Annual salary
$56,341
North Carolina · salary schedule · 2026-27
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools salary schedule, 2026-27
Certified Salary Schedules (2026-2027). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a schedule and years of experience to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $56,341 (Bachelor "A", years of experience 0) and tops out at $94,490 (National Board "D", years of experience 50), per Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelor "A") starts at $56,341 and reaches $74,721 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Master "M") the range is $62,233 to $82,555.
- The grid has 8 schedule columns and 51 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 50.
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools enrolled 144,116 students in 2023-24, the 2nd-largest district in North Carolina by NCES enrollment.
Certified Salary Schedules (2026-2027)
| Years of experience \ Schedule | Bachelor "A" | Master "M" | Advanced "S" | Doctorate "D" | National Board "A" | National Board "M" | National Board "S" | National Board "D" |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $56,341 | $62,233 | $63,493 | $64,763 | ||||
| 1 | $56,591 | $62,513 | $63,773 | $65,137 | ||||
| 2 | $56,854 | $62,795 | $64,098 | $65,568 | ||||
| 3 | $57,252 | $63,113 | $64,489 | $66,009 | $64,123 | $69,955 | $71,490 | $73,043 |
| 4 | $57,650 | $63,442 | $64,922 | $66,442 | $64,568 | $70,437 | $71,972 | $73,523 |
| 5 | $58,310 | $64,141 | $65,650 | $67,167 | $65,306 | $71,242 | $72,777 | $74,328 |
| 6 | $58,988 | $64,887 | $66,393 | $67,914 | $66,067 | $72,073 | $73,608 | $75,159 |
| 7 | $59,667 | $65,634 | $67,139 | $68,661 | $66,827 | $72,903 | $74,438 | $75,991 |
| 8 | $60,345 | $66,380 | $67,886 | $69,409 | $67,588 | $73,734 | $75,269 | $76,822 |
| 9 | $61,024 | $67,126 | $68,632 | $70,156 | $68,348 | $74,564 | $76,099 | $77,654 |
| 10 | $62,842 | $69,123 | $70,749 | $72,154 | $70,389 | $76,785 | $78,320 | $79,875 |
| 11 | $63,531 | $69,889 | $71,517 | $72,921 | $71,160 | $77,635 | $79,170 | $80,727 |
| 12 | $64,219 | $70,645 | $72,274 | $73,678 | $71,930 | $78,476 | $80,011 | $81,569 |
| 13 | $64,908 | $71,402 | $73,031 | $74,551 | $72,701 | $79,316 | $80,851 | $82,410 |
| 14 | $66,116 | $72,728 | $74,361 | $75,994 | $74,172 | $80,787 | $82,322 | $83,882 |
| 15 | $67,973 | $75,212 | $76,761 | $78,031 | $76,551 | $83,406 | $84,699 | $86,769 |
| 16 | $68,420 | $75,432 | $76,987 | $78,331 | $76,777 | $83,680 | $85,168 | $87,018 |
| 17 | $68,624 | $75,654 | $77,212 | $78,558 | $77,003 | $83,928 | $85,413 | $87,264 |
| 18 | $68,827 | $75,876 | $77,439 | $78,782 | $77,228 | $84,173 | $85,660 | $87,512 |
| 19 | $69,030 | $76,097 | $77,663 | $79,008 | $77,454 | $84,419 | $85,906 | $87,759 |
| 20 | $69,232 | $76,318 | $77,890 | $79,234 | $77,680 | $84,665 | $86,153 | $88,006 |
| 21 | $69,417 | $76,809 | $78,095 | $79,440 | $77,886 | $85,180 | $86,472 | $88,233 |
| 22 | $69,649 | $77,074 | $78,351 | $79,694 | $78,142 | $85,457 | $86,747 | $88,511 |
