Annual salary
$48,750
North Carolina · salary schedule · 2025-26
Durham Public Schools salary schedule, 2025-26
Certified Teachers and Certified Instructional Staff Salary Schedules (2025-2026). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a schedule and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Durham Public Schools's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $48,750 (Bachelor's Teacher & Instructional Support Staff, step 0) and tops out at $85,705 (Doctorate Degree Teachers & Instructional Support Staff w/NBPTS Cert., step 31+), per Durham Public Schools (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelor's Teacher & Instructional Support Staff) starts at $48,750 and reaches $68,350 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Master's Teacher & Instructional Support Staff) the range is $53,350 to $74,925.
- The grid has 8 schedule columns and 32 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 31+.
- Durham Public Schools enrolled 31,339 students in 2023-24, the 9th-largest district in North Carolina by NCES enrollment.
Certified Teachers and Certified Instructional Staff Salary Schedules (2025-2026)
| Step \ Schedule | Bachelor's Teacher & Instructional Support Staff | Bachelor's & Instructional Support Staff w/NBPTS Cert. | Master's Teacher & Instructional Support Staff | Master's & Instructional Support Staff w/NBPTS Cert. | Advanced or Sixth Year Degree Teachers and Certified Instructional Support Staff | Advanced and Sixth Degree Teachers & Instructional Support Staff w/NBPTS Cert. | Doctorate Degree Teachers and Certified Instructional Support Staff | Doctorate Degree Teachers & Instructional Support Staff w/NBPTS Cert. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $48,750 | $53,350 | $54,810 | $56,280 | ||||
| 1 | $49,500 | $54,180 | $55,640 | $57,110 | ||||
| 2 | $50,405 | $55,340 | $56,800 | $58,270 | ||||
| 3 | $51,310 | $57,240 | $56,335 | $62,170 | $57,795 | $63,580 | $59,265 | $65,050 |
| 4 | $52,215 | $58,080 | $57,320 | $63,080 | $58,780 | $64,490 | $60,250 | $65,960 |
| 5 | $53,120 | $59,260 | $58,315 | $64,355 | $59,775 | $65,765 | $61,245 | $67,235 |
| 6 | $54,245 | $60,520 | $59,540 | $65,720 | $61,000 | $67,130 | $62,470 | $68,600 |
| 7 | $55,310 | $61,710 | $60,705 | $67,015 | $62,165 | $68,425 | $63,635 | $69,895 |
| 8 | $56,365 | $62,880 | $61,860 | $68,290 | $63,320 | $69,700 | $64,690 | $71,170 |
| 9 | $57,430 | $64,070 | $63,025 | $69,585 | $64,485 | $70,995 | $65,955 | $72,465 |
| 10 | $58,495 | $65,260 | $64,200 | $70,890 | $65,660 | $72,300 | $67,130 | $73,770 |
| 11 | $59,550 | $66,440 | $65,355 | $72,175 | $66,815 | $73,585 | $68,285 | $75,055 |
| 12 | $60,615 | $67,630 | $66,520 | $73,470 | $67,980 | $74,880 | $69,450 | $76,350 |
| 13 | $61,670 | $68,810 | $67,675 | $74,755 | $69,135 | $76,165 | $70,605 | $77,635 |
| 14 | $62,735 | $70,000 | $68,840 | $76,050 | $70,300 | $77,460 | $71,770 | $78,930 |
| 15 | $63,800 | $71,190 | $70,005 | $77,345 | $71,465 | $78,755 | $72,935 | $80,225 |
| 16 | $63,955 | $71,360 | $70,170 | $77,530 | $71,630 | $78,940 | $73,100 | $80,410 |
| 17 | $64,110 | $71,530 | $70,335 | $77,715 | $71,795 | $79,125 | $73,265 | $80,595 |
| 18 | $64,265 | $71,700 | $70,500 | $77,900 | $71,960 | $79,310 | $73,430 | $80,780 |
| 19 | $64,420 | $71,870 | $70,665 | $78,085 | $72,125 | $79,495 | $73,595 | $80,965 |
| 20 | $64,575 | $72,040 | $70,830 | $78,270 | $72,290 | $79,680 | $73,760 | $81,150 |
| 21 | $64,730 | $72,210 | $70,995 | $78,455 | $72,455 | $79,865 | $73,925 | $81,335 |
| 22 | $64,885 | $72,380 | $71,160 | $78,640 | $72,620 | $80,050 | $74,090 | $81,520 |
| 23 | $65,040 | $72,550 | $71,325 | $78,825 | $72,785 | $80,235 | $74,255 | $81,705 |
| 24 | $65,195 | $72,720 | $71,490 | $79,010 | $72,950 | $80,420 | $74,420 | $81,890 |
| 25 | $67,420 | $75,200 | $73,935 | $81,715 | $75,395 | $83,125 | $76,865 | $84,595 |
| 26 | $67,575 | $75,370 | $74,100 | $81,900 | $75,560 | $83,310 | $77,030 | $84,780 |
| 27 | $67,730 | $75,540 | $74,265 | $82,085 | $75,725 | $83,495 | $77,195 | $84,965 |
| 28 | $67,885 | $75,710 | $74,430 | $82,270 | $75,890 | $83,670 | $77,360 | $85,150 |
| 29 | $68,040 | $75,880 | $74,595 | $82,455 | $76,055 | $83,865 | $77,525 | $85,335 |
| 30 | $68,195 | $76,050 | $74,760 | $82,640 | $76,220 | $84,050 | $77,690 | $85,520 |
| 31+ | $68,350 | $76,220 | $74,925 | $82,825 | $76,385 | $84,235 | $77,855 | $85,705 |
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Per month (12)
$4,062.50
Next 5 steps in this schedule
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $49,500 | +$750 |
| 2 | $50,405 | +$1,655 |
| 3 | $51,310 | +$2,560 |
| 4 | $52,215 | +$3,465 |
| 5 | $53,120 | +$4,370 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelor's Teacher & Instructional Support Staff, step 0 = $48,750 a year, $4,062.50 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Values are the document's "NCDPI Base Annual Salary (10-months) + DPS Supplement" column: the North Carolina state base salary for a 10-month contract plus the Durham Public Schools local supplement.
The document also prints the NCDPI monthly base, the monthly DPS local supplement and the combined monthly rate; only the annual total is reproduced here.
NBPTS lanes are blank at the early steps because National Board certification cannot be held that early in a career; the document prints NA there.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Durham Public Schools?
$48,750 on the schedule Bachelor's Teacher & Instructional Support Staff at step 0 of the 2025-26 schedule (Durham Public Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $48,750 (Bachelor's Teacher & Instructional Support Staff).
What is the top of the Durham Public Schools salary schedule?
$85,705, at step 31+ on Doctorate Degree Teachers & Instructional Support Staff w/NBPTS Cert. (2025-26). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
Other North Carolina districts with schedules
- Gaston County Schoolsstarts $3,562.30
- Johnston County Public Schoolsstarts $48,815
- New Hanover County Schoolsstarts $7,000
- Union County Public Schoolsstarts $8,800
- Cumberland County Schools
- Brunswick County Schoolsstarts $6,200
- Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schoolsstarts $56,640.00
- Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schoolsstarts $54,400
- Chatham County Schoolsstarts $7,000
- Richmond County Schoolsstarts $1,927
See every North Carolina district on the North Carolina page, or the statewide schedule. Compare this district on the comparison pages or the rankings.