,371Not published
12$59,893$65,491Not published
13$60,969$66,615Not published
14$62,043$67,733Not published
15$63,611$69,336Not published
16$64,720$70,462Not published
17$65,827$71,582Not published
18$66,935$72,693Not published
19$68,039$73,814Not published
20$69,146$74,939Not published
21$70,528$76,439Not published
22$71,237$77,208Not published
23$71,950$77,979Not published
24$72,670$78,759Not published
25$73,397$79,547Not published
26$74,131$80,343Not published
27$74,872$81,147Not published

Hardin County Schools

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Hardin County Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$47,041$51,189Not published
1$47,362$51,677Not published
2$48,004$52,408Not published
3$48,887$53,376Not published
4$49,783$54,364Not published
5$50,700$55,374Not published
6$51,636$56,399Not published
7$52,588$58,011Not published
8$53,562$59,080Not published
9$54,552$60,170Not published
10$55,563$61,281Not published
11$56,594$62,419Not published
12$57,647$63,575Not published
13$58,720$64,192Not published
14$59,817$65,399Not published
15$60,934$66,630Not published
16$62,074$67,880Not published
17$63,234$69,160Not published
18$64,419$70,464Not published
19$65,630$71,794Not published
20$66,862$73,150Not published
21$68,119$74,534Not published
22$68,459$74,906Not published
23$68,790$75,237Not published
24$69,120$75,567Not published
25$69,451$75,898Not published
26$69,782$76,229Not published
27$70,113$76,560Not published
28$71,041$76,890Not published
29$71,394$77,769Not published
30$72,822$79,324Not published

Warren County Public Schools

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Warren County Public Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$47,940$53,040Not published
1$48,797$54,101Not published
2$49,592$55,162Not published
3$50,388$56,222Not published
4$53,040$57,363Not published
5$53,591$58,510Not published
6$54,111$59,095Not published
7$55,162$59,686Not published
8$55,957$60,282Not published
9$56,753$60,886Not published
10$60,466$65,586Not published
11$60,768$66,012Not published
12$61,224$66,541Not published
13$61,710$67,073Not published
14$62,220$67,610Not published
15$62,807$68,285Not published
16$63,036$68,627Not published
17$63,260$68,901Not published
18$63,531$69,177Not published
19$63,848$69,523Not published
20$64,158$70,013Not published
21$64,488$70,331Not published
22$64,811$70,543Not published
23$65,158$70,861Not published
24$65,372$71,074Not published
25$65,729$71,500Not published
26$66,020$71,786Not published
27$66,350$72,073Not published
28$66,681$72,362Not published
29$67,015$72,615Not published
30$67,891$73,440Not published

Madison County Schools

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Madison County Schools · 2025-26 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$45,900$49,347Not published
1$46,160$49,605Not published
2$46,416$49,862Not published
3$46,676$50,122Not published
4$49,462$53,921Not published
5$49,785$54,142Not published
6$50,041$54,358Not published
7$50,299$54,572Not published
8$50,559$54,792Not published
9$50,816$55,039Not published
10$55,585$60,508Not published
11$55,793$60,728Not published
12$56,000$60,945Not published
13$56,208$61,152Not published
14$56,416$61,359Not published
15$58,304$63,305Not published
16$58,569$63,570Not published
17$58,835$63,836Not published
18$59,100$64,101Not published
19$59,365$64,366Not published
20$62,215$66,823Not published
21$63,500$68,751Not published
22$63,821$68,965Not published
23$65,156$69,228Not published
24$65,477$69,657Not published
25$67,123$71,316Not published
26$67,444$71,638Not published
27$68,440$72,528Not published
28$68,761$72,742Not published
29$69,083$72,957Not published
30$69,939$73,278Not published

Daviess County Public Schools

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Daviess County Public Schools · 2025-26 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$45,429$47,243Not published
1$45,570$47,646Not published
2$45,713$48,101Not published
3$45,858$48,603Not published
4$47,433$50,243Not published
5$47,725$51,671Not published
6$47,865$52,927Not published
7$48,242$53,469Not published
8$48,937$54,172Not published
9$49,631$54,870Not published
10$50,725$56,399Not published
11$51,827$57,816Not published
12$52,148$59,260Not published
13$53,026$60,492Not published
14$53,903$61,799Not published
15$55,183$65,007Not published
16$56,415$66,828Not published
17$57,511$68,270Not published
18$57,511$68,270Not published
19$59,454$68,270Not published
20$60,346$69,390Not published
21$60,705$69,750Not published

District pay rankings.

