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2026-27 · State salary guide

MississippiTeacher salary schedules 2026-27

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Starting pay$44,730
Top pay$85,385

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

Average salary
$54,975NEA 2024-25
Starting salary
$43,814NEA 2024-25
State minimum
$43,500See state terms
Districts sourced
12Official schedules

Mississippi teachers averaged $54,975 in 2024-25 per NEA, 51st in the nation, with an average starting salary of $43,814.

Mississippi teachers averaged $54,975 in 2024-25 per NEA, 51st in the nation, with an average starting salary of $43,814. A 2026 law (SB 2103) sets the 2026-27 state minimum at $43,500 for a new teacher with a bachelor's degree, rising to $62,800 after 35 years. Most large districts add a local supplement: among those posting 2026-27 schedules, starting bachelor's pay runs from $46,200 in Vicksburg Warren to $51,201 in DeSoto County, and top pay reaches $85,385 for a doctorate in Biloxi.

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Your pay, step by step.

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

Biloxi Public School District

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Biloxi Public School District · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$49,610$51,290$53,656
1$50,010$51,815$54,256
2$50,410$52,340$54,856
3$50,755$52,865$55,456
4$51,155$53,390$56,056
5$52,355$54,640$57,406
6$52,755$55,165$58,006
7$53,155$55,690$58,606
8$53,555$56,215$59,206
9$53,955$56,740$59,806
10$55,155$57,990$61,156
11$55,555$58,515$61,756
12$55,955$59,040$62,356
13$56,355$59,565$62,956
14$56,755$60,090$63,556
15$57,955$61,340$64,906
16$58,355$61,865$65,506
17$58,755$62,390$66,106
18$59,155$62,915$66,706
19$59,555$63,440$67,306
20$61,150$64,690$68,656
21$61,965$65,625$69,666
22$62,740$66,525$70,641
23$63,535$67,445$71,636
24$64,330$68,365$72,631
25$67,225$71,260$75,526
26$68,020$72,180$76,521
27$68,815$73,100$77,516
28$69,610$74,020$78,511
29$70,405$74,940$79,506
30$71,200$75,860$80,616
31$71,995$76,780$81,611
32$72,395$77,305$82,211
33$72,795$77,830$82,811
34$73,195$78,355$83,411
35$74,485$79,935$85,385

Pascagoula-Gautier School District

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Pascagoula-Gautier School District · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$50,110$51,866$54,794
1$50,510$52,423$55,418
2$50,910$52,980$56,072
3$51,332$53,536$56,709
4$51,757$54,093$57,523
5$52,983$55,375$58,941
6$53,410$55,931$59,584
7$54,057$56,727$60,266
8$54,704$57,521$61,157
9$55,350$58,315$62,048
10$56,798$59,834$63,688
11$57,223$60,391$64,327
12$57,649$60,947$64,961
13$58,074$61,504$65,604
14$58,758$62,061$66,243
15$59,973$63,343$67,629
16$60,388$64,183$68,268
17$60,803$64,728$69,236
18$61,218$65,273$69,860
19$61,632$65,817$70,484
20$62,847$67,087$71,858
21$63,262$67,632$72,482
22$63,677$68,177$73,105
23$64,092$68,722$73,729
24$64,507$69,266$74,353
25$67,076$71,848$76,939
26$67,483$72,383$77,551
27$67,891$72,918$78,162
28$68,298$73,453$78,774
29$68,706$73,988$79,386
30$69,113$74,522$79,998
31$69,521$75,057$80,610
32$69,928$75,592$81,222
33$70,335$76,127$81,834
34$70,743$76,662$82,446
35$71,150$77,197$83,058

