Annual salary
$61,146
Georgia · salary schedule · 2026-27
Gwinnett County Public Schools salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher Performance-Based Salary Schedule (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a certification level and gcps performance step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Gwinnett County Public Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $61,146 (Level 1, gcps performance step 0) and tops out at $114,000 (Level 4, gcps performance step 28), per Gwinnett County Public Schools (effective ).
- The grid has 4 certification level columns and 29 gcps performance step rows; the highest cell is reached at gcps performance step 28.
- Gwinnett County enrolled 182,214 students in 2023-24, the 1st-largest district in Georgia by NCES enrollment.
Teacher Performance-Based Salary Schedule (2026-27)
| GCPS Performance Step \ Certification level | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $61,146 | $66,276 | $70,782 | $76,480 |
| 1 | $62,004 | $67,300 | $71,993 | $77,820 |
| 2 | $62,862 | $68,324 | $73,204 | $79,160 |
| 3 | $63,720 | $69,348 | $74,415 | $80,500 |
| 4 | $64,578 | $70,372 | $75,626 | $81,840 |
| 5 | $65,436 | $71,396 | $76,837 | $83,180 |
| 6 | $66,294 | $72,420 | $78,048 | $84,520 |
| 7 | $67,152 | $73,444 | $79,259 | $85,860 |
| 8 | $68,010 | $74,468 | $80,470 | $87,200 |
| 9 | $68,868 | $75,492 | $81,681 | $88,540 |
| 10 | $69,726 | $76,516 | $82,892 | $89,880 |
| 11 | $70,584 | $77,540 | $84,103 | $91,220 |
| 12 | $71,442 | $78,564 | $85,314 | $92,560 |
| 13 | $72,300 | $79,588 | $86,525 | $93,900 |
| 14 | $73,158 | $80,612 | $87,736 | $95,240 |
| 15 | $74,016 | $81,636 | $88,947 | $96,580 |
| 16 | $74,874 | $82,660 | $90,158 | $97,920 |
| 17 | $75,732 | $83,684 | $91,369 | $99,260 |
| 18 | $76,590 | $84,708 | $92,580 | $100,600 |
| 19 | $77,448 | $85,732 | $93,791 | $101,940 |
| 20 | $78,306 | $86,756 | $95,002 | $103,280 |
| 21 | $79,164 | $87,780 | $96,213 | $104,620 |
| 22 | $80,022 | $88,804 | $97,424 | $105,960 |
| 23 | $80,880 | $89,828 | $98,635 | $107,300 |
| 24 | $81,738 | $90,852 | $99,846 | $108,640 |
| 25 | $82,596 | $91,876 | $101,057 | $109,980 |
| 26 | $83,454 | $92,900 | $102,268 | $111,320 |
| 27 | $84,312 | $93,924 | $103,479 | $112,660 |
| 28 | $85,170 | $94,948 | $104,690 | $114,000 |
highest celllowest cell29 gcps performance step rows x 4 certification level columnshover or tap a cell to trace its row and column
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Per month (12)
$5,095.50
Next 5 steps in this certification level
| GCPS Performance Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $62,004 | +$858 |
| 2 | $62,862 | +$1,716 |
| 3 | $63,720 | +$2,574 |
| 4 | $64,578 | +$3,432 |
| 5 | $65,436 | +$4,290 |
Worked example as rendered: Level 1, gcps performance step 0 = $61,146 a year, $5,095.50 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Lane legend printed on the schedule: Level 1 = educator certification level 4 (Bachelor's), Level 2 = level 5 (Master's), Level 3 = level 6 (Specialist's), Level 4 = level 7 (Doctoral).
Rows are the GCPS Performance Step; the schedule pairs each step with years of creditable external experience (step 0 = 0-2 years, step 1 = 3 years, and so on to step 28 = 30 years).
Marked effective July 2026. Supplements, department chair pay and coaching stipends are published on separate GCPS schedules and are not included here.
- Soft spot: The schedule does not state the number of contract days, so work_days is null.
How this schedule moves
On the Level 1 column a teacher moves from $61,146 at gcps performance step 0 to $85,170 at gcps performance step 28: 28 gcps performance step increases worth $858 each on average, 39% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $858, between gcps performance step 0 and gcps performance step 1.
The highest-paid column, Level 4, starts at $76,480 and tops out at $114,000, 34% above the top of the Level 1 column.
Among the 26 Georgia district schedules indexed here, Gwinnett County Public Schools's starting pay ranks 2nd and its top cell ranks 6th; 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 82nd percentile and the top cell at the 78th percentile.
Column by column
| Certification level | First gcps performance step | Top | GCPS Performance Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | $61,146 | $85,170 | 28 | 39% |
| Level 2 | $66,276 | $94,948 | 28 | 43% |
| Level 3 | $70,782 | $104,690 | 28 | 48% |
| Level 4 | $76,480 | $114,000 | 28 | 49% |
Against Georgia districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gwinnett County Public Schools | 182,214 | 2026-27 | $61,146 | – | $114,000 |
| Cobb County School District | 106,358 | 2026-27 | $60,604 | $65,731 | $125,262 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Starting pay is the first gcps performance step of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-gcps performance 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 Gwinnett County Public Schools schedule?
$61,146 at gcps performance step 0 on Level 1, per the 2026-27 schedule (Gwinnett County Public Schools).
What is the top of the Gwinnett County Public Schools salary schedule?
$114,000, at gcps performance step 28 on Level 4 (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 Gwinnett County Public Schools salary schedule?
On the Level 1 column the top figure, $85,170, is reached at gcps performance step 28, 28 gcps performance step increases after gcps performance step 0 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Georgia districts with schedules
- Cobb County School Districtstarts $60,604
- 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 $49,316
- Paulding County School Districtstarts $51,762
- Houston County Schoolsstarts $49,980
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