Annual salary
$47,500
Florida · salary schedule · 2025-26
Leon County Schools salary schedule, 2025-26
Teacher (LCTA) salary schedule (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a lane and related years of experience to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Leon County Schools's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $47,500 (Bachelor's degree, related years of experience 0) and tops out at $67,840 (Bachelor's degree, related years of experience 35), per Leon County Schools (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelor's degree) starts at $47,500 and reaches $67,840 at the top of that column.
- The schedule is built on 196 work days, which makes the starting cell about $242.35 per day.
- The grid has 1 lane columns and 36 related years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at related years of experience 35.
- Leon enrolled 31,769 students in 2023-24, the 25th-largest district in Florida by NCES enrollment.
Teacher (LCTA) salary schedule (2025-26)
| Related years of experience \ Lane | Bachelor's degree |
|---|---|
| 0 | $47,500 |
| 1 | $47,700 |
| 2 | $47,900 |
| 3 | $48,100 |
| 4 | $48,300 |
| 5 | $48,500 |
| 6 | $48,700 |
| 7 | $48,900 |
| 8 | $49,100 |
| 9 | $49,300 |
| 10 | $49,500 |
| 11 | $49,700 |
| 12 | $49,900 |
| 13 | $50,100 |
| 14 | $50,300 |
| 15 | $50,500 |
| 16 | $50,700 |
| 17 | $50,900 |
| 18 | $51,100 |
| 19 | $51,300 |
| 20 | $51,500 |
| 21 | $51,828 |
| 22 | $52,668 |
| 23 | $53,228 |
| 24 | $53,788 |
| 25 | $54,628 |
| 26 | $55,468 |
| 27 | $56,308 |
| 28 | $57,148 |
| 29 | $57,988 |
| 30 | $58,828 |
| 31 | $59,668 |
| 32 | $60,508 |
| 33 | $61,708 |
| 34 | $64,367 |
| 35 | $67,840 |
highest celllowest cell36 related years of experience rows x 1 lane columnshover or tap a cell to trace its row and column
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Per month (12)
$3,958.33
Per work day
$242.35 / 196 days
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Related years of experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $47,700 | +$200 |
| 2 | $47,900 | +$400 |
| 3 | $48,100 | +$600 |
| 4 | $48,300 | +$800 |
| 5 | $48,500 | +$1,000 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelor's degree, related years of experience 0 = $47,500 a year, $3,958.33 a month spread over 12 months, $242.35 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.
Based on a bachelor's degree, 7.5 hours a day and 196 days a year. The document also prints the matching hourly rate.
Advanced degrees are supplements, not lanes: Masters $1,800, Ed. Specialist $3,600, Doctorate $5,400.
The schedule is stated to be effective for new hires beginning January 31, 2025.
- Soft spot: The sheet is titled "2025-2026 Teacher (LCTA) Salary Schedule" but its money column is headed "2024-2025 Annual"; the same figures appear as Appendix D of the 2025-2028 LCTA contract under the heading "2025 - 2026 Instructional Staff Salary Placement Schedule".
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelor's degree column a teacher moves from $47,500 at related years of experience 0 to $67,840 at related years of experience 35: 35 related years of experience increases worth $581 each on average, 43% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,473, between related years of experience 34 and related years of experience 35.
Among the 60 Florida district schedules indexed here, Leon County Schools's starting pay ranks 41st and its top cell ranks 30th; 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 38th percentile and the top cell at the 19th percentile.
Against Florida districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon County Schools | 31,769 | 2025-26 | $47,500 | – | $67,840 |
| School District of Okaloosa County | 32,426 | 2025-26 | $49,017 | – | $74,081 |
| Santa Rosa County District Schools | 29,824 | 2025-26 | $50,986 | – | $70,584 |
| School Board of Alachua County | 28,749 | 2025-26 | $49,370 | $51,444 | $71,065 |
| Bay District Schools | 27,675 | 2026-27 | $50,500 | – | $59,300 |
| School District of Escambia County | 37,203 | 2025-26 | $48,300 | – | $78,100 |
Starting pay is the first related years of experience of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-related years of experience cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Leon County Schools?
$47,500 on the lane Bachelor's degree at related years of experience 0 of the 2025-26 schedule (Leon County Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $47,500 (Bachelor's degree).
What is the top of the Leon County Schools salary schedule?
$67,840, at related years of experience 35 on Bachelor's degree (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 Leon County Schools salary schedule?
On the Bachelor's degree column the top figure, $67,840, is reached at related years of experience 35, 35 related years of experience increases after related years of experience 0 (2025-26 schedule).
Other Florida districts with schedules
- School District of Okaloosa Countystarts $49,017
- Santa Rosa County District Schoolsstarts $50,986
- School Board of Alachua Countystarts $49,370
- Bay District Schoolsstarts $50,500
- School District of Escambia Countystarts $48,300
- Clay County District Schoolsstarts $48,500
- Hernando County School Districtstarts $48,350
- Martin County School Districtstarts $51,300
- Marion County Public Schoolsstarts $50,000
- School District of Indian River Countystarts $48,583
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