2026-27 · District salary guide
Sumter School DistrictTeacher 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 Sumter School District, published master’s starting pay is $54,500 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 | $50,500 | $54,500 | $60,805 |
| 1 | $50,750 | $54,750 | $61,973 |
| 2 | $51,000 | $55,398 | $63,435 |
| 3 | $51,250 | $56,495 | $64,896 |
| 4 | $51,745 | $57,590 | $66,357 |
| 5 | $52,731 | $58,686 | $67,820 |
| 6 | $53,753 | $59,782 | $69,280 |
| 7 | $54,739 | $60,877 | $70,742 |
| 8 | $55,763 | $61,973 | $72,203 |
| 9 | $56,749 | $63,071 | $73,665 |
| 10 | $57,773 | $64,167 | $75,126 |
| 11 | $58,759 | $65,262 | $76,587 |
| 12 | $59,782 | $66,357 | $78,049 |
| 13 | $60,768 | $67,454 | $79,510 |
| 14 | $61,791 | $68,550 | $80,971 |
| 15 | $62,777 | $69,646 | $82,434 |
| 16 | $63,802 | $70,742 | $83,893 |
| 17 | $64,789 | $71,838 | $85,356 |
| 18 | $65,321 | $72,444 | $86,096 |
| 19 | $65,861 | $73,053 | $86,843 |
| 20 | $66,406 | $73,670 | $87,598 |
| 21 | $66,956 | $74,294 | $88,360 |
| 22 | $67,511 | $74,922 | $89,130 |
| 23 | $68,073 | $75,556 | $89,908 |
| 24 | $68,633 | $76,189 | $90,682 |
| 25 | $69,199 | $76,830 | $91,464 |
| 26 | $69,769 | $77,473 | $92,249 |
| 27 | $70,343 | $78,118 | $93,039 |
| 28 | $70,919 | $78,770 | $93,832 |
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $50,500
- Master’s starting pay
- $54,500
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $70,919
- Master’s maximum
- $78,770
- Doctorate maximum
- $93,832
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
FY 2026-27 Teacher Salary Schedule (190 days), steps 0-28, linked as '2026-2027 Teacher Salary Schedule' on the district staff Salary Schedules page. Bachelor = Class 3 Bachelor's; master = Class 1 Master's; doctorate = Class 8 Doctorate. Bachelor's +18 and Master's +30 not shown. Enrollment: NCES CCD 2023-24 (Sumter 01) via Urban Institute Education Data Portal.
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: 14,301 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Sumter School District official salary schedule · Sumter School District
- District source and context · Sumter School District
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