Annual salary
$49,500
Florida · salary schedule · 2025-26
Lake County Schools salary schedule, 2025-26
Instructional salary placement schedule for new hires (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a schedule and experience level to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Lake County Schools's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $49,500 (Salary, experience level 0-20) and tops out at $59,800 (Salary, experience level 25+), per Lake County Schools / Lake County Education Association (effective ).
- The grid has 1 schedule columns and 7 experience level rows; the highest cell is reached at experience level 25+.
- Lake enrolled 48,285 students in 2023-24, the 17th-largest district in Florida by NCES enrollment.
- 2 schedules are indexed for this district; the others are further down this page.
Instructional salary placement schedule for new hires (2025-26)
Official sourceDocumentLake County Schools / Lake County Education AssociationSchool year2025-26Effective
| Experience level \ Schedule | Salary |
|---|---|
| 0-20 | $49,500 |
| 21 | $50,000 |
| 22 | $51,500 |
| 23 | $53,000 |
| 24 | $55,000 |
| 25 | $57,250 |
| 25+ | $59,800 |
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Per month (12)
$4,125.00
Next 5 steps in this schedule
| Experience level | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | $50,000 | +$500 |
| 22 | $51,500 | +$2,000 |
| 23 | $53,000 | +$3,500 |
| 24 | $55,000 | +$5,500 |
| 25 | $57,250 | +$7,750 |
Worked example as rendered: Salary, experience level 0-20 = $49,500 a year, $4,125.00 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Page 78 of the LCEA/LCS 2025-28 collective bargaining agreement; effective for new hires beyond July 1, 2024.
Compensation for current instructional employees is set in the performance pay appendix, not on this placement schedule.
Advanced degree differential held in area of certification: Masters $3,000, Specialist $3,950, Doctorate $5,000; $500 if not in area of certification.
Instructional salary grandfather schedule (2018-19)
| Experience level \ Schedule | Salary |
|---|---|
| 0 | $37,550 |
| 1 | $37,800 |
| 2 | $38,050 |
| 3 | $38,350 |
| 4 | $38,650 |
| 5 | $38,950 |
| 6 | $39,250 |
| 7 | $39,550 |
| 8 | $39,900 |
| 9 | $40,250 |
| 10 | $40,650 |
| 11 | $41,050 |
| 12 | $41,450 |
| 13 | $41,950 |
| 14 | $42,450 |
| 15 | $42,950 |
| 16 | $43,550 |
| 17 | $44,150 |
| 18 | $44,850 |
| 19 | $45,550 |
| 20 | $46,350 |
| 21 | $47,150 |
| 22 | $48,650 |
| 23 | $50,150 |
| 24 | $52,150 |
| 25 | $54,400 |
| 25+ | $56,950 |
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Annual salary
$37,550
Per month (12)
$3,129.17
Next 5 steps in this schedule
| Experience level | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $37,800 | +$250 |
| 2 | $38,050 | +$500 |
| 3 | $38,350 | +$800 |
| 4 | $38,650 | +$1,100 |
| 5 | $38,950 | +$1,400 |
Worked example as rendered: Salary, experience level 0 = $37,550 a year, $3,129.17 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
This is the grandfather schedule for teachers hired before July 1, 2015; the district still lists it as current on its salary-schedule page.
A $400 cost-of-living adjustment was applied beginning in 2018-2019 and is reflected in the table.
Advanced degree differential: Masters $2,375, Specialist $3,325, Doctorate $4,325, plus an additional supplement of $500/$800/$1,050 when the degree is in the primary content assignment.
- Soft spot: The document itself is dated 2018-2019; Lake has not reissued the grandfathered grid, so the dollars are 2018-19 dollars.
- Soft spot: The lowest cells ($37,550-$40,000) are below the current state minimum teacher salary because the schedule has not been reissued.
How this schedule moves
On the Salary column a teacher moves from $49,500 at experience level 0-20 to $59,800 at experience level 25+: 6 experience level increases worth $1,717 each on average, 21% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,550, between experience level 25 and experience level 25+.
Among the 60 Florida district schedules indexed here, Lake County Schools's starting pay ranks 25th and its top cell ranks 44th; 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 45th percentile and the top cell at the 8th percentile.
Against Florida districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County Schools | 48,285 | 2025-26 | $49,500 | – | $59,800 |
| Collier County Public Schools | 48,282 | 2025-26 | $69,920 | $74,960 | $101,960 |
| St. Lucie Public Schools | 46,987 | 2025-26 | $49,160 | – | $76,046 |
| Marion County Public Schools | 45,547 | 2026-27 | $50,000 | – | $67,856 |
| St. Johns County School District | 51,434 | 2024-25 | $48,642 | – | $53,540 |
| School District of Manatee County | 52,895 | 2025-26 | $49,702 | – | $66,545 |
Starting pay is the first experience level of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-experience level cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting salary on the Lake County Schools schedule?
$49,500 at experience level 0-20 on Salary, per the 2025-26 schedule (Lake County Schools / Lake County Education Association).
What is the top of the Lake County Schools salary schedule?
$59,800, at experience level 25+ on 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 Lake County Schools salary schedule?
On the Salary column the top figure, $59,800, is reached at experience level 25+, 6 experience level increases after experience level 0-20 (2025-26 schedule).
Other Florida districts with schedules
- Collier County Public Schoolsstarts $69,920
- St. Lucie Public Schoolsstarts $49,160
- Marion County Public Schoolsstarts $50,000
- St. Johns County School Districtstarts $48,642
- School District of Manatee Countystarts $49,702
- Clay County District Schoolsstarts $48,500
- School District of Escambia Countystarts $48,300
- School District of Okaloosa Countystarts $49,017
- Leon County Schoolsstarts $47,500
- Seminole County Public Schoolsstarts $50,000
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