Annual salary
$55,789
Maryland · salary schedule · 2025-26
Worcester 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.
- Worcester County Public Schools's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $55,789 (Bachelor's degree, step 1) and tops out at $92,361 (Master's degree, step 16), per Maryland State Department of Education (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelor's degree) starts at $55,789 and reaches $63,497 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Master's degree) the range is $60,661 to $92,361.
- The grid has 2 degree columns and 16 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 16.
- Worcester County Public Schools enrolled 6,848 students in 2023-24, the 18th-largest district in Maryland by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule, 2025-26
| Step \ Degree | Bachelor's degree | Master's degree |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $55,789 | $60,661 |
| 2 | $55,789 | $60,661 |
| 3 | $55,789 | $60,661 |
| 4 | $56,324 | $61,314 |
| 5 | $57,374 | $62,260 |
| 6 | $58,538 | $63,204 |
| 7 | $59,774 | $64,473 |
| 8 | $61,182 | $65,912 |
| 9 | $62,036 | $66,993 |
| 10 | $63,497 | $68,837 |
| 11 | $70,176 | |
| 12 | $72,782 | |
| 13 | $75,673 | |
| 14 | $78,903 | |
| 15 | $82,848 | |
| 16 | $92,361 |
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Per month (12)
$4,649.08
Next 5 steps in this degree
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $55,789 | +$0 |
| 3 | $55,789 | +$0 |
| 4 | $56,324 | +$535 |
| 5 | $57,374 | +$1,585 |
| 6 | $58,538 | +$2,749 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelor's degree, step 1 = $55,789 a year, $4,649.08 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 $55,789 at step 1 to $63,497 at step 10: 9 step increases worth $856 each on average, 14% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,461, between step 9 and step 10.
2 of the 9 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
A master's degree is worth $4,872 more than a bachelor's at the first step (8.7%) and $28,864 more at the top of the column (45.5%).
Among the 24 Maryland district schedules indexed here, Worcester County Public Schools's starting pay ranks 22nd and its top cell ranks 20th; 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 65th percentile and the top cell at the 50th percentile.
Column by column
| Degree | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree | $55,789 | $63,497 | 9 | 14% |
| Master's degree | $60,661 | $92,361 | 15 | 52% |
Against Maryland districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester County Public Schools | 6,848 | 2025-26 | $55,789 | $60,661 | $92,361 |
| Queen Anne's County Public Schools | 7,502 | 2025-26 | $57,181 | $58,031 | $103,083 |
| Caroline County Public Schools | 5,676 | 2025-26 | $58,000 | $61,867 | $95,168 |
| Allegany County Public Schools | 8,205 | 2025-26 | $60,000 | $63,100 | $85,848 |
| 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 |
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 Worcester County Public Schools?
$55,789 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 $55,789 (Bachelor's degree).
What is the top of the Worcester County Public Schools salary schedule?
$92,361, at step 16 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 Worcester County Public Schools salary schedule?
On the Bachelor's degree column the top figure, $63,497, is reached at step 10, 9 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Worcester County Public Schools?
$4,872 more at the first step: $60,661 on Master's degree against $55,789 on Bachelor's degree (2025-26 schedule).
Other Maryland districts with schedules
- Queen Anne's County Public Schoolsstarts $57,181
- Caroline County Public Schoolsstarts $58,000
- Allegany County Public Schoolsstarts $60,000
- Dorchester County Public Schoolsstarts $55,394
- Talbot County Public Schoolsstarts $57,098
- Garrett County Public Schoolsstarts $57,098
- Somerset County Public Schoolsstarts $53,978
- Kent County Public Schoolsstarts $56,239
- Cecil County Public Schoolsstarts $57,914
- Wicomico County Public Schoolsstarts $57,000
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