Annual salary
$63,511
Florida · salary schedule · 2025-26
Pinellas County Schools salary schedule, 2025-26
Instructional continuing salary schedule (grandfathered), 2025/2026. The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a level and years to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Pinellas County Schools's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $63,511 (Level 1 Bachelor's, years 14) and tops out at $91,484 (Level 5 Doctorate, years 40), per Pinellas County School Board (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Level 1 Bachelor's) starts at $63,511 and reaches $86,838 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Level 3 Master's) the range is $65,762 to $89,089.
- The schedule is built on 198 work days, which makes the starting cell about $320.76 per day.
- The grid has 5 level columns and 27 years rows; the highest cell is reached at years 40.
- Pinellas enrolled 91,021 students in 2023-24, the 9th-largest district in Florida by NCES enrollment.
- 2 schedules are indexed for this district; the others are further down this page.
Instructional continuing salary schedule (grandfathered), 2025/2026
| Years \ Level | Level 1 Bachelor's | Level 2 Bachelor's plus 15 | Level 3 Master's | Level 4 Specialist | Level 5 Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | $63,511 | $64,337 | $65,762 | $66,970 | $68,157 |
| 15 | $63,587 | $64,413 | $65,838 | $67,046 | $68,233 |
| 16 | $63,949 | $64,775 | $66,200 | $67,408 | $68,595 |
| 17 | $64,130 | $64,956 | $66,381 | $67,589 | $68,776 |
| 18 | $64,538 | $65,364 | $66,789 | $67,997 | $69,184 |
| 19 | $65,366 | $66,192 | $67,617 | $68,825 | $70,012 |
| 20 | $65,738 | $66,564 | $67,989 | $69,197 | $70,384 |
| 21 | $66,114 | $66,940 | $68,365 | $69,573 | $70,760 |
| 22 | $66,493 | $67,319 | $68,744 | $69,952 | $71,139 |
| 23 | $66,917 | $67,743 | $69,168 | $70,376 | $71,563 |
| 24 | $67,435 | $68,261 | $69,686 | $70,894 | $72,081 |
| 25 | $67,900 | $68,726 | $70,151 | $71,359 | $72,546 |
| 26 | $68,417 | $69,243 | $70,668 | $71,876 | $73,063 |
| 27 | $69,113 | $69,939 | $71,364 | $72,572 | $73,759 |
| 28 | $69,966 | $70,792 | $72,217 | $73,425 | $74,612 |
| 29 | $70,803 | $71,629 | $73,054 | $74,262 | $75,449 |
| 30 | $72,510 | $73,336 | $74,761 | $75,969 | $77,156 |
| 31 | $74,217 | $75,043 | $76,468 | $77,676 | $78,863 |
| 32 | $75,924 | $76,750 | $78,175 | $79,383 | $80,570 |
| 33 | $77,631 | $78,457 | $79,882 | $81,090 | $82,277 |
| 34 | $79,338 | $80,164 | $81,589 | $82,797 | $83,984 |
| 35 | $81,044 | $81,870 | $83,295 | $84,503 | $85,690 |
| 36 | $82,751 | $83,577 | $85,002 | $86,210 | $87,397 |
| 37 | $84,665 | $85,491 | $86,916 | $88,124 | $89,311 |
| 38 | $85,493 | $86,319 | $87,744 | $88,952 | $90,139 |
| 39 | $86,320 | $87,146 | $88,571 | $89,779 | $90,966 |
| 40 | $86,838 | $87,664 | $89,089 | $90,297 | $91,484 |
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Per month (12)
$5,292.58
Per work day
$320.76 / 198 days
Next 5 steps in this level
| Years | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | $63,587 | +$76 |
| 16 | $63,949 | +$438 |
| 17 | $64,130 | +$619 |
| 18 | $64,538 | +$1,027 |
| 19 | $65,366 | +$1,855 |
Worked example as rendered: Level 1 Bachelor's, years 14 = $63,511 a year, $5,292.58 a month spread over 12 months, $320.76 per work day on a 198-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Applies to instructional staff on Professional Service Contract or Continuing Contract, the pre-2011 grandfathered track; teachers hired since then are placed on the separate instructional placement schedule.
Every figure includes the $11,081 voter-approved referendum supplement in effect 7/1/2025 to 6/30/2026; the district defines base rate as the starting salary excluding that supplement.
Rates are for the 198-day teacher contract. School Board approved 10/14/2025.
Certification differentials for school psychologists, speech language pathologists, audiologists and social workers ($1,765 to $5,280) are paid on top of these figures and are not included.
- Soft spot: The schedule prints only years 14 through 40; the district publishes no continuing-schedule rows below year 14.
- Soft spot: The lowest cell ($63,511) sits above the usual teacher entry range because the grid starts at year 14, not because of a parse error.
Instructional placement schedule (new hires), 2025/2026
| Placement level \ Degree | Bachelor's |
|---|---|
| 0 | $58,348 |
| 1 | $58,581 |
| 2 | $58,816 |
| 3 | $59,052 |
| 4 | $59,288 |
| 5 | $59,526 |
| 6 | $59,766 |
| 7 | $60,006 |
| 8 | $60,248 |
| 9 | $60,491 |
| 10 | $60,735 |
| 11 | $60,980 |
| 12 | $61,226 |
| 13 | $61,474 |
| 14 | $61,723 |
| 15 | $61,973 |
| 16 | $62,225 |
| 17 | $62,477 |
| 18 | $62,731 |
| 19 | $62,987 |
| 20 | $63,243 |
| 21 | $63,501 |
| 22 | $63,760 |
| 23 | $64,020 |
| 24 | $64,282 |
| 25 | $64,545 |
| 26 | $64,809 |
| 27 | $65,075 |
| 28 | $65,342 |
| 29 | $65,610 |
| 30+ | $65,880 |
highest celllowest cell31 placement level rows x 1 degree columnshover or tap a cell to trace its row and column
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Annual salary
$58,348
Per month (12)
$4,862.33
Per work day
$294.69 / 198 days
Next 5 steps in this degree
| Placement level | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $58,581 | +$233 |
| 2 | $58,816 | +$468 |
| 3 | $59,052 | +$704 |
| 4 | $59,288 | +$940 |
| 5 | $59,526 | +$1,178 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelor's, placement level 0 = $58,348 a year, $4,862.33 a month spread over 12 months, $294.69 per work day on a 198-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Placement schedule for instructional staff hired during the 2025-26 school year; Florida's 2011 Student Success Act bars degree lanes for teachers hired after 7/1/2011, so advanced degrees are flat supplements instead (master's $2,251, specialist $3,459, doctorate $4,646).
Every figure includes the $11,081 voter-approved referendum supplement in effect 7/1/2025 to 6/30/2026.
Rates are for the 198-day teacher contract. School Board approved 10/14/2025.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Pinellas County Schools?
$63,511 on the level Level 1 Bachelor's at years 14 of the 2025-26 schedule (Pinellas County School Board). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $63,511 (Level 1 Bachelor's).
What is the top of the Pinellas County Schools salary schedule?
$91,484, at years 40 on Level 5 Doctorate (2025-26). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
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