2025-26 · District salary guide
Charleston County School District teacher salary schedule
At Charleston County School District, published master’s starting pay is $70,391 for 2025-26.
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- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $64,782
- Master’s starting pay
- $70,391
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $100,767
- Master’s maximum
- $110,845
- Doctorate maximum
- $125,726
District source · Annual amounts for 2025-26.
Experience steps & degree lanes
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | $64,782 | $70,391 | $78,706 |
| 6 | $65,679 | $71,440 | $79,922 |
| 7 | $66,606 | $72,489 | $81,107 |
| 8 | $67,564 | $73,522 | $82,323 |
| 9 | $68,491 | $74,571 | $83,554 |
| 10 | $69,403 | $75,590 | $84,770 |
| 11 | $70,315 | $76,654 | $85,986 |
| 12 | $71,242 | $77,687 | $87,202 |
| 13 | $72,170 | $78,751 | $88,403 |
| 14 | $73,173 | $79,861 | $89,726 |
| 15 | $74,191 | $81,016 | $91,048 |
| 16 | $75,179 | $82,126 | $92,340 |
| 17 | $76,198 | $83,235 | $93,662 |
| 18 | $77,186 | $84,390 | $94,985 |
| 19 | $78,189 | $85,530 | $96,292 |
| 20 | $79,192 | $86,640 | $97,614 |
| 21 | $80,210 | $87,765 | $98,952 |
| 22 | $81,214 | $88,920 | $100,244 |
| 23 | $82,217 | $90,030 | $101,566 |
| 24 | $83,220 | $91,154 | $102,889 |
| 25 | $84,208 | $92,279 | $104,181 |
| 26 | $85,242 | $93,434 | $105,549 |
| 27 | $86,275 | $94,605 | $106,917 |
| 28 | $87,339 | $95,806 | $108,300 |
| 29 | $88,418 | $97,022 | $109,714 |
| 30 | $89,513 | $98,253 | $111,142 |
| 31 | $90,614 | $99,475 | $112,562 |
| 32 | $91,723 | $100,706 | $113,991 |
| 33 | $92,848 | $101,968 | $115,450 |
| 34 | $93,988 | $103,245 | $116,925 |
| 35 | $95,143 | $104,537 | $118,430 |
| 36 | $96,238 | $105,768 | $119,843 |
| 37 | $97,347 | $107,014 | $121,287 |
| 38 | $98,472 | $108,276 | $122,746 |
| 39 | $99,612 | $109,553 | $124,221 |
| 40 | $100,767 | $110,845 | $125,726 |
Schedule notes
Newest teacher schedule the district posts is the FY2026 (2025-26) 190-day schedule, which includes one step plus $4,000; the compensation page is headed 2026-2027 but links this FY2026 PDF, and no official 2026-27 teacher grid was found. Steps 0-4 are greyed out as 'Do Not Use' and those teachers are paid at step 5, so the grid starts at step 5 (steps 5-40). Master's column is the Master's lane; doctorate column is the Doctorate lane.
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: 47,763 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Charleston County School District official salary schedule · Charleston County School District
- District source and context · Charleston County School District
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