DeSoto County School District

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DeSoto 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$51,201$52,701$55,201
1$51,601$53,226$55,801
2$52,001$53,751$56,401
3$52,401$54,276$57,001
4$52,801$54,801$57,601
5$54,078$56,128$59,028
6$54,478$56,653$59,628
7$54,878$57,178$60,228
8$55,278$57,703$60,828
9$55,678$58,228$61,428
10$56,954$59,554$62,854
11$57,354$60,079$63,454
12$57,754$60,604$64,054
13$58,154$61,129$64,654
14$58,554$61,654$65,254
15$59,831$62,981$66,681
16$60,231$63,506$67,281
17$60,631$64,031$67,881
18$61,031$64,556$68,481
19$61,431$65,081$69,081
20$62,707$66,407$70,507
21$63,107$66,932$71,107
22$63,507$67,457$71,707
23$63,907$67,982$72,307
24$64,307$68,507$72,907
25$67,384$71,584$75,984
26$67,784$72,109$76,584
27$68,184$72,634$77,184
28$68,584$73,159$77,784
29$68,984$73,684$78,384
30$69,384$74,209$78,984
31$69,784$74,734$79,584
32$70,184$75,259$80,184
33$70,584$75,784$80,784
34$70,984$76,309$81,384
35$71,384$76,834$81,984

Harrison County School District

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Harrison 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$48,415$49,940$52,440
1$48,840$50,490$53,065
2$49,265$51,040$53,690
3$49,690$51,590$54,315
4$50,115$52,140$54,940
5$51,365$53,440$56,365
6$51,815$54,015$57,040
7$52,265$54,590$57,715
8$52,715$55,165$58,390
9$53,190$55,765$59,090
10$54,465$57,115$60,540
11$54,940$57,740$61,240
12$55,415$58,365$61,940
13$55,890$58,990$62,640
14$56,365$59,615$63,340
15$57,640$60,965$64,790
16$58,115$61,590$65,490
17$58,590$62,215$66,190
18$59,065$62,840$66,890
19$59,540$63,465$67,590
20$60,815$64,815$69,040
21$61,290$65,440$69,740
22$61,765$66,065$70,440
23$62,240$66,690$71,140
24$62,715$67,315$71,840
25$65,290$69,915$74,440
26$65,765$70,540$75,140
27$66,240$71,165$75,840
28$66,715$71,790$76,540
29$67,190$72,415$77,240
30$67,665$73,040$77,940
31$68,165$73,665$78,640
32$68,565$74,190$79,240
33$68,965$74,715$79,840
34$69,365$75,240$80,440
35$69,765$75,765$81,040

Jackson Public Schools

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Jackson Public Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$48,500$50,000$52,500
1$48,901$50,525$53,100
2$49,302$51,050$53,700
3$49,703$51,575$54,300
4$50,104$52,100$54,900
5$51,305$53,350$56,250
6$51,706$53,875$56,850
7$52,107$54,400$57,450
8$52,508$54,925$58,050
9$52,909$55,450$58,650
10$54,110$56,700$60,000
11$54,511$57,225$60,600
12$54,912$57,750$61,200
13$55,313$58,275$61,800
14$55,714$58,800$62,400
15$56,915$60,050$63,750
16$57,316$60,575$64,350
17$57,717$61,100$64,950
18$58,118$61,625$65,661
19$58,519$62,150$66,355
20$59,970$63,650$67,798
21$60,371$64,175$68,492
22$60,772$64,700$69,185
23$61,173$65,225$69,776
24$61,574$65,750$70,366
25$64,075$68,250$73,143
26$64,476$68,775$73,831
27$64,877$69,300$74,431
28$65,278$69,825$75,031
29$65,679$70,350$75,631
30$66,330$71,125$76,231
31$66,731$71,650$76,831
32$67,132$72,175$77,431
33$67,533$72,700$78,031
34$67,934$73,225$78,631
35$68,300$73,750$79,231

Jackson County School District

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Jackson County School District · 2025-26 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$44,730$46,330$49,030
1$45,200$46,930$49,715
2$45,670$47,530$50,400
3$46,140$48,130$51,085
4$46,610$48,730$51,770
5$47,880$50,055$53,205
6$48,350$50,655$53,890
7$48,820$51,255$54,575
8$49,290$51,855$55,260
9$49,760$52,455$55,945
10$51,030$53,780$57,380
11$51,500$54,380$58,065
12$51,970$54,980$58,750
13$52,440$55,580$59,435
14$52,910$56,180$60,120
15$54,180$57,505$61,555
16$54,650$58,105$62,240
17$55,120$58,705$62,925
18$55,590$59,305$63,610
19$56,060$59,905$64,295
20$57,330$61,230$65,730
21$57,800$61,830$66,415
22$58,270$62,430$67,100
23$58,740$63,030$67,785
24$59,210$63,630$68,470
25$61,780$66,205$71,055
26$62,250$66,805$71,740
27$62,720$67,405$72,425
28$63,190$68,005$73,110
29$63,660$68,605$73,795
30$64,130$69,205$74,480
31$64,600$69,805$75,165
32$65,070$70,405$75,850
33$65,540$71,005$76,535
34$66,010$71,605$77,220
35$66,480$72,205$77,905

