Annual salary
$48,642
Florida · salary schedule · 2024-25
St. Johns County School District salary schedule, 2024-25
Pay for Performance base salary schedule for placement of new hires. The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a schedule and level to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- St. Johns County School District's 2024-25 salary schedule starts at $48,642 (Annual base salary, level 0) and tops out at $53,540 (Annual base salary, level 23), per St. Johns County School District / St. Johns Education Association (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 196 work days, which makes the starting cell about $248.17 per day.
- The grid has 1 schedule columns and 24 level rows; the highest cell is reached at level 23.
- St. Johns enrolled 51,434 students in 2023-24, the 16th-largest district in Florida by NCES enrollment.
Pay for Performance base salary schedule for placement of new hires
Official sourceDocumentSt. Johns County School District / St. Johns Education AssociationSchool year2024-25EffectiveWork days196
| Level \ Schedule | Annual base salary |
|---|---|
| 0 | $48,642 |
| 1 | $48,642 |
| 2 | $48,642 |
| 3 | $48,642 |
| 4 | $48,984 |
| 5 | $48,984 |
| 6 | $48,984 |
| 7 | $49,326 |
| 8 | $49,326 |
| 9 | $49,326 |
| 10 | $49,326 |
| 11 | $49,420 |
| 12 | $49,420 |
| 13 | $49,420 |
| 14 | $49,832 |
| 15 | $50,244 |
| 16 | $50,656 |
| 17 | $51,068 |
| 18 | $51,480 |
| 19 | $51,892 |
| 20 | $52,304 |
| 21 | $52,716 |
| 22 | $53,128 |
| 23 | $53,540 |
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Per month (12)
$4,053.50
Per work day
$248.17 / 196 days
Next 5 steps in this schedule
| Level | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $48,642 | +$0 |
| 2 | $48,642 | +$0 |
| 3 | $48,642 | +$0 |
| 4 | $48,984 | +$342 |
| 5 | $48,984 | +$342 |
Worked example as rendered: Annual base salary, level 0 = $48,642 a year, $4,053.50 a month spread over 12 months, $248.17 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.
Article XVI of the SJEA negotiated agreement updated 2026-01-15; the table is headed "Beginning with the 2024-2025 School Year" and is the schedule still used to place new hires.
Applies to professional employees hired on or after July 1, 2022, plus transfers from administrative or support positions and returning employees with a break in service.
Associate Teachers earn an annual base salary of $36,000, off this schedule.
For 2025-26 St. Johns pays raises as retention/performance amounts added to base salary ($818 to $1,228 depending on years of experience and rating) rather than by reissuing the schedule.
Advanced degree supplements for employees hired on or after July 1, 2011: Masters $2,730, Specialist $3,760, PhD $4,790.
Based on 7.5 hours per day on a 196-day calendar.
- Soft spot: The district publishes no dollar-for-dollar 2025-26 version of this grid; the 2025-26 increases are expressed only as per-teacher add-ons.
How this schedule moves
On the Annual base salary column a teacher moves from $48,642 at level 0 to $53,540 at level 23: 23 level increases worth $213 each on average, 10% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $412, between level 13 and level 14.
10 of the 23 level moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive levels.
Among the 60 Florida district schedules indexed here, St. Johns County School District's starting pay ranks 33rd and its top cell ranks 53rd; 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 42nd percentile and the top cell at the 4th percentile.
Against Florida districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Johns County School District | 51,434 | 2024-25 | $48,642 | – | $53,540 |
| School District of Manatee County | 52,895 | 2025-26 | $49,702 | – | $66,545 |
| Lake County Schools | 48,285 | 2025-26 | $49,500 | – | $59,800 |
| Collier County Public Schools | 48,282 | 2025-26 | $69,920 | $74,960 | $101,960 |
| St. Lucie Public Schools | 46,987 | 2025-26 | $49,160 | – | $76,046 |
| Marion County Public Schools | 45,547 | 2026-27 | $50,000 | – | $67,856 |
Starting pay is the first level of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-level cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting salary on the St. Johns County School District schedule?
$48,642 at level 0 on Annual base salary, per the 2024-25 schedule (St. Johns County School District / St. Johns Education Association).
What is the top of the St. Johns County School District salary schedule?
$53,540, at level 23 on Annual base salary (2024-25). 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 St. Johns County School District salary schedule?
On the Annual base salary column the top figure, $53,540, is reached at level 23, 23 level increases after level 0 (2024-25 schedule).
Other Florida districts with schedules
- School District of Manatee Countystarts $49,702
- Lake County Schoolsstarts $49,500
- Collier County Public Schoolsstarts $69,920
- St. Lucie Public Schoolsstarts $49,160
- Marion County Public Schoolsstarts $50,000
- Clay County District Schoolsstarts $48,500
- Seminole County Public Schoolsstarts $50,000
- School District of Escambia Countystarts $48,300
- School District of Okaloosa Countystarts $49,017
- Leon County Schoolsstarts $47,500
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