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.
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.
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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