Annual salary
$42,753
Kentucky · salary schedule · 2025-26
Erlanger-Elsmere Independent salary schedule, 2025-26
Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a rank and years of experience to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Erlanger-Elsmere Independent's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $32,641 (Rank V, years of experience 0) and tops out at $87,586 (Rank I, years of experience 40), per Kentucky Department of Education, Certified Salary Report (FY 2025-26) (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Rank III) starts at $42,753 and reaches $75,922 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Rank II) the range is $45,427 to $80,674.
- The grid has 5 rank columns and 41 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 40.
- Erlanger-Elsmere Independent enrolled 2,399 students in 2023-24, the 80th-largest district in Kentucky by NCES enrollment.
Certified salary schedule (KDE Certified Salary Report, 2025-26)
Official sourceDocumentKentucky Department of Education, Certified Salary Report (FY 2025-26)School year2025-26Effective
| Years of experience \ Rank | Rank I | Rank II | Rank III | Rank IV | Rank V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $49,321 | $45,427 | $42,753 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 1 | $50,307 | $46,336 | $43,608 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 2 | $51,313 | $47,263 | $44,480 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 3 | $52,339 | $48,208 | $45,370 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 4 | $53,386 | $49,172 | $46,277 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 5 | $54,454 | $50,155 | $47,203 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 6 | $55,543 | $51,158 | $48,147 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 7 | $56,654 | $52,181 | $49,110 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 8 | $57,787 | $53,225 | $50,092 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 9 | $58,943 | $54,290 | $51,094 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 10 | $60,122 | $55,376 | $52,116 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 11 | $61,324 | $56,484 | $53,158 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 12 | $62,550 | $57,614 | $54,221 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 13 | $63,801 | $58,766 | $55,305 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 14 | $65,077 | $59,941 | $56,411 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 15 | $66,379 | $61,140 | $57,539 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 16 | $67,707 | $62,363 | $58,690 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 17 | $69,061 | $63,610 | $59,864 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 18 | $70,442 | $64,882 | $61,061 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 19 | $71,851 | $66,180 | $62,282 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 20 | $73,288 | $67,504 | $63,528 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 21 | $74,754 | $68,854 | $64,799 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 22 | $76,249 | $70,231 | $66,095 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 23 | $77,774 | $71,636 | $67,417 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 24 | $79,329 | $73,069 | $68,765 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 25 | $80,916 | $74,530 | $70,140 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 26 | $82,534 | $76,021 | $71,543 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 27 | $84,185 | $77,541 | $72,974 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 28 | $85,869 | $79,092 | $74,433 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 29 | $87,586 | $80,674 | $75,922 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 30 | $87,586 | $80,674 | $75,922 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 31 | $87,586 | $80,674 | $75,922 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 32 | $87,586 | $80,674 | $75,922 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 33 | $87,586 | $80,674 | $75,922 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 34 | $87,586 | $80,674 | $75,922 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 35 | $87,586 | $80,674 | $75,922 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 36 | $87,586 | $80,674 | $75,922 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 37 | $87,586 | $80,674 | $75,922 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 38 | $87,586 | $80,674 | $75,922 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 39 | $87,586 | $80,674 | $75,922 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
| 40 | $87,586 | $80,674 | $75,922 | $34,970 | $32,641 |
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Per month (12)
$3,562.75
Next 5 steps in this rank
| Years of experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $43,608 | +$855 |
| 2 | $44,480 | +$1,727 |
| 3 | $45,370 | +$2,617 |
| 4 | $46,277 | +$3,524 |
| 5 | $47,203 | +$4,450 |
Worked example as rendered: Rank III, years of experience 0 = $42,753 a year, $3,562.75 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Kentucky ranks: Rank I is generally a master's degree plus 30 approved hours (or a specialist/doctorate), Rank II a master's degree or planned fifth-year program, Rank III a bachelor's degree; Ranks IV and V are lower-credential classifications. KDE's report lists up to three district-defined 'steps' inside a rank; only steps the district reported are shown.
Values are the district's single-salary schedule as filed with the Kentucky Department of Education for fiscal year 2025-26 (report generated February 19, 2026).
- Soft spot: Effective date is the fiscal-year start (July 1, 2025); the KDE report does not print a board-adoption date.
- Soft spot: This grid comes from a Certified Salary Report generated by the Kentucky Department of Education on 19 February 2026. KDE has since reorganised its site and the report is no longer published at a stable address, so the source link points to its School Finance section rather than to the file.
How this schedule moves
On the Rank III column a teacher moves from $42,753 at years of experience 0 to $75,922 at years of experience 29: 29 years of experience increases worth $1,144 each on average, 78% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,489, between years of experience 28 and years of experience 29.
11 of the 40 years of experience moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive years of experiences.
A master's degree is worth $2,674 more than a bachelor's at the first years of experience (6.3%) and $4,752 more at the top of the column (6.3%).
The highest-paid column, Rank I, starts at $49,321 and tops out at $87,586, 15% above the top of the Rank III column.
Among the 171 Kentucky district schedules indexed here, Erlanger-Elsmere Independent's starting pay ranks 84th and its top cell ranks 15th; the state medians are $42,700 to start and $72,199 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 23rd percentile and the top cell at the 44th percentile.
Column by column
| Rank | First years of experience | Top | Years of experience moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank I | $49,321 | $87,586 | 29 | 78% |
| Rank II | $45,427 | $80,674 | 29 | 78% |
| Rank III | $42,753 | $75,922 | 29 | 78% |
| Rank IV | $34,970 | $34,970 | 0 | 0% |
| Rank V | $32,641 | $32,641 | 0 | 0% |
Against Kentucky districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger-Elsmere Independent | 2,399 | 2025-26 | $42,753 | $45,427 | $87,586 |
| LaRue County | 2,417 | 2025-26 | $44,128 | $46,371 | $80,882 |
| Hart County | 2,377 | 2025-26 | $42,500 | $44,707 | $71,987 |
| Lawrence County | 2,360 | 2025-26 | $40,000 | $44,000 | $65,750 |
| Bell County | 2,441 | 2025-26 | $37,929 | $42,162 | $72,401 |
| Letcher County | 2,467 | 2025-26 | $43,683 | $48,559 | $67,872 |
Starting pay is the first years of experience of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-years of 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 Erlanger-Elsmere Independent?
$42,753 on the rank Rank III at years of experience 0 of the 2025-26 schedule (Kentucky Department of Education, Certified Salary Report (FY 2025-26)). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $32,641 (Rank V).
What is the top of the Erlanger-Elsmere Independent salary schedule?
$87,586, at years of experience 40 on Rank I (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 Erlanger-Elsmere Independent salary schedule?
On the Rank III column the top figure, $75,922, is reached at years of experience 29, 29 years of experience increases after years of experience 0 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Erlanger-Elsmere Independent?
$2,674 more at the first years of experience: $45,427 on Rank II against $42,753 on Rank III (2025-26 schedule).
Other Kentucky districts with schedules
- LaRue Countystarts $33,322
- Hart Countystarts $32,713
- Lawrence Countystarts $32,000
- Bell Countystarts $37,929
- Letcher Countystarts $35,138
- Elizabethtown Independentstarts $32,675
- Garrard Countystarts $35,600.19
- Glasgow Independentstarts $37,757
- Greenup Countystarts $28,207
- Fleming Countystarts $32,546
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