Ranked by highest published maximum across degree lanes. Annual base pay, by education level. Years and contract terms can differ; open each schedule before comparing.

Select a column heading to sort. Scroll the table horizontally for more columns. Missing values are marked “Not published”.

Kentucky district salary comparison
Official source
Fayette County Public SchoolsLexington2026-27$50,586$54,443$86,779$93,396$105,543Schedule ↗ for Fayette County Public Schools
Jefferson County Public SchoolsLouisville2026-27$49,480$56,152$83,701$90,369$99,925Schedule ↗ for Jefferson County Public Schools
Kenton County School DistrictFort Wright2026-27$52,974$55,376$81,411$90,011Not publishedSchedule ↗ for Kenton County School District
Boone County SchoolsFlorence2026-27$53,575$56,818$80,519$85,256Not publishedSchedule ↗ for Boone County Schools
Oldham County SchoolsCrestwood2026-27$50,233$55,913$77,165$83,340Not publishedSchedule ↗ for Oldham County Schools
Bullitt County Public SchoolsShepherdsville2025-26$46,179$51,629$74,872$81,147Not publishedSchedule ↗ for Bullitt County Public Schools
Hardin County SchoolsElizabethtown2026-27$47,041$51,189$72,822$79,324Not publishedSchedule ↗ for Hardin County Schools
Warren County Public SchoolsBowling Green2026-27$47,940$53,040$67,891$73,440Not publishedSchedule ↗ for Warren County Public Schools
Madison County SchoolsRichmond2025-26$45,900$49,347$69,939$73,278Not publishedSchedule ↗ for Madison County Schools
Daviess County Public SchoolsOwensboro2025-26$45,429$47,243$60,705$69,750Not publishedSchedule ↗ for Daviess County Public Schools

10 districts shown

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The district picture

Starting pay to top pay

Largest districts included in this guide, sorted by published top pay. Starting pay is the bachelor’s entry rate; top pay is the highest published maximum across degree lanes.

━ Bachelor’s start▨ Top pay · all degree lanes
Fayette County Public Schools2026-27

BA start $50,586

Top $105,543

Jefferson County Public Schools2026-27

BA start $49,480

Top $99,925

Kenton County School District2026-27

BA start $52,974

Top $90,011

Boone County Schools2026-27

BA start $53,575

Top $85,256

Oldham County Schools2026-27

BA start $50,233

Top $83,340

Bullitt County Public Schools2025-26

BA start $46,179

Top $81,147

Hardin County Schools2026-27

BA start $47,041

Top $79,324

Warren County Public Schools2026-27

BA start $47,940

Top $73,440

Madison County Schools2025-26

BA start $45,900

Top $73,278

Daviess County Public Schools2025-26

BA start $45,429

Top $69,750

Annual base salary on a shared zero-based scale. Top pay can require advanced qualifications and many years of service. Missing values are not zero.
View district chart data
Published district pay
DistrictYearBA startTop pay
Fayette County Public Schools2026-27$50,586$105,543
Jefferson County Public Schools2026-27$49,480$99,925
Kenton County School District2026-27$52,974$90,011
Boone County Schools2026-27$53,575$85,256
Oldham County Schools2026-27$50,233$83,340
Bullitt County Public Schools2025-26$46,179$81,147
Hardin County Schools2026-27$47,041$79,324
Warren County Public Schools2026-27$47,940$73,440
Madison County Schools2025-26$45,900$73,278
Daviess County Public Schools2025-26$45,429$69,750