Vicksburg Warren School District

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Vicksburg Warren School District · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$46,200$48,400$52,000
1$46,600$48,925$52,600
2$47,000$49,450$53,200
3$47,400$49,975$53,800
4$47,800$50,500$54,400
5$49,000$51,750$55,750
6$49,400$52,275$56,350
7$49,800$52,800$56,950
8$50,200$53,325$57,550
9$50,600$53,850$58,150
10$51,800$55,100$59,500
11$52,200$55,625$60,100
12$52,600$56,150$60,700
13$53,000$56,675$61,300
14$53,400$57,200$61,900
15$54,600$58,450$63,250
16$55,000$58,975$63,850
17$55,400$59,500$64,450
18$55,800$60,025$65,050
19$56,200$60,550$65,650
20$57,400$61,800$67,000
21$57,800$62,325$67,600
22$58,200$62,850$68,200
23$58,600$63,375$68,800
24$59,000$63,900$69,400
25$61,500$66,400$71,900
26$61,900$66,925$72,500
27$62,300$67,450$73,100
28$62,700$67,975$73,700
29$63,100$68,500$74,300
30$63,500$69,025$74,900
31$63,900$69,550$75,500
32$64,300$70,075$76,100
33$64,700$70,600$76,700
34$65,100$71,125$77,300
35$65,500$71,650$77,900

Madison County School District

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Madison County School District · 2025-26 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$46,000$47,500$50,000
1$46,400$48,025$50,600
2$46,800$48,550$51,200
3$47,200$49,075$51,800
4$47,600$49,600$52,400
5$48,800$50,850$53,750
6$49,200$51,375$54,350
7$49,600$51,900$54,950
8$50,000$52,425$55,550
9$50,400$52,950$56,150
10$51,600$54,200$57,500
11$52,000$54,725$58,100
12$52,400$55,250$58,700
13$52,800$55,775$59,300
14$53,200$56,300$59,900
15$54,400$57,550$61,250
16$54,800$58,075$61,850
17$55,200$58,600$62,450
18$55,600$59,125$63,050
19$56,000$59,650$63,650
20$57,200$60,900$65,000
21$57,600$61,425$65,600
22$58,000$61,950$66,200
23$58,400$62,475$66,800
24$58,800$63,000$67,400
25$61,300$65,500$69,900
26$61,700$66,025$70,500
27$62,100$66,550$71,100
28$62,500$67,075$71,700
29$62,900$67,600$72,300
30$63,300$68,125$72,900
31$63,700$68,650$73,500
32$64,100$69,175$74,100
33$64,500$69,700$74,700
34$64,900$70,225$75,300
35$65,300$70,750$75,900

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.

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Mississippi district salary comparison
Official source
Biloxi Public School DistrictBiloxi2026-27$49,610$51,290$74,485$79,935$85,385Schedule ↗ for Biloxi Public School District
Pascagoula-Gautier School DistrictPascagoula2026-27$50,110$51,866$71,150$77,197$83,058Schedule ↗ for Pascagoula-Gautier School District
DeSoto County School DistrictHernando2026-27$51,201$52,701$71,384$76,834$81,984Schedule ↗ for DeSoto County School District
Harrison County School DistrictGulfport2026-27$48,415$49,940$69,765$75,765$81,040Schedule ↗ for Harrison County School District
Jackson Public SchoolsJackson2026-27$48,500$50,000$68,300$73,750$79,231Schedule ↗ for Jackson Public Schools
Jackson County School DistrictVancleave2025-26$44,730$46,330$66,480$72,205$77,905Schedule ↗ for Jackson County School District
Vicksburg Warren School DistrictVicksburg2026-27$46,200$48,400$65,500$71,650$77,900Schedule ↗ for Vicksburg Warren School District
Madison County School DistrictRidgeland2025-26$46,000$47,500$65,300$70,750$75,900Schedule ↗ for Madison County School District
Rankin County School DistrictBrandonNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedSchedule ↗ for Rankin County School District
Lamar County School DistrictPurvisNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedSchedule ↗ for Lamar County School District
Jones County School DistrictLaurelNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedSchedule ↗ for Jones County School District
Tupelo Public School DistrictTupeloNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedSchedule ↗ for Tupelo Public School District

