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Cecil 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.
- Cecil County Public Schools's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $57,914 (Bachelor's degree, step 1) and tops out at $101,926 (Master's degree, step 35), per Maryland State Department of Education (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelor's degree) starts at $57,914 and reaches $99,951 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Master's degree) the range is $59,889 to $101,926.
- The grid has 2 degree columns and 35 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 35.
- Cecil County Public Schools enrolled 14,997 students in 2023-24, the 15th-largest district in Maryland by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule, 2025-26
| Step \ Degree | Bachelor's degree | Master's degree |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $57,914 | $59,889 |
| 2 | $58,492 | $60,467 |
| 3 | $60,228 | $62,203 |
| 4 | $61,968 | $63,943 |
| 5 | $63,705 | $65,680 |
| 6 | $65,443 | $67,418 |
| 7 | $67,179 | $69,154 |
| 8 | $69,206 | $71,181 |
| 9 | $71,524 | $73,499 |
| 10 | $73,839 | $75,814 |
| 11 | $76,156 | $78,131 |
| 12 | $78,472 | $80,447 |
| 13 | $81,369 | $83,344 |
| 14 | $84,266 | $86,241 |
| 15 | $87,159 | $89,134 |
| 16 | $90,056 | $92,031 |
| 17 | $92,951 | $94,926 |
| 18 | $94,951 | $96,926 |
| 19 | $94,951 | $96,926 |
| 20 | $94,951 | $96,926 |
| 21 | $94,951 | $96,926 |
| 22 | $94,951 | $96,926 |
| 23 | $94,951 | $96,926 |
| 24 | $97,951 | $99,926 |
| 25 | $97,951 | $99,926 |
| 26 | $97,951 | $99,926 |
| 27 | $97,951 | $99,926 |
| 28 | $99,951 | $101,926 |
| 29 | $99,951 | $101,926 |
| 30 | $99,951 | $101,926 |
| 31 | $101,926 | |
| 32 | $101,926 | |
| 33 | $101,926 | |
| 34 | $101,926 | |
| 35 | $101,926 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $58,492 | +$578 |
| 3 | $60,228 | +$2,314 |
| 4 | $61,968 | +$4,054 |
| 5 | $63,705 | +$5,791 |
| 6 | $65,443 | +$7,529 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelor's degree, step 1 = $57,914 a year, $4,826.17 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 $57,914 at step 1 to $99,951 at step 28: 27 step increases worth $1,557 each on average, 73% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,000, between step 23 and step 24.
10 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 $1,975 more than a bachelor's at the first step (3.4%) and $1,975 more at the top of the column (2.0%).
Among the 24 Maryland district schedules indexed here, Cecil County Public Schools's starting pay ranks 16th and its top cell ranks 14th; 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 71st percentile and the top cell at the 63rd percentile.
Column by column
| Degree | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree | $57,914 | $99,951 | 27 | 73% |
| Master's degree | $59,889 | $101,926 | 27 | 70% |
Against Maryland districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil County Public Schools | 14,997 | 2025-26 | $57,914 | $59,889 | $101,926 |
| Wicomico County Public Schools | 15,086 | 2025-26 | $57,000 | $59,549 | $95,856 |
| Calvert County Public Schools | 15,179 | 2025-26 | $62,226 | $66,817 | $117,800 |
| St. Mary's County Public Schools | 17,223 | 2025-26 | $61,710 | $65,790 | $115,363 |
| Allegany County Public Schools | 8,205 | 2025-26 | $60,000 | $63,100 | $85,848 |
| Queen Anne's County Public Schools | 7,502 | 2025-26 | $57,181 | $58,031 | $103,083 |
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 Cecil County Public Schools?
$57,914 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 $57,914 (Bachelor's degree).
What is the top of the Cecil County Public Schools salary schedule?
$101,926, at step 35 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 Cecil County Public Schools salary schedule?
On the Bachelor's degree column the top figure, $99,951, is reached at step 28, 27 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Cecil County Public Schools?
$1,975 more at the first step: $59,889 on Master's degree against $57,914 on Bachelor's degree (2025-26 schedule).
Other Maryland districts with schedules
- Wicomico County Public Schoolsstarts $57,000
- Calvert County Public Schoolsstarts $62,226
- St. Mary's County Public Schoolsstarts $61,710
- Allegany County Public Schoolsstarts $60,000
- Queen Anne's County Public Schoolsstarts $57,181
- Washington County Public Schoolsstarts $61,074
- Worcester County Public Schoolsstarts $55,789
- Caroline County Public Schoolsstarts $58,000
- Dorchester County Public Schoolsstarts $55,394
- Talbot County Public Schoolsstarts $57,098
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