Annual salary
$45,000
Florida · salary schedule · 2025-26
Jackson County School Board salary schedule, 2025-26
Instructional performance salary schedule (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a lane and placement to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Jackson County School Board's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $45,000 (Base salary, placement 0) and tops out at $57,477 (Base salary, placement 30), per Jackson County School Board (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 196 work days, which makes the starting cell about $229.59 per day.
- The grid has 1 lane columns and 31 placement rows; the highest cell is reached at placement 30.
- Jackson enrolled 6,094 students in 2023-24, the 44th-largest district in Florida by NCES enrollment.
- 2 schedules are indexed for this district; the others are further down this page.
Instructional performance salary schedule (2025-26)
| Placement \ Lane | Base salary |
|---|---|
| 0 | $45,000 |
| 1 | $45,000 |
| 2 | $45,000 |
| 3 | $45,000 |
| 4 | $45,000 |
| 5 | $45,250 |
| 6 | $45,250 |
| 7 | $45,250 |
| 8 | $45,250 |
| 9 | $45,250 |
| 10 | $45,500 |
| 11 | $45,650 |
| 12 | $45,895 |
| 13 | $46,545 |
| 14 | $47,195 |
| 15 | $47,845 |
| 16 | $48,495 |
| 17 | $49,145 |
| 18 | $49,795 |
| 19 | $50,327 |
| 20 | $50,977 |
| 21 | $51,627 |
| 22 | $52,277 |
| 23 | $52,927 |
| 24 | $53,577 |
| 25 | $54,227 |
| 26 | $54,877 |
| 27 | $55,527 |
| 28 | $56,177 |
| 29 | $56,827 |
| 30 | $57,477 |
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Per month (12)
$3,750.00
Per work day
$229.59 / 196 days
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Placement | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $45,000 | +$0 |
| 2 | $45,000 | +$0 |
| 3 | $45,000 | +$0 |
| 4 | $45,000 | +$0 |
| 5 | $45,250 | +$250 |
Worked example as rendered: Base salary, placement 0 = $45,000 a year, $3,750.00 a month spread over 12 months, $229.59 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.
Applies to instructional staff hired on or after July 1, 2011. The document also prints hourly, daily and monthly rates for each row.
Placement is by creditable years of experience determined when hired. Increases are not automatic: a highly effective rating adds $825 to base salary and an effective rating adds $425.
Advanced degrees are supplements added under s.1012.22 F.S., to a maximum of $3,100 for a Master’s, $6,200 for a Specialist and $8,100 for a Doctorate.
A one-time $1,500 bonus is paid on earning the state Reading Endorsement.
Instructional grandfathered salary schedule (2025-26)
| Step \ Rank | Bachelor's Rank III | Master's Rank II | Specialist Rank I-A | Doctorate Rank I |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | $47,395 | $50,377 | $53,477 | $55,377 |
| 16 | $48,045 | $51,027 | $54,127 | $56,027 |
| 17 | $48,695 | $51,677 | $54,777 | $56,677 |
| 18 | $49,345 | $52,327 | $55,427 | $57,327 |
| 19 | $49,877 | $52,977 | $56,077 | $57,977 |
| 20 | $50,527 | $53,627 | $56,727 | $58,627 |
| 21 | $51,177 | $54,277 | $57,377 | $59,277 |
| 22 | $51,827 | $54,927 | $58,027 | $59,927 |
| 23 | $52,477 | $55,577 | $58,677 | $60,577 |
| 24 | $53,127 | $56,227 | $59,327 | $61,227 |
| 25 | $53,777 | $56,877 | $59,977 | $61,877 |
| 26 | $54,427 | $57,527 | $60,627 | $62,527 |
| 27 | $55,077 | $58,177 | $61,277 | $63,177 |
| 28 | $55,727 | $58,827 | $61,927 | $63,827 |
| 29 | $56,377 | $59,477 | $62,577 | $64,477 |
| 30 | $57,027 | $60,127 | $63,227 | $65,127 |
highest celllowest cell16 step rows x 4 rank columnshover or tap a cell to trace its row and column
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Annual salary
$47,395
Per month (12)
$3,949.58
Per work day
$241.81 / 196 days
Next 5 steps in this rank
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | $48,045 | +$650 |
| 17 | $48,695 | +$1,300 |
| 18 | $49,345 | +$1,950 |
| 19 | $49,877 | +$2,482 |
| 20 | $50,527 | +$3,132 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelor's Rank III, step 15 = $47,395 a year, $3,949.58 a month spread over 12 months, $241.81 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.
Applies to instructional staff hired prior to July 1, 2011. The grid starts at step 15; no lower step is printed.
Step increases are not automatic: an employee who does not receive an effective or highly effective evaluation is not eligible for a step or annual increase.
The document also prints hourly, daily and monthly rates for each cell.
Advanced degrees are supplements added under s.1012.22 F.S., to a maximum of $3,100 for a Master’s, $6,200 for a Specialist and $8,100 for a Doctorate.
A one-time $1,500 bonus is paid on earning the state Reading Endorsement.
How this schedule moves
On the Base salary column a teacher moves from $45,000 at placement 0 to $57,477 at placement 30: 30 placement increases worth $416 each on average, 28% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $650, between placement 12 and placement 13.
8 of the 30 placement moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive placements.
Among the 60 Florida district schedules indexed here, Jackson County School Board's starting pay ranks 55th and its top cell ranks 47th; 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 31st percentile and the top cell at the 6th percentile.
Against Florida districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County School Board | 6,094 | 2025-26 | $45,000 | – | $57,477 |
| Suwannee County School Board | 5,968 | 2025-26 | $47,500 | – | $54,830 |
| School Board of Levy County | 5,629 | 2025-26 | $47,500 | – | $57,000 |
| Wakulla County School Board | 5,134 | 2025-26 | $47,500 | $49,700 | $50,200 |
| Baker County School Board | 4,929 | 2026-27 | $47,500 | – | $87,038 |
| Hardee County School Board | 4,725 | 2024-25 | $48,987 | – | $49,737 |
Starting pay is the first placement of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-placement cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting salary on the Jackson County School Board schedule?
$45,000 at placement 0 on Base salary, per the 2025-26 schedule (Jackson County School Board).
What is the top of the Jackson County School Board salary schedule?
$57,477, at placement 30 on Base 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 Jackson County School Board salary schedule?
On the Base salary column the top figure, $57,477, is reached at placement 30, 30 placement increases after placement 0 (2025-26 schedule).
Other Florida districts with schedules
- Suwannee County School Boardstarts $47,500
- School Board of Levy Countystarts $47,500
- Wakulla County School Boardstarts $47,500
- Baker County School Boardstarts $47,500
- Hardee County School Boardstarts $48,987
- School District of DeSoto Countystarts $50,000
- Washington County School Districtstarts $45,905
- Monroe County School Districtstarts $62,700
- Holmes District School Boardstarts $44,024
- School Board of Bradford Countystarts $33,999
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