Annual salary
$42,917
Georgia · salary schedule · 2025-26
Dougherty County School System salary schedule, 2025-26
Teacher compensation schedule, 190 days (2025-26). 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.
- Dougherty County School System's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $42,917 (T-1, step 0,1,2 (step E)) and tops out at $87,458 (T-7, step 21,22 (step L6)), per Dougherty County School System (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 190 work days, which makes the starting cell about $225.88 per day.
- The grid has 10 certificate level columns and 14 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 21,22 (step L6).
- Dougherty County enrolled 13,059 students in 2023-24, the 28th-largest district in Georgia by NCES enrollment.
Teacher compensation schedule, 190 days (2025-26)
| Step \ Certificate level | T-1 | T-2 | BT-4 | T-4 | BT-5 | T-5 | BT-6 | T-6 | BT-7 | T-7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0,1,2 (step E) | $42,917 | $43,854 | $43,233 | $47,500 | $47,724 | $51,951 | $52,999 | $57,313 | $58,693 | $63,389 |
| 3 (step 1) | $43,884 | $44,849 | $43,233 | $48,263 | $48,453 | $53,170 | $54,295 | $57,694 | $60,160 | $64,032 |
| 4 (step 2) | $44,880 | $45,873 | $43,233 | $49,155 | $49,614 | $54,428 | $55,632 | $58,615 | $61,670 | $64,812 |
| 5 (step 3) | $45,905 | $46,928 | $43,233 | $50,281 | $50,811 | $55,224 | $57,009 | $60,080 | $63,227 | $65,741 |
| 6 (step 4) | $46,961 | $48,015 | $43,233 | $51,308 | $52,427 | $56,979 | $58,875 | $62,066 | $65,339 | $67,946 |
| 7 (step 5) | $48,049 | $49,134 | $43,233 | $52,418 | $53,713 | $58,362 | $60,345 | $63,627 | $66,999 | $69,683 |
| 8 (step 6) | $49,169 | $50,287 | $43,233 | $53,549 | $55,661 | $60,466 | $62,583 | $66,007 | $69,530 | $72,327 |
| 9,10 (step 7) | $50,323 | $51,475 | $43,233 | $55,239 | $57,032 | $61,950 | $64,160 | $67,685 | $71,313 | $74,191 |
| 11,12 (step L1) | $51,512 | $52,698 | $43,233 | $56,568 | $58,444 | $62,978 | $65,784 | $69,412 | $73,148 | $76,111 |
| 13,14 (step L2) | $52,736 | $53,958 | $43,233 | $57,934 | $59,897 | $64,048 | $67,454 | $71,189 | $75,037 | $78,083 |
| 15,16 (step L3) | $53,997 | $55,256 | $43,233 | $59,337 | $61,389 | $65,663 | $69,171 | $73,015 | $76,978 | $80,114 |
| 17,18 (step L4) | $55,296 | $56,593 | $43,233 | $60,782 | $62,926 | $67,324 | $70,938 | $74,894 | $78,976 | $82,200 |
| 19,20 (step L5) | $56,634 | $57,970 | $43,233 | $62,270 | $64,509 | $69,034 | $72,756 | $76,827 | $81,031 | $84,349 |
| 21,22 (step L6) | $58,012 | $59,388 | $43,233 | $64,102 | $66,138 | $71,689 | $74,631 | $79,711 | $83,149 | $87,458 |
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Per month (12)
$3,576.42
Per work day
$225.88 / 190 days
Next 5 steps in this certificate level
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 3 (step 1) | $43,884 | +$967 |
| 4 (step 2) | $44,880 | +$1,963 |
| 5 (step 3) | $45,905 | +$2,988 |
| 6 (step 4) | $46,961 | +$4,044 |
| 7 (step 5) | $48,049 | +$5,132 |
Worked example as rendered: T-1, step 0,1,2 (step E) = $42,917 a year, $3,576.42 a month spread over 12 months, $225.88 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 FY 2026 Teacher Compensation Schedule, classroom teachers, based on 190 days / 8 hours per day.
The document prints Annual, Semi-Monthly and Daily rows per step; the Annual row is recorded.
No experience credit is given on the BT-4 lane, so it is flat.
- Soft spot: This is the newest teacher schedule the district posts; the FY27 document on the payroll page is a pay-date calendar, not a salary schedule.
How this schedule moves
On the T-1 column a teacher moves from $42,917 at step 0,1,2 (step E) to $58,012 at step 21,22 (step L6): 13 step increases worth $1,161 each on average, 35% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,378, between step 19,20 (step L5) and step 21,22 (step L6).
The highest-paid column, T-7, starts at $63,389 and tops out at $87,458, 51% above the top of the T-1 column.
Among the 26 Georgia district schedules indexed here, Dougherty County School System's starting pay ranks 26th and its top cell ranks 26th; 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 24th percentile and the top cell at the 44th percentile.
Column by column
| Certificate level | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-1 | $42,917 | $58,012 | 13 | 35% |
| T-2 | $43,854 | $59,388 | 13 | 35% |
| BT-4 | $43,233 | $43,233 | 0 | 0% |
| T-4 | $47,500 | $64,102 | 13 | 35% |
| BT-5 | $47,724 | $66,138 | 13 | 39% |
| T-5 | $51,951 | $71,689 | 13 | 38% |
| BT-6 | $52,999 | $74,631 | 13 | 41% |
| T-6 | $57,313 | $79,711 | 13 | 39% |
| BT-7 | $58,693 | $83,149 | 13 | 42% |
| T-7 | $63,389 | $87,458 | 13 | 38% |
Against Georgia districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dougherty County School System | 13,059 | 2025-26 | $42,917 | – | $87,458 |
| Troup County School System | 12,278 | 2025-26 | $45,968 | $50,340 | $94,528 |
| Whitfield County School System | 12,151 | 2026-27 | $45,034.00 | – | $90,305.42 |
| Effingham County Schools | 14,394 | 2026-27 | $44,295 | – | $94,399 |
| Walton County School District | 14,679 | 2026-27 | $49,456.62 | $56,179.46 | $115,731.81 |
| Bulloch County Schools | 11,068 | 2026-27 | $48,266.67 | – | $94,488.48 |
Starting pay is the first step of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-step cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting salary on the Dougherty County School System schedule?
$42,917 at step 0,1,2 (step E) on T-1, per the 2025-26 schedule (Dougherty County School System).
What is the top of the Dougherty County School System salary schedule?
$87,458, at step 21,22 (step L6) on T-7 (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 Dougherty County School System salary schedule?
On the T-1 column the top figure, $58,012, is reached at step 21,22 (step L6), 13 step increases after step 0,1,2 (step E) (2025-26 schedule).
Other Georgia districts with schedules
- Troup County School Systemstarts $45,968
- Whitfield County School Systemstarts $45,034.00
- Effingham County Schoolsstarts $44,295
- Walton County School Districtstarts $49,456.62
- Bulloch County Schoolsstarts $48,266.67
- Rockdale County Public Schoolsstarts $51,212
- Newton County Schoolsstarts $50,085
- Fayette County Public Schoolsstarts $52,155
- Bibb County School Districtstarts $48,740.61
- Coweta County School Systemstarts $49,245
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