Annual salary
$47,500
Florida · salary schedule · 2025-26
Hamilton County School Board salary schedule, 2025-26
Teacher grandfathered salary 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.
- Hamilton County School Board's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $47,500 (Salary, step 0) and tops out at $63,400 (Salary, step 25), per Hamilton County School Board (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 196 work days, which makes the starting cell about $242.35 per day.
- The grid has 1 schedule columns and 26 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 25.
- Hamilton enrolled 1,637 students in 2023-24, the 63rd-largest district in Florida by NCES enrollment.
- 2 schedules are indexed for this district; the others are further down this page.
Teacher grandfathered salary schedule (2025-26)
| Step \ Schedule | Salary |
|---|---|
| 0 | $47,500 |
| 1 | $47,500 |
| 2 | $47,500 |
| 3 | $47,500 |
| 4 | $47,500 |
| 5 | $47,500 |
| 6 | $47,500 |
| 7 | $47,500 |
| 8 | $47,500 |
| 9 | $47,500 |
| 10 | $47,650 |
| 11 | $47,650 |
| 12 | $47,900 |
| 13 | $49,100 |
| 14 | $50,300 |
| 15 | $51,450 |
| 16 | $52,650 |
| 17 | $53,800 |
| 18 | $54,950 |
| 19 | $56,200 |
| 20 | $57,400 |
| 21 | $58,600 |
| 22 | $59,800 |
| 23 | $61,000 |
| 24 | $62,200 |
| 25 | $63,400 |
highest celllowest cell26 step rows x 1 schedule columnshover or tap a cell to trace its row and column
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Per month (12)
$3,958.33
Per work day
$242.35 / 196 days
Next 5 steps in this schedule
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $47,500 | +$0 |
| 2 | $47,500 | +$0 |
| 3 | $47,500 | +$0 |
| 4 | $47,500 | +$0 |
| 5 | $47,500 | +$0 |
Worked example as rendered: Salary, step 0 = $47,500 a year, $3,958.33 a month spread over 12 months, $242.35 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.
Differentiated pay, including degree and certification supplements, is set out in the district’s separate Supplemental Salary Schedule.
Eleven month instructional employees are paid for 20 additional days and 10+2 month employees for 40 additional days at their regular rate.
Teacher performance salary schedule (2025-26)
| Placement level \ Schedule | Salary |
|---|---|
| 0 | $47,500 |
| 1 | $47,500 |
| 2 | $47,500 |
| 3 | $47,500 |
| 4 | $47,500 |
| 5 | $47,500 |
| 6 | $47,500 |
| 7 | $47,500 |
| 8 | $47,500 |
| 9 | $47,500 |
| 10 | $47,650 |
| 11 | $47,650 |
| 12 | $47,900 |
| 13 | $49,100 |
| 14 | $50,300 |
| 15 | $51,450 |
| 16 | $52,650 |
| 17 | $53,800 |
| 18 | $54,950 |
| 19 | $56,200 |
| 20 | $57,400 |
| 21 | $58,600 |
| 22 | $59,800 |
| 23 | $61,000 |
| 24 | $62,200 |
| 25 | $63,400 |
highest celllowest cell26 placement level rows x 1 schedule columnshover or tap a cell to trace its row and column
Find my cell
Annual salary
$47,500
Per month (12)
$3,958.33
Per work day
$242.35 / 196 days
Next 5 steps in this schedule
| Placement level | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $47,500 | +$0 |
| 2 | $47,500 | +$0 |
| 3 | $47,500 | +$0 |
| 4 | $47,500 | +$0 |
| 5 | $47,500 | +$0 |
Worked example as rendered: Salary, placement level 0 = $47,500 a year, $3,958.33 a month spread over 12 months, $242.35 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.
Differentiated pay, including degree and certification supplements, is set out in the district’s separate Supplemental Salary Schedule.
Eleven month instructional employees are paid for 20 additional days and 10+2 month employees for 40 additional days at their regular rate.
The performance and grandfathered schedules print identical figures at every step in the 2025-26 book.
The document cites Florida Statute 1012.22: annual salary adjustments for instructional personnel are based on performance under s. 1012.34.
How this schedule moves
On the Salary column a teacher moves from $47,500 at step 0 to $63,400 at step 25: 25 step increases worth $636 each on average, 33% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,250, between step 18 and step 19.
10 of the 25 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
Among the 60 Florida district schedules indexed here, Hamilton County School Board's starting pay ranks 41st and its top cell ranks 37th; 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 38th percentile and the top cell at the 10th percentile.
Against Florida districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton County School Board | 1,637 | 2025-26 | $47,500 | – | $63,400 |
| Glades County School District | 1,792 | 2023-24 | $51,000 | – | $66,800 |
| Gulf County School Board | 1,915 | 2025-26 | $45,900 | – | $65,100 |
| Liberty County School Board | 1,288 | 2026-27 | $45,000 | – | $51,160 |
| Calhoun County School District | 2,051 | 2025-26 | $45,925 | $48,925 | $66,823 |
| Franklin County School Board | 1,206 | 2025-26 | $50,000 | – | $75,030 |
Starting pay is the first step of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-step cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting salary on the Hamilton County School Board schedule?
$47,500 at step 0 on Salary, per the 2025-26 schedule (Hamilton County School Board).
What is the top of the Hamilton County School Board salary schedule?
$63,400, at step 25 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 Hamilton County School Board salary schedule?
On the Salary column the top figure, $63,400, is reached at step 25, 25 step increases after step 0 (2025-26 schedule).
Other Florida districts with schedules
- Glades County School Districtstarts $51,000
- Gulf County School Boardstarts $45,900
- Liberty County School Boardstarts $45,000
- Calhoun County School Districtstarts $45,925
- Franklin County School Boardstarts $50,000
- Dixie District Schoolsstarts $47,500
- Lafayette County School Boardstarts $49,591
- District School Board of Madison Countystarts $45,000
- Union County School Districtstarts $47,500
- Jefferson County School Districtstarts $48,500
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