Experience & progression

How pay grows by step

Bachelor’s lane · 5 districts with numeric step data

$0k$25k$50k$75k$100k08152330Experience stepJefferson County Public Schools: step 0, $49,480Jefferson County Public Schools: step 1, $50,371Jefferson County Public Schools: step 2, $51,262Jefferson County Public Schools: step 3, $52,143Jefferson County Public Schools: step 4, $55,263Jefferson County Public Schools: step 5, $56,152Jefferson County Public Schools: step 6, $57,486Jefferson County Public Schools: step 7, $58,370Jefferson County Public Schools: step 8, $60,150Jefferson County Public Schools: step 9, $61,923Jefferson County Public Schools: step 10, $63,703Jefferson County Public Schools: step 11, $67,263Jefferson County Public Schools: step 12, $69,038Jefferson County Public Schools: step 13, $70,815Jefferson County Public Schools: step 14, $72,593Jefferson County Public Schools: step 15, $74,368Jefferson County Public Schools: step 16, $77,928Jefferson County Public Schools: step 17, $80,597Jefferson County Public Schools: step 18, $80,597Jefferson County Public Schools: step 19, $80,597Jefferson County Public Schools: step 20, $82,372Jefferson County Public Schools: step 21, $82,372Jefferson County Public Schools: step 22, $82,372Jefferson County Public Schools: step 23, $82,372Jefferson County Public Schools: step 24, $82,372Jefferson County Public Schools: step 25, $83,701Fayette County Public Schools: step 0, $50,586Fayette County Public Schools: step 1, $51,472Fayette County Public Schools: step 2, $52,373Fayette County Public Schools: step 3, $53,289Fayette County Public Schools: step 4, $54,222Fayette County Public Schools: step 5, $55,848Fayette County Public Schools: step 6, $56,826Fayette County Public Schools: step 7, $57,819Fayette County Public Schools: step 8, $58,831Fayette County Public Schools: step 9, $59,861Fayette County Public Schools: step 10, $61,657Fayette County Public Schools: step 11, $62,582Fayette County Public Schools: step 12, $63,521Fayette County Public Schools: step 13, $64,473Fayette County Public Schools: step 14, $65,441Fayette County Public Schools: step 15, $67,403Fayette County Public Schools: step 16, $68,414Fayette County Public Schools: step 17, $69,441Fayette County Public Schools: step 18, $70,483Fayette County Public Schools: step 19, $71,539Fayette County Public Schools: step 20, $73,686Fayette County Public Schools: step 21, $74,792Fayette County Public Schools: step 22, $75,913Fayette County Public Schools: step 23, $77,052Fayette County Public Schools: step 24, $78,207Fayette County Public Schools: step 25, $80,554Fayette County Public Schools: step 26, $81,763Fayette County Public Schools: step 27, $82,989Fayette County Public Schools: step 28, $84,233Fayette County Public Schools: step 29, $85,497Fayette County Public Schools: step 30, $86,779Boone County Schools: step 0, $53,575Boone County Schools: step 1, $53,883Boone County Schools: step 2, $54,190Boone County Schools: step 3, $55,175Boone County Schools: step 4, $56,160Boone County Schools: step 5, $57,145Boone County Schools: step 6, $58,130Boone County Schools: step 7, $59,115Boone County Schools: step 8, $60,100Boone County Schools: step 9, $61,086Boone County Schools: step 10, $62,072Boone County Schools: step 11, $63,071Boone County Schools: step 12, $64,090Boone County Schools: step 13, $65,111Boone County Schools: step 14, $66,130Boone County Schools: step 15, $67,150Boone County Schools: step 16, $68,171Boone County Schools: step 17, $69,190Boone County Schools: step 18, $70,211Boone County Schools: step 19, $71,230Boone County Schools: step 20, $72,250Boone County Schools: step 21, $73,271Boone County Schools: step 22, $74,290Boone County Schools: step 23, $75,311Boone County Schools: step 24, $76,330Boone County Schools: step 25, $77,351Boone County Schools: step 26, $78,371Boone County Schools: step 27, $79,390Boone County Schools: step 28, $79,765Boone County Schools: step 29, $80,139Boone County Schools: step 30, $80,519Warren County Public Schools: step 0, $47,940Warren County Public Schools: step 1, $48,797Warren County Public Schools: step 2, $49,592Warren County Public Schools: step 3, $50,388Warren County Public Schools: step 4, $53,040Warren County Public Schools: step 5, $53,591Warren County Public Schools: step 6, $54,111Warren County Public Schools: step 7, $55,162Warren County Public Schools: step 8, $55,957Warren County Public Schools: step 9, $56,753Warren County Public Schools: step 10, $60,466Warren County Public Schools: step 11, $60,768Warren County Public Schools: step 12, $61,224Warren County Public Schools: step 13, $61,710Warren County Public Schools: step 14, $62,220Warren County Public Schools: step 15, $62,807Warren County Public Schools: step 16, $63,036Warren County Public Schools: step 17, $63,260Warren County Public Schools: step 18, $63,531Warren County Public Schools: step 19, $63,848Warren County Public Schools: step 20, $64,158Warren County Public Schools: step 21, $64,488Warren County Public Schools: step 22, $64,811Warren County Public Schools: step 23, $65,158Warren County Public Schools: step 24, $65,372Warren County Public Schools: step 25, $65,729Warren County Public Schools: step 26, $66,020Warren County Public Schools: step 27, $66,350Warren County Public Schools: step 28, $66,681Warren County Public Schools: step 29, $67,015Warren County Public Schools: step 30, $67,891Hardin County Schools: step 0, $47,041Hardin County Schools: step 1, $47,362Hardin County Schools: step 2, $48,004Hardin County Schools: step 3, $48,887Hardin County Schools: step 4, $49,783Hardin County Schools: step 5, $50,700Hardin County Schools: step 6, $51,636Hardin County Schools: step 7, $52,588Hardin County Schools: step 8, $53,562Hardin County Schools: step 9, $54,552Hardin County Schools: step 10, $55,563Hardin County Schools: step 11, $56,594Hardin County Schools: step 12, $57,647Hardin County Schools: step 13, $58,720Hardin County Schools: step 14, $59,817Hardin County Schools: step 15, $60,934Hardin County Schools: step 16, $62,074Hardin County Schools: step 17, $63,234Hardin County Schools: step 18, $64,419Hardin County Schools: step 19, $65,630Hardin County Schools: step 20, $66,862Hardin County Schools: step 21, $68,119Hardin County Schools: step 22, $68,459Hardin County Schools: step 23, $68,790Hardin County Schools: step 24, $69,120Hardin County Schools: step 25, $69,451Hardin County Schools: step 26, $69,782Hardin County Schools: step 27, $70,113Hardin County Schools: step 28, $71,041Hardin County Schools: step 29, $71,394Hardin County Schools: step 30, $72,822
