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Cobb County School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher Salary Schedule (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a certificate level and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Cobb County School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $60,604 (CIT4 - Bachelor, step 1-3) and tops out at $125,262 (CIT7 - Doctorate, step 30+), per Cobb County School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (CIT4 - Bachelor) starts at $60,604 and reaches $89,203 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (CIT5 - Master) the range is $65,731 to $101,198.
- The schedule is built on 183 work days, which makes the starting cell about $331.17 per day.
- The grid has 4 certificate level columns and 17 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 30+.
- Cobb County enrolled 106,358 students in 2023-24, the 2nd-largest district in Georgia by NCES enrollment.
Teacher Salary Schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Certificate level | CIT4 - Bachelor | CIT5 - Master | CIT6 - Specialist | CIT7 - Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-3 | $60,604 | $65,731 | $73,686 | $81,433 |
| 4 | $61,463 | $67,705 | $75,896 | $83,877 |
| 5 | $62,222 | $69,938 | $79,033 | $87,725 |
| 6 | $63,275 | $72,034 | $81,401 | $90,357 |
| 7 | $65,803 | $74,695 | $83,953 | $93,190 |
| 8 | $67,780 | $76,936 | $86,472 | $95,985 |
| 9 | $70,830 | $80,401 | $90,131 | $99,609 |
| 10-11 | $72,953 | $82,813 | $92,833 | $102,595 |
| 12-13 | $75,139 | $85,298 | $95,623 | $105,672 |
| 14-15 | $77,395 | $87,858 | $98,487 | $108,844 |
| 16-17 | $79,717 | $90,494 | $101,442 | $112,108 |
| 18-19 | $82,112 | $93,207 | $104,486 | $115,471 |
| 20-21 | $84,846 | $96,321 | $107,988 | $119,345 |
| 22-23 | $87,012 | $98,826 | $110,821 | $122,494 |
| 24-26 | $87,728 | $99,574 | $111,647 | $123,392 |
| 27-29 | $88,455 | $100,369 | $112,479 | $124,314 |
| 30+ | $89,203 | $101,198 | $113,378 | $125,262 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | $61,463 | +$859 |
| 5 | $62,222 | +$1,618 |
| 6 | $63,275 | +$2,671 |
| 7 | $65,803 | +$5,199 |
| 8 | $67,780 | +$7,176 |
Worked example as rendered: CIT4 - Bachelor, step 1-3 = $60,604 a year, $5,050.33 a month spread over 12 months, $331.17 per work day on a 183-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Annual figures are the district's published annual salary; the PDF also prints a 183-day and a 187-day daily rate for each cell.
Teachers new to Cobb County School District are issued 187-day contracts; returning teachers work 183 days.
Several steps are banded (1-3, 10-11, 24-26, 27-29, 30+) and pay the same amount across the years in the band.
Guidance counselors, school librarians, speech/language pathologists, interpreters, audiologists and diagnosticians are paid on this schedule. Academic, coaching and music supplements are separate documents.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Cobb County School District?
$60,604 on the certificate level CIT4 - Bachelor at step 1-3 of the 2026-27 schedule (Cobb County School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $60,604 (CIT4 - Bachelor).
What is the top of the Cobb County School District salary schedule?
$125,262, at step 30+ on CIT7 - Doctorate (2026-27). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
Other Georgia districts with schedules
- DeKalb County School Districtstarts $60,000
- Fulton County Schoolsstarts $60,506
- Forsyth County Schoolsstarts $56,784
- Clayton County Public Schoolsstarts $49,842
- Atlanta Public Schoolsstarts $62,434
- Cherokee County School Districtstarts $52,008
- Savannah-Chatham County Public School Systemstarts $46,013
- Paulding County School Districtstarts $51,762
- Houston County Schoolsstarts $49,980
- Gwinnett County Public Schoolsstarts $61,146
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