Annual salary
$51,567
South Carolina · salary schedule · 2025-26
Aiken 01 salary schedule, 2025-26
District minimum salary schedule, 2025-26. The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a class and years of experience to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Aiken 01's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $51,567 (Bachelors - Class 3, years of experience 0) and tops out at $101,072 (Doctorate - Class 8, years of experience 28), per South Carolina Department of Education, Office of Finance (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelors - Class 3) starts at $51,567 and reaches $76,875 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Masters - Class 1) the range is $56,842 to $84,683.
- The grid has 4 class columns and 29 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 28.
- Aiken 01 enrolled 23,103 students in 2023-24, the 8th-largest district in South Carolina by NCES enrollment.
District minimum salary schedule, 2025-26
Official sourceDocumentSouth Carolina Department of Education, Office of FinanceSchool year2025-26Effective
| Years of experience \ Class | Bachelors - Class 3 | Masters - Class 1 | Masters + 30 hrs - Class 7 | Doctorate - Class 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $51,567 | $56,842 | $60,265 | $65,031 |
| 1 | $51,567 | $56,842 | $60,265 | $65,031 |
| 2 | $51,567 | $56,842 | $60,265 | $65,031 |
| 3 | $51,567 | $56,842 | $60,265 | $65,031 |
| 4 | $52,225 | $57,334 | $60,903 | $65,997 |
| 5 | $53,255 | $58,480 | $62,048 | $67,526 |
| 6 | $54,325 | $59,625 | $63,193 | $69,051 |
| 7 | $55,357 | $60,770 | $64,336 | $70,580 |
| 8 | $56,426 | $61,917 | $65,482 | $72,106 |
| 9 | $57,456 | $63,062 | $66,630 | $73,635 |
| 10 | $58,523 | $64,208 | $67,776 | $75,161 |
| 11 | $59,558 | $65,352 | $68,921 | $76,690 |
| 12 | $60,625 | $66,497 | $70,065 | $78,217 |
| 13 | $61,656 | $67,642 | $71,212 | $79,743 |
| 14 | $62,726 | $68,790 | $72,356 | $81,271 |
| 15 | $63,756 | $69,934 | $73,503 | $82,797 |
| 16 | $64,827 | $71,080 | $74,649 | $84,325 |
| 17 | $65,856 | $72,226 | $75,793 | $85,854 |
| 18 | $66,414 | $72,861 | $76,464 | $86,626 |
| 19 | $66,978 | $73,494 | $77,140 | $87,406 |
| 20 | $67,547 | $74,140 | $77,824 | $88,196 |
| 21 | $68,123 | $74,791 | $78,514 | $88,993 |
| 22 | $69,291 | $76,113 | $79,915 | $90,610 |
| 23 | $70,477 | $77,455 | $81,338 | $92,253 |
| 24 | $71,686 | $78,823 | $82,789 | $93,927 |
| 25 | $72,919 | $80,219 | $84,270 | $95,634 |
| 26 | $74,177 | $81,643 | $85,779 | $97,376 |
| 27 | $75,480 | $83,116 | $87,340 | $99,174 |
| 28 | $76,875 | $84,683 | $88,997 | $101,072 |
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Per month (12)
$4,297.25
Next 5 steps in this class
| Years of experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $51,567 | +$0 |
| 2 | $51,567 | +$0 |
| 3 | $51,567 | +$0 |
| 4 | $52,225 | +$658 |
| 5 | $53,255 | +$1,688 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelors - Class 3, years of experience 0 = $51,567 a year, $4,297.25 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
South Carolina collects every district's minimum salary schedule and publishes them together in one annual workbook. This grid is that district's filing.
These are district MINIMUM figures as filed with the state. A district can pay above them through supplements, and many do.
Class numbers are South Carolina's certificate classes: Class 3 bachelor's, Class 1 master's, Class 7 master's plus 30 hours, Class 8 doctorate.
Lanes are shown bachelor's first; the source workbook lists them doctorate first.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelors - Class 3 column a teacher moves from $51,567 at years of experience 0 to $76,875 at years of experience 28: 28 years of experience increases worth $904 each on average, 49% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,395, between years of experience 27 and years of experience 28.
3 of the 28 years of experience moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive years of experiences.
A master's degree is worth $5,275 more than a bachelor's at the first years of experience (10.2%) and $7,808 more at the top of the column (10.2%).
The highest-paid column, Doctorate - Class 8, starts at $65,031 and tops out at $101,072, 31% above the top of the Bachelors - Class 3 column.
Among the 77 South Carolina district schedules indexed here, Aiken 01's starting pay ranks 18th and its top cell ranks 11th; the state medians are $50,015 to start and $90,490 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 53rd percentile and the top cell at the 62nd percentile.
Column by column
| Class | First years of experience | Top | Years of experience moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelors - Class 3 | $51,567 | $76,875 | 28 | 49% |
| Masters - Class 1 | $56,842 | $84,683 | 28 | 49% |
| Masters + 30 hrs - Class 7 | $60,265 | $88,997 | 28 | 48% |
| Doctorate - Class 8 | $65,031 | $101,072 | 28 | 55% |
Against South Carolina districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken 01 | 23,103 | 2025-26 | $51,567 | $56,842 | $101,072 |
| Richland 01 | 22,123 | 2025-26 | $50,100 | $54,677 | $90,319 |
| Beaufort 01 | 21,489 | 2025-26 | $60,087 | $66,287 | $110,198 |
| Dorchester 02 | 26,547 | 2025-26 | $51,500 | $56,576 | $99,186 |
| Lexington County School District One | 27,105 | 2025-26 | $52,000 | $56,000 | $103,184 |
| Lexington 01 | 27,105 | 2025-26 | $52,000 | $56,000 | $90,490 |
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 teacher salary in Aiken 01?
$51,567 on the class Bachelors - Class 3 at years of experience 0 of the 2025-26 schedule (South Carolina Department of Education, Office of Finance). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $51,567 (Bachelors - Class 3).
What is the top of the Aiken 01 salary schedule?
$101,072, at years of experience 28 on Doctorate - Class 8 (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 Aiken 01 salary schedule?
On the Bachelors - Class 3 column the top figure, $76,875, is reached at years of experience 28, 28 years of experience increases after years of experience 0 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Aiken 01?
$5,275 more at the first years of experience: $56,842 on Masters - Class 1 against $51,567 on Bachelors - Class 3 (2025-26 schedule).
Other South Carolina districts with schedules
- Richland 01starts $50,100
- Beaufort 01starts $60,087
- Dorchester 02starts $51,500
- Lexington County School District Onestarts $52,000
- Lexington 01starts $52,000
- York 04starts $52,500
- Richland School District Twostarts $52,019
- Richland 02starts $50,750
- Lexington 05starts $50,922
- York 03starts $52,000
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