Annual salary
$44,295
Georgia · salary schedule · 2026-27
Effingham County Schools salary schedule, 2026-27
Certified annual 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.
- Effingham County Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $44,295 (T1, step 0, 1, 2 (E)) and tops out at $94,399 (T7, step 29, 30+ (L6)), per Effingham County Schools (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 190 work days, which makes the starting cell about $233.13 per day.
- The grid has 10 certificate level columns and 18 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 29, 30+ (L6).
- Effingham County enrolled 14,394 students in 2023-24, the 26th-largest district in Georgia by NCES enrollment.
Certified annual salary schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Certificate level | T1 | T2 | BT4 | T4 | BT5 | T5 | BT6 | T6 | BT7 | T7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0, 1, 2 (E) | $44,295 | $45,307 | $44,295 | $46,320 | $48,714 | $51,843 | $54,595 | $57,348 | $60,458 | $62,611 |
| 3 (1) | $45,339 | $46,381 | $44,295 | $47,424 | $49,890 | $53,113 | $55,948 | $58,784 | $61,987 | $64,205 |
| 4 (2) | $46,415 | $47,488 | $44,295 | $48,563 | $51,102 | $54,422 | $57,342 | $60,262 | $63,561 | $65,845 |
| 5 (3) | $47,522 | $48,628 | $44,295 | $49,735 | $52,350 | $55,770 | $58,777 | $61,784 | $65,182 | $67,536 |
| 6 (4) | $48,662 | $49,802 | $44,295 | $51,345 | $54,064 | $57,621 | $60,747 | $63,875 | $67,410 | $69,857 |
| 7 (5) | $49,837 | $51,012 | $44,295 | $52,600 | $55,402 | $59,064 | $62,285 | $65,506 | $69,147 | $71,668 |
| 8 (6) | $51,048 | $52,256 | $44,295 | $54,540 | $57,467 | $61,294 | $64,661 | $68,027 | $71,832 | $74,466 |
| 9, 10 (7) | $52,294 | $53,539 | $44,295 | $55,892 | $58,905 | $62,848 | $66,315 | $69,783 | $73,702 | $76,414 |
| 11, 12 (L1) | $53,577 | $54,860 | $44,295 | $57,283 | $60,387 | $64,448 | $68,019 | $71,591 | $75,627 | $78,422 |
| 13, 14 (L2) | $54,899 | $56,220 | $44,295 | $58,716 | $61,915 | $66,097 | $69,775 | $73,454 | $77,611 | $80,489 |
| 15, 16 (L3) | $56,261 | $57,622 | $44,295 | $60,193 | $63,486 | $67,794 | $71,582 | $75,374 | $79,655 | $82,619 |
| 17, 18 (L4) | $57,663 | $59,065 | $44,295 | $61,714 | $65,106 | $69,544 | $73,446 | $77,350 | $81,759 | $84,813 |
| 19, 20 (L5) | $59,109 | $60,552 | $44,295 | $63,280 | $66,773 | $71,345 | $75,364 | $79,386 | $83,927 | $87,071 |
| 21, 22 (L6) | $60,597 | $62,083 | $44,295 | $64,894 | $68,492 | $73,200 | $77,340 | $81,482 | $86,161 | $89,399 |
| 23, 24 (L6) | $61,097 | $62,583 | $44,295 | $65,394 | $68,992 | $73,700 | $77,840 | $81,982 | $86,661 | $89,899 |
| 25, 26 (L6) | $62,097 | $63,583 | $44,295 | $66,394 | $69,992 | $74,700 | $78,840 | $82,982 | $87,661 | $90,899 |
| 27, 28 (L6) | $63,597 | $65,083 | $44,295 | $67,894 | $71,492 | $76,200 | $80,340 | $84,482 | $89,161 | $92,399 |
| 29, 30+ (L6) | $65,597 | $67,083 | $44,295 | $69,894 | $73,492 | $78,200 | $82,340 | $86,482 | $91,161 | $94,399 |
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Per month (12)
$3,691.25
Per work day
$233.13 / 190 days
Next 5 steps in this certificate level
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 3 (1) | $45,339 | +$1,044 |
| 4 (2) | $46,415 | +$2,120 |
| 5 (3) | $47,522 | +$3,227 |
| 6 (4) | $48,662 | +$4,367 |
| 7 (5) | $49,837 | +$5,542 |
Worked example as rendered: T1, step 0, 1, 2 (E) = $44,295 a year, $3,691.25 a month spread over 12 months, $233.13 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.
Approved 06-18-2026. Scanned document with no text layer; transcribed from the page image.
The district base annual salary is recorded. Each cell also prints a district base hourly rate and, on a third line, a flat local supplement ($1,750 at step E rising to $2,650 at the top of the T7 lane) that is paid on top of these amounts.
No experience credit is given on the BT4 lane, so it is flat.
- Soft spot: Transcribed from an image. Cross-checked twice: against a tesseract OCR pass of the same page, and against the printed hourly rate multiplied by 1,520 hours (190 days x 8 hours), which reproduces every annual figure to within rounding.
- Soft spot: The 190-day/8-hour contract length is inferred from that hourly-rate arithmetic; the sheet itself does not print a day count.
How this schedule moves
On the T1 column a teacher moves from $44,295 at step 0, 1, 2 (E) to $65,597 at step 29, 30+ (L6): 17 step increases worth $1,253 each on average, 48% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,000, between step 27, 28 (L6) and step 29, 30+ (L6).
The highest-paid column, T7, starts at $62,611 and tops out at $94,399, 44% above the top of the T1 column.
Among the 26 Georgia district schedules indexed here, Effingham County Schools's starting pay ranks 25th and its top cell ranks 23rd; 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 29th percentile and the top cell at the 53rd percentile.
Column by column
| Certificate level | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | $44,295 | $65,597 | 17 | 48% |
| T2 | $45,307 | $67,083 | 17 | 48% |
| BT4 | $44,295 | $44,295 | 0 | 0% |
| T4 | $46,320 | $69,894 | 17 | 51% |
| BT5 | $48,714 | $73,492 | 17 | 51% |
| T5 | $51,843 | $78,200 | 17 | 51% |
| BT6 | $54,595 | $82,340 | 17 | 51% |
| T6 | $57,348 | $86,482 | 17 | 51% |
| BT7 | $60,458 | $91,161 | 17 | 51% |
| T7 | $62,611 | $94,399 | 17 | 51% |
Against Georgia districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Rockdale County Public Schools | 15,384 | 2026-27 | $51,212 | – | $111,463 |
| 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 |
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 Effingham County Schools schedule?
$44,295 at step 0, 1, 2 (E) on T1, per the 2026-27 schedule (Effingham County Schools).
What is the top of the Effingham County Schools salary schedule?
$94,399, at step 29, 30+ (L6) on T7 (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 Effingham County Schools salary schedule?
On the T1 column the top figure, $65,597, is reached at step 29, 30+ (L6), 17 step increases after step 0, 1, 2 (E) (2026-27 schedule).
Other Georgia districts with schedules
- Walton County School Districtstarts $49,456.62
- Rockdale County Public Schoolsstarts $51,212
- Dougherty County School Systemstarts $42,917
- Troup County School Systemstarts $45,968
- Whitfield County School Systemstarts $45,034.00
- Bulloch County Schoolsstarts $48,266.67
- 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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