Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools salary schedule, 2026-27

2026-2027 Teacher Salary Schedules. The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a schedule and exp. to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $54,400 (Basic Bachelor’s "A", exp. 0) and tops out at $87,030 (NBPTS Doctorate "D", exp. 40+), per Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools (effective July 1, 2026).
A teacher on the bachelor's column (Basic Bachelor’s "A") starts at $54,400 and reaches $70,520 at the top of that column.
On the master's column (Basic Master’s "M") the range is $59,500 to $77,420.
The grid has 8 schedule columns and 41 exp. rows; the highest cell is reached at exp. 40+.
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools enrolled 52,157 students in 2023-24, the 4th-largest district in North Carolina by NCES enrollment.

2026-2027 Teacher Salary Schedules

Official sourceDocumentWinston-Salem/Forsyth County SchoolsSchool year2026-27EffectiveJuly 1, 2026

Exp. \ Schedule	Basic Bachelor’s "A"	Basic Master’s "M"	Basic Advanced Degree "S"	Basic Doctorate "D"	NBPTS Bachelor’s "A"	NBPTS Masters "M"	NBPTS Advanced "S"	NBPTS Doctorate "D"
0	$54,400	$59,500	$60,760	$62,030
1	$54,650	$59,780	$61,040	$62,310
2	$54,970	$60,120	$61,380	$62,650
3	$55,290	$60,480	$61,740	$63,010	$61,140	$66,330	$67,590	$68,860
4	$55,610	$60,810	$62,070	$63,340	$61,490	$66,690	$67,950	$69,220
5	$56,190	$61,430	$62,690	$63,960	$62,130	$67,370	$68,630	$69,900
6	$56,760	$62,060	$63,320	$64,590	$62,760	$68,060	$69,320	$70,590
7	$57,330	$62,690	$63,950	$65,220	$63,390	$68,750	$70,010	$71,280
8	$57,910	$63,410	$64,670	$65,940	$64,030	$69,530	$70,790	$72,060
9	$58,480	$64,040	$65,300	$66,570	$64,660	$70,220	$71,480	$72,750
10	$60,200	$65,930	$67,190	$68,460	$66,580	$72,310	$73,570	$74,840
11	$60,790	$66,590	$67,850	$69,120	$67,230	$73,030	$74,290	$75,560
12	$61,440	$67,310	$68,570	$69,840	$67,940	$73,810	$75,070	$76,340
13	$62,030	$67,960	$69,220	$70,490	$68,590	$74,520	$75,780	$77,050
14	$63,140	$69,180	$70,440	$71,710	$69,820	$75,860	$77,120	$78,390
15	$64,360	$70,530	$71,790	$73,060	$71,180	$77,350	$78,610	$79,880
16	$64,460	$70,640	$71,900	$73,170	$71,280	$77,460	$78,720	$79,990
17	$64,580	$70,770	$72,030	$73,300	$71,400	$77,590	$78,850	$80,120
18	$64,690	$70,900	$72,160	$73,430	$71,510	$77,720	$78,980	$80,250
19	$64,780	$71,000	$72,260	$73,530	$71,600	$77,820	$79,080	$80,350
20	$64,880	$71,110	$72,370	$73,640	$71,700	$77,930	$79,190	$80,460
21	$64,990	$71,240	$72,500	$73,770	$71,810	$78,060	$79,320	$80,590
22	$65,140	$71,410	$72,670	$73,940	$71,960	$78,230	$79,490	$80,760
23	$65,250	$71,530	$72,790	$74,060	$72,070	$78,350	$79,610	$80,880
24	$65,370	$71,670	$72,930	$74,200	$72,190	$78,490	$79,750	$81,020
25	$67,660	$74,190	$75,450	$76,720	$74,740	$81,270	$82,530	$83,800
26	$67,790	$74,340	$75,600	$76,870	$74,870	$81,420	$82,680	$83,950
27	$68,090	$74,680	$75,940	$77,210	$75,170	$81,760	$83,020	$84,290
28	$68,230	$74,840	$76,100	$77,370	$75,310	$81,920	$83,180	$84,450
29	$68,350	$74,970	$76,230	$77,500	$75,430	$82,050	$83,310	$84,580
30	$68,480	$75,120	$76,380	$77,650	$75,560	$82,200	$83,460	$84,730
31	$68,620	$75,280	$76,540	$77,810	$75,700	$82,360	$83,620	$84,890
32	$68,780	$75,460	$76,720	$77,990	$75,860	$82,540	$83,800	$85,070
33	$68,930	$75,630	$76,890	$78,160	$76,010	$82,710	$83,970	$85,240
34	$69,350	$76,100	$77,360	$78,630	$76,430	$83,180	$84,440	$85,710
35	$69,520	$76,290	$77,550	$78,820	$76,600	$83,370	$84,630	$85,900
36	$69,670	$76,460	$77,720	$78,990	$76,750	$83,540	$84,800	$86,070
37	$69,850	$76,670	$77,930	$79,200	$76,930	$83,750	$85,010	$86,280
38	$70,030	$76,870	$78,130	$79,400	$77,110	$83,950	$85,210	$86,480
39	$70,520	$77,420	$78,680	$79,950	$77,600	$84,500	$85,760	$87,030
40+	$70,520	$77,420	$78,680	$79,950	$77,600	$84,500	$85,760	$87,030

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Schedule

Exp.

Annual salary

$54,400

Per month (12)

$4,533.33

Next 5 steps in this schedule

Exp.	Salary	vs. selected
1	$54,650	+$250
2	$54,970	+$570
3	$55,290	+$890
4	$55,610	+$1,210
5	$56,190	+$1,790

Worked example as rendered: Basic Bachelor’s "A", exp. 0 = $54,400 a year, $4,533.33 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" figure on the 10 Month Schedule: monthly state base plus the monthly local supplement plus the $300 Article 46 supplement, times ten.

The NBPTS schedules are blank at experience 0 to 2 in the document, and those cells are null here.

The document states certified staff are ineligible for state longevity and supplements, and that the Article 46 supplement is contingent on available funding and annual Board approval.

Effective July 1, 2026.

Soft spot: Contract days are not stated, so work_days is null.
Soft spot: Counselor, psychologist, speech pathologist and therapist schedules in the same document are not included.

Questions people ask

What is the starting teacher salary in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools?

$54,400 on the schedule Basic Bachelor’s "A" at exp. 0 of the 2026-27 schedule (Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $54,400 (Basic Bachelor’s "A").

What is the top of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools salary schedule?

$87,030, at exp. 40+ on NBPTS Doctorate "D" (2026-27). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.

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