Annual salary
$59,000
Florida · salary schedule · 2025-26
Walton County School District salary schedule, 2025-26
Instructional salary placement schedule (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a lane and placement level to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Walton County School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $59,000 (BA Salary, placement level 0-1) and tops out at $83,806 (BA Salary, placement level +30), per Walton County School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA Salary) starts at $59,000 and reaches $83,806 at the top of that column.
- The grid has 1 lane columns and 31 placement level rows; the highest cell is reached at placement level +30.
- Walton enrolled 11,779 students in 2023-24, the 38th-largest district in Florida by NCES enrollment.
Instructional salary placement schedule (2025-26)
| Placement level \ Lane | BA Salary |
|---|---|
| 0-1 | $59,000 |
| 2 | $59,208 |
| 3 | $59,258 |
| 4 | $59,308 |
| 5 | $59,358 |
| 6 | $59,408 |
| 7 | $59,458 |
| 8 | $59,508 |
| 9 | $59,535 |
| 10 | $60,281 |
| 11 | $61,214 |
| 12 | $62,146 |
| 13 | $63,079 |
| 14 | $64,012 |
| 15 | $64,945 |
| 16 | $66,033 |
| 17 | $67,121 |
| 18 | $68,209 |
| 19 | $69,297 |
| 20 | $70,385 |
| 21 | $71,577 |
| 22 | $72,769 |
| 23 | $73,961 |
| 24 | $75,153 |
| 25 | $76,345 |
| 26 | $77,588 |
| 27 | $78,832 |
| 28 | $80,075 |
| 29 | $81,319 |
| 30 | $82,563 |
| +30 | $83,806 |
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Per month (12)
$4,916.67
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Placement level | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $59,208 | +$208 |
| 3 | $59,258 | +$258 |
| 4 | $59,308 | +$308 |
| 5 | $59,358 | +$358 |
| 6 | $59,408 | +$408 |
Worked example as rendered: BA Salary, placement level 0-1 = $59,000 a year, $4,916.67 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Appendix A of the district agreement. The minimum base salary for instructional staff is $59,000 and the raises are retroactive to July 1, 2025.
Advanced degrees are paid as supplements on top of the BA lane: Masters $3,500, Specialist $5,000, Doctorate $6,600.
Performance pay is paid on top: $1,500 for an effective and $2,000 for a highly effective 2024-25 summative evaluation.
How this schedule moves
On the BA Salary column a teacher moves from $59,000 at placement level 0-1 to $83,806 at placement level +30: 30 placement level increases worth $827 each on average, 42% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,244, between placement level 26 and placement level 27.
Among the 60 Florida district schedules indexed here, Walton County School District's starting pay ranks 5th and its top cell ranks 9th; 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 75th percentile and the top cell at the 40th percentile.
Against Florida districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walton County School District | 11,779 | 2025-26 | $59,000 | – | $83,806 |
| Highlands County School Board | 12,175 | 2025-26 | $45,750 | – | $69,474 |
| School Board of Nassau County | 12,746 | 2025-26 | $51,657 | – | $60,226 |
| Putnam County School District | 10,178 | 2025-26 | $51,470 | $54,187 | $69,541 |
| Hendry County School District | 13,406 | 2025-26 | $50,900 | – | $72,455 |
| Flagler Schools | 13,503 | 2025-26 | $49,451 | – | $106,148 |
Starting pay is the first placement level of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-placement level cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Walton County School District?
$59,000 on the lane BA Salary at placement level 0-1 of the 2025-26 schedule (Walton County School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $59,000 (BA Salary).
What is the top of the Walton County School District salary schedule?
$83,806, at placement level +30 on BA Salary (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 Walton County School District salary schedule?
On the BA Salary column the top figure, $83,806, is reached at placement level +30, 30 placement level increases after placement level 0-1 (2025-26 schedule).
Other Florida districts with schedules
- Highlands County School Boardstarts $45,750
- School Board of Nassau Countystarts $51,657
- Putnam County School Districtstarts $51,470
- Hendry County School Districtstarts $50,900
- Flagler Schoolsstarts $49,451
- Columbia County School Boardstarts $46,745
- School Board of Sumter Countystarts $55,137
- Monroe County School Districtstarts $62,700
- Citrus County School Districtstarts $51,500
- Charlotte County Public Schoolsstarts $58,154.00
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