Annual salary
$40,802
Oklahoma · salary schedule · 2025-26
Pond Creek-Hunter salary schedule, 2025-26
Local salary schedule, 2025-26. The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a degree and hours and years of experience to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Pond Creek-Hunter's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $40,759 (NBCT Bach. Degree, years of experience 0) and tops out at $67,800 (Doct. Degree, years of experience 35), per Oklahoma State Department of Education, Office of School Personnel Records (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 166 work days, which makes the starting cell about $245.54 per day.
- The grid has 5 degree and hours columns and 36 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 35.
- Pond Creek-Hunter enrolled 313 students in 2023-24, the 308th-largest district in Oklahoma by NCES enrollment.
Local salary schedule, 2025-26
Official sourceDocumentOklahoma State Department of Education, Office of School Personnel RecordsSchool year2025-26EffectiveWork days166
| Years of experience \ Degree and hours | Bach. Degree | NBCT Bach. Degree | Mast. Degree | NBCT Mast. Degree | Doct. Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $40,802 | $40,759 | $42,800 | $42,149 | $43,800 |
| 1 | $41,400 | $41,193 | $43,400 | $42,583 | $44,400 |
| 2 | $42,000 | $41,628 | $44,000 | $43,018 | $45,000 |
| 3 | $42,600 | $42,062 | $44,600 | $43,452 | $45,600 |
| 4 | $43,200 | $42,496 | $45,200 | $43,886 | $46,200 |
| 5 | $44,800 | $43,968 | $46,800 | $45,358 | $47,800 |
| 6 | $45,400 | $44,432 | $47,400 | $45,822 | $48,400 |
| 7 | $46,000 | $44,895 | $48,000 | $46,285 | $49,000 |
| 8 | $46,600 | $45,358 | $48,600 | $46,749 | $49,600 |
| 9 | $47,200 | $45,822 | $49,200 | $47,212 | $50,200 |
| 10 | $48,800 | $47,844 | $50,800 | $49,728 | $51,800 |
| 11 | $49,400 | $48,336 | $51,400 | $50,221 | $52,400 |
| 12 | $50,000 | $48,829 | $52,000 | $50,713 | $53,000 |
| 13 | $50,600 | $49,322 | $52,600 | $51,206 | $53,600 |
| 14 | $51,200 | $49,815 | $53,200 | $51,699 | $54,200 |
| 15 | $52,800 | $51,327 | $54,800 | $53,212 | $55,800 |
| 16 | $53,400 | $51,820 | $55,400 | $53,705 | $56,400 |
| 17 | $54,000 | $52,313 | $56,000 | $54,198 | $57,000 |
| 18 | $54,600 | $52,806 | $56,600 | $54,691 | $57,600 |
| 19 | $55,200 | $53,299 | $57,200 | $55,184 | $58,200 |
| 20 | $55,800 | $53,813 | $57,800 | $55,698 | $58,800 |
| 21 | $56,400 | $54,306 | $58,400 | $56,192 | $59,400 |
| 22 | $57,000 | $54,799 | $59,000 | $56,685 | $60,000 |
| 23 | $57,600 | $55,292 | $59,600 | $57,178 | $60,600 |
| 24 | $58,200 | $55,785 | $60,200 | $57,671 | $61,200 |
| 25 | $58,800 | $57,232 | $60,800 | $59,153 | $61,800 |
| 26 | $59,400 | $57,725 | $61,400 | $59,646 | $62,400 |
| 27 | $60,000 | $58,218 | $62,000 | $60,139 | $63,000 |
| 28 | $60,600 | $58,711 | $62,600 | $60,632 | $63,600 |
| 29 | $61,200 | $59,204 | $63,200 | $61,125 | $64,200 |
| 30 | $61,800 | $59,724 | $63,800 | $61,645 | $64,800 |
| 31 | $62,400 | $60,184 | $64,400 | $62,105 | $65,400 |
| 32 | $63,000 | $60,677 | $65,000 | $62,598 | $66,000 |
| 33 | $63,600 | $61,170 | $65,800 | $63,091 | $66,800 |
| 34 | $64,200 | $61,663 | $66,200 | $63,584 | $67,200 |
| 35 | $64,800 | $62,156 | $66,800 | $64,077 | $67,800 |
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Per month (12)
$3,400.17
Per work day
$245.80 / 166 days
Next 5 steps in this degree and hours
| Years of experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $41,400 | +$598 |
| 2 | $42,000 | +$1,198 |
| 3 | $42,600 | +$1,798 |
| 4 | $43,200 | +$2,398 |
| 5 | $44,800 | +$3,998 |
Worked example as rendered: Bach. Degree, years of experience 0 = $40,802 a year, $3,400.17 a month spread over 12 months, $245.80 per work day on a 166-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Oklahoma publishes every district's locally adopted schedule in a single statewide document each year. This grid is that district's block, reproduced as issued.
