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.
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.
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 $46,013
- Paulding County School Districtstarts $51,762
- Houston County Schoolsstarts $49,980
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