South Carolina · salary schedule · 2025-26
Georgetown 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.
- Georgetown 01's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $50,103 (Bachelors - Class 3, years of experience 0) and tops out at $90,296 (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 $50,103 and reaches $69,826 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Masters - Class 1) the range is $55,534 to $76,827.
- The grid has 4 class columns and 29 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 28.
- Georgetown 01 enrolled 8,355 students in 2023-24, the 30th-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 | $50,103 | $55,534 | $59,250 | $62,967 |
| 1 | $50,272 | $55,899 | $59,559 | $63,573 |
| 2 | $50,523 | $56,112 | $59,701 | $63,995 |
| 3 | $50,736 | $56,326 | $59,843 | $64,401 |
| 4 | $51,002 | $56,558 | $60,014 | $64,833 |
| 5 | $51,202 | $56,766 | $60,155 | $65,233 |
| 6 | $52,151 | $57,788 | $61,177 | $66,589 |
| 7 | $53,066 | $58,806 | $62,194 | $67,947 |
| 8 | $54,013 | $59,822 | $63,210 | $69,302 |
| 9 | $54,929 | $60,844 | $64,235 | $70,661 |
| 10 | $55,881 | $61,870 | $65,262 | $72,030 |
| 11 | $56,796 | $62,885 | $66,278 | $73,398 |
| 12 | $57,746 | $63,908 | $67,300 | $74,741 |
| 13 | $58,656 | $64,926 | $68,320 | $76,100 |
| 14 | $59,602 | $65,950 | $69,341 | $77,459 |
| 15 | $60,518 | $66,967 | $70,359 | $78,814 |
| 16 | $61,466 | $67,982 | $71,376 | $80,172 |
| 17 | $62,382 | $69,005 | $72,397 | $81,535 |
| 18 | $63,091 | $69,681 | $73,054 | $82,136 |
| 19 | $63,199 | $69,804 | $73,184 | $82,286 |
| 20 | $63,970 | $70,587 | $73,974 | $83,096 |
| 21 | $64,062 | $70,693 | $74,086 | $83,227 |
| 22 | $65,437 | $72,081 | $75,482 | $84,637 |
| 23 | $66,866 | $73,702 | $77,199 | $86,618 |
| 24 | $67,409 | $74,118 | $77,780 | $87,026 |
| 25 | $68,352 | $75,187 | $78,914 | $88,333 |
| 26 | $68,593 | $75,447 | $79,186 | $88,629 |
| 27 | $69,537 | $76,515 | $80,320 | $89,935 |
| 28 | $69,826 | $76,827 | $80,650 | $90,296 |
| Years of experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,272 | +$169 |
| 2 | $50,523 | +$420 |
| 3 | $50,736 | +$633 |
| 4 | $51,002 | +$899 |
| 5 | $51,202 | +$1,099 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelors - Class 3, years of experience 0 = $50,103 a year, $4,175.25 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 $50,103 at years of experience 0 to $69,826 at years of experience 28: 28 years of experience increases worth $704 each on average, 39% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,429, between years of experience 22 and years of experience 23.
A master's degree is worth $5,431 more than a bachelor's at the first years of experience (10.8%) and $7,001 more at the top of the column (10.0%).
The highest-paid column, Doctorate - Class 8, starts at $62,967 and tops out at $90,296, 29% above the top of the Bachelors - Class 3 column.
Among the 77 South Carolina district schedules indexed here, Georgetown 01's starting pay ranks 35th and its top cell ranks 42nd; 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 47th percentile and the top cell at the 48th percentile.
Column by column
| Class | First years of experience | Top | Years of experience moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelors - Class 3 | $50,103 | $69,826 | 28 | 39% |
| Masters - Class 1 | $55,534 | $76,827 | 28 | 38% |
| Masters + 30 hrs - Class 7 | $59,250 | $80,650 | 28 | 36% |
| Doctorate - Class 8 | $62,967 | $90,296 | 28 | 43% |
Against South Carolina districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown 01 | 8,355 | 2025-26 | $50,103 | $55,534 | $90,296 |
| Greenwood 50 | 8,520 | 2025-26 | $49,500 | $52,500 | $88,401 |
| Lexington 02 | 8,544 | 2025-26 | $51,000 | $55,000 | $98,099 |
| Darlington 01 | 8,862 | 2025-26 | $50,000 | $54,120 | $89,384 |
| Cherokee 01 | 7,712 | 2025-26 | $50,090 | $53,000 | $87,659 |
| York 02 | 9,154 | 2025-26 | $51,500 | $56,500 | $98,425 |
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 Georgetown 01?
$50,103 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 $50,103 (Bachelors - Class 3).
What is the top of the Georgetown 01 salary schedule?
$90,296, 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 Georgetown 01 salary schedule?
On the Bachelors - Class 3 column the top figure, $69,826, 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 Georgetown 01?
$5,431 more at the first years of experience: $55,534 on Masters - Class 1 against $50,103 on Bachelors - Class 3 (2025-26 schedule).
Other South Carolina districts with schedules
- Greenwood 50starts $49,500
- Lexington 02starts $51,000
- Darlington 01starts $50,000
- Cherokee 01starts $50,090
- York 02starts $51,500
- Spartanburg 07starts $49,590
- Chesterfield 01starts $48,500
- Oconee 01starts $51,500
- Orangeburgstarts $49,440
- Spartanburg 05starts $49,590
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