Annual salary
$60,250
Maryland · salary schedule · 2026-27
Frederick County Public Schools salary schedule, 2026-27
10 Month Teacher Pay Scale (TA1), 190 Day (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a lane and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Frederick County Public Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $60,250 (Lane 010 (Bachelors), step A) and tops out at $116,219 (Lane 040 (60 Hours), step X), per Frederick County Public Schools (Labor Relations) (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Lane 010 (Bachelors)) starts at $60,250 and reaches $69,256 at the top of that column.
- The schedule is built on 190 work days, which makes the starting cell about $317.11 per day.
- The grid has 6 lane columns and 24 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step X.
- Frederick County Public Schools enrolled 47,681 students in 2023-24, the 7th-largest district in Maryland by NCES enrollment.
10 Month Teacher Pay Scale (TA1), 190 Day (2026-27)
Official sourceDocumentFrederick County Public Schools (Labor Relations)School year2026-27EffectiveWork days190
| Step \ Lane | Lane 010 (Bachelors) | Lane 020 (MA or 30 Hours) | Lane 030 (45 Hours) | Lane 040 (60 Hours) | Lane 050 (75 Hours) | Lane 060 (90 Hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | ||||||
| B | $60,250 | $62,005 | $64,466 | $67,335 | $69,794 | $72,253 |
| C | $62,183 | $63,939 | $66,398 | $69,266 | $71,726 | $74,184 |
| D | $64,115 | $66,281 | $68,739 | $71,609 | $74,068 | $76,528 |
| E | $66,045 | $68,622 | $71,084 | $73,951 | $76,409 | $78,869 |
| F | $67,980 | $70,963 | $73,425 | $76,291 | $78,753 | $81,211 |
| G | $67,980 | $73,776 | $76,235 | $79,102 | $81,563 | $84,021 |
| H | $67,980 | $76,586 | $79,046 | $81,914 | $84,374 | $86,832 |
| I | $67,980 | $79,396 | $81,856 | $84,724 | $87,183 | $89,642 |
| J | $67,980 | $82,207 | $84,666 | $87,535 | $89,995 | $92,453 |
| K | $67,980 | $85,017 | $87,476 | $90,344 | $92,805 | $95,263 |
| L | $67,980 | $86,422 | $88,883 | $91,750 | $94,210 | $96,668 |
| M | $67,980 | $87,828 | $90,287 | $93,155 | $95,615 | $98,074 |
| N | $69,256 | $89,232 | $91,693 | $94,560 | $97,021 | $99,478 |
| O | $90,638 | $93,098 | $95,967 | $98,425 | $100,885 | |
| P | $92,404 | $94,503 | $97,371 | $99,831 | $102,289 | |
| Q | $95,908 | $98,777 | $101,235 | $103,695 | ||
| R | $97,313 | $100,181 | $102,642 | $105,100 | ||
| S | $99,106 | $101,588 | $104,047 | $106,505 | ||
| T | $102,992 | $105,452 | $107,911 | |||
| U | $104,396 | $106,857 | $109,317 | |||
| V | $107,863 | $111,098 | $113,121 | |||
| W | $114,153 | |||||
| X | $107,384 | $116,219 |
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Per month (12)
$5,020.83
Per work day
$317.11 / 190 days
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| C | $62,183 | +$1,933 |
| D | $64,115 | +$3,865 |
| E | $66,045 | +$5,795 |
| F | $67,980 | +$7,730 |
| G | $67,980 | +$7,730 |
Worked example as rendered: Lane 010 (Bachelors), step B = $60,250 a year, $5,020.83 a month spread over 12 months, $317.11 per work day on a 190-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Frederick pays on a career ladder: the dollar grid reproduced here is the base 190-day, 7-hour scale, and Levels 3A and 4 use the identical lane-and-step dollars with stated add-ons (National Board or a master's in a non-NBC area adds $10,000; an NBC that does not meet the state teacher definition adds $5,000; lead teacher adds $5,000; distinguished teacher adds $10,000).
A Level 1 Bachelors column and a Level 2 Bachelors (fewer than 30 credits) column carry identical dollars and are shown once as Lane 010.
A doctorate adds a $2,000 salary enhancement to the appropriate lane and step.
Step A carries no published dollar value in any lane.
Step X is a legacy step for teachers who entered their 26th year or more of teaching in 2016-17 and chose to remain on the MA/30 or 60-hour scale, and is published only for Lane 020 and Lane 040.
For 11-month teacher positions add 18 days at the per diem rate; for 12-month positions add 54 days.
- Soft spot: Lanes are keyed to years of service as well as steps in the source document; the years-of-service column is not reproduced here.
How this schedule moves
On the Lane 010 (Bachelors) column a teacher moves from $60,250 at step B to $69,256 at step N: 12 step increases worth $750 each on average, 15% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,935, between step E and step F.
7 of the 12 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
The highest-paid column, Lane 040 (60 Hours), starts at $67,335 and tops out at $116,219, 68% above the top of the Lane 010 (Bachelors) column.
Among the 24 Maryland district schedules indexed here, Frederick County Public Schools's starting pay ranks 12th and its top cell ranks 8th; 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 79th percentile and the top cell at the 81st percentile.
Column by column
| Lane | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane 010 (Bachelors) | $60,250 | $69,256 | 12 | 15% |
| Lane 020 (MA or 30 Hours) | $62,005 | $107,384 | 15 | 73% |
| Lane 030 (45 Hours) | $64,466 | $99,106 | 17 | 54% |
| Lane 040 (60 Hours) | $67,335 | $116,219 | 21 | 73% |
| Lane 050 (75 Hours) | $69,794 | $111,098 | 20 | 59% |
| Lane 060 (90 Hours) | $72,253 | $114,153 | 21 | 58% |
Against Maryland districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick County Public Schools | 47,681 | 2026-27 | $60,250 | – | $116,219 |
| Harford County Public Schools | 38,105 | 2026-27 | $60,000 | $62,764 | $114,352 |
| Howard County Public School System | 57,633 | 2026-27 | $62,730 | $67,836 | $121,691 |
| Charles County Public Schools | 27,765 | 2025-26 | $60,697 | $65,627 | $104,080 |
| Carroll County Public Schools | 26,123 | 2026-27 | $61,200 | – | $106,700 |
| Washington County Public Schools | 22,549 | 2025-26 | $61,074 | $63,057 | $100,806 |
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 Frederick County Public Schools?
$60,250 on the lane Lane 010 (Bachelors) at step A of the 2026-27 schedule (Frederick County Public Schools (Labor Relations)). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $60,250 (Lane 010 (Bachelors)).
What is the top of the Frederick County Public Schools salary schedule?
$116,219, at step X on Lane 040 (60 Hours) (2026-27). 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 Frederick County Public Schools salary schedule?
On the Lane 010 (Bachelors) column the top figure, $69,256, is reached at step N, 12 step increases after step B (2026-27 schedule).
Other Maryland districts with schedules
- Harford County Public Schoolsstarts $60,000
- Howard County Public School Systemstarts $62,730
- Charles County Public Schoolsstarts $60,697
- Carroll County Public Schoolsstarts $61,200
- Washington County Public Schoolsstarts $61,074
- Baltimore City Public Schoolsstarts $63,731
- St. Mary's County Public Schoolsstarts $61,710
- Calvert County Public Schoolsstarts $62,226
- Wicomico County Public Schoolsstarts $57,000
- Cecil County Public Schoolsstarts $57,914
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