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Charlotte County Public Schools salary schedule, 2026-27
Instructional placement guide, performance salary schedule (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a column and years of experience to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Charlotte County Public Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $58,154.00 (Example annual salary, years of experience 0) and tops out at $62,882.00 (Example annual salary, years of experience 30), per Charlotte County Public Schools (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 197 work days, which makes the starting cell about $295.20 per day.
- The grid has 2 column columns and 31 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 30.
- Charlotte enrolled 16,864 students in 2023-24, the 32nd-largest district in Florida by NCES enrollment.
- 2 schedules are indexed for this district; the others are further down this page.
Instructional placement guide, performance salary schedule (2026-27)
| Years of experience \ Column | Hourly rate | Example annual salary |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | $36.90 | $58,154.00 |
| 1 | $37.00 | $58,312.00 |
| 2 | $37.10 | $58,470.00 |
| 3 | $37.20 | $58,627.00 |
| 4 | $37.30 | $58,785.00 |
| 5 | $37.40 | $58,942.00 |
| 6 | $37.50 | $59,100.00 |
| 7 | $37.60 | $59,258.00 |
| 8 | $37.70 | $59,415.00 |
| 9 | $37.80 | $59,573.00 |
| 10 | $37.90 | $59,730.00 |
| 11 | $38.00 | $59,888.00 |
| 12 | $38.10 | $60,046.00 |
| 13 | $38.20 | $60,203.00 |
| 14 | $38.30 | $60,361.00 |
| 15 | $38.40 | $60,518.00 |
| 16 | $38.50 | $60,676.00 |
| 17 | $38.60 | $60,834.00 |
| 18 | $38.70 | $60,991.00 |
| 19 | $38.80 | $61,149.00 |
| 20 | $38.90 | $61,306.00 |
| 21 | $39.00 | $61,464.00 |
| 22 | $39.10 | $61,622.00 |
| 23 | $39.20 | $61,779.00 |
| 24 | $39.30 | $61,937.00 |
| 25 | $39.40 | $62,094.00 |
| 26 | $39.50 | $62,252.00 |
| 27 | $39.60 | $62,410.00 |
| 28 | $39.70 | $62,567.00 |
| 29 | $39.80 | $62,725.00 |
| 30 | $39.90 | $62,882.00 |
| Years of experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $37.00 | +$0.10 |
| 2 | $37.10 | +$0.20 |
| 3 | $37.20 | +$0.30 |
| 4 | $37.30 | +$0.40 |
| 5 | $37.40 | +$0.50 |
Worked example as rendered: Hourly rate, years of experience 0 = $36.90 a year, $3.07 a month spread over 12 months, $0.19 per work day on a 197-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Charlotte pays instructional staff hourly. The annual figure is the district’s own example: hourly rate x 8 hours x 197 calendar days.
The placement guide applies to instructional employees hired on or after October 26, 2020. The book also prints a level-and-column code for each year, running E4 at 0 years to H4 at 30 years.
Advanced degrees are hourly supplements, not lanes: Master’s $2.70, Specialist $4.20, Doctorate $5.40 per hour.
Longevity pay is a separate lump sum by years of service, from 2 percent of starting salary at 5-9 years to 16 percent at 30 or more.
- Soft spot: This is the district’s interim 2026-27 salary schedule book; a final book may replace it.
- Soft spot: The hourly rate lane is an hourly figure, not an annual salary; the example annual salary lane is the yearly figure.
Instructional grandfathered salary schedule, performance pay (2026-27)
| Index \ Degree | BA | MA | Specialist | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | $62,094 | $66,350 | $68,714 | $70,605 |
| 7 | $62,725 | $66,980 | $69,344 | $71,235 |
| 8 | $63,513 | $67,768 | $70,132 | $72,023 |
| 9 | $64,301 | $68,556 | $70,920 | $72,811 |
| 10 | $64,931 | $69,186 | $71,550 | $73,442 |
| 11 | $65,877 | $70,132 | $72,496 | $74,387 |
| 12 | $66,665 | $70,920 | $73,284 | $75,175 |
| 13 | $67,453 | $71,708 | $74,072 | $75,963 |
| 14 | $68,241 | $72,496 | $74,860 | $76,751 |
| 15 | $69,186 | $73,442 | $75,806 | $77,697 |
| 16 | $69,974 | $74,230 | $76,594 | $78,485 |
| 17 | $70,762 | $75,018 | $77,382 | $79,273 |
| 18 | $71,550 | $75,806 | $78,170 | $80,061 |
| 19 | $72,496 | $76,751 | $79,115 | $81,006 |
| 20 | $73,284 | $77,539 | $79,903 | $81,794 |
| 21 | $74,230 | $78,485 | $80,849 | $82,740 |
| 22 | $75,175 | $79,430 | $81,794 | $83,686 |
| 23 | $76,121 | $80,376 | $82,740 | $84,631 |
| 24 | $76,909 | $81,164 | $83,528 | $85,419 |
| 25 | $77,854 | $82,110 | $84,474 | $86,365 |
| 26 | $78,800 | $83,055 | $85,419 | $87,310 |
| 27 | $79,746 | $84,001 | $86,365 | $88,256 |
| 28 | $80,849 | $85,104 | $87,468 | $89,359 |
| 29 | $81,952 | $86,207 | $88,571 | $90,462 |
| 30 | $82,267 | $86,522 | $88,886 | $90,778 |
| 31 | $82,582 | $86,838 | $89,202 | $91,093 |
| Index | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | $62,725 | +$631 |
| 8 | $63,513 | +$1,419 |
| 9 | $64,301 | +$2,207 |
| 10 | $64,931 | +$2,837 |
| 11 | $65,877 | +$3,783 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, index 6 = $62,094 a year, $5,174.50 a month spread over 12 months, $315.20 per work day on a 197-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
The book prints an hourly and an annual figure in each lane; the annual figure is reproduced here.
The rates include a twenty cent per hour performance incentive for an effective or highly effective 2025-2026 evaluation; employees who did not earn one have their hourly rate reduced by twenty cents.
A separate instructional retention supplement is paid as a lump sum by years of service, from $1,443 at 10-14 years to $7,211 at 30 or more.
- Soft spot: This is the district’s interim 2026-27 salary schedule book; a final book may replace it.
Questions people ask
What is the starting salary on the Charlotte County Public Schools schedule?
$58,154.00 at years of experience 0 on Example annual salary, per the 2026-27 schedule (Charlotte County Public Schools).
What is the top of the Charlotte County Public Schools salary schedule?
$62,882.00, at years of experience 30 on Example annual salary (2026-27). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
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