Annual salary
$45,750
Florida · salary schedule · 2025-26
Highlands County School Board salary schedule, 2025-26
Instructional (teacher) salary scale (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a position and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Highlands County School Board's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $45,750 (Teacher, step 0) and tops out at $69,474 (Teacher, step 35+), per Highlands County School Board (effective ).
- The grid has 1 position columns and 37 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 35+.
- Highlands enrolled 12,175 students in 2023-24, the 37th-largest district in Florida by NCES enrollment.
Instructional (teacher) salary scale (2025-26)
| Step \ Position | Teacher |
|---|---|
| 0 | $45,750 |
| 1 | $46,422 |
| 2 | $47,392 |
| 3 | $48,048 |
| 4 | $48,703 |
| 5 | $49,358 |
| 6 | $50,012 |
| 7 | $50,666 |
| 8 | $51,320 |
| 9 | $51,973 |
| 10 | $52,626 |
| 11 | $53,279 |
| 12 | $53,931 |
| 13 | $54,583 |
| 14 | $55,235 |
| 15 | $55,886 |
| 16 | $56,536 |
| 17 | $57,187 |
| 18 | $57,837 |
| 19 | $58,487 |
| 20 | $59,136 |
| 21 | $59,785 |
| 22 | $60,433 |
| 23 | $61,082 |
| 24 | $61,729 |
| 25 | $62,377 |
| 26 | $63,024 |
| 27 | $63,671 |
| 28 | $64,317 |
| 29 | $64,963 |
| 30 | $65,608 |
| 31 | $66,254 |
| 32 | $66,898 |
| 33 | $67,543 |
| 34 | $68,187 |
| 35 | $68,831 |
| 35+ | $69,474 |
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Per month (12)
$3,812.50
Next 5 steps in this position
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $46,422 | +$672 |
| 2 | $47,392 | +$1,642 |
| 3 | $48,048 | +$2,298 |
| 4 | $48,703 | +$2,953 |
| 5 | $49,358 | +$3,608 |
Worked example as rendered: Teacher, step 0 = $45,750 a year, $3,812.50 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Advanced degrees are paid as an add-on, not a lane: add $3,000 for a Master's.
The same page prints Secretary, Instructional Assistant, Custodian, Cafeteria and Bus Driver columns; only the Teacher column is reproduced here.
- Soft spot: The document heads itself 'Highland County Public Schools'; the district's legal name is the School Board of Highlands County.
How this schedule moves
On the Teacher column a teacher moves from $45,750 at step 0 to $69,474 at step 35+: 36 step increases worth $659 each on average, 52% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $970, between step 1 and step 2.
Among the 60 Florida district schedules indexed here, Highlands County School Board's starting pay ranks 54th and its top cell ranks 27th; 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 33rd percentile and the top cell at the 22nd percentile.
Against Florida districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highlands County School Board | 12,175 | 2025-26 | $45,750 | – | $69,474 |
| Walton County School District | 11,779 | 2025-26 | $59,000 | – | $83,806 |
| School Board of Nassau County | 12,746 | 2025-26 | $51,657 | – | $60,226 |
| Hendry County School District | 13,406 | 2025-26 | $50,900 | – | $72,455 |
| Flagler Schools | 13,503 | 2025-26 | $49,451 | – | $106,148 |
| Putnam County School District | 10,178 | 2025-26 | $51,470 | $54,187 | $69,541 |
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 Highlands County School Board schedule?
$45,750 at step 0 on Teacher, per the 2025-26 schedule (Highlands County School Board).
What is the top of the Highlands County School Board salary schedule?
$69,474, at step 35+ on Teacher (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 Highlands County School Board salary schedule?
On the Teacher column the top figure, $69,474, is reached at step 35+, 36 step increases after step 0 (2025-26 schedule).
Other Florida districts with schedules
- Walton County School Districtstarts $59,000
- School Board of Nassau Countystarts $51,657
- Hendry County School Districtstarts $50,900
- Flagler Schoolsstarts $49,451
- Putnam County School Districtstarts $51,470
- Columbia County School Boardstarts $46,745
- School Board of Sumter Countystarts $55,137
- Monroe County School Districtstarts $62,700
- Citrus County School Districtstarts $51,500
- Charlotte County Public Schoolsstarts $58,154.00
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