  • Jefferson County Public Schools2026-27
  • Fayette County Public Schools2026-27
  • Boone County Schools2026-27
  • Warren County Public Schools2026-27
  • Hardin County Schools2026-27
Lines connect published observations, not estimated salaries for missing steps. A step is not always a year of service. District placement rules and schedule years vary.
View step progression data
Bachelor’s lane by published step
DistrictStepAnnual pay
Jefferson County Public Schools0$49,480
Jefferson County Public Schools1$50,371
Jefferson County Public Schools2$51,262
Jefferson County Public Schools3$52,143
Jefferson County Public Schools4$55,263
Jefferson County Public Schools5$56,152
Jefferson County Public Schools6$57,486
Jefferson County Public Schools7$58,370
Jefferson County Public Schools8$60,150
Jefferson County Public Schools9$61,923
Jefferson County Public Schools10$63,703
Jefferson County Public Schools11$67,263
Jefferson County Public Schools12$69,038
Jefferson County Public Schools13$70,815
Jefferson County Public Schools14$72,593
Jefferson County Public Schools15$74,368
Jefferson County Public Schools16$77,928
Jefferson County Public Schools17$80,597
Jefferson County Public Schools18$80,597
Jefferson County Public Schools19$80,597
Jefferson County Public Schools20$82,372
Jefferson County Public Schools21$82,372
Jefferson County Public Schools22$82,372
Jefferson County Public Schools23$82,372
Jefferson County Public Schools24$82,372
Jefferson County Public Schools25$83,701
Fayette County Public Schools0$50,586
Fayette County Public Schools1$51,472
Fayette County Public Schools2$52,373
Fayette County Public Schools3$53,289
Fayette County Public Schools4$54,222
Fayette County Public Schools5$55,848
Fayette County Public Schools6$56,826
Fayette County Public Schools7$57,819
Fayette County Public Schools8$58,831
Fayette County Public Schools9$59,861
Fayette County Public Schools10$61,657
Fayette County Public Schools11$62,582
Fayette County Public Schools12$63,521
Fayette County Public Schools13$64,473
Fayette County Public Schools14$65,441
Fayette County Public Schools15$67,403
Fayette County Public Schools16$68,414
Fayette County Public Schools17$69,441
Fayette County Public Schools18$70,483
Fayette County Public Schools19$71,539
Fayette County Public Schools20$73,686
Fayette County Public Schools21$74,792
Fayette County Public Schools22$75,913
Fayette County Public Schools23$77,052
Fayette County Public Schools24$78,207
Fayette County Public Schools25$80,554
Fayette County Public Schools26$81,763
Fayette County Public Schools27$82,989
Fayette County Public Schools28$84,233
Fayette County Public Schools29$85,497
Fayette County Public Schools30$86,779
Boone County Schools0$53,575
Boone County Schools1$53,883
Boone County Schools2$54,190
Boone County Schools3$55,175
Boone County Schools4$56,160
Boone County Schools5$57,145
Boone County Schools6$58,130
Boone County Schools7$59,115
Boone County Schools8$60,100
Boone County Schools9$61,086
Boone County Schools10$62,072
Boone County Schools11$63,071
Boone County Schools12$64,090
Boone County Schools13$65,111
Boone County Schools14$66,130
Boone County Schools15$67,150
Boone County Schools16$68,171
Boone County Schools17$69,190
Boone County Schools18$70,211
Boone County Schools19$71,230
Boone County Schools20$72,250
Boone County Schools21$73,271
Boone County Schools22$74,290
Boone County Schools23$75,311
Boone County Schools24$76,330
Boone County Schools25$77,351
Boone County Schools26$78,371
Boone County Schools27$79,390
Boone County Schools28$79,765
Boone County Schools29$80,139
Boone County Schools30$80,519
Warren County Public Schools0$47,940
Warren County Public Schools1$48,797
Warren County Public Schools2$49,592
Warren County Public Schools3$50,388
Warren County Public Schools4$53,040
Warren County Public Schools5$53,591
Warren County Public Schools6$54,111
Warren County Public Schools7$55,162
Warren County Public Schools8$55,957
Warren County Public Schools9$56,753
Warren County Public Schools10$60,466
Warren County Public Schools11$60,768
Warren County Public Schools12$61,224
Warren County Public Schools13$61,710
Warren County Public Schools14$62,220
Warren County Public Schools15$62,807
Warren County Public Schools16$63,036
Warren County Public Schools17$63,260
Warren County Public Schools18$63,531
Warren County Public Schools19$63,848
Warren County Public Schools20$64,158
Warren County Public Schools21$64,488
Warren County Public Schools22$64,811
Warren County Public Schools23$65,158
Warren County Public Schools24$65,372
Warren County Public Schools25$65,729
Warren County Public Schools26$66,020
Warren County Public Schools27$66,350
Warren County Public Schools28$66,681
Warren County Public Schools29$67,015
Warren County Public Schools30$67,891
Hardin County Schools0$47,041
Hardin County Schools1$47,362
Hardin County Schools2$48,004
Hardin County Schools3$48,887
Hardin County Schools4$49,783
Hardin County Schools5$50,700
Hardin County Schools6$51,636
Hardin County Schools7$52,588
Hardin County Schools8$53,562
Hardin County Schools9$54,552
Hardin County Schools10$55,563
Hardin County Schools11$56,594
Hardin County Schools12$57,647
Hardin County Schools13$58,720
Hardin County Schools14$59,817
Hardin County Schools15$60,934
Hardin County Schools16$62,074
Hardin County Schools17$63,234
Hardin County Schools18$64,419
Hardin County Schools19$65,630
Hardin County Schools20$66,862
Hardin County Schools21$68,119
Hardin County Schools22$68,459
Hardin County Schools23$68,790
Hardin County Schools24$69,120
Hardin County Schools25$69,451
Hardin County Schools26$69,782
Hardin County Schools27$70,113
Hardin County Schools28$71,041
Hardin County Schools29$71,394
Hardin County Schools30$72,822

