Annual salary
$48,815
North Carolina · salary schedule · 2024-25
Johnston County Public Schools salary schedule, 2024-25
FY 24-25 Certified Salary Schedules. The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a certified schedule and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Johnston County Public Schools's 2024-25 salary schedule starts at $48,815 (Bachelor's Degree Certified, step 0) and tops out at $81,258 (Masters Degree National Board Certified, step 25+), per Johnston County Public Schools (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelor's Degree Certified) starts at $48,815 and reaches $67,163 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Masters Degree Certified) the range is $53,387 to $73,575.
- The grid has 4 certified schedule columns and 26 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 25+.
- Johnston County Public Schools enrolled 37,289 students in 2023-24, the 7th-largest district in North Carolina by NCES enrollment.
FY 24-25 Certified Salary Schedules
| Step \ Certified schedule | Bachelor's Degree Certified | Bachelor's Degree National Board Certified | Masters Degree Certified | Masters Degree National Board Certified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $48,815 | $53,387 | ||
| 1 | $49,651 | $54,312 | ||
| 2 | $50,488 | $55,226 | ||
| 3 | $51,324 | $57,111 | $56,152 | $61,939 |
| 4 | $52,160 | $58,047 | $57,066 | $62,953 |
| 5 | $52,996 | $58,984 | $57,991 | $63,979 |
| 6 | $54,078 | $60,199 | $59,173 | $65,295 |
| 7 | $55,092 | $61,336 | $60,288 | $66,532 |
| 8 | $56,096 | $62,451 | $61,392 | $67,748 |
| 9 | $57,595 | $64,131 | $63,040 | $69,576 |
| 10 | $58,619 | $65,279 | $64,176 | $70,836 |
| 11 | $59,631 | $66,415 | $65,290 | $72,074 |
| 12 | $60,655 | $67,563 | $66,415 | $73,323 |
| 13 | $61,668 | $68,699 | $67,529 | $74,560 |
| 14 | $62,691 | $69,846 | $68,654 | $75,809 |
| 15 | $63,715 | $70,994 | $69,779 | $77,058 |
| 16 | $63,715 | $70,994 | $69,779 | $77,058 |
| 17 | $64,254 | $71,597 | $70,371 | $77,715 |
| 18 | $64,254 | $71,597 | $70,371 | $77,715 |
| 19 | $64,254 | $71,597 | $70,371 | $77,715 |
| 20 | $64,254 | $71,597 | $70,371 | $77,715 |
| 21 | $64,254 | $71,597 | $70,371 | $77,715 |
| 22 | $64,254 | $71,597 | $70,371 | $77,715 |
| 23 | $64,254 | $71,597 | $70,371 | $77,715 |
| 24 | $64,254 | $71,597 | $70,371 | $77,715 |
| 25+ | $67,163 | $74,846 | $73,575 | $81,258 |
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Per month (12)
$4,067.92
Next 5 steps in this certified schedule
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $49,651 | +$836 |
| 2 | $50,488 | +$1,673 |
| 3 | $51,324 | +$2,509 |
| 4 | $52,160 | +$3,345 |
| 5 | $52,996 | +$4,181 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelor's Degree Certified, step 0 = $48,815 a year, $4,067.92 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 document’s "Total Annual Pay": the state salary plus a $200 per month county supplement, plus a county supplement paid semi-annually, plus an estimated state-funded supplement of $1,100.
The document notes the state-funded supplement is an estimate subject to NCDPI allocations, that county supplements are paid half in November and half in June, and that if this schedule and DPI’s schedule disagree, DPI’s takes precedence.
Salaries are based on 10 months of employment.
The National Board lanes are N/A at steps 0 to 2 because National Board certification requires three years of experience; those cells are null here.
- Soft spot: The district’s Salary and Benefits page links only the FY 24-25 schedules (effective 7/1/2024), so this is two years behind the current state schedule; no FY 25-26 or FY 26-27 district schedule is published.
- Soft spot: Contract days are not stated, so work_days is null.
- Soft spot: Guidance and psychologist schedules in the same document are not included.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelor's Degree Certified column a teacher moves from $48,815 at step 0 to $67,163 at step 25+: 25 step increases worth $734 each on average, 38% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,909, between step 24 and step 25+.
8 of the 25 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
A master's degree is worth $4,572 more than a bachelor's at the first step (9.4%) and $6,412 more at the top of the column (9.5%).
The highest-paid column, Masters Degree National Board Certified, starts at $61,939 and tops out at $81,258, 21% above the top of the Bachelor's Degree Certified column.
Among the 10 North Carolina district schedules indexed here, Johnston County Public Schools's starting pay ranks 8th and its top cell ranks 8th; 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 43rd percentile and the top cell at the 38th percentile.
Column by column
| Certified schedule | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's Degree Certified | $48,815 | $67,163 | 25 | 38% |
| Bachelor's Degree National Board Certified | $57,111 | $74,846 | 22 | 31% |
| Masters Degree Certified | $53,387 | $73,575 | 25 | 38% |
| Masters Degree National Board Certified | $61,939 | $81,258 | 22 | 31% |
Against North Carolina districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools | 52,157 | 2026-27 | $54,400 | $59,500 | $87,030 |
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools | 11,386 | 2026-27 | $56,640.00 | $62,304.00 | $91,414.60 |
| Guilford County Schools | 67,832 | 2026-27 | $55,250 | $60,050 | $81,760 |
| Mooresville Graded School District | 5,845 | 2026-27 | $48,000 | $52,800 | $74,510 |
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 Johnston County Public Schools?
$48,815 on the certified schedule Bachelor's Degree Certified at step 0 of the 2024-25 schedule (Johnston County Public Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $48,815 (Bachelor's Degree Certified).
What is the top of the Johnston County Public Schools salary schedule?
$81,258, at step 25+ on Masters Degree National Board Certified (2024-25). 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 Johnston County Public Schools salary schedule?
On the Bachelor's Degree Certified column the top figure, $67,163, is reached at step 25+, 25 step increases after step 0 (2024-25 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Johnston County Public Schools?
$4,572 more at the first step: $53,387 on Masters Degree Certified against $48,815 on Bachelor's Degree Certified (2024-25 schedule).
Other North Carolina districts with schedules
- Union County Public Schoolsstarts $8,800
- Durham Public Schoolsstarts $48,750
- Gaston County Schoolsstarts $3,562.30
- Cumberland County Schools
- New Hanover County Schoolsstarts $7,000
- Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schoolsstarts $54,400
- Brunswick County Schoolsstarts $6,200
- Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schoolsstarts $56,640.00
- Chatham County Schoolsstarts $7,000
- Guilford County Schoolsstarts $55,250
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