| 23 | $69,907 | $77,310 | $78,576 | $79,921 | $78,367 | $85,703 | $86,995 | $88,758 |
| 24 | $70,252 | $77,630 | $78,909 | $80,231 | $78,678 | $86,034 | $87,325 | $89,090 |
| 25 | $72,864 | $80,141 | $81,708 | $82,984 | $81,148 | $88,744 | $90,045 | $91,803 |
| 26 | $73,131 | $80,440 | $82,013 | $83,298 | $81,368 | $88,922 | $90,392 | $92,013 |
| 27 | $73,438 | $80,779 | $82,360 | $83,650 | $81,712 | $89,172 | $90,780 | $92,408 |
| 28 | $73,755 | $81,128 | $82,714 | $84,011 | $82,067 | $89,563 | $91,178 | $92,813 |
| 29 | $74,070 | $81,476 | $83,070 | $84,373 | $82,777 | $90,341 | $91,973 | $93,624 |
| 30 | $74,388 | $81,825 | $83,424 | $84,736 | $83,306 | $90,731 | $92,372 | $94,031 |
| 31 | $74,721 | $82,555 | $83,815 | $85,085 | $83,686 | $91,563 | $92,823 | $94,490 |
| 32 | $74,721 | $82,555 | $83,815 | $85,085 | $83,686 | $91,563 | $92,823 | $94,490 |
| 33 | $74,721 | $82,555 | $83,815 | $85,085 | $83,686 | $91,563 | $92,823 | $94,490 |
| 34 | $74,721 | $82,555 | $83,815 | $85,085 | $83,686 | $91,563 | $92,823 | $94,490 |
| 35 | $74,721 | $82,555 | $83,815 | $85,085 | $83,686 | $91,563 | $92,823 | $94,490 |
| 36 | $74,721 | $82,555 | $83,815 | $85,085 | $83,686 | $91,563 | $92,823 | $94,490 |
| 37 | $74,721 | $82,555 | $83,815 | $85,085 | $83,686 | $91,563 | $92,823 | $94,490 |
| 38 | $74,721 | $82,555 | $83,815 | $85,085 | $83,686 | $91,563 | $92,823 | $94,490 |
| 39 | $74,721 | $82,555 | $83,815 | $85,085 | $83,686 | $91,563 | $92,823 | $94,490 |
| 40 | $74,721 | $82,555 | $83,815 | $85,085 | $83,686 | $91,563 | $92,823 | $94,490 |
| 41 | $74,721 | $82,555 | $83,815 | $85,085 | $83,686 | $91,563 | $92,823 | $94,490 |
| 42 | $74,721 | $82,555 | $83,815 | $85,085 | $83,686 | $91,563 | $92,823 | $94,490 |
| 43 | $74,721 | $82,555 | $83,815 | $85,085 | $83,686 | $91,563 | $92,823 | $94,490 |
| 44 | $74,721 | $82,555 | $83,815 | $85,085 | $83,686 | $91,563 | $92,823 | $94,490 |
| 45 | $74,721 | $82,555 | $83,815 | $85,085 | $83,686 | $91,563 | $92,823 | $94,490 |
| 46 | $74,721 | $82,555 | $83,815 | $85,085 | $83,686 | $91,563 | $92,823 | $94,490 |
| 47 | $74,721 | $82,555 | $83,815 | $85,085 | $83,686 | $91,563 | $92,823 | $94,490 |
| 48 | $74,721 | $82,555 | $83,815 | $85,085 | $83,686 | $91,563 | $92,823 | $94,490 |
| 49 | $74,721 | $82,555 | $83,815 | $85,085 | $83,686 | $91,563 | $92,823 | $94,490 |
| 50 | $74,721 | $82,555 | $83,815 | $85,085 | $83,686 | $91,563 | $92,823 | $94,490 |
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Per month (12)
$4,695.08
Next 5 steps in this schedule
| Years of experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $56,591 | +$250 |
| 2 | $56,854 | +$513 |
| 3 | $57,252 | +$911 |
| 4 | $57,650 | +$1,309 |
| 5 | $58,310 | +$1,969 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelor "A", years of experience 0 = $56,341 a year, $4,695.08 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
North Carolina teachers are paid the state salary schedule plus a locally funded supplement; the figures here are the district total, not the state base alone.
