Annual salary
$55,394
Maryland · salary schedule · 2025-26
Dorchester 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.
- Dorchester County Public Schools's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $55,394 (Bachelor's degree, step 1) and tops out at $87,047 (Master's degree, step 25), per Maryland State Department of Education (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelor's degree) starts at $55,394 and reaches $55,394 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Master's degree) the range is $60,481 to $87,047.
- The grid has 2 degree columns and 25 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 25.
- Dorchester County Public Schools enrolled 4,608 students in 2023-24, the 20th-largest district in Maryland by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule, 2025-26
| Step \ Degree | Bachelor's degree | Master's degree |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $55,394 | $60,481 |
| 2 | $55,394 | $60,481 |
| 3 | $55,394 | $60,481 |
| 4 | $55,394 | $62,177 |
| 5 | $55,394 | $62,742 |
| 6 | $55,394 | $63,307 |
| 7 | $55,394 | $64,438 |
| 8 | $55,394 | $65,003 |
| 9 | $55,394 | $65,568 |
| 10 | $55,394 | $66,699 |
| 11 | $55,394 | $68,960 |
| 12 | $55,394 | $70,090 |
| 13 | $55,394 | $70,655 |
| 14 | $55,394 | $72,351 |
| 15 | $55,394 | $74,612 |
| 16 | $55,394 | $75,177 |
| 17 | $55,394 | $75,743 |
| 18 | $55,394 | $77,438 |
| 19 | $55,394 | $78,004 |
| 20 | $55,394 | $80,830 |
| 21 | $55,394 | $81,565 |
| 22 | $55,394 | $82,526 |
| 23 | $55,394 | $83,656 |
| 24 | $55,394 | $84,787 |
| 25 | $55,394 | $87,047 |
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Per month (12)
$4,616.17
Next 5 steps in this degree
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $55,394 | +$0 |
| 3 | $55,394 | +$0 |
| 4 | $55,394 | +$0 |
| 5 | $55,394 | +$0 |
| 6 | $55,394 | +$0 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelor's degree, step 1 = $55,394 a year, $4,616.17 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
A master's degree is worth $5,087 more than a bachelor's at the first step (9.2%) and $31,653 more at the top of the column (57.1%).
Among the 24 Maryland district schedules indexed here, Dorchester County Public Schools's starting pay ranks 23rd and its top cell ranks 22nd; 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 64th percentile and the top cell at the 44th percentile.
Column by column
| Degree | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree | $55,394 | $55,394 | 0 | 0% |
| Master's degree | $60,481 | $87,047 | 24 | 44% |
Against Maryland districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorchester County Public Schools | 4,608 | 2025-26 | $55,394 | $60,481 | $87,047 |
| Talbot County Public Schools | 4,502 | 2025-26 | $57,098 | $59,447 | $94,715 |
| Caroline County Public Schools | 5,676 | 2025-26 | $58,000 | $61,867 | $95,168 |
| Garrett County Public Schools | 3,455 | 2025-26 | $57,098 | $59,098 | $86,571 |
| Somerset County Public Schools | 2,894 | 2025-26 | $53,978 | $56,566 | $89,226 |
| Worcester County Public Schools | 6,848 | 2025-26 | $55,789 | $60,661 | $92,361 |
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 Dorchester County Public Schools?
$55,394 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 $55,394 (Bachelor's degree).
What is the top of the Dorchester County Public Schools salary schedule?
$87,047, at step 25 on Master's degree (2025-26). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
How much more does a master's degree pay in Dorchester County Public Schools?
$5,087 more at the first step: $60,481 on Master's degree against $55,394 on Bachelor's degree (2025-26 schedule).
Other Maryland districts with schedules
- Talbot County Public Schoolsstarts $57,098
- Caroline County Public Schoolsstarts $58,000
- Garrett County Public Schoolsstarts $57,098
- Somerset County Public Schoolsstarts $53,978
- Worcester County Public Schoolsstarts $55,789
- Kent County Public Schoolsstarts $56,239
- Queen Anne's County Public Schoolsstarts $57,181
- Allegany County Public Schoolsstarts $60,000
- Cecil County Public Schoolsstarts $57,914
- Wicomico County Public Schoolsstarts $57,000
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