Annual salary
$60,000
Georgia · salary schedule · 2026-27
DeKalb County School District salary schedule, 2026-27
E Salary Schedule, Teacher (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a degree (slot) and salary step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- DeKalb County School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $60,000 (Bachelor's Degree (Slot E04), salary step 1) and tops out at $113,300 (Doctorate Degree (Slot E07), salary step 30), per DeKalb County School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelor's Degree (Slot E04)) starts at $60,000 and reaches $86,250 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Master's Degree (Slot E05)) the range is $63,100 to $95,600.
- The schedule is built on 190 work days, which makes the starting cell about $315.79 per day.
- The grid has 4 degree (slot) columns and 30 salary step rows; the highest cell is reached at salary step 30.
- DeKalb County enrolled 91,398 students in 2023-24, the 3rd-largest district in Georgia by NCES enrollment.
E Salary Schedule, Teacher (2026-27)
| Salary Step \ Degree (slot) | Bachelor's Degree (Slot E04) | Master's Degree (Slot E05) | Specialist Degree (Slot E06) | Doctorate Degree (Slot E07) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,000 | $63,100 | $68,250 | $74,000 |
| 2 | $60,750 | $64,100 | $69,350 | $75,200 |
| 3 | $61,500 | $65,100 | $70,450 | $76,400 |
| 4 | $62,250 | $66,100 | $71,550 | $77,600 |
| 5 | $63,000 | $67,100 | $72,650 | $78,800 |
| 6 | $64,200 | $68,600 | $74,350 | $80,600 |
| 7 | $65,400 | $70,100 | $76,050 | $82,400 |
| 8 | $66,600 | $71,600 | $77,750 | $84,200 |
| 9 | $67,800 | $73,100 | $79,450 | $86,000 |
| 10 | $69,000 | $74,600 | $81,150 | $87,800 |
| 11 | $70,200 | $76,100 | $82,850 | $89,600 |
| 12 | $71,400 | $77,600 | $84,550 | $91,400 |
| 13 | $72,600 | $79,100 | $86,250 | $93,200 |
| 14 | $73,800 | $80,600 | $87,950 | $95,000 |
| 15 | $75,000 | $82,100 | $89,650 | $96,800 |
| 16 | $75,750 | $83,000 | $90,650 | $97,900 |
| 17 | $76,500 | $83,900 | $91,650 | $99,000 |
| 18 | $77,250 | $84,800 | $92,650 | $100,100 |
| 19 | $78,000 | $85,700 | $93,650 | $101,200 |
| 20 | $78,750 | $86,600 | $94,650 | $102,300 |
| 21 | $79,500 | $87,500 | $95,650 | $103,400 |
| 22 | $80,250 | $88,400 | $96,650 | $104,500 |
| 23 | $81,000 | $89,300 | $97,650 | $105,600 |
| 24 | $81,750 | $90,200 | $98,650 | $106,700 |
| 25 | $82,500 | $91,100 | $99,650 | $107,800 |
| 26 | $83,250 | $92,000 | $100,650 | $108,900 |
| 27 | $84,000 | $92,900 | $101,650 | $110,000 |
| 28 | $84,750 | $93,800 | $102,650 | $111,100 |
| 29 | $85,500 | $94,700 | $103,650 | $112,200 |
| 30 | $86,250 | $95,600 | $104,650 | $113,300 |
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Per month (12)
$5,000.00
Per work day
$315.79 / 190 days
Next 5 steps in this degree (slot)
| Salary Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $60,750 | +$750 |
| 3 | $61,500 | +$1,500 |
| 4 | $62,250 | +$2,250 |
| 5 | $63,000 | +$3,000 |
| 6 | $64,200 | +$4,200 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelor's Degree (Slot E04), salary step 1 = $60,000 a year, $5,000.00 a month spread over 12 months, $315.79 per work day on a 190-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Titled '2026-2027 Salary Schedule (effective 7.1.2026)'. Salary is based on 190 work days at 8 hours per day; the PDF prints a daily rate beside each annual figure.
Step 1 corresponds to 0 years of actual experience and step 30 to 29 or more years.
Certified staff holding a provisional certificate are paid $53,641.00 annually ($282.32 daily) regardless of experience, off this grid.
Vocational teachers, MTSS staff and virtual-learning instructional specialists are paid on separate E schedules.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelor's Degree (Slot E04) column a teacher moves from $60,000 at salary step 1 to $86,250 at salary step 30: 29 salary step increases worth $905 each on average, 44% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,200, between salary step 5 and salary step 6.
A master's degree is worth $3,100 more than a bachelor's at the first salary step (5.2%) and $9,350 more at the top of the column (10.8%).
The highest-paid column, Doctorate Degree (Slot E07), starts at $74,000 and tops out at $113,300, 31% above the top of the Bachelor's Degree (Slot E04) column.
Among the 26 Georgia district schedules indexed here, DeKalb County School District's starting pay ranks 5th and its top cell ranks 7th; the state medians are $51,391 to start and $109,486 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 78th percentile and the top cell at the 77th percentile.
Column by column
| Degree (slot) | First salary step | Top | Salary Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's Degree (Slot E04) | $60,000 | $86,250 | 29 | 44% |
| Master's Degree (Slot E05) | $63,100 | $95,600 | 29 | 52% |
| Specialist Degree (Slot E06) | $68,250 | $104,650 | 29 | 53% |
| Doctorate Degree (Slot E07) | $74,000 | $113,300 | 29 | 53% |
Against Georgia districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeKalb County School District | 91,398 | 2026-27 | $60,000 | $63,100 | $113,300 |
| Fulton County Schools | 88,043 | 2026-27 | $60,506 | $66,514 | $118,572 |
| Cobb County School District | 106,358 | 2026-27 | $60,604 | $65,731 | $125,262 |
| Forsyth County Schools | 54,984 | 2026-27 | $56,784 | $62,364 | $108,987 |
| Clayton County Public Schools | 50,832 | 2026-27 | $49,842 | $62,681 | $107,490 |
| Atlanta Public Schools | 49,660 | 2026-27 | $62,434 | $68,776 | $128,375 |
Starting pay is the first salary step of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-salary step cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in DeKalb County School District?
$60,000 on the degree (slot) Bachelor's Degree (Slot E04) at salary step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (DeKalb County School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $60,000 (Bachelor's Degree (Slot E04)).
What is the top of the DeKalb County School District salary schedule?
$113,300, at salary step 30 on Doctorate Degree (Slot E07) (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 DeKalb County School District salary schedule?
On the Bachelor's Degree (Slot E04) column the top figure, $86,250, is reached at salary step 30, 29 salary step increases after salary step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in DeKalb County School District?
$3,100 more at the first salary step: $63,100 on Master's Degree (Slot E05) against $60,000 on Bachelor's Degree (Slot E04) (2026-27 schedule).
Other Georgia districts with schedules
- Fulton County Schoolsstarts $60,506
- Cobb County School Districtstarts $60,604
- 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 $49,316
- Paulding County School Districtstarts $51,762
- Houston County Schoolsstarts $49,980
- Richmond County School Systemstarts $45,878
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