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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
Biloxi Public School District2026-27

BA start $49,610

Top $85,385

Pascagoula-Gautier School District2026-27

BA start $50,110

Top $83,058

DeSoto County School District2026-27

BA start $51,201

Top $81,984

Harrison County School District2026-27

BA start $48,415

Top $81,040

Jackson Public Schools2026-27

BA start $48,500

Top $79,231

Jackson County School District2025-26

BA start $44,730

Top $77,905

Vicksburg Warren School District2026-27

BA start $46,200

Top $77,900

Madison County School District2025-26

BA start $46,000

Top $75,900

Rankin County School DistrictYear not published

Schedule not published

Lamar County School DistrictYear not published

Schedule not published

Jones County School DistrictYear not published

Schedule not published

Tupelo Public School DistrictYear not published

Schedule not published

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.
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Published district pay
DistrictYearBA startTop pay
Biloxi Public School District2026-27$49,610$85,385
Pascagoula-Gautier School District2026-27$50,110$83,058
DeSoto County School District2026-27$51,201$81,984
Harrison County School District2026-27$48,415$81,040
Jackson Public Schools2026-27$48,500$79,231
Jackson County School District2025-26$44,730$77,905
Vicksburg Warren School District2026-27$46,200$77,900
Madison County School District2025-26$46,000$75,900
Rankin County School DistrictNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Lamar County School DistrictNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Jones County School DistrictNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Tupelo Public School DistrictNot publishedNot publishedNot published

