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.
How this schedule moves
On the 01 Bachelors column a teacher moves from $48,700 at level 1* to $74,400 at level II: 36 level increases worth $714 each on average, 53% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,600, between level 24 and level 25.
13 of the 36 level moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive levels.
A master's degree is worth $2,200 more than a bachelor's at the first level (4.5%) and $2,600 more at the top of the column (3.5%).
The highest-paid column, 04 Doctorate, starts at $54,550 and tops out at $80,400, 8% above the top of the 01 Bachelors column.
Among the 60 Florida district schedules indexed here, Duval County Public Schools's starting pay ranks 32nd and its top cell ranks 10th; 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 37th percentile.
Column by column
| Grade | First level | Top | Level moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Bachelors | $48,700 | $74,400 | 36 | 53% |
| 02 Masters | $50,900 | $77,000 | 36 | 51% |
| 03 Specialist | $52,550 | $78,500 | 36 | 49% |
| 04 Doctorate | $54,550 | $80,400 | 36 | 47% |
Against Florida districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duval County Public Schools | 127,971 | 2025-26 | $48,700 | $50,900 | $80,400 |
| Polk County Public Schools | 111,041 | 2025-26 | $48,450 | $51,612 | $75,762 |
| Pinellas County Schools | 91,021 | 2025-26 | $63,511 | $65,762 | $91,484 |
| District School Board of Pasco County | 85,855 | 2025-26 | $51,000.00 | – | $79,537.50 |
| School District of Osceola County | 74,289 | 2025-26 | $49,500 | $52,400 | $77,385 |
| School District of Palm Beach County | 189,777 | 2025-26 | $54,500 | – | $77,950 |
Starting pay is the first level of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-level cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
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.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Duval County Public Schools salary schedule?
On the 01 Bachelors column the top figure, $74,400, is reached at level II, 36 level increases after level 1* (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Duval County Public Schools?
$2,200 more at the first level: $50,900 on 02 Masters against $48,700 on 01 Bachelors (2025-26 schedule).
Other Florida districts with schedules
- Polk County Public Schoolsstarts $48,450
- Pinellas County Schoolsstarts $63,511
- District School Board of Pasco Countystarts $51,000.00
- School District of Osceola Countystarts $49,500
- School District of Palm Beach Countystarts $54,500
- Seminole County Public Schoolsstarts $50,000
- School District of Manatee Countystarts $49,702
- St. Johns County School Districtstarts $48,642
- Lake County Schoolsstarts $49,500
- Collier County Public Schoolsstarts $69,920
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