2026-27 · District salary guide
Richmond Public SchoolsTeacher 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 Richmond Public Schools, published master’s starting pay is $61,643 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”.
Doctorate pay is not published in this schedule, so that column is left out.
| Step | Bachelor’s | Master’s |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | $58,708 | $61,643 |
| 1 | $59,397 | $62,366 |
| 2 | $60,090 | $63,095 |
| 3 | $60,794 | $63,835 |
| 4 | $61,505 | $64,581 |
| 5 | $62,226 | $65,337 |
| 6 | $62,952 | $66,102 |
| 7 | $63,691 | $66,874 |
| 8 | $64,434 | $67,657 |
| 9 | $65,188 | $68,448 |
| 10 | $65,950 | $69,248 |
| 11 | $66,722 | $70,057 |
| 12 | $67,504 | $70,877 |
| 13 | $68,293 | $71,708 |
| 14 | $69,091 | $72,546 |
| 15 | $69,901 | $73,396 |
| 16 | $70,718 | $74,254 |
| 17 | $71,546 | $75,124 |
| 18 | $72,382 | $76,000 |
| 19 | $73,231 | $76,891 |
| 20 | $74,086 | $77,789 |
| 21 | $74,954 | $78,700 |
| 22 | $75,829 | $79,620 |
| 23 | $76,718 | $80,553 |
| 24 | $77,615 | $81,495 |
| 25 | $78,524 | $82,450 |
| 26 | $79,442 | $83,414 |
| 27 | $80,373 | $84,391 |
| 28 | $81,311 | $85,376 |
| 29 | $82,262 | $86,375 |
| 30 | $83,227 | $87,386 |
| 31 | $84,198 | $88,406 |
| 32 | $85,183 | $89,444 |
| 33 | $86,181 | $90,488 |
| 34 | $87,190 | $91,549 |
| 35 | $88,210 | $92,621 |
| 36 | $89,241 | $93,701 |
| 37 | $90,284 | $94,801 |
| 38 | $91,342 | $95,909 |
| 39 | $92,410 | $97,033 |
| 40 | $93,491 | $98,166 |
| 41 | $94,587 | $99,316 |
| 42 | $95,693 | $100,476 |
| 43 | $96,810 | $101,653 |
| 44 | $97,944 | $102,842 |
| 45 | $99,091 | $104,044 |
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $58,708
- Master’s starting pay
- $61,643
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $99,091
- Master’s maximum
- $104,044
- Doctorate maximum
- Not published
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
Salary Schedules 2026-2027 School Year, effective July 1, 2026, Teacher Pay Schedule (page 22), 200-day teacher contract (grades 095 Bachelor, 195 Master's, 295 Master's+30), steps 00-45. The 210-, 230- and 260-day versions are not used. Lanes are B, M and M+30 only, so doctorate is null. Max values are step 45, no separate longevity. Enrollment 21,554 is fall 2025 total membership (Sept 30 count) from a Richmond Public Schools May 2026 board work session deck; the state profile page could not be opened directly from the VPS.
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: 21,554 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Richmond Public Schools official salary schedule · Richmond Public Schools
- District source and context · Richmond Public Schools
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