Experience & progression

How pay grows by step

Bachelor’s lane · 5 districts with numeric step data

$0k$20k$40k$60k$80k09182635Experience stepDeSoto County School District: step 0, $51,201DeSoto County School District: step 1, $51,601DeSoto County School District: step 2, $52,001DeSoto County School District: step 3, $52,401DeSoto County School District: step 4, $52,801DeSoto County School District: step 5, $54,078DeSoto County School District: step 6, $54,478DeSoto County School District: step 7, $54,878DeSoto County School District: step 8, $55,278DeSoto County School District: step 9, $55,678DeSoto County School District: step 10, $56,954DeSoto County School District: step 11, $57,354DeSoto County School District: step 12, $57,754DeSoto County School District: step 13, $58,154DeSoto County School District: step 14, $58,554DeSoto County School District: step 15, $59,831DeSoto County School District: step 16, $60,231DeSoto County School District: step 17, $60,631DeSoto County School District: step 18, $61,031DeSoto County School District: step 19, $61,431DeSoto County School District: step 20, $62,707DeSoto County School District: step 21, $63,107DeSoto County School District: step 22, $63,507DeSoto County School District: step 23, $63,907DeSoto County School District: step 24, $64,307DeSoto County School District: step 25, $67,384DeSoto County School District: step 26, $67,784DeSoto County School District: step 27, $68,184DeSoto County School District: step 28, $68,584DeSoto County School District: step 29, $68,984DeSoto County School District: step 30, $69,384DeSoto County School District: step 31, $69,784DeSoto County School District: step 32, $70,184DeSoto County School District: step 33, $70,584DeSoto County School District: step 34, $70,984DeSoto County School District: step 35, $71,384Jackson Public Schools: step 0, $48,500Jackson Public Schools: step 1, $48,901Jackson Public Schools: step 2, $49,302Jackson Public Schools: step 3, $49,703Jackson Public Schools: step 4, $50,104Jackson Public Schools: step 5, $51,305Jackson Public Schools: step 6, $51,706Jackson Public Schools: step 7, $52,107Jackson Public Schools: step 8, $52,508Jackson Public Schools: step 9, $52,909Jackson Public Schools: step 10, $54,110Jackson Public Schools: step 11, $54,511Jackson Public Schools: step 12, $54,912Jackson Public Schools: step 13, $55,313Jackson Public Schools: step 14, $55,714Jackson Public Schools: step 15, $56,915Jackson Public Schools: step 16, $57,316Jackson Public Schools: step 17, $57,717Jackson Public Schools: step 18, $58,118Jackson Public Schools: step 19, $58,519Jackson Public Schools: step 20, $59,970Jackson Public Schools: step 21, $60,371Jackson Public Schools: step 22, $60,772Jackson Public Schools: step 23, $61,173Jackson Public Schools: step 24, $61,574Jackson Public Schools: step 25, $64,075Jackson Public Schools: step 26, $64,476Jackson Public Schools: step 27, $64,877Jackson Public Schools: step 28, $65,278Jackson Public Schools: step 29, $65,679Jackson Public Schools: step 30, $66,330Jackson Public Schools: step 31, $66,731Jackson Public Schools: step 32, $67,132Jackson Public Schools: step 33, $67,533Jackson Public Schools: step 34, $67,934Jackson Public Schools: step 35, $68,300Harrison County School District: step 0, $48,415Harrison County School District: step 1, $48,840Harrison County School District: step 2, $49,265Harrison County School District: step 3, $49,690Harrison County School District: step 4, $50,115Harrison County School District: step 5, $51,365Harrison County School District: step 6, $51,815Harrison County School District: step 7, $52,265Harrison County School District: step 8, $52,715Harrison County School District: step 9, $53,190Harrison County School District: step 10, $54,465Harrison County School District: step 11, $54,940Harrison County School District: step 12, $55,415Harrison County School District: step 13, $55,890Harrison County School District: step 14, $56,365Harrison County School District: step 15, $57,640Harrison County School District: step 16, $58,115Harrison County School District: step 17, $58,590Harrison County School District: step 18, $59,065Harrison County School District: step 19, $59,540Harrison County School District: step 20, $60,815Harrison County School District: step 21, $61,290Harrison County School District: step 22, $61,765Harrison County School District: step 23, $62,240Harrison County School District: step 24, $62,715Harrison County School District: step 25, $65,290Harrison County School District: step 26, $65,765Harrison County School District: step 27, $66,240Harrison County School District: step 28, $66,715Harrison County School District: step 29, $67,190Harrison County School District: step 30, $67,665Harrison County School District: step 31, $68,165Harrison County School District: step 32, $68,565Harrison County School District: step 33, $68,965Harrison County School District: step 34, $69,365Harrison County School District: step 35, $69,765Madison County School District: step 0, $46,000Madison County School District: step 1, $46,400Madison County School District: step 2, $46,800Madison County School District: step 3, $47,200Madison County School District: step 4, $47,600Madison County School District: step 5, $48,800Madison County School District: step 6, $49,200Madison County School District: step 7, $49,600Madison County School District: step 8, $50,000Madison County School District: step 9, $50,400Madison County School District: step 10, $51,600Madison County School District: step 11, $52,000Madison