Annual salary
$50,000
Florida · salary schedule · 2026-27
Marion County Public Schools salary schedule, 2026-27
New employee placement matrix (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a lane and placement (approved experience) to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Marion County Public Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $50,000 (MCPS base salary, placement (approved experience) 0) and tops out at $67,856 (MCPS base salary, placement (approved experience) 31+), per Marion County Public Schools (effective ).
- The grid has 1 lane columns and 32 placement (approved experience) rows; the highest cell is reached at placement (approved experience) 31+.
- Marion enrolled 45,547 students in 2023-24, the 20th-largest district in Florida by NCES enrollment.
New employee placement matrix (2026-27)
| Placement (approved experience) \ Lane | MCPS base salary |
|---|---|
| 0 | $50,000 |
| 1 | $51,506 |
| 2 | $51,506 |
| 3 | $51,506 |
| 4 | $51,506 |
| 5 | $51,506 |
| 6 | $52,406 |
| 7 | $52,406 |
| 8 | $52,406 |
| 9 | $52,406 |
| 10 | $52,406 |
| 11 | $53,556 |
| 12 | $53,556 |
| 13 | $53,556 |
| 14 | $53,556 |
| 15 | $53,556 |
| 16 | $54,556 |
| 17 | $54,556 |
| 18 | $54,556 |
| 19 | $54,556 |
| 20 | $55,306 |
| 21 | $57,056 |
| 22 | $57,856 |
| 23 | $58,656 |
| 24 | $59,456 |
| 25 | $60,256 |
| 26 | $62,756 |
| 27 | $63,756 |
| 28 | $64,756 |
| 29 | $65,756 |
| 30 | $66,756 |
| 31+ | $67,856 |
highest celllowest cell32 placement (approved experience) rows x 1 lane columnshover or tap a cell to trace its row and column
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Per month (12)
$4,166.67
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Placement (approved experience) | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $51,506 | +$1,506 |
| 2 | $51,506 | +$1,506 |
| 3 | $51,506 | +$1,506 |
| 4 | $51,506 | +$1,506 |
| 5 | $51,506 | +$1,506 |
Worked example as rendered: MCPS base salary, placement (approved experience) 0 = $50,000 a year, $4,166.67 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Addendum B Part IV of the Marion Education Association collective bargaining agreement, board approved 25 August 2026. The matrix is used for initial placement of all new employees hired after 1 July 2021 and represents base salary only.
Existing staff move by negotiated increase rather than by this matrix. For 2026-27, classroom teachers with ten or more years of Florida public school experience receive a $2,400 increase; everyone else receives $0 at 0 years, $750 at 1 to 9 years and $1,800 at 10 or more.
Advanced degree supplements are annual additions to base salary and do not become part of permanent base salary: Master’s $2,500, Specialist $4,500, Doctorate $6,500.
The document notes that since 1 July 2018 new hire placement is minus one year until the current year assignment is ratified.
Questions people ask
What is the starting salary on the Marion County Public Schools schedule?
$50,000 at placement (approved experience) 0 on MCPS base salary, per the 2026-27 schedule (Marion County Public Schools).
What is the top of the Marion County Public Schools salary schedule?
$67,856, at placement (approved experience) 31+ on MCPS base salary (2026-27). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
Other Florida districts with schedules
- St. Lucie Public Schoolsstarts $49,160
- Collier County Public Schoolsstarts $69,920
- Lake County Schoolsstarts $49,500
- St. Johns County School Districtstarts $48,642
- Clay County District Schoolsstarts $48,500
- School District of Manatee Countystarts $49,702
- School District of Escambia Countystarts $48,300
- School District of Okaloosa Countystarts $49,017
- Leon County Schoolsstarts $47,500
- Santa Rosa County District Schoolsstarts $50,986
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