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Union County School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Instructional salary schedule (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a lane and completed years of experience to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Union County School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $47,500 (Bachelor degree / base, completed years of experience 0) and tops out at $61,791 (Bachelor degree / base, completed years of experience 31+), per Union County School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelor degree / base) starts at $47,500 and reaches $61,791 at the top of that column.
- The grid has 1 lane columns and 32 completed years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at completed years of experience 31+.
- Union enrolled 2,370 students in 2023-24, the 57th-largest district in Florida by NCES enrollment.
Instructional salary schedule (2026-27)
| Completed years of experience \ Lane | Bachelor degree / base |
|---|---|
| 0 | $47,500 |
| 1 | $47,500 |
| 2 | $47,500 |
| 3 | $47,500 |
| 4 | $47,500 |
| 5 | $47,600 |
| 6 | $47,700 |
| 7 | $47,725 |
| 8 | $47,825 |
| 9 | $47,825 |
| 10 | $48,641 |
| 11 | $48,741 |
| 12 | $48,766 |
| 13 | $48,991 |
| 14 | $49,491 |
| 15 | $50,016 |
| 16 | $50,791 |
| 17 | $52,291 |
| 18 | $53,341 |
| 19 | $53,941 |
| 20 | $54,541 |
| 21 | $55,141 |
| 22 | $55,991 |
| 23 | $56,841 |
| 24 | $57,691 |
| 25 | $58,291 |
| 26 | $58,891 |
| 27 | $59,491 |
| 28 | $60,091 |
| 29 | $60,691 |
| 30 | $61,291 |
| 31+ | $61,791 |
| Completed years of experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $47,500 | +$0 |
| 2 | $47,500 | +$0 |
| 3 | $47,500 | +$0 |
| 4 | $47,500 | +$0 |
| 5 | $47,600 | +$100 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelor degree / base, completed years of experience 0 = $47,500 a year, $3,958.33 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
The district prints BA+18, Master’s, Specialist and Doctorate as flat supplements added to the base, not as lanes: $1,000, $2,500, $3,500 and $4,500 at every step.
Beyond 30 completed years, an additional $500 of base salary is added for each further year of instructional service.
- Soft spot: The book states this is the tentatively agreed 2026-27 schedule, pending UCTO ratification and School Board approval.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelor degree / base column a teacher moves from $47,500 at completed years of experience 0 to $61,791 at completed years of experience 31+: 31 completed years of experience increases worth $461 each on average, 30% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,500, between completed years of experience 16 and completed years of experience 17.
5 of the 31 completed years of experience moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive completed years of experiences.
Among the 60 Florida district schedules indexed here, Union County School District's starting pay ranks 41st and its top cell ranks 39th; 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 38th percentile and the top cell at the 9th percentile.
Against Florida districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union County School District | 2,370 | 2026-27 | $47,500 | – | $61,791 |
| District School Board of Madison County | 2,300 | 2024-25 | $45,000 | – | $54,487 |
| Dixie District Schools | 2,071 | 2025-26 | $47,500 | – | $64,439 |
| Calhoun County School District | 2,051 | 2025-26 | $45,925 | $48,925 | $66,823 |
| Taylor County School Board | 2,720 | 2023-24 | $45,000 | – | $49,050 |
| Gulf County School Board | 1,915 | 2025-26 | $45,900 | – | $65,100 |
Starting pay is the first completed years of experience of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-completed years of experience cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Union County School District?
$47,500 on the lane Bachelor degree / base at completed years of experience 0 of the 2026-27 schedule (Union County School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $47,500 (Bachelor degree / base).
What is the top of the Union County School District salary schedule?
$61,791, at completed years of experience 31+ on Bachelor degree / base (2026-27). 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 Union County School District salary schedule?
On the Bachelor degree / base column the top figure, $61,791, is reached at completed years of experience 31+, 31 completed years of experience increases after completed years of experience 0 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Florida districts with schedules
- District School Board of Madison Countystarts $45,000
- Dixie District Schoolsstarts $47,500
- Calhoun County School Districtstarts $45,925
- Taylor County School Boardstarts $45,000
- Gulf County School Boardstarts $45,900
- Gilchrist County School Boardstarts $47,500
- School Board of Bradford Countystarts $33,999
- Glades County School Districtstarts $51,000
- Hamilton County School Boardstarts $47,500
- Holmes District School Boardstarts $44,024
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