County School District: step 12, $52,400Madison County School District: step 13, $52,800Madison County School District: step 14, $53,200Madison County School District: step 15, $54,400Madison County School District: step 16, $54,800Madison County School District: step 17, $55,200Madison County School District: step 18, $55,600Madison County School District: step 19, $56,000Madison County School District: step 20, $57,200Madison County School District: step 21, $57,600Madison County School District: step 22, $58,000Madison County School District: step 23, $58,400Madison County School District: step 24, $58,800Madison County School District: step 25, $61,300Madison County School District: step 26, $61,700Madison County School District: step 27, $62,100Madison County School District: step 28, $62,500Madison County School District: step 29, $62,900Madison County School District: step 30, $63,300Madison County School District: step 31, $63,700Madison County School District: step 32, $64,100Madison County School District: step 33, $64,500Madison County School District: step 34, $64,900Madison County School District: step 35, $65,300Jackson County School District: step 0, $44,730Jackson County School District: step 1, $45,200Jackson County School District: step 2, $45,670Jackson County School District: step 3, $46,140Jackson County School District: step 4, $46,610Jackson County School District: step 5, $47,880Jackson County School District: step 6, $48,350Jackson County School District: step 7, $48,820Jackson County School District: step 8, $49,290Jackson County School District: step 9, $49,760Jackson County School District: step 10, $51,030Jackson County School District: step 11, $51,500Jackson County School District: step 12, $51,970Jackson County School District: step 13, $52,440Jackson County School District: step 14, $52,910Jackson County School District: step 15, $54,180Jackson County School District: step 16, $54,650Jackson County School District: step 17, $55,120Jackson County School District: step 18, $55,590Jackson County School District: step 19, $56,060Jackson County School District: step 20, $57,330Jackson County School District: step 21, $57,800Jackson County School District: step 22, $58,270Jackson County School District: step 23, $58,740Jackson County School District: step 24, $59,210Jackson County School District: step 25, $61,780Jackson County School District: step 26, $62,250Jackson County School District: step 27, $62,720Jackson County School District: step 28, $63,190Jackson County School District: step 29, $63,660Jackson County School District: step 30, $64,130Jackson County School District: step 31, $64,600Jackson County School District: step 32, $65,070Jackson County School District: step 33, $65,540Jackson County School District: step 34, $66,010Jackson County School District: step 35, $66,480
  • DeSoto County School District2026-27
  • Jackson Public Schools2026-27
  • Harrison County School District2026-27
  • Madison County School District2025-26
  • Jackson County School District2025-26
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.
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Bachelor’s lane by published step
DistrictStepAnnual pay
DeSoto County School District0$51,201
DeSoto County School District1$51,601
DeSoto County School District2$52,001
DeSoto County School District3$52,401
DeSoto County School District4$52,801
DeSoto County School District5$54,078
DeSoto County School District6$54,478
DeSoto County School District7$54,878
DeSoto County School District8$55,278
DeSoto County School District9$55,678
DeSoto County School District10$56,954
DeSoto County School District11$57,354
DeSoto County School District12$57,754
DeSoto County School District13$58,154
DeSoto County School District14$58,554
DeSoto County School District15$59,831
DeSoto County School District16$60,231
DeSoto County School District17$60,631
DeSoto County School District18$61,031
DeSoto County School District19$61,431
DeSoto County School District20$62,707
DeSoto County School District21$63,107
DeSoto County School District22$63,507
DeSoto County School District23$63,907
DeSoto County School District24$64,307
DeSoto County School District25$67,384
DeSoto County School District26$67,784
DeSoto County School District27$68,184
DeSoto County School District28$68,584
DeSoto County School District29$68,984
DeSoto County School District30$69,384
DeSoto County School District31$69,784
DeSoto County School District32$70,184
DeSoto County School District33$70,584
DeSoto County School District34$70,984
DeSoto County School District35$71,384
Jackson Public Schools0$48,500
Jackson Public Schools1$48,901
Jackson Public Schools2$49,302
Jackson Public Schools3$49,703
Jackson Public Schools4$50,104
Jackson Public Schools5$51,305
Jackson Public Schools6$51,706
Jackson Public Schools7$52,107
Jackson Public Schools8$52,508
Jackson Public Schools9$52,909
Jackson Public Schools10$54,110
Jackson Public Schools11$54,511
Jackson Public Schools12$54,912
Jackson Public Schools13$55,313
Jackson Public Schools14$55,714
Jackson Public Schools15$56,915
Jackson Public Schools16$57,316
Jackson Public Schools17$57,717
Jackson Public Schools18$58,118
Jackson Public Schools19$58,519
Jackson Public Schools20$59,970
Jackson Public Schools21$60,371
Jackson Public Schools22$60,772
Jackson Public Schools23$61,173
Jackson Public Schools24$61,574
Jackson Public Schools25$64,075
Jackson Public Schools26$64,476
Jackson Public Schools27$64,877
Jackson Public Schools28$65,278
Jackson Public Schools29$65,679