Each cell is the "Total Annual 10 Month" figure, which the document builds as the annual state base plus the annual local supplement.
The same document also publishes 11-month and 12-month annual totals and the monthly state rate for each step.
The National Board schedules pay nothing at experience 0 to 2 because National Board certification requires three years of experience; those cells are blank in the document (printed as N/A) and are null here.
The document is marked "Approved 7/22/2026".
- Soft spot: Contract days are not stated, so work_days is null.
- Soft spot: Counselor and psychologist schedules are published separately and are not included.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelor "A" column a teacher moves from $56,341 at years of experience 0 to $74,721 at years of experience 31: 31 years of experience increases worth $593 each on average, 33% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,612, between years of experience 24 and years of experience 25.
19 of the 50 years of experience moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive years of experiences.
A master's degree is worth $5,892 more than a bachelor's at the first years of experience (10.5%) and $7,834 more at the top of the column (10.5%).
The highest-paid column, National Board "D", starts at $73,043 and tops out at $94,490, 26% above the top of the Bachelor "A" column.
Among the 10 North Carolina district schedules indexed here, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools's starting pay ranks 2nd and its top cell ranks 1st; the state medians are $54,825 to start and $86,368 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 66th percentile and the top cell at the 53rd percentile.
Column by column
| Schedule | First years of experience | Top | Years of experience moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor "A" | $56,341 | $74,721 | 31 | 33% |
| Master "M" | $62,233 | $82,555 | 31 | 33% |
| Advanced "S" | $63,493 | $83,815 | 31 | 32% |
| Doctorate "D" | $64,763 | $85,085 | 31 | 31% |
| National Board "A" | $64,123 | $83,686 | 28 | 31% |
| National Board "M" | $69,955 | $91,563 | 28 | 31% |
| National Board "S" | $71,490 | $92,823 | 28 | 30% |
| National Board "D" | $73,043 | $94,490 | 28 | 29% |
Against North Carolina districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | 144,116 | 2026-27 | $56,341 | $62,233 | $94,490 |
| Wake County Public School System | 161,481 | 2026-27 | $55,339.90 | $61,101.50 | $89,917.60 |
| Guilford County Schools | 67,832 | 2026-27 | $55,250 | $60,050 | $81,760 |
| Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools | 52,157 | 2026-27 | $54,400 | $59,500 | $87,030 |
| Johnston County Public Schools | 37,289 | 2024-25 | $48,815 | $53,387 | $81,258 |
| Durham Public Schools | 31,339 | 2025-26 | $48,750 | $53,350 | $85,705 |
Starting pay is the first years of experience of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-years of experience cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools?
$56,341 on the schedule Bachelor "A" at years of experience 0 of the 2026-27 schedule (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $56,341 (Bachelor "A").
What is the top of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools salary schedule?
$94,490, at years of experience 50 on National Board "D" (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 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools salary schedule?
On the Bachelor "A" column the top figure, $74,721, is reached at years of experience 31, 31 years of experience increases after years of experience 0 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools?
$5,892 more at the first years of experience: $62,233 on Master "M" against $56,341 on Bachelor "A" (2026-27 schedule).
Other North Carolina districts with schedules
- Wake County Public School Systemstarts $55,339.90
- Guilford County Schoolsstarts $55,250
- Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schoolsstarts $54,400
- Cumberland County Schools
- Union County Public Schoolsstarts $8,800
- Johnston County Public Schoolsstarts $48,815
- Durham Public Schoolsstarts $48,750
- Gaston County Schoolsstarts $3,562.30
- New Hanover County Schoolsstarts $7,000
- Brunswick County Schoolsstarts $6,200
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