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Salary in context

Kentucky average$60,594
NEA 2024-25 · Source
State minimum$29,804
See state minimum terms below · Source
National average$74,495
Reporting year not published · Source
Average pay describes the workforce; a minimum is a floor subject to state rules. These measures can cover different years and are not equivalent starting offers.
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State and national salary measures
MeasureAmountContext
Kentucky average$60,594NEA 2024-25
State minimum$29,804See state minimum terms below
National average$74,495Reporting year not published

State minimum salary

$29,804

Kentucky's state minimum salary schedule (KRS 157.390) sets base pay by rank and years of experience; every district must pay at least this much. The figure shown is the 2025-26 minimum for Rank III (bachelor's) with 0-3 years, $29,803.63, from the Kentucky Department of Education's historical minimum schedules; the 2025-26 schedule added 0%, and no 2026-27 schedule had been posted as of 2026-10-28. Rank II (master's) starts at $33,212.87 and Rank I at $36,558.27; the Rank III 20-plus-years minimum is $39,431.23. NEA average salary and average starting salary are FY 2024-25. Districts are the 10 largest by KDE 2024-25 student membership (all grades, including preschool). Kentucky pays by certification rank: Rank III = bachelor's, Rank II = master's, Rank I = master's plus 30 hours; several districts pay a doctorate as a supplement rather than a separate lane. Day counts differ by district (187 to 189 days where stated). Bullitt, Madison and Daviess post no schedule online, so their 2025-26 figures come from KDE's statewide certified salary schedule report.

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Match the school year, degree lane and credited experience. The published maximum is not a promise of starting placement. Confirm contract days, supplements and eligibility in each district’s official schedule.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Kentucky district salary schedules?

Use the district comparison table on this page to open a district guide and its official salary schedule. Each source is linked with a verification date.

Does a master’s degree change the salary?

Check the master’s lane in the district’s published schedule. Degree supplements and placement rules vary; a missing value here does not mean there is no additional pay.

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