Jackson Public Schools30$66,330
Jackson Public Schools31$66,731
Jackson Public Schools32$67,132
Jackson Public Schools33$67,533
Jackson Public Schools34$67,934
Jackson Public Schools35$68,300
Harrison County School District0$48,415
Harrison County School District1$48,840
Harrison County School District2$49,265
Harrison County School District3$49,690
Harrison County School District4$50,115
Harrison County School District5$51,365
Harrison County School District6$51,815
Harrison County School District7$52,265
Harrison County School District8$52,715
Harrison County School District9$53,190
Harrison County School District10$54,465
Harrison County School District11$54,940
Harrison County School District12$55,415
Harrison County School District13$55,890
Harrison County School District14$56,365
Harrison County School District15$57,640
Harrison County School District16$58,115
Harrison County School District17$58,590
Harrison County School District18$59,065
Harrison County School District19$59,540
Harrison County School District20$60,815
Harrison County School District21$61,290
Harrison County School District22$61,765
Harrison County School District23$62,240
Harrison County School District24$62,715
Harrison County School District25$65,290
Harrison County School District26$65,765
Harrison County School District27$66,240
Harrison County School District28$66,715
Harrison County School District29$67,190
Harrison County School District30$67,665
Harrison County School District31$68,165
Harrison County School District32$68,565
Harrison County School District33$68,965
Harrison County School District34$69,365
Harrison County School District35$69,765
Madison County School District0$46,000
Madison County School District1$46,400
Madison County School District2$46,800
Madison County School District3$47,200
Madison County School District4$47,600
Madison County School District5$48,800
Madison County School District6$49,200
Madison County School District7$49,600
Madison County School District8$50,000
Madison County School District9$50,400
Madison County School District10$51,600
Madison County School District11$52,000
Madison County School District12$52,400
Madison County School District13$52,800
Madison County School District14$53,200
Madison County School District15$54,400
Madison County School District16$54,800
Madison County School District17$55,200
Madison County School District18$55,600
Madison County School District19$56,000
Madison County School District20$57,200
Madison County School District21$57,600
Madison County School District22$58,000
Madison County School District23$58,400
Madison County School District24$58,800
Madison County School District25$61,300
Madison County School District26$61,700
Madison County School District27$62,100
Madison County School District28$62,500
Madison County School District29$62,900
Madison County School District30$63,300
Madison County School District31$63,700
Madison County School District32$64,100
Madison County School District33$64,500
Madison County School District34$64,900
Madison County School District35$65,300
Jackson County School District0$44,730
Jackson County School District1$45,200
Jackson County School District2$45,670
Jackson County School District3$46,140
Jackson County School District4$46,610
Jackson County School District5$47,880
Jackson County School District6$48,350
Jackson County School District7$48,820
Jackson County School District8$49,290
Jackson County School District9$49,760
Jackson County School District10$51,030
Jackson County School District11$51,500
Jackson County School District12$51,970
Jackson County School District13$52,440
Jackson County School District14$52,910
Jackson County School District15$54,180
Jackson County School District16$54,650
Jackson County School District17$55,120
Jackson County School District18$55,590
Jackson County School District19$56,060
Jackson County School District20$57,330
Jackson County School District21$57,800
Jackson County School District22$58,270
Jackson County School District23$58,740
Jackson County School District24$59,210
Jackson County School District25$61,780
Jackson County School District26$62,250
Jackson County School District27$62,720
Jackson County School District28$63,190
Jackson County School District29$63,660
Jackson County School District30$64,130
Jackson County School District31$64,600
Jackson County School District32$65,070
Jackson County School District33$65,540
Jackson County School District34$66,010
Jackson County School District35$66,480

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Salary in context

Mississippi average$54,975
NEA 2024-25 · Source
State minimum$43,500
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
Mississippi average$54,975NEA 2024-25
State minimum$43,500See state minimum terms below
National average$74,495Reporting year not published

State minimum salary

$43,500

Mississippi's minimum teacher salary schedule is set in state law (Miss. Code Section 37-19-7). SB 2103 (2026 Regular Session, approved by the Governor April 8, 2026) set the 2026-27 and later schedule: A (bachelor's) $43,500 to $62,800, AA (master's) $45,000 to $68,250, AAA (specialist) $46,000 to $70,200 and AAAA (doctorate) $47,500 to $73,400, at 35 or more years. The previous bachelor's minimum was $41,500. Districts add local supplements; most contracts are 187 days. Districts are the ten largest by MDE 2025-26 enrollment, plus Vicksburg Warren and Biloxi because four of the ten had no current official schedule posted.

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