Annual salary
$40,500
Kentucky · salary schedule · 2025-26
Metcalfe County 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.
- Metcalfe County's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $26,750 (Rank V, years of experience 0) and tops out at $67,676 (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 $40,500 and reaches $56,254 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Rank II) the range is $44,500 to $61,910.
- The grid has 5 rank columns and 41 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 40.
- Metcalfe County enrolled 1,460 students in 2023-24, the 120th-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 | $51,000 | $44,500 | $40,500 | $30,000 | $26,750 |
| 1 | $51,500 | $45,000 | $41,000 | $31,146 | $26,750 |
| 2 | $52,238 | $45,869 | $41,250 | $31,455 | $26,750 |
| 3 | $54,907 | $47,539 | $41,510 | $32,744 | $26,750 |
| 4 | $55,424 | $48,531 | $42,184 | $33,054 | $26,750 |
| 5 | $55,568 | $49,521 | $43,562 | $33,364 | $26,750 |
| 6 | $55,711 | $50,519 | $45,536 | $33,679 | $26,750 |
| 7 | $56,899 | $51,549 | $45,994 | $33,998 | $26,750 |
| 8 | $57,767 | $51,964 | $46,666 | $34,319 | $26,750 |
| 9 | $58,635 | $52,878 | $47,336 | $34,643 | $26,750 |
| 10 | $59,502 | $53,791 | $48,010 | $34,971 | $26,750 |
| 11 | $60,663 | $54,707 | $48,683 | $35,302 | $26,750 |
| 12 | $61,375 | $55,620 | $50,070 | $35,636 | $26,750 |
| 13 | $61,974 | $56,162 | $50,550 | $35,963 | $26,750 |
| 14 | $62,389 | $56,550 | $50,837 | $36,314 | $26,750 |
| 15 | $62,801 | $56,966 | $51,130 | $36,659 | $26,750 |
| 16 | $63,215 | $57,385 | $51,419 | $37,007 | $26,750 |
| 17 | $63,626 | $57,802 | $51,706 | $37,358 | $26,750 |
| 18 | $64,017 | $58,214 | $51,850 | $37,712 | $26,750 |
| 19 | $64,279 | $58,500 | $52,025 | $38,069 | $26,750 |
| 20 | $64,545 | $58,780 | $52,222 | $38,432 | $26,750 |
| 21 | $64,741 | $59,068 | $52,584 | $38,797 | $26,750 |
| 22 | $65,071 | $59,345 | $52,946 | $39,166 | $26,750 |
| 23 | $65,501 | $59,775 | $53,310 | $39,538 | $26,750 |
| 24 | $65,845 | $60,103 | $53,636 | $39,916 | $26,750 |
| 25 | $66,177 | $60,491 | $54,595 | $40,296 | $26,750 |
| 26 | $66,509 | $60,759 | $55,126 | $40,679 | $26,750 |
| 27 | $66,841 | $61,089 | $55,459 | $41,066 | $26,750 |
| 28 | $67,255 | $61,338 | $55,791 | $41,459 | $26,750 |
| 29 | $67,487 | $61,754 | $56,120 | $41,854 | $26,750 |
| 30 | $67,676 | $61,910 | $56,254 | $42,254 | $26,750 |
| 31 | $67,676 | $61,910 | $56,254 | $42,254 | $26,750 |
| 32 | $67,676 | $61,910 | $56,254 | $42,254 | $26,750 |
| 33 | $67,676 | $61,910 | $56,254 | $42,254 | $26,750 |
| 34 | $67,676 | $61,910 | $56,254 | $42,254 | $26,750 |
| 35 | $67,676 | $61,910 | $56,254 | $42,254 | $26,750 |
| 36 | $67,676 | $61,910 | $56,254 | $42,254 | $26,750 |
| 37 | $67,676 | $61,910 | $56,254 | $42,254 | $26,750 |
| 38 | $67,676 | $61,910 | $56,254 | $42,254 | $26,750 |
| 39 | $67,676 | $61,910 | $56,254 | $42,254 | $26,750 |
| 40 | $67,676 | $61,910 | $56,254 | $42,254 | $26,750 |
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Per month (12)
$3,375.00
Next 5 steps in this rank
| Years of experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $41,000 | +$500 |
| 2 | $41,250 | +$750 |
| 3 | $41,510 | +$1,010 |
| 4 | $42,184 | +$1,684 |
| 5 | $43,562 | +$3,062 |
Worked example as rendered: Rank III, years of experience 0 = $40,500 a year, $3,375.00 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.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Metcalfe County?
$40,500 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 $26,750 (Rank V).
What is the top of the Metcalfe County salary schedule?
$67,676, 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.
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