School District of DeSoto County salary schedule, 2025-26

Instructional initial placement schedule (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a schedule and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.

School District of DeSoto County's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $50,000 (ES, step 0) and tops out at $71,811 (BS, step 15), per School District of DeSoto County (effective July 1, 2025).
A teacher on the bachelor's column (BS) starts at $63,776 and reaches $71,811 at the top of that column.
The schedule is built on 196 work days, which makes the starting cell about $255.10 per day.
The grid has 3 schedule columns and 16 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 15.
Desoto enrolled 4,286 students in 2023-24, the 51st-largest district in Florida by NCES enrollment.

Instructional initial placement schedule (2025-26)

Official sourceDocumentSchool District of DeSoto CountySchool year2025-26EffectiveJuly 1, 2025Work days196

Step \ Schedule	ES	SS	BS
0	$50,000	$57,398	$63,776
1	$50,100	$57,513	$63,903
2	$50,300	$57,742	$64,158
3	$50,500	$57,972	$64,413
4	$50,700	$58,202	$64,668
5	$50,900	$58,431	$64,923
6	$51,100	$58,661	$65,179
7	$51,300	$58,890	$65,434
8	$51,500	$59,120	$65,689
9	$51,800	$59,464	$66,071
10	$52,550	$60,325	$67,028
11	$53,300	$61,186	$67,985
12	$54,050	$62,047	$68,941
13	$54,800	$62,908	$69,898
14	$55,550	$63,769	$70,855
15	$56,300	$64,630	$71,811

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Schedule

Step

Annual salary

$63,776

Per month (12)

$5,314.67

Per work day

$325.39 / 196 days

Next 5 steps in this schedule

Step	Salary	vs. selected
1	$63,903	+$127
2	$64,158	+$382
3	$64,413	+$637
4	$64,668	+$892
5	$64,923	+$1,147

Worked example as rendered: BS, step 0 = $63,776 a year, $5,314.67 a month spread over 12 months, $325.39 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.

This schedule is used at the time of initial hiring to set base salary for individuals hired after July 1, 2014; placement is by credited years of experience. It stops at step 15.

The table prints the same hourly rate in all three lanes and a different annual figure in each. The lane labels ES, SS and BS are the document’s own; their annual figures stand in the ratio 196 : 225 : 250, matching the district’s three teacher calendars.

The grandfathered schedule for staff hired before July 1, 2014 publishes minimums only, not a grid: $53,850 at 196 days, $63,244 at 225 days and $78,659 at 250 days.

Advanced degrees are supplements: Master’s $3,450, Specialist’s $3,600, Juris Doctorate $4,450, Doctorate $5,300.

Performance pay for 2025-26 adds $125 for a highly effective and $90 for an effective rating; the grandfathered plan adds $100 for either.

All active instructional personnel hired or rehired before 1 January 2025 received a 1.5 percent base increase for 2025-26, inclusive of the TSIA, retroactive to July 1, 2025.

Soft spot: The compensation plan does not spell out what ES, SS and BS stand for; the calendar-length reading is inferred from the arithmetic and is flagged rather than asserted.

Questions people ask

What is the starting teacher salary in School District of DeSoto County?

$63,776 on the schedule BS at step 0 of the 2025-26 schedule (School District of DeSoto County). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $50,000 (ES).

What is the top of the School District of DeSoto County salary schedule?

$71,811, at step 15 on BS (2025-26). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.

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