Annual salary
$51,000.00
Florida · salary schedule · 2025-26
District School Board of Pasco County salary schedule, 2025-26
Instructional new hire placement schedule, 2025-2026. The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a contract and years to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- District School Board of Pasco County's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $51,000.00 (Total salary (196 days, 7.5 hrs), years 0) and tops out at $79,537.50 (Total salary (245 days, 7.5 hrs), years 25), per District School Board of Pasco County (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 196 work days, which makes the starting cell about $260.20 per day.
- The grid has 4 contract columns and 26 years rows; the highest cell is reached at years 25.
- Pasco enrolled 85,855 students in 2023-24, the 10th-largest district in Florida by NCES enrollment.
Instructional new hire placement schedule, 2025-2026
| Years \ Contract | Total salary (196 days, 7.5 hrs) | Total salary (230 days, 7.5 hrs) | Total salary (245 days, 7.5 hrs) | Total salary (196 days, 8 hrs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $51,000.00 | $59,846.94 | $63,750.00 | $54,400.00 |
| 1 | $51,100.00 | $59,964.29 | $63,875.00 | $54,506.67 |
| 2 | $51,450.00 | $60,375.00 | $64,312.50 | $54,880.00 |
| 3 | $52,050.00 | $61,079.08 | $65,062.50 | $55,520.00 |
| 4 | $52,275.00 | $61,343.11 | $65,343.75 | $55,760.00 |
| 5 | $52,450.00 | $61,548.47 | $65,562.50 | $55,946.67 |
| 6 | $52,625.00 | $61,753.83 | $65,781.25 | $56,133.33 |
| 7 | $52,800.00 | $61,959.18 | $66,000.00 | $56,320.00 |
| 8 | $53,225.00 | $62,457.91 | $66,531.25 | $56,773.33 |
| 9 | $53,400.00 | $62,663.27 | $66,750.00 | $56,960.00 |
| 10 | $53,575.00 | $62,868.62 | $66,968.75 | $57,146.67 |
| 11 | $53,750.00 | $63,073.98 | $67,187.50 | $57,333.33 |
| 12 | $53,925.00 | $63,279.34 | $67,406.25 | $57,520.00 |
| 13 | $54,100.00 | $63,484.69 | $67,625.00 | $57,706.67 |
| 14 | $54,275.00 | $63,690.05 | $67,843.75 | $57,893.33 |
| 15 | $54,700.00 | $64,188.78 | $68,375.00 | $58,346.67 |
| 16 | $54,875.00 | $64,394.13 | $68,593.75 | $58,533.33 |
| 17 | $55,050.00 | $64,599.49 | $68,812.50 | $58,720.00 |
| 18 | $56,250.00 | $66,007.65 | $70,312.50 | $60,000.00 |
| 19 | $57,255.00 | $67,186.99 | $71,568.75 | $61,072.00 |
| 20 | $58,245.00 | $68,348.72 | $72,806.25 | $62,128.00 |
| 21 | $58,970.00 | $69,199.49 | $73,712.50 | $62,901.33 |
| 22 | $60,245.00 | $70,695.66 | $75,306.25 | $64,261.33 |
| 23 | $61,280.00 | $71,910.20 | $76,600.00 | $65,365.33 |
| 24 | $62,585.00 | $73,441.58 | $78,231.25 | $66,757.33 |
| 25 | $63,630.00 | $74,667.86 | $79,537.50 | $67,872.00 |
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Per month (12)
$4,250.00
Per work day
$260.20 / 196 days
Next 5 steps in this contract
| Years | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $51,100.00 | +$100.00 |
| 2 | $51,450.00 | +$450.00 |
| 3 | $52,050.00 | +$1,050.00 |
| 4 | $52,275.00 | +$1,275.00 |
| 5 | $52,450.00 | +$1,450.00 |
Worked example as rendered: Total salary (196 days, 7.5 hrs), years 0 = $51,000.00 a year, $4,250.00 a month spread over 12 months, $260.20 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.
Pasco publishes a single new hire placement ladder with no degree lanes; the columns here are the district's contract-length variants of the same placement. The published instructional salary range is $51,000 to $81,000 on the 196-day, 7.5-hour schedule.
Total salary equals base salary plus the salary referendum supplement at the new rate effective 11/1/2025. The document also prints those two components separately for the 196-day, 7.5-hour column: base salary is flat at $48,000 through year 17, with the referendum supplement carrying the increase.
Advanced degrees are flat supplements, not lanes: on the 196-day, 7.5-hour schedule bachelor's plus 18 adds $800, master's $2,700, master's plus 18 $3,400, education specialist $4,400 and doctorate $5,400.
How this schedule moves
On the Total salary (196 days, 7.5 hrs) column a teacher moves from $51,000.00 at years 0 to $63,630.00 at years 25: 25 years increases worth $505 each on average, 25% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,305, between years 23 and years 24.
The highest-paid column, Total salary (245 days, 7.5 hrs), starts at $63,750.00 and tops out at $79,537.50, 25% above the top of the Total salary (196 days, 7.5 hrs) column.
Among the 60 Florida district schedules indexed here, District School Board of Pasco County's starting pay ranks 14th and its top cell ranks 11th; 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 51st percentile and the top cell at the 35th percentile.
Column by column
| Contract | First years | Top | Years moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total salary (196 days, 7.5 hrs) | $51,000.00 | $63,630.00 | 25 | 25% |
| Total salary (230 days, 7.5 hrs) | $59,846.94 | $74,667.86 | 25 | 25% |
| Total salary (245 days, 7.5 hrs) | $63,750.00 | $79,537.50 | 25 | 25% |
| Total salary (196 days, 8 hrs) | $54,400.00 | $67,872.00 | 25 | 25% |
Against Florida districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District School Board of Pasco County | 85,855 | 2025-26 | $51,000.00 | – | $79,537.50 |
| Pinellas County Schools | 91,021 | 2025-26 | $63,511 | $65,762 | $91,484 |
| School District of Osceola County | 74,289 | 2025-26 | $49,500 | $52,400 | $77,385 |
| Seminole County Public Schools | 65,443 | 2026-27 | $50,000 | $54,125 | $70,310 |
| Polk County Public Schools | 111,041 | 2025-26 | $48,450 | $51,612 | $75,762 |
| School District of Manatee County | 52,895 | 2025-26 | $49,702 | – | $66,545 |
Starting pay is the first years of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-years cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting salary on the District School Board of Pasco County schedule?
$51,000.00 at years 0 on Total salary (196 days, 7.5 hrs), per the 2025-26 schedule (District School Board of Pasco County).
What is the top of the District School Board of Pasco County salary schedule?
$79,537.50, at years 25 on Total salary (245 days, 7.5 hrs) (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 District School Board of Pasco County salary schedule?
On the Total salary (196 days, 7.5 hrs) column the top figure, $63,630.00, is reached at years 25, 25 years increases after years 0 (2025-26 schedule).
Other Florida districts with schedules
- Pinellas County Schoolsstarts $63,511
- School District of Osceola Countystarts $49,500
- Seminole County Public Schoolsstarts $50,000
- Polk County Public Schoolsstarts $48,450
- School District of Manatee Countystarts $49,702
- St. Johns County School Districtstarts $48,642
- Lake County Schoolsstarts $49,500
- Collier County Public Schoolsstarts $69,920
- St. Lucie Public Schoolsstarts $49,160
- Marion County Public Schoolsstarts $50,000
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