Annual salary
$55,536
North Carolina · salary schedule · 2026-27
Clinton City Schools salary schedule, 2026-27
2026-2027 Salary Schedules - Teachers. 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.
- Clinton City Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $55,536 (BS Degree, step 0) and tops out at $75,754 (EDS, EdD & PhD Degree, step 28), per Clinton City Schools (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BS Degree) starts at $55,536 and reaches $71,254 at the top of that column.
- The schedule is built on 200 work days, which makes the starting cell about $277.68 per day.
- The grid has 3 degree columns and 29 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 28.
- Clinton City Schools enrolled 3,005 students in 2023-24, the 79th-largest district in North Carolina by NCES enrollment.
2026-2027 Salary Schedules - Teachers
| Step \ Degree | BS Degree | MS Degree | EDS, EdD & PhD Degree |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $55,536 | $58,036 | $60,036 |
| 1 | $55,901 | $58,401 | $60,401 |
| 2 | $56,266 | $58,766 | $60,766 |
| 3 | $56,631 | $59,131 | $61,131 |
| 4 | $56,996 | $59,496 | $61,496 |
| 5 | $57,389 | $59,889 | $61,889 |
| 6 | $57,782 | $60,282 | $62,282 |
| 7 | $58,175 | $60,675 | $62,675 |
| 8 | $58,568 | $61,068 | $63,068 |
| 9 | $59,017 | $61,517 | $63,517 |
| 10 | $59,466 | $61,966 | $63,966 |
| 11 | $59,915 | $62,415 | $64,415 |
| 12 | $60,364 | $62,864 | $64,864 |
| 13 | $60,897 | $63,397 | $65,397 |
| 14 | $61,430 | $63,930 | $65,930 |
| 15 | $61,963 | $64,463 | $66,463 |
| 16 | $62,496 | $64,996 | $66,996 |
| 17 | $63,142 | $65,642 | $67,642 |
| 18 | $63,788 | $66,288 | $68,288 |
| 19 | $64,434 | $66,934 | $68,934 |
| 20 | $65,080 | $67,580 | $69,580 |
| 21 | $65,810 | $68,310 | $70,310 |
| 22 | $66,540 | $69,040 | $71,040 |
| 23 | $67,270 | $69,770 | $71,770 |
| 24 | $68,000 | $70,500 | $72,500 |
| 25 | $68,814 | $71,314 | $73,314 |
| 26 | $69,628 | $72,128 | $74,128 |
| 27 | $70,442 | $72,942 | $74,942 |
| 28 | $71,254 | $73,754 | $75,754 |
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Per month (12)
$4,628.00
Per work day
$277.68 / 200 days
Next 5 steps in this degree
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $55,901 | +$365 |
| 2 | $56,266 | +$730 |
| 3 | $56,631 | +$1,095 |
| 4 | $56,996 | +$1,460 |
| 5 | $57,389 | +$1,853 |
Worked example as rendered: BS Degree, step 0 = $55,536 a year, $4,628.00 a month spread over 12 months, $277.68 per work day on a 200-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
These are TOTAL annual teacher salaries paid by Clinton City Schools (NC state base plus the district's local supplement), not supplement-only amounts.
Footer of the schedule reads '4/7/2026 * BASED ON A 200 DAY CONTRACT'; the schedule was approved by the Board of Education in April 2026 for FY 2026-27.
The PDF is a scan from a Canon copier with no text layer; values were read by OCR (tesseract --psm 4 and --psm 6 at 400 dpi) and the two reads agreed cell for cell.
The prior-year document (2025-2026 Salary Schedules) shows BS step 0 = 53,036, exactly 2,500 below the 2026-27 figure, which corroborates the OCR.
- Soft spot: Values were obtained by OCR of a scanned PDF rather than from a text layer.
- Soft spot: The schedule is silent on National Board (NBPTS) certification, so no NBPTS lane is recorded.
How this schedule moves
On the BS Degree column a teacher moves from $55,536 at step 0 to $71,254 at step 28: 28 step increases worth $561 each on average, 28% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $814, between step 24 and step 25.
The highest-paid column, EDS, EdD & PhD Degree, starts at $60,036 and tops out at $75,754, 6% above the top of the BS Degree column.
Among the 10 North Carolina district schedules indexed here, Clinton City Schools's starting pay ranks 3rd and its top cell ranks 9th; 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 64th percentile and the top cell at the 31st percentile.
Column by column
| Degree | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS Degree | $55,536 | $71,254 | 28 | 28% |
| MS Degree | $58,036 | $73,754 | 28 | 27% |
| EDS, EdD & PhD Degree | $60,036 | $75,754 | 28 | 26% |
Against North Carolina districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton City Schools | 3,005 | 2026-27 | $55,536 | – | $75,754 |
| Asheville City Schools | 3,977 | 2026-27 | $53,060 | $58,370 | $88,290 |
| Mooresville Graded School District | 5,845 | 2026-27 | $48,000 | $52,800 | $74,510 |
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools | 11,386 | 2026-27 | $56,640.00 | $62,304.00 | $91,414.60 |
| Durham Public Schools | 31,339 | 2025-26 | $48,750 | $53,350 | $85,705 |
| Johnston County Public Schools | 37,289 | 2024-25 | $48,815 | $53,387 | $81,258 |
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 Clinton City Schools?
$55,536 on the degree BS Degree at step 0 of the 2026-27 schedule (Clinton City Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $55,536 (BS Degree).
What is the top of the Clinton City Schools salary schedule?
$75,754, at step 28 on EDS, EdD & PhD Degree (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 Clinton City Schools salary schedule?
On the BS Degree column the top figure, $71,254, is reached at step 28, 28 step increases after step 0 (2026-27 schedule).
Other North Carolina districts with schedules
- Lexington City Schoolsstarts $3,250
- Polk County Schoolsstarts $2,160
- Asheville City Schoolsstarts $53,060
- Currituck County Schoolsstarts $3,858
- Dare County Schoolsstarts $6,000
- Mooresville Graded School Districtstarts $48,000
- Richmond County Schoolsstarts $1,927
- Chatham County Schoolsstarts $7,000
- Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schoolsstarts $56,640.00
- Brunswick County Schoolsstarts $6,200
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