Annual salary
$48,987
Florida · salary schedule · 2024-25
Hardee County School Board salary schedule, 2024-25
Performance pay salary schedule (2024-25). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a lane and years of prior experience to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Hardee County School Board's 2024-25 salary schedule starts at $48,987 (Starting salary, years of prior experience 0) and tops out at $49,737 (Starting salary, years of prior experience 15), per Hardee County School Board (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 196 work days, which makes the starting cell about $249.93 per day.
- The grid has 1 lane columns and 16 years of prior experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of prior experience 15.
- Hardee enrolled 4,725 students in 2023-24, the 49th-largest district in Florida by NCES enrollment.
- 2 schedules are indexed for this district; the others are further down this page.
Performance pay salary schedule (2024-25)
| Years of prior experience \ Lane | Starting salary |
|---|---|
| 0 | $48,987 |
| 1 | $49,037 |
| 2 | $49,087 |
| 3 | $49,137 |
| 4 | $49,187 |
| 5 | $49,237 |
| 6 | $49,287 |
| 7 | $49,337 |
| 8 | $49,387 |
| 9 | $49,437 |
| 10 | $49,487 |
| 11 | $49,537 |
| 12 | $49,587 |
| 13 | $49,637 |
| 14 | $49,687 |
| 15 | $49,737 |
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Per month (12)
$4,082.25
Per work day
$249.93 / 196 days
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Years of prior experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $49,037 | +$50 |
| 2 | $49,087 | +$100 |
| 3 | $49,137 | +$150 |
| 4 | $49,187 | +$200 |
| 5 | $49,237 | +$250 |
Worked example as rendered: Starting salary, years of prior experience 0 = $48,987 a year, $4,082.25 a month spread over 12 months, $249.93 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.
Board approved 25 September 2024. Applies to instructional personnel under s.1012.01(2)(a)-(d), excluding substitutes and school administrators.
Newly employed instructional staff start at $48,987 and verified prior teaching experience adds $50 a year for up to fifteen years, which is exactly what this table sets out.
After placement, annual adjustments are by performance appraisal: $125 highly effective, $75 effective, nothing below that.
- Soft spot: The PDF is a scan; the figures were read from the page image and form an exact $48,987 plus $50 a year ladder, which matches every printed row.
Instructional staff bachelors degree salary schedule, rank 13 (2024-25)
| Step \ Rank | Rank 13 |
|---|---|
| 0-10 | |
| 11 | $50,462 |
| 12 | $51,145 |
| 13 | $51,895 |
| 14 | $52,645 |
| 15 | $53,395 |
| 16 | $54,145 |
| 17 | $54,895 |
| 18 | $55,645 |
| 19 | $56,395 |
| 20 | $57,145 |
| 21 | $57,895 |
| 22 | $58,645 |
| 23 | $59,395 |
| 24 | $60,145 |
| 25 | $60,895 |
| 26 | $61,645 |
| 27 | $62,395 |
| 28 | $63,145 |
| 29 | $63,895 |
| 30 | $64,645 |
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Annual salary
$50,462
Per month (12)
$4,205.17
Per work day
$257.46 / 196 days
Next 5 steps in this rank
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | $51,145 | +$683 |
| 13 | $51,895 | +$1,433 |
| 14 | $52,645 | +$2,183 |
| 15 | $53,395 | +$2,933 |
| 16 | $54,145 | +$3,683 |
Worked example as rendered: Rank 13, step 11 = $50,462 a year, $4,205.17 a month spread over 12 months, $257.46 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 rank 13 is instructional staff with a bachelors degree, 10 months, 196 days, 7.5 hours a day. The schedule is indexed to $45,000.
Steps 0 to 10 are printed as a single blank band in the document and carry no figure.
Degree supplements are paid semi-monthly on top: Master’s $3,362, Specialist $3,780, Doctorate $4,199. Subject supplements run from $2,192 for a junior high vocational agriculture teacher to $4,977 for an annex teacher with a TMH/PMH or ASD endorsement.
A longer work year or day adds to rank 13 pay only, not to supplements: 13.78 percent for 11 months at 223 days and 7.5 hours, 6.67 percent for 10 months at 196 days and 8 hours.
- Soft spot: The PDF is a scan; the figures were read from the page image. From step 13 on the schedule is an exact $51,895 plus $750 a step ladder, which matches the printed $64,645 at step 30.
How this schedule moves
On the Starting salary column a teacher moves from $48,987 at years of prior experience 0 to $49,737 at years of prior experience 15: 15 years of prior experience increases worth $50 each on average, 2% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $50, between years of prior experience 0 and years of prior experience 1.
Among the 60 Florida district schedules indexed here, Hardee County School Board's starting pay ranks 31st and its top cell ranks 59th; 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 43rd percentile and the top cell at the 2nd percentile.
Against Florida districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardee County School Board | 4,725 | 2024-25 | $48,987 | – | $49,737 |
| Baker County School Board | 4,929 | 2026-27 | $47,500 | – | $87,038 |
| Wakulla County School Board | 5,134 | 2025-26 | $47,500 | $49,700 | $50,200 |
| School District of DeSoto County | 4,286 | 2025-26 | $63,776 | – | $71,811 |
| School Board of Levy County | 5,629 | 2025-26 | $47,500 | – | $57,000 |
| Suwannee County School Board | 5,968 | 2025-26 | $47,500 | – | $54,830 |
Starting pay is the first years of prior experience of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-years of prior 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 Hardee County School Board schedule?
$48,987 at years of prior experience 0 on Starting salary, per the 2024-25 schedule (Hardee County School Board).
What is the top of the Hardee County School Board salary schedule?
$49,737, at years of prior experience 15 on Starting salary (2024-25). 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 Hardee County School Board salary schedule?
On the Starting salary column the top figure, $49,737, is reached at years of prior experience 15, 15 years of prior experience increases after years of prior experience 0 (2024-25 schedule).
Other Florida districts with schedules
- Baker County School Boardstarts $47,500
- Wakulla County School Boardstarts $47,500
- School District of DeSoto Countystarts $50,000
- School Board of Levy Countystarts $47,500
- Suwannee County School Boardstarts $47,500
- Jackson County School Boardstarts $45,000
- Washington County School Districtstarts $45,905
- Holmes District School Boardstarts $44,024
- School Board of Bradford Countystarts $33,999
- Gilchrist County School Boardstarts $47,500
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