Annual salary
$47,500.04
Florida · salary schedule · 2025-26
Hillsborough County Public Schools salary schedule, 2025-26
Instructional salary schedule A (SCHDA), employees hired before July 1, 2013, 2025-26. The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a degree and level to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Hillsborough County Public Schools's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $47,500.04 (Bachelor's degree, level 1) and tops out at $71,045.73 (Doctorate degree, level 28), per Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS Employee Salary Schedules 2025-2026) (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelor's degree) starts at $47,500.04 and reaches $65,248.29 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Master's degree) the range is $50,398.76 to $68,147.01.
- The schedule is built on 198 work days, which makes the starting cell about $239.90 per day.
- The grid has 4 degree columns and 28 level rows; the highest cell is reached at level 28.
- Hillsborough enrolled 224,152 students in 2023-24, the 3rd-largest district in Florida by NCES enrollment.
- 2 schedules are indexed for this district; the others are further down this page.
Instructional salary schedule A (SCHDA), employees hired before July 1, 2013, 2025-26
Official sourceDocumentHillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS Employee Salary Schedules 2025-2026)School year2025-26EffectiveWork days198
| Level \ Degree | Bachelor's degree | Master's degree | Specialist degree | Doctorate degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $47,500.04 | $50,398.76 | $51,856.04 | $53,297.48 |
| 2 | $47,500.04 | $50,398.76 | $51,856.04 | $53,297.48 |
| 3 | $47,500.04 | $50,398.76 | $51,856.04 | $53,297.48 |
| 4 | $47,500.04 | $50,398.76 | $51,856.04 | $53,297.48 |
| 5 | $47,500.04 | $50,398.76 | $51,856.04 | $53,297.48 |
| 6 | $47,500.04 | $50,398.76 | $51,856.04 | $53,297.48 |
| 7 | $47,500.04 | $50,398.76 | $51,856.04 | $53,297.48 |
| 8 | $47,500.04 | $50,398.76 | $51,856.04 | $53,297.48 |
| 9 | $47,500.04 | $50,398.76 | $51,856.04 | $53,297.48 |
| 10 | $47,500.04 | $50,398.76 | $51,856.04 | $53,297.48 |
| 11 | $47,500.04 | $50,398.76 | $51,856.04 | $53,297.48 |
| 12 | $47,573.22 | $50,471.94 | $51,929.22 | $53,370.66 |
| 13 | $48,512.85 | $51,411.57 | $52,868.85 | $54,310.29 |
| 14 | $49,485.27 | $52,383.99 | $53,841.27 | $55,282.71 |
| 15 | $50,474.32 | $53,373.04 | $54,830.32 | $56,271.76 |
| 16 | $51,496.00 | $54,394.72 | $55,852.00 | $57,293.44 |
| 17 | $52,501.52 | $55,400.24 | $56,857.52 | $58,298.96 |
| 18 | $53,556.47 | $56,455.19 | $57,912.47 | $59,353.91 |
| 19 | $54,611.25 | $57,509.97 | $58,967.25 | $60,408.69 |
| 20 | $55,698.98 | $58,597.70 | $60,054.98 | $61,496.42 |
| 21 | $56,819.82 | $59,718.54 | $61,175.82 | $62,617.26 |
| 22 | $57,957.13 | $60,855.85 | $62,313.13 | $63,754.57 |
| 23 | $59,110.92 | $62,009.64 | $63,466.92 | $64,908.36 |
| 24 | $60,281.18 | $63,179.90 | $64,637.18 | $66,078.62 |
| 25 | $61,484.23 | $64,382.95 | $65,840.23 | $67,281.67 |
| 26 | $62,720.38 | $65,619.10 | $67,076.38 | $68,517.82 |
| 27 | $63,973.01 | $66,871.73 | $68,329.01 | $69,770.45 |
| 28 | $65,248.29 | $68,147.01 | $69,604.29 | $71,045.73 |
highest celllowest cell28 level rows x 4 degree columnshover or tap a cell to trace its row and column
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Per month (12)
$3,958.34
Per work day
$239.90 / 198 days
Next 5 steps in this degree
| Level | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $47,500.04 | +$0.00 |
| 3 | $47,500.04 | +$0.00 |
| 4 | $47,500.04 | +$0.00 |
| 5 | $47,500.04 | +$0.00 |
| 6 | $47,500.04 | +$0.00 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelor's degree, level 1 = $47,500.04 a year, $3,958.34 a month spread over 12 months, $239.90 per work day on a 198-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Annual rate on a 198-day, 8-hour instructional calendar (the hourly rate is printed beside each annual figure in the salary book).
Levels 1 through 11 are frozen at the same rate on this grandfathered schedule.
Instructional salary schedules P and Q (SCHDP / SCHDQ), employees hired after July 1, 2015, 2025-26
Official sourceDocumentHillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS Employee Salary Schedules 2025-2026)School year2025-26EffectiveWork days198
| Years of creditable experience \ Schedule | Schedule P (198 days) | Schedule Q (253 days) |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | $48,351 | $56,226 |
| 1 | $48,601 | $56,526 |
| 2 | $48,851 | $56,826 |
| 3 | $49,101 | $57,126 |
| 4 | $49,351 | $57,426 |
| 5 | $49,601 | $57,726 |
| 6 | $49,851 | $58,026 |
| 7 | $50,126 | $58,351 |
| 8 | $50,401 | $58,676 |
| 9 | $51,736 | $60,161 |
| 10 | $53,071 | $61,646 |
| 11 | $54,406 | $63,131 |
| 12 | $55,741 | $64,616 |
| 13 | $57,076 | $66,101 |
| 14 | $58,411 | $67,586 |
| 15 | $59,746 | $69,071 |
| 16 | $61,081 | $70,556 |
| 17 | $62,416 | $72,041 |
| 18 | $63,751 | $73,526 |
| 19 | $65,086 | $75,011 |
| 20 | $66,421 | $76,496 |
| 21 | $67,756 | $77,981 |
| 22 | $69,091 | $79,466 |
| 23 | $70,441 | $80,966 |
| 24 | $71,841 | $82,516 |
| 25 | $73,341 | $84,166 |
highest celllowest cell26 years of creditable experience rows x 2 schedule columnshover or tap a cell to trace its row and column
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Annual salary
$48,351
Per month (12)
$4,029.25
Per work day
$244.20 / 198 days
Next 5 steps in this schedule
| Years of creditable experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $48,601 | +$250 |
| 2 | $48,851 | +$500 |
| 3 | $49,101 | +$750 |
| 4 | $49,351 | +$1,000 |
| 5 | $49,601 | +$1,250 |
Worked example as rendered: Schedule P (198 days), years of creditable experience 0 = $48,351 a year, $4,029.25 a month spread over 12 months, $244.20 per work day on a 198-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Performance-pay schedules for teachers hired after July 1, 2015 have no degree lanes; placement is by completed years of creditable teaching experience (E00 to E25).
Schedule Q is the 253-day (year-round) version of Schedule P; the per-day figures on this page use the 198-day Schedule P calendar.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Hillsborough County Public Schools?
$47,500.04 on the degree Bachelor's degree at level 1 of the 2025-26 schedule (Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS Employee Salary Schedules 2025-2026)). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $47,500.04 (Bachelor's degree).
What is the top of the Hillsborough County Public Schools salary schedule?
$71,045.73, at level 28 on Doctorate degree (2025-26). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
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