Annual salary
$49,017
Florida · salary schedule · 2025-26
School District of Okaloosa County salary schedule, 2025-26
Instructional performance pay placement chart (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a degree and years of experience to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- School District of Okaloosa County's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $49,017 (Bachelor's, years of experience 0-13) and tops out at $74,081 (Bachelor's, years of experience 30), per School District of Okaloosa County (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelor's) starts at $49,017 and reaches $74,081 at the top of that column.
- The grid has 1 degree columns and 18 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 30.
- Okaloosa enrolled 32,426 students in 2023-24, the 24th-largest district in Florida by NCES enrollment.
- 2 schedules are indexed for this district; the others are further down this page.
Instructional performance pay placement chart (2025-26)
| Years of experience \ Degree | Bachelor's |
|---|---|
| 0-13 | $49,017 |
| 14 | $49,979 |
| 15 | $51,225 |
| 16 | $52,502 |
| 17 | $53,807 |
| 18 | $55,148 |
| 19 | $56,521 |
| 20 | $57,930 |
| 21 | $59,370 |
| 22 | $60,850 |
| 23 | $62,365 |
| 24 | $63,916 |
| 25 | $65,510 |
| 26 | $67,139 |
| 27 | $68,812 |
| 28 | $70,526 |
| 29 | $72,282 |
| 30 | $74,081 |
highest celllowest cell18 years of experience rows x 1 degree columnshover or tap a cell to trace its row and column
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Per month (12)
$4,084.75
Next 5 steps in this degree
| Years of experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | $49,979 | +$962 |
| 15 | $51,225 | +$2,208 |
| 16 | $52,502 | +$3,485 |
| 17 | $53,807 | +$4,790 |
| 18 | $55,148 | +$6,131 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelor's, years of experience 0-13 = $49,017 a year, $4,084.75 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Used for INITIAL PLACEMENT ONLY: employees hired July 1, 2014 or later are then on pay for performance and move by negotiated percentage, not by step.
The document prints Master's, Specialist and PhD columns as N/A on this chart.
Advanced-degree pay is a supplement, not a column: Master's $2,430, Specialist's $4,861, Doctorate $7,292.
Grandfathered instructional salary schedule (2025-26)
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| 12 | $49,017 | $51,679 | $54,095 | $55,858 |
| 13 | $49,567 | $52,294 | $54,769 | $57,248 |
| 14 | $50,800 | $53,597 | $56,134 | $58,673 |
| 15 | $52,066 | $54,932 | $57,531 | $60,135 |
| 16 | $53,365 | $56,299 | $58,963 | $61,633 |
| 17 | $54,690 | $57,700 | $60,430 | $63,169 |
| 18 | $56,053 | $59,135 | $61,935 | $64,739 |
| 19 | $57,449 | $60,610 | $63,478 | $66,351 |
| 20 | $58,881 | $62,120 | $65,060 | $68,004 |
| 21 | $60,345 | $63,665 | $66,679 | $69,699 |
| 22 | $61,849 | $65,251 | $68,340 | $71,435 |
| 23 | $63,389 | $66,876 | $70,040 | $73,214 |
| 24 | $64,965 | $68,540 | $71,787 | $75,034 |
| 25 | $66,586 | $70,247 | $73,574 | $76,904 |
| 26 | $68,241 | $71,997 | $75,405 | $78,819 |
| 27 | $69,942 | $73,788 | $77,283 | $80,780 |
| 28 | $71,684 | $75,626 | $79,208 | $82,794 |
| 29 | $73,469 | $77,509 | $81,179 | $84,854 |
| 30 | $75,298 | $79,439 | $83,203 | $86,965 |
highest celllowest cell30 step rows x 4 degree columnshover or tap a cell to trace its row and column
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Annual salary
$49,017
Per month (12)
$4,084.75
Next 5 steps in this degree
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | $49,567 | +$550 |
| 14 | $50,800 | +$1,783 |
| 15 | $52,066 | +$3,049 |
| 16 | $53,365 | +$4,348 |
| 17 | $54,690 | +$5,673 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelor's, step 12 = $49,017 a year, $4,084.75 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Steps 1 through 11 are printed as N/A in the document: no active grandfathered employee sits below step 12.
The document states grandfathered employees receive a negotiated percentage in lieu of a step increase, so this grid records placement rather than annual movement.
Advanced-degree pay is a supplement, not a column: Master's $2,430, Specialist's $4,861, Doctorate $7,292.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in School District of Okaloosa County?
$49,017 on the degree Bachelor's at years of experience 0-13 of the 2025-26 schedule (School District of Okaloosa County). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $49,017 (Bachelor's).
What is the top of the School District of Okaloosa County salary schedule?
$74,081, at years of experience 30 on Bachelor's (2025-26). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
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