South Carolina · salary schedule · 2025-26
Calhoun 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.
- Calhoun 01's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $50,605 (Bachelors - Class 3, years of experience 0) and tops out at $94,006 (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 $50,605 and reaches $70,467 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Masters - Class 1) the range is $56,649 to $78,537.
- The grid has 4 class columns and 29 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 28.
- Calhoun 01 enrolled 1,522 students in 2023-24, the 64th-largest district in South Carolina by NCES enrollment.
District minimum salary schedule, 2025-26
| Years of experience \ Class | Bachelors - Class 3 | Masters - Class 1 | Masters + 30 hrs - Class 7 | Doctorate - Class 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $50,605 | $56,649 | $60,816 | $64,984 |
| 1 | $50,746 | $57,007 | $61,098 | $65,599 |
| 2 | $50,977 | $57,183 | $61,188 | $65,993 |
| 3 | $51,155 | $57,349 | $61,270 | $66,365 |
| 4 | $51,399 | $57,548 | $61,390 | $66,772 |
| 5 | $51,564 | $57,704 | $61,470 | $67,120 |
| 6 | $52,618 | $58,834 | $62,600 | $68,625 |
| 7 | $53,636 | $59,962 | $63,729 | $70,132 |
| 8 | $54,690 | $61,092 | $64,859 | $71,638 |
| 9 | $55,707 | $62,222 | $65,990 | $73,145 |
| 10 | $56,762 | $63,354 | $67,120 | $74,652 |
| 11 | $57,778 | $64,482 | $68,249 | $76,157 |
| 12 | $58,834 | $65,612 | $69,379 | $77,665 |
| 13 | $59,851 | $66,742 | $70,508 | $79,171 |
| 14 | $60,904 | $67,871 | $71,638 | $80,677 |
| 15 | $61,921 | $69,002 | $72,768 | $82,184 |
| 16 | $62,976 | $70,132 | $73,898 | $83,691 |
| 17 | $63,993 | $71,261 | $75,027 | $85,197 |
| 18 | $64,543 | $71,885 | $75,689 | $85,960 |
| 19 | $65,099 | $72,515 | $76,357 | $86,729 |
| 20 | $65,662 | $73,151 | $77,031 | $87,508 |
| 21 | $66,228 | $73,792 | $77,711 | $88,294 |
| 22 | $66,802 | $74,441 | $78,399 | $89,088 |
| 23 | $67,381 | $75,097 | $79,095 | $89,890 |
| 24 | $67,987 | $75,773 | $79,806 | $90,699 |
| 25 | $68,599 | $76,455 | $80,525 | $91,514 |
| 26 | $69,216 | $77,143 | $81,249 | $92,338 |
| 27 | $69,839 | $77,837 | $81,980 | $93,168 |
| 28 | $70,467 | $78,537 | $82,718 | $94,006 |
| Years of experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,746 | +$141 |
| 2 | $50,977 | +$372 |
| 3 | $51,155 | +$550 |
| 4 | $51,399 | +$794 |
| 5 | $51,564 | +$959 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelors - Class 3, years of experience 0 = $50,605 a year, $4,217.08 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 $50,605 at years of experience 0 to $70,467 at years of experience 28: 28 years of experience increases worth $709 each on average, 39% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,056, between years of experience 11 and years of experience 12.
A master's degree is worth $6,044 more than a bachelor's at the first years of experience (11.9%) and $8,070 more at the top of the column (11.5%).
The highest-paid column, Doctorate - Class 8, starts at $64,984 and tops out at $94,006, 33% above the top of the Bachelors - Class 3 column.
Among the 77 South Carolina district schedules indexed here, Calhoun 01's starting pay ranks 31st and its top cell ranks 24th; 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 49th percentile and the top cell at the 52nd percentile.
Column by column
| Class | First years of experience | Top | Years of experience moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelors - Class 3 | $50,605 | $70,467 | 28 | 39% |
| Masters - Class 1 | $56,649 | $78,537 | 28 | 39% |
| Masters + 30 hrs - Class 7 | $60,816 | $82,718 | 28 | 36% |
| Doctorate - Class 8 | $64,984 | $94,006 | 28 | 45% |
Against South Carolina districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun 01 | 1,522 | 2025-26 | $50,605 | $56,649 | $94,006 |
| Dillon 03 | 1,512 | 2025-26 | $48,500 | $52,500 | $78,500 |
| Greenwood 52 | 1,479 | 2025-26 | $48,500 | $53,267 | $86,068 |
| Lee 01 | 1,382 | 2025-26 | $48,500 | $52,500 | $78,500 |
| Bamberg 03 | 1,767 | 2025-26 | $49,255 | $53,365 | $80,194 |
| Florence 05 | 1,218 | 2025-26 | $49,950 | $53,950 | $80,750 |
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 Calhoun 01?
$50,605 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 $50,605 (Bachelors - Class 3).
What is the top of the Calhoun 01 salary schedule?
$94,006, 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 Calhoun 01 salary schedule?
On the Bachelors - Class 3 column the top figure, $70,467, 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 Calhoun 01?
$6,044 more at the first years of experience: $56,649 on Masters - Class 1 against $50,605 on Bachelors - Class 3 (2025-26 schedule).
Other South Carolina districts with schedules
- Dillon 03starts $48,500
- Greenwood 52starts $48,500
- Lee 01starts $48,500
- Bamberg 03starts $49,255
- Florence 05starts $49,950
- Florence 02starts $48,500
- Lexington 03starts $49,500
- Allendale 01starts $48,500
- Dorchester 04starts $49,225
- Greenwood 51starts $48,500
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