Annual salary
$58,000
Maryland · salary schedule · 2025-26
Caroline County Public Schools salary schedule, 2025-26
Teacher salary schedule, 2025-26. The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a degree and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Caroline County Public Schools's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $58,000 (Bachelor's degree, step 1) and tops out at $95,168 (Master's degree, step 30), per Maryland State Department of Education (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelor's degree) starts at $58,000 and reaches $86,583 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Master's degree) the range is $61,867 to $95,168.
- The grid has 2 degree columns and 30 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 30.
- Caroline County Public Schools enrolled 5,676 students in 2023-24, the 19th-largest district in Maryland by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule, 2025-26
| Step \ Degree | Bachelor's degree | Master's degree |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $58,000 | $61,867 |
| 2 | $58,000 | $61,867 |
| 3 | $58,000 | $61,867 |
| 4 | $58,000 | $61,867 |
| 5 | $58,000 | $61,867 |
| 6 | $60,417 | $64,284 |
| 7 | $60,417 | $64,284 |
| 8 | $60,417 | $64,284 |
| 9 | $60,417 | $65,047 |
| 10 | $61,524 | $66,844 |
| 11 | $63,315 | $68,635 |
| 12 | $66,574 | $72,128 |
| 13 | $70,679 | $77,183 |
| 14 | $74,785 | $82,236 |
| 15 | $78,891 | $87,292 |
| 16 | $78,891 | $87,292 |
| 17 | $78,891 | $87,292 |
| 18 | $78,891 | $87,292 |
| 19 | $78,891 | $87,292 |
| 20 | $81,486 | $89,914 |
| 21 | $81,486 | $89,914 |
| 22 | $81,486 | $89,914 |
| 23 | $81,486 | $89,914 |
| 24 | $81,486 | $89,914 |
| 25 | $84,030 | $92,543 |
| 26 | $84,030 | $92,543 |
| 27 | $84,030 | $92,543 |
| 28 | $84,030 | $92,543 |
| 29 | $84,030 | $92,543 |
| 30 | $86,583 | $95,168 |
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Per month (12)
$4,833.33
Next 5 steps in this degree
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $58,000 | +$0 |
| 3 | $58,000 | +$0 |
| 4 | $58,000 | +$0 |
| 5 | $58,000 | +$0 |
| 6 | $60,417 | +$2,417 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelor's degree, step 1 = $58,000 a year, $4,833.33 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Maryland collects every local school system's salary schedule under section 2-205 of the Education Article and publishes them together each year.
The state reports two lanes for teachers, bachelor's and master's. Local systems may pay more for additional credits or certifications under their own agreements; those columns are not part of the state collection.
The bachelor's figures apply to teachers holding a Standard Professional Certificate, Initial Professional License or Professional License.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelor's degree column a teacher moves from $58,000 at step 1 to $86,583 at step 30: 29 step increases worth $986 each on average, 49% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $4,106, between step 13 and step 14.
19 of the 29 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
A master's degree is worth $3,867 more than a bachelor's at the first step (6.7%) and $8,585 more at the top of the column (9.9%).
Among the 24 Maryland district schedules indexed here, Caroline County Public Schools's starting pay ranks 15th and its top cell ranks 18th; the state medians are $60,125 to start and $103,582 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 72nd percentile and the top cell at the 54th percentile.
Column by column
| Degree | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree | $58,000 | $86,583 | 29 | 49% |
| Master's degree | $61,867 | $95,168 | 29 | 54% |
Against Maryland districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline County Public Schools | 5,676 | 2025-26 | $58,000 | $61,867 | $95,168 |
| Dorchester County Public Schools | 4,608 | 2025-26 | $55,394 | $60,481 | $87,047 |
| Worcester County Public Schools | 6,848 | 2025-26 | $55,789 | $60,661 | $92,361 |
| Talbot County Public Schools | 4,502 | 2025-26 | $57,098 | $59,447 | $94,715 |
| Queen Anne's County Public Schools | 7,502 | 2025-26 | $57,181 | $58,031 | $103,083 |
| Garrett County Public Schools | 3,455 | 2025-26 | $57,098 | $59,098 | $86,571 |
Starting pay is the first step of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-step cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Caroline County Public Schools?
$58,000 on the degree Bachelor's degree at step 1 of the 2025-26 schedule (Maryland State Department of Education). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $58,000 (Bachelor's degree).
What is the top of the Caroline County Public Schools salary schedule?
$95,168, at step 30 on Master's degree (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 Caroline County Public Schools salary schedule?
On the Bachelor's degree column the top figure, $86,583, is reached at step 30, 29 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Caroline County Public Schools?
$3,867 more at the first step: $61,867 on Master's degree against $58,000 on Bachelor's degree (2025-26 schedule).
Other Maryland districts with schedules
- Dorchester County Public Schoolsstarts $55,394
- Worcester County Public Schoolsstarts $55,789
- Talbot County Public Schoolsstarts $57,098
- Queen Anne's County Public Schoolsstarts $57,181
- Garrett County Public Schoolsstarts $57,098
- Allegany County Public Schoolsstarts $60,000
- Somerset County Public Schoolsstarts $53,978
- Kent County Public Schoolsstarts $56,239
- Cecil County Public Schoolsstarts $57,914
- Wicomico County Public Schoolsstarts $57,000
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