Annual salary
$48,700
Florida · salary schedule · 2025-26
Duval County Public Schools salary schedule, 2025-26
Teacher grandfathered salary schedule, Pay Scale TA (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a grade and level to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Duval County Public Schools's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $48,700 (01 Bachelors, level 1*) and tops out at $80,400 (04 Doctorate, level II), per Duval County Public Schools (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (01 Bachelors) starts at $48,700 and reaches $74,400 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (02 Masters) the range is $50,900 to $77,000.
- The schedule is built on 196 work days, which makes the starting cell about $248.47 per day.
- The grid has 4 grade columns and 37 level rows; the highest cell is reached at level II.
- Duval enrolled 127,971 students in 2023-24, the 6th-largest district in Florida by NCES enrollment.
Teacher grandfathered salary schedule, Pay Scale TA (2025-26)
| Level \ Grade | 01 Bachelors | 02 Masters | 03 Specialist | 04 Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1* | $48,700 | $50,900 | $52,550 | $54,550 |
| 2* | $48,700 | $50,900 | $52,550 | $54,550 |
| 3* | $48,700 | $50,900 | $52,550 | $54,550 |
| 4* | $48,700 | $50,900 | $52,550 | $54,550 |
| 5* | $48,700 | $50,900 | $52,550 | $54,550 |
| 6* | $48,700 | $50,900 | $52,550 | $54,550 |
| 7* | $48,700 | $50,900 | $52,550 | $54,550 |
| 8* | $48,700 | $50,900 | $52,550 | $54,550 |
| 9* | $48,700 | $50,900 | $52,550 | $54,550 |
| 10* | $48,700 | $50,900 | $52,550 | $54,550 |
| 11* | $48,700 | $50,900 | $52,550 | $54,550 |
| 12* | $48,700 | $50,900 | $52,550 | $54,550 |
| 13* | $48,700 | $50,900 | $52,550 | $54,550 |
| 14* | $48,700 | $50,900 | $52,550 | $54,550 |
| 15 | $49,000 | $51,200 | $53,100 | $55,100 |
| 16 | $50,500 | $52,700 | $54,600 | $56,600 |
| 17 | $52,000 | $54,200 | $56,100 | $58,100 |
| 18 | $53,500 | $55,700 | $57,600 | $59,600 |
| 19 | $55,000 | $57,200 | $59,100 | $61,100 |
| 20 | $56,500 | $58,700 | $60,600 | $62,600 |
| 21 | $58,000 | $60,300 | $62,100 | $64,100 |
| 22 | $59,500 | $61,900 | $63,600 | $65,600 |
| 23 | $61,000 | $63,500 | $65,100 | $67,100 |
| 24 | $62,500 | $65,100 | $66,600 | $68,600 |
| 25 | $64,100 | $66,700 | $68,200 | $70,100 |
| 26 | $65,700 | $68,300 | $69,800 | $71,700 |
| 27 | $67,300 | $69,900 | $71,400 | $73,300 |
| 95 | $68,900 | $71,500 | $73,000 | $74,900 |
| AA | $70,400 | $73,000 | $74,500 | $76,400 |
| BB | $70,900 | $73,500 | $75,000 | $76,900 |
| CC | $71,400 | $74,000 | $75,500 | $77,400 |
| DD | $71,900 | $74,500 | $76,000 | $77,900 |
| EE | $72,400 | $75,000 | $76,500 | $78,400 |
| FF | $72,900 | $75,500 | $77,000 | $78,900 |
| GG | $73,400 | $76,000 | $77,500 | $79,400 |
| HH | $73,900 | $76,500 | $78,000 | $79,900 |
| II | $74,400 | $77,000 | $78,500 | $80,400 |
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Per month (12)
$4,058.33
Per work day
$248.47 / 196 days
Next 5 steps in this grade
| Level | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2* | $48,700 | +$0 |
| 3* | $48,700 | +$0 |
| 4* | $48,700 | +$0 |
| 5* | $48,700 | +$0 |
| 6* | $48,700 | +$0 |
Worked example as rendered: 01 Bachelors, level 1* = $48,700 a year, $4,058.33 a month spread over 12 months, $248.47 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.
Pay Scale TA, 10 months (196 days / 7.33 hours). The document also prints an hourly rate for every cell; only the annual figure is reproduced here.
Levels 1 through 14 are starred in the document as 'no longer occupied by active employees on the grandfather pay scale'.
Levels AA through HH reflect a $1,000 increase and level II was added effective July 1, 2025.
Teachers hired on or after July 1, 2011 are on the performance pay scale (TC), a $48,700 to $80,400 range, recorded separately.
- Soft spot: The schedule is published by Duval Teachers United as the ratified 2025-2027 contract pay scales; the district site (Finalsite) serves its compensation page only to JavaScript clients.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Duval County Public Schools?
$48,700 on the grade 01 Bachelors at level 1* of the 2025-26 schedule (Duval County Public Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $48,700 (01 Bachelors).
What is the top of the Duval County Public Schools salary schedule?
$80,400, at level II on 04 Doctorate (2025-26). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
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