Annual salary
$49,500
South Carolina · salary schedule · 2025-26
Edgefield 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.
- Edgefield 01's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $49,500 (Bachelors - Class 3, years of experience 0) and tops out at $86,445 (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 $49,500 and reaches $67,355 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Masters - Class 1) the range is $53,501 to $73,908.
- The grid has 4 class columns and 29 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 28.
- Edgefield 01 enrolled 3,082 students in 2023-24, the 48th-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 | $49,500 | $53,501 | $56,079 | $59,577 |
| 1 | $49,753 | $53,754 | $56,317 | $60,096 |
| 2 | $50,001 | $54,007 | $57,028 | $60,824 |
| 3 | $50,250 | $54,814 | $57,977 | $62,088 |
| 4 | $50,702 | $55,762 | $58,925 | $63,354 |
| 5 | $51,587 | $56,712 | $59,875 | $64,620 |
| 6 | $52,441 | $57,661 | $60,824 | $65,884 |
| 7 | $53,296 | $58,609 | $61,772 | $67,150 |
| 8 | $54,181 | $59,558 | $62,721 | $68,415 |
| 9 | $55,035 | $60,507 | $63,670 | $69,680 |
| 10 | $55,921 | $61,457 | $64,620 | $70,946 |
| 11 | $56,774 | $62,405 | $65,568 | $72,210 |
| 12 | $57,661 | $63,354 | $66,517 | $73,476 |
| 13 | $58,515 | $64,303 | $67,466 | $74,741 |
| 14 | $59,400 | $65,252 | $68,415 | $76,006 |
| 15 | $60,254 | $66,201 | $69,364 | $77,272 |
| 16 | $61,140 | $67,150 | $70,313 | $78,537 |
| 17 | $61,994 | $68,098 | $71,261 | $79,802 |
| 18 | $62,455 | $68,621 | $71,815 | $80,441 |
| 19 | $62,921 | $69,148 | $72,375 | $81,089 |
| 20 | $63,396 | $69,685 | $72,944 | $81,743 |
| 21 | $63,871 | $70,224 | $73,515 | $82,403 |
| 22 | $64,353 | $70,769 | $74,093 | $83,070 |
| 23 | $64,845 | $71,325 | $74,686 | $83,756 |
| 24 | $65,348 | $71,881 | $75,278 | $84,442 |
| 25 | $65,850 | $72,388 | $75,785 | $84,958 |
| 26 | $66,352 | $72,895 | $76,291 | $85,473 |
| 27 | $66,854 | $73,401 | $76,798 | $85,970 |
| 28 | $67,355 | $73,908 | $77,305 | $86,445 |
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Per month (12)
$4,125.00
Next 5 steps in this class
| Years of experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $49,753 | +$253 |
| 2 | $50,001 | +$501 |
| 3 | $50,250 | +$750 |
| 4 | $50,702 | +$1,202 |
| 5 | $51,587 | +$2,087 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelors - Class 3, years of experience 0 = $49,500 a year, $4,125.00 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 $49,500 at years of experience 0 to $67,355 at years of experience 28: 28 years of experience increases worth $638 each on average, 36% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $887, between years of experience 11 and years of experience 12.
A master's degree is worth $4,001 more than a bachelor's at the first years of experience (8.1%) and $6,553 more at the top of the column (9.7%).
The highest-paid column, Doctorate - Class 8, starts at $59,577 and tops out at $86,445, 28% above the top of the Bachelors - Class 3 column.
Among the 77 South Carolina district schedules indexed here, Edgefield 01's starting pay ranks 48th and its top cell ranks 59th; 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 45th percentile and the top cell at the 43rd percentile.
Column by column
| Class | First years of experience | Top | Years of experience moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelors - Class 3 | $49,500 | $67,355 | 28 | 36% |
| Masters - Class 1 | $53,501 | $73,908 | 28 | 38% |
| Masters + 30 hrs - Class 7 | $56,079 | $77,305 | 28 | 38% |
| Doctorate - Class 8 | $59,577 | $86,445 | 28 | 45% |
Against South Carolina districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgefield 01 | 3,082 | 2025-26 | $49,500 | $53,501 | $86,445 |
| Anderson 04 | 3,103 | 2025-26 | $51,500 | $57,210 | $92,490 |
| Florence 03 | 2,908 | 2025-26 | $48,500 | $52,500 | $85,680 |
| Spartanburg 04 | 2,886 | 2025-26 | $49,590 | $55,326 | $98,690 |
| Williamsburg 01 | 2,822 | 2025-26 | $48,500 | $52,500 | $78,500 |
| Spartanburg 03 | 2,819 | 2025-26 | $49,590 | $55,326 | $93,209 |
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 Edgefield 01?
$49,500 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 $49,500 (Bachelors - Class 3).
What is the top of the Edgefield 01 salary schedule?
$86,445, 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 Edgefield 01 salary schedule?
On the Bachelors - Class 3 column the top figure, $67,355, 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 Edgefield 01?
$4,001 more at the first years of experience: $53,501 on Masters - Class 1 against $49,500 on Bachelors - Class 3 (2025-26 schedule).
Other South Carolina districts with schedules
- Anderson 04starts $51,500
- Florence 03starts $48,500
- Spartanburg 04starts $49,590
- Williamsburg 01starts $48,500
- Spartanburg 03starts $49,590
- Abbeville 60starts $48,500
- Marlboro 01starts $48,500
- Laurens 56starts $48,500
- Anderson 03starts $52,000
- Lexington 04starts $51,500
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