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Clay County District Schools salary schedule, 2025-26
Instructional regular bachelor's schedule (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a schedule and entry experience to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Clay County District Schools's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $48,500 (Salary, entry experience 0) and tops out at $55,750 (Salary, entry experience 29+), per Clay County District Schools (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 196 work days, which makes the starting cell about $247.45 per day.
- The grid has 1 schedule columns and 30 entry experience rows; the highest cell is reached at entry experience 29+.
- Clay enrolled 39,362 students in 2023-24, the 22nd-largest district in Florida by NCES enrollment.
Instructional regular bachelor's schedule (2025-26)
| Entry experience \ Schedule | Salary |
|---|---|
| 0 | $48,500 |
| 1 | $48,600 |
| 2 | $48,700 |
| 3 | $48,800 |
| 4 | $48,900 |
| 5 | $49,000 |
| 6 | $49,150 |
| 7 | $49,300 |
| 8 | $49,450 |
| 9 | $49,600 |
| 10 | $49,750 |
| 11 | $49,900 |
| 12 | $50,100 |
| 13 | $50,300 |
| 14 | $50,500 |
| 15 | $50,700 |
| 16 | $50,900 |
| 17 | $51,100 |
| 18 | $51,400 |
| 19 | $51,700 |
| 20 | $52,000 |
| 21 | $52,300 |
| 22 | $52,600 |
| 23 | $52,900 |
| 24 | $53,200 |
| 25 | $53,500 |
| 26 | $54,000 |
| 27 | $54,500 |
| 28 | $55,000 |
| 29+ | $55,750 |
| Entry experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $48,600 | +$100 |
| 2 | $48,700 | +$200 |
| 3 | $48,800 | +$300 |
| 4 | $48,900 | +$400 |
| 5 | $49,000 | +$500 |
Worked example as rendered: Salary, entry experience 0 = $48,500 a year, $4,041.67 a month spread over 12 months, $247.45 per work day on a 196-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Clay publishes one instructional schedule; the document's own 'Level' column runs one ahead of entry experience.
Ratified under the 2024-2025 through 2026-2027 CCEA master contract.
How this schedule moves
On the Salary column a teacher moves from $48,500 at entry experience 0 to $55,750 at entry experience 29+: 29 entry experience increases worth $250 each on average, 15% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $750, between entry experience 28 and entry experience 29+.
Among the 60 Florida district schedules indexed here, Clay County District Schools's starting pay ranks 35th and its top cell ranks 50th; the state medians are $49,002 to start and $67,332 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 42nd percentile and the top cell at the 5th percentile.
Against Florida districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay County District Schools | 39,362 | 2025-26 | $48,500 | – | $55,750 |
| School District of Escambia County | 37,203 | 2025-26 | $48,300 | – | $78,100 |
| Marion County Public Schools | 45,547 | 2026-27 | $50,000 | – | $67,856 |
| School District of Okaloosa County | 32,426 | 2025-26 | $49,017 | – | $74,081 |
| Leon County Schools | 31,769 | 2025-26 | $47,500 | – | $67,840 |
| St. Lucie Public Schools | 46,987 | 2025-26 | $49,160 | – | $76,046 |
Starting pay is the first entry experience of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-entry experience cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting salary on the Clay County District Schools schedule?
$48,500 at entry experience 0 on Salary, per the 2025-26 schedule (Clay County District Schools).
What is the top of the Clay County District Schools salary schedule?
$55,750, at entry experience 29+ on Salary (2025-26). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Clay County District Schools salary schedule?
On the Salary column the top figure, $55,750, is reached at entry experience 29+, 29 entry experience increases after entry experience 0 (2025-26 schedule).
Other Florida districts with schedules
- School District of Escambia Countystarts $48,300
- Marion County Public Schoolsstarts $50,000
- School District of Okaloosa Countystarts $49,017
- Leon County Schoolsstarts $47,500
- St. Lucie Public Schoolsstarts $49,160
- Collier County Public Schoolsstarts $69,920
- Lake County Schoolsstarts $49,500
- Santa Rosa County District Schoolsstarts $50,986
- School Board of Alachua Countystarts $49,370
- Bay District Schoolsstarts $50,500
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