Annual salary
$62,291
Maryland · salary schedule · 2025-26
Prince George's County Public Schools salary schedule, 2025-26
PGCEA Table A salary schedule, 10 month (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a grade and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Prince George's County Public Schools's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $62,291 (Grade 2 (Bachelor's Degree), step 04) and tops out at $131,408 (Grade 7 (Doctorate), step 21), per Prince George's County Public Schools (Employee and Labor Relations) (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Grade 2 (Bachelor's Degree)) starts at $62,291 and reaches $78,912 at the top of that column.
- The grid has 6 grade columns and 18 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 21.
- Prince George's County Public Schools enrolled 131,310 students in 2023-24, the 2nd-largest district in Maryland by NCES enrollment.
PGCEA Table A salary schedule, 10 month (2025-26)
Official sourceDocumentPrince George's County Public Schools (Employee and Labor Relations)School year2025-26Effective
| Step \ Grade | Grade 2 (Bachelor's Degree) | Grade 3 (Bachelor's + 30 Semester Hours) | Grade 4 (Bachelor's + 45 Semester Hours or Master's/Equivalent) | Grade 5 (Master's/Equivalent + 30 Semester Hours) | Grade 6 (Master's/Equivalent + 60 Semester Hours) | Grade 7 (Doctorate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | $62,291 | $65,409 | $68,678 | $72,114 | $75,718 | $79,502 |
| 05 | $64,163 | $67,370 | $70,739 | $74,277 | $77,988 | $81,889 |
| 06 | $66,086 | $69,392 | $72,862 | $76,505 | $80,330 | $84,346 |
| 07 | $68,069 | $71,472 | $75,046 | $78,800 | $82,738 | $86,874 |
| 08 | $70,110 | $73,619 | $77,297 | $81,164 | $85,221 | $89,481 |
| 09 | $72,212 | $75,827 | $79,615 | $83,598 | $87,777 | $92,167 |
| 10 | $74,382 | $78,100 | $82,006 | $86,106 | $90,411 | $94,932 |
| 11 | $76,611 | $80,443 | $84,465 | $88,690 | $93,124 | $97,779 |
| 12 | $78,912 | $82,855 | $87,000 | $91,352 | $95,917 | $100,713 |
| 13 | $78,912 | $85,342 | $89,610 | $94,092 | $98,792 | $103,733 |
| 14 | $78,912 | $87,902 | $92,298 | $96,914 | $101,758 | $106,845 |
| 15 | $78,912 | $90,538 | $95,067 | $99,822 | $104,809 | $110,051 |
| 16 | $78,912 | $93,256 | $97,919 | $102,816 | $107,957 | $113,353 |
| 17 | $78,912 | $96,051 | $100,857 | $105,902 | $111,193 | $116,753 |
| 18 | $78,912 | $98,934 | $103,884 | $109,078 | $114,529 | $120,257 |
| 19 | $78,912 | $101,904 | $106,998 | $112,351 | $117,966 | $123,864 |
| 20 | $78,912 | $104,959 | $110,211 | $115,722 | $121,504 | $127,580 |
| 21 | $78,912 | $108,107 | $113,518 | $119,192 | $125,148 | $131,408 |
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Per month (12)
$5,190.92
Next 5 steps in this grade
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 05 | $64,163 | +$1,872 |
| 06 | $66,086 | +$3,795 |
| 07 | $68,069 | +$5,778 |
| 08 | $70,110 | +$7,819 |
| 09 | $72,212 | +$9,921 |
Worked example as rendered: Grade 2 (Bachelor's Degree), step 04 = $62,291 a year, $5,190.92 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Table A is the standard 10-month schedule for the PGCEA (Unit I) teacher bargaining unit, July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
The same PDF also publishes Table B (11 month) and Table C (12 month) for the unit; only Table A is reproduced here.
The published grid begins at step 04; there are no steps 01 through 03 on the current table.
Grade 2 (bachelor's degree) is frozen at 78,912 from step 12 onward.
Differential pay, National Board certification and high-priority pay are published on separate PGCPS pay tables and are not included.
- Soft spot: The pay table does not state contract days, so work_days is null.
- Soft spot: As of September 2026 the district's salaries page still posted FY26 (2025-26) as the most recent PGCEA pay table; no FY27 table was published.
How this schedule moves
On the Grade 2 (Bachelor's Degree) column a teacher moves from $62,291 at step 04 to $78,912 at step 12: 8 step increases worth $2,078 each on average, 27% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,301, between step 11 and step 12.
9 of the 17 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
The highest-paid column, Grade 7 (Doctorate), starts at $79,502 and tops out at $131,408, 67% above the top of the Grade 2 (Bachelor's Degree) column.
Among the 24 Maryland district schedules indexed here, Prince George's County Public Schools's starting pay ranks 5th and its top cell ranks 2nd; 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 85th percentile and the top cell at the 91st percentile.
Column by column
| Grade | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 (Bachelor's Degree) | $62,291 | $78,912 | 8 | 27% |
| Grade 3 (Bachelor's + 30 Semester Hours) | $65,409 | $108,107 | 17 | 65% |
| Grade 4 (Bachelor's + 45 Semester Hours or Master's/Equivalent) | $68,678 | $113,518 | 17 | 65% |
| Grade 5 (Master's/Equivalent + 30 Semester Hours) | $72,114 | $119,192 | 17 | 65% |
| Grade 6 (Master's/Equivalent + 60 Semester Hours) | $75,718 | $125,148 | 17 | 65% |
| Grade 7 (Doctorate) | $79,502 | $131,408 | 17 | 65% |
Against Maryland districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince George's County Public Schools | 131,310 | 2025-26 | $62,291 | – | $131,408 |
| Baltimore County Public Schools | 110,275 | 2026-27 | $62,252 | $67,508 | $121,924 |
| Montgomery County Public Schools | 160,223 | 2026-27 | $66,690 | – | $135,745 |
| Anne Arundel County Public Schools | 84,346 | 2026-27 | $63,091 | $66,925 | $123,428 |
| Baltimore City Public Schools | 75,811 | 2026-27 | $63,731 | – | $124,402 |
| Howard County Public School System | 57,633 | 2026-27 | $62,730 | $67,836 | $121,691 |
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 Prince George's County Public Schools?
$62,291 on the grade Grade 2 (Bachelor's Degree) at step 04 of the 2025-26 schedule (Prince George's County Public Schools (Employee and Labor Relations)). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $62,291 (Grade 2 (Bachelor's Degree)).
What is the top of the Prince George's County Public Schools salary schedule?
$131,408, at step 21 on Grade 7 (Doctorate) (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 Prince George's County Public Schools salary schedule?
On the Grade 2 (Bachelor's Degree) column the top figure, $78,912, is reached at step 12, 8 step increases after step 04 (2025-26 schedule).
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- Anne Arundel County Public Schoolsstarts $63,091
- Baltimore City Public Schoolsstarts $63,731
- Howard County Public School Systemstarts $62,730
- Frederick County Public Schoolsstarts $60,250
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