2026-27 · District salary guide
Lexington-Richland School District FiveTeacher 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 Lexington-Richland School District Five, published master’s starting pay is $54,500 for 2026-27.
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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 | $51,500 | $54,500 | $63,495 |
| 1 | $51,780 | $54,750 | $64,424 |
| 2 | $52,533 | $55,000 | $65,367 |
| 3 | $53,297 | $55,617 | $65,701 |
| 4 | $54,073 | $56,428 | $66,663 |
| 5 | $54,362 | $56,715 | $67,639 |
| 6 | $55,659 | $57,542 | $68,630 |
| 7 | $55,958 | $58,382 | $68,975 |
| 8 | $56,773 | $59,234 | $69,986 |
| 9 | $57,601 | $59,530 | $71,012 |
| 10 | $58,442 | $60,400 | $72,054 |
| 11 | $59,152 | $61,135 | $72,935 |
| 12 | $59,872 | $61,879 | $73,827 |
| 13 | $60,601 | $62,633 | $74,730 |
| 14 | $60,775 | $63,396 | $75,644 |
| 15 | $61,515 | $64,169 | $76,570 |
| 16 | $62,842 | $64,951 | $77,507 |
| 17 | $63,023 | $65,744 | $78,457 |
| 18 | $63,791 | $66,546 | $79,417 |
| 19 | $64,568 | $67,358 | $80,390 |
| 20 | $65,513 | $68,345 | $80,788 |
| 21 | $66,248 | $69,112 | $81,699 |
| 22 | $66,992 | $69,889 | $83,423 |
| 23 | $67,744 | $70,675 | $84,364 |
| 24 | $68,505 | $71,469 | $85,316 |
| 25 | $69,509 | $72,518 | $86,572 |
| 26 | $70,290 | $73,333 | $87,550 |
| 27 | $71,081 | $74,159 | $88,539 |
| 28 | $71,210 | $74,993 | $89,539 |
| 29 | $72,011 | $75,837 | $90,550 |
| 30 | $72,821 | $76,691 | $91,573 |
| 31 | $73,640 | $77,555 | $92,608 |
| 32 | $74,469 | $78,429 | $93,655 |
| 33 | $75,307 | $79,313 | $94,714 |
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $51,500
- Master’s starting pay
- $54,500
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $75,307
- Master’s maximum
- $79,313
- Doctorate maximum
- $94,714
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
FY 2026-27 Teacher Salary Schedule (190 days), steps 0-33 where 33 is the published '33+' row, posted on the district HR page. Bachelor = Bachelors (class 3A); master = Masters (1A); doctorate = Doctorate (8A); Masters +30 (7A) not shown. The posted version carries the board-revised Masters cells for steps 0-2 (a 9/2/2026 board memo revised those cells up to the state minimum; the originally budgeted Masters step 0 was 53,753.43). Enrollment: NCES CCD 2023-24 (Lexington 05) via Urban Institute Education Data Portal.
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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: 17,278 students. Source.
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- Lexington-Richland School District Five official salary schedule · Lexington-Richland School District Five
- District source and context · Lexington-Richland School District Five
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