Annual salary
$53,978
Maryland · salary schedule · 2025-26
Somerset 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.
- Somerset County Public Schools's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $53,978 (Bachelor's degree, step 1) and tops out at $89,226 (Master's degree, step 19), per Maryland State Department of Education (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelor's degree) starts at $53,978 and reaches $61,292 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Master's degree) the range is $56,566 to $89,226.
- The grid has 2 degree columns and 19 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 19.
- Somerset County Public Schools enrolled 2,894 students in 2023-24, the 23rd-largest district in Maryland by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule, 2025-26
| Step \ Degree | Bachelor's degree | Master's degree |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $53,978 | $56,566 |
| 2 | $54,331 | $57,113 |
| 3 | $54,684 | $57,665 |
| 4 | $54,803 | $58,222 |
| 5 | $55,377 | $59,986 |
| 6 | $56,399 | $60,319 |
| 7 | $57,001 | $60,943 |
| 8 | $58,129 | $62,150 |
| 9 | $59,290 | $63,355 |
| 10 | $61,292 | $66,560 |
| 11 | $61,292 | $68,836 |
| 12 | $61,292 | $70,696 |
| 13 | $61,292 | $73,592 |
| 14 | $61,292 | $76,213 |
| 15 | $61,292 | $77,396 |
| 16 | $61,292 | $78,579 |
| 17 | $61,292 | $79,762 |
| 18 | $61,292 | $82,321 |
| 19 | $61,292 | $89,226 |
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Per month (12)
$4,498.17
Next 5 steps in this degree
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $54,331 | +$353 |
| 3 | $54,684 | +$706 |
| 4 | $54,803 | +$825 |
| 5 | $55,377 | +$1,399 |
| 6 | $56,399 | +$2,421 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelor's degree, step 1 = $53,978 a year, $4,498.17 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 $53,978 at step 1 to $61,292 at step 10: 9 step increases worth $813 each on average, 14% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,002, between step 9 and step 10.
9 of the 18 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
A master's degree is worth $2,588 more than a bachelor's at the first step (4.8%) and $27,934 more at the top of the column (45.6%).
Among the 24 Maryland district schedules indexed here, Somerset County Public Schools's starting pay ranks 24th and its top cell ranks 21st; 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 60th percentile and the top cell at the 46th percentile.
Column by column
| Degree | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree | $53,978 | $61,292 | 9 | 14% |
| Master's degree | $56,566 | $89,226 | 18 | 58% |
Against Maryland districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset County Public Schools | 2,894 | 2025-26 | $53,978 | $56,566 | $89,226 |
| Garrett County Public Schools | 3,455 | 2025-26 | $57,098 | $59,098 | $86,571 |
| Kent County Public Schools | 1,732 | 2025-26 | $56,239 | $60,292 | $99,016 |
| Talbot County Public Schools | 4,502 | 2025-26 | $57,098 | $59,447 | $94,715 |
| Dorchester County Public Schools | 4,608 | 2025-26 | $55,394 | $60,481 | $87,047 |
| Caroline County Public Schools | 5,676 | 2025-26 | $58,000 | $61,867 | $95,168 |
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 Somerset County Public Schools?
$53,978 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 $53,978 (Bachelor's degree).
What is the top of the Somerset County Public Schools salary schedule?
$89,226, at step 19 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 Somerset County Public Schools salary schedule?
On the Bachelor's degree column the top figure, $61,292, is reached at step 10, 9 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Somerset County Public Schools?
$2,588 more at the first step: $56,566 on Master's degree against $53,978 on Bachelor's degree (2025-26 schedule).
Other Maryland districts with schedules
- Garrett County Public Schoolsstarts $57,098
- Kent County Public Schoolsstarts $56,239
- Talbot County Public Schoolsstarts $57,098
- Dorchester County Public Schoolsstarts $55,394
- Caroline County Public Schoolsstarts $58,000
- Worcester County Public Schoolsstarts $55,789
- 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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