Annual salary
$56,784
Georgia · salary schedule · 2026-27
Forsyth County Schools salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher/Professionals Compensation Schedule (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a certificate level and years of creditable experience to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Forsyth County Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $56,784 (T-4 Bachelor, years of creditable experience 0,1,2) and tops out at $108,987 (T-7 Doctorate, years of creditable experience 28+), per Forsyth County Schools (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (T-4 Bachelor) starts at $56,784 and reaches $83,062 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (T-5 Master) the range is $62,364 to $91,850.
- The schedule is built on 190 work days, which makes the starting cell about $298.86 per day.
- The grid has 4 certificate level columns and 27 years of creditable experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of creditable experience 28+.
- Forsyth County enrolled 54,984 students in 2023-24, the 5th-largest district in Georgia by NCES enrollment.
Teacher/Professionals Compensation Schedule (2026-27)
| Years of creditable experience \ Certificate level | T-4 Bachelor | T-5 Master | T-6 Specialist | T-7 Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0,1,2 | $56,784 | $62,364 | $67,926 | $73,244 |
| 3 | $57,794 | $63,374 | $68,936 | $74,254 |
| 4 | $58,804 | $64,387 | $69,950 | $75,272 |
| 5 | $59,814 | $65,400 | $70,967 | $76,290 |
| 6 | $60,824 | $66,537 | $72,228 | $77,672 |
| 7 | $61,834 | $67,718 | $73,581 | $79,187 |
| 8 | $62,844 | $68,906 | $74,947 | $80,723 |
| 9 | $63,854 | $70,097 | $76,319 | $82,268 |
| 10 | $64,864 | $71,352 | $77,818 | $84,001 |
| 11 | $65,874 | $72,555 | $79,217 | $85,586 |
| 12 | $66,884 | $73,859 | $80,816 | $87,467 |
| 13 | $67,894 | $75,078 | $82,239 | $89,090 |
| 14 | $68,904 | $76,088 | $83,249 | $90,100 |
| 15 | $69,914 | $77,317 | $84,695 | $91,751 |
| 16 | $70,924 | $78,327 | $85,705 | $92,761 |
| 17 | $71,934 | $79,350 | $87,160 | $94,426 |
| 18 | $72,944 | $80,360 | $88,170 | $95,436 |
| 19 | $73,954 | $81,808 | $89,637 | $97,120 |
| 20 | $74,964 | $82,818 | $90,647 | $98,130 |
| 21 | $75,974 | $84,061 | $92,125 | $99,833 |
| 22 | $76,984 | $85,071 | $93,135 | $100,843 |
| 23 | $77,994 | $86,319 | $94,624 | $102,557 |
| 24 | $79,004 | $87,329 | $95,634 | $103,567 |
| 25 | $80,014 | $88,586 | $97,132 | $105,303 |
| 26 | $81,024 | $89,596 | $98,142 | $106,313 |
| 27 | $82,037 | $90,716 | $99,369 | $107,642 |
| 28+ | $83,062 | $91,850 | $100,611 | $108,987 |
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Per month (12)
$4,732.00
Per work day
$298.86 / 190 days
Next 5 steps in this certificate level
| Years of creditable experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $57,794 | +$1,010 |
| 4 | $58,804 | +$2,020 |
| 5 | $59,814 | +$3,030 |
| 6 | $60,824 | +$4,040 |
| 7 | $61,834 | +$5,050 |
Worked example as rendered: T-4 Bachelor, years of creditable experience 0,1,2 = $56,784 a year, $4,732.00 a month spread over 12 months, $298.86 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.
Annual ('TOTAL') rates assume the full 190-day work term in full-time status; the schedule also prints a daily rate for each cell and pays additional workdays at that daily rate.
The document labels each column twice: a district step code (E, 1-7, L1-L6) and years of creditable experience. The years row is used for the step labels here because the step codes repeat.
The PDF states the schedule is not official until adopted by the Forsyth County Board of Education.
- Soft spot: In the T-6 Specialist block the years row reads '25+' where the other three lanes read '25'; treated as the same step.
How this schedule moves
On the T-4 Bachelor column a teacher moves from $56,784 at years of creditable experience 0,1,2 to $83,062 at years of creditable experience 28+: 26 years of creditable experience increases worth $1,011 each on average, 46% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,025, between years of creditable experience 27 and years of creditable experience 28+.
A master's degree is worth $5,580 more than a bachelor's at the first years of creditable experience (9.8%) and $8,788 more at the top of the column (10.6%).
The highest-paid column, T-7 Doctorate, starts at $73,244 and tops out at $108,987, 31% above the top of the T-4 Bachelor column.
Among the 26 Georgia district schedules indexed here, Forsyth County Schools's starting pay ranks 8th and its top cell ranks 15th; 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 68th percentile and the top cell at the 73rd percentile.
Column by column
| Certificate level | First years of creditable experience | Top | Years of creditable experience moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-4 Bachelor | $56,784 | $83,062 | 26 | 46% |
| T-5 Master | $62,364 | $91,850 | 26 | 47% |
| T-6 Specialist | $67,926 | $100,611 | 26 | 48% |
| T-7 Doctorate | $73,244 | $108,987 | 26 | 49% |
Against Georgia districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Cherokee County School District | 42,016 | 2026-27 | $59,438 | $64,732 | $113,221 |
| Savannah-Chatham County Public School System | 35,781 | 2025-26 | $49,316 | – | $109,029 |
| Paulding County School District | 31,831 | 2026-27 | $53,997 | $60,488 | $110,355 |
Starting pay is the first years of creditable experience of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-years of creditable experience cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Forsyth County Schools?
$56,784 on the certificate level T-4 Bachelor at years of creditable experience 0,1,2 of the 2026-27 schedule (Forsyth County Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $56,784 (T-4 Bachelor).
What is the top of the Forsyth County Schools salary schedule?
$108,987, at years of creditable experience 28+ on T-7 Doctorate (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 Forsyth County Schools salary schedule?
On the T-4 Bachelor column the top figure, $83,062, is reached at years of creditable experience 28+, 26 years of creditable experience increases after years of creditable experience 0,1,2 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Forsyth County Schools?
$5,580 more at the first years of creditable experience: $62,364 on T-5 Master against $56,784 on T-4 Bachelor (2026-27 schedule).
Other Georgia districts with schedules
- 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
- Columbia County School Districtstarts $51,570
- Hall County School Systemstarts $49,597
- Douglas County School Systemstarts $57,247
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