Contract length as stated by the district: 166 days at 7.5 hours per day.
An asterisk in a lane heading marks National Board certification or additional hours beyond the degree. A blank cell means the district publishes no figure for that lane.
These are locally adopted figures and sit at or above the Oklahoma state minimum schedule set by 70 O.S. section 18-114.15.
How this schedule moves
On the NBCT Bach. Degree column a teacher moves from $40,759 at years of experience 0 to $62,156 at years of experience 35: 35 years of experience increases worth $611 each on average, 52% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,022, between years of experience 9 and years of experience 10.
The highest-paid column, Doct. Degree, starts at $43,800 and tops out at $67,800, 9% above the top of the NBCT Bach. Degree column.
Among the 372 Oklahoma district schedules indexed here, Pond Creek-Hunter's starting pay ranks 357th and its top cell ranks 152nd; the state medians are $40,821 to start and $66,779 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 12th percentile and the top cell at the 19th percentile.
Column by column
| Degree and hours | First years of experience | Top | Years of experience moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bach. Degree | $40,802 | $64,800 | 35 | 59% |
| NBCT Bach. Degree | $40,759 | $62,156 | 35 | 52% |
| Mast. Degree | $42,800 | $66,800 | 35 | 56% |
| NBCT Mast. Degree | $42,149 | $64,077 | 35 | 52% |
| Doct. Degree | $43,800 | $67,800 | 35 | 55% |
Against Oklahoma districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pond Creek-Hunter | 313 | 2025-26 | $40,759 | – | $67,800 |
| Whitebead | 311 | 2025-26 | $40,821 | – | $65,319 |
| Union City | 309 | 2025-26 | $41,601 | – | $66,826 |
| Varnum | 309 | 2025-26 | $41,101 | – | $65,577 |
| Sterling | 318 | 2025-26 | $40,821 | – | $68,615 |
| McCord | 308 | 2025-26 | $40,821 | – | $66,615 |
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 salary on the Pond Creek-Hunter schedule?
$40,759 at years of experience 0 on NBCT Bach. Degree, per the 2025-26 schedule (Oklahoma State Department of Education, Office of School Personnel Records).
What is the top of the Pond Creek-Hunter salary schedule?
$67,800, at years of experience 35 on Doct. Degree (2025-26). 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 Pond Creek-Hunter salary schedule?
On the NBCT Bach. Degree column the top figure, $62,156, is reached at years of experience 35, 35 years of experience increases after years of experience 0 (2025-26 schedule).
Other Oklahoma districts with schedules
- Whitebeadstarts $40,821
- Union Citystarts $41,601
- Varnumstarts $41,101
- Sterlingstarts $40,821
- McCordstarts $40,821
- Cheyennestarts $41,321
- Bannerstarts $49,512
- Medfordstarts $40,821
- Geronimostarts $40,821
- Achillestarts $40,821
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