Annual salary
$54,606
South Carolina · salary schedule · 2026-27
Greenville County Schools salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher Salary Schedule (TEACH), fiscal year 2026-2027. The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a grade and years of experience to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Greenville County Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $54,606 (Bachelor's, years of experience 0) and tops out at $111,221 (Doctorate, years of experience 38+), per Greenville County Schools (Payroll) (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelor's) starts at $54,606 and reaches $83,647 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Master's) the range is $58,942 to $92,981.
- The grid has 5 grade columns and 39 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 38+.
- Greenville 01 enrolled 78,371 students in 2023-24, the 1st-largest district in South Carolina by NCES enrollment.
Teacher Salary Schedule (TEACH), fiscal year 2026-2027
| Years of Experience \ Grade | Doctorate | Master's + 30 | Master's | Bachelor's + 18 | Bachelor's |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $66,653 | $63,117 | $58,942 | $54,940 | $54,606 |
| 1 | $66,672 | $63,129 | $58,953 | $54,950 | $54,619 |
| 2 | $66,690 | $63,141 | $58,966 | $54,962 | $54,634 |
| 3 | $67,644 | $63,783 | $59,636 | $55,518 | $54,648 |
| 4 | $68,727 | $64,552 | $60,420 | $56,244 | $54,748 |
| 5 | $69,340 | $65,094 | $60,918 | $56,729 | $54,905 |
| 6 | $69,981 | $65,436 | $61,332 | $57,071 | $55,119 |
| 7 | $71,463 | $66,020 | $62,087 | $57,840 | $55,902 |
| 8 | $72,746 | $67,089 | $63,084 | $58,752 | $56,772 |
| 9 | $74,285 | $68,186 | $64,096 | $59,679 | $57,741 |
| 10 | $75,795 | $68,998 | $65,208 | $60,662 | $58,781 |
| 11 | $77,292 | $70,124 | $66,362 | $61,688 | $59,807 |
| 12 | $78,831 | $71,278 | $67,488 | $62,771 | $60,890 |
| 13 | $80,341 | $72,447 | $68,628 | $63,797 | $61,887 |
| 14 | $81,837 | $73,644 | $69,753 | $64,837 | $62,956 |
| 15 | $83,362 | $74,869 | $70,893 | $65,892 | $63,968 |
| 16 | $84,873 | $76,123 | $72,062 | $66,960 | $65,022 |
| 17 | $86,355 | $77,320 | $73,259 | $68,043 | $66,077 |
| 18 | $87,879 | $78,546 | $74,470 | $69,141 | $67,146 |
| 19 | $89,390 | $79,785 | $75,696 | $70,252 | $68,243 |
| 20 | $90,929 | $80,997 | $76,950 | $71,392 | $69,354 |
| 21 | $92,496 | $82,222 | $78,147 | $72,504 | $70,452 |
| 22 | $94,092 | $83,476 | $79,372 | $73,644 | $71,606 |
| 23 | $95,703 | $84,687 | $80,598 | $74,741 | $72,717 |
| 24 | $97,099 | $85,856 | $81,709 | $75,767 | $73,686 |
| 25 | $98,225 | $86,825 | $82,635 | $76,608 | $74,513 |
| 26 | $99,650 | $88,065 | $83,775 | $77,676 | $75,525 |
| 27 | $100,647 | $88,791 | $84,488 | $78,318 | $76,152 |
| 28 | $101,616 | $89,532 | $85,215 | $78,959 | $76,764 |
| 29 | $102,528 | $90,288 | $85,927 | $79,614 | $77,406 |
| 30 | $103,412 | $91,086 | $86,625 | $80,241 | $78,018 |
| 31 | $104,324 | $91,869 | $87,366 | $80,911 | $78,660 |
| 32 | $105,264 | $92,653 | $88,107 | $81,595 | $79,315 |
| 33 | $106,205 | $93,451 | $88,820 | $82,251 | $79,956 |
| 34 | $107,145 | $94,235 | $89,589 | $82,949 | $80,640 |
| 35 | $108,100 | $95,061 | $90,402 | $83,690 | $81,367 |
| 36 | $109,083 | $95,945 | $91,242 | $84,459 | $82,108 |
| 37 | $110,138 | $96,843 | $92,083 | $85,229 | $82,849 |
| 38+ | $111,221 | $97,783 | $92,981 | $86,055 | $83,647 |
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Per month (12)
$4,550.50
Next 5 steps in this grade
| Years of Experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $54,619 | +$13 |
| 2 | $54,634 | +$28 |
| 3 | $54,648 | +$42 |
| 4 | $54,748 | +$142 |
| 5 | $54,905 | +$299 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelor's, years of experience 0 = $54,606 a year, $4,550.50 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Steps are years of experience; the district also assigns an internal Lawson step number (50 through 88) to the same rows.
The step 0 annual salary includes 4 supplemental district scheduled work days and the step 1 annual salary includes 2 supplemental district scheduled work days, per the schedule's footnotes.
The last row covers 38 or more years of experience.
The schedule also publishes an hourly rate for every cell; only the annual salary is recorded here.
- Soft spot: The document does not state the number of contract days, so work_days is left null. The published hourly and annual figures imply a 190-day, 7.5-hour schedule (for example step 2 bachelor's: $54,634 annual divided by $38.34 hourly = 1,425 hours), but the PDF never says so.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelor's column a teacher moves from $54,606 at years of experience 0 to $83,647 at years of experience 38+: 38 years of experience increases worth $764 each on average, 53% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,154, between years of experience 21 and years of experience 22.
A master's degree is worth $4,336 more than a bachelor's at the first years of experience (7.9%) and $9,334 more at the top of the column (11.2%).
The highest-paid column, Doctorate, starts at $66,653 and tops out at $111,221, 33% above the top of the Bachelor's column.
Among the 77 South Carolina district schedules indexed here, Greenville County Schools's starting pay ranks 6th and its top cell ranks 5th; 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 62nd percentile and the top cell at the 75th percentile.
Column by column
| Grade | First years of experience | Top | Years of Experience moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctorate | $66,653 | $111,221 | 38 | 67% |
| Master's + 30 | $63,117 | $97,783 | 38 | 55% |
| Master's | $58,942 | $92,981 | 38 | 58% |
| Bachelor's + 18 | $54,940 | $86,055 | 38 | 57% |
| Bachelor's | $54,606 | $83,647 | 38 | 53% |
Against South Carolina districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville County Schools | 78,371 | 2026-27 | $54,606 | $58,942 | $111,221 |
| Greenville 01 | 78,371 | 2025-26 | $51,841 | $56,177 | $107,188 |
| Charleston County School District | 50,400 | 2026-27 | $62,864 | $67,911 | $128,444 |
| Charleston 01 | 50,400 | 2025-26 | $67,382 | $70,391 | $125,726 |
| Horry County Schools | 48,205 | 2026-27 | $54,142 | $57,806 | $106,461 |
| Horry 01 | 48,205 | 2025-26 | $52,029 | $55,556 | $102,326 |
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 Greenville County Schools?
$54,606 on the grade Bachelor's at years of experience 0 of the 2026-27 schedule (Greenville County Schools (Payroll)). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $54,606 (Bachelor's).
What is the top of the Greenville County Schools salary schedule?
$111,221, at years of experience 38+ on Doctorate (2026-27). 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 Greenville County Schools salary schedule?
On the Bachelor's column the top figure, $83,647, is reached at years of experience 38+, 38 years of experience increases after years of experience 0 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Greenville County Schools?
$4,336 more at the first years of experience: $58,942 on Master's against $54,606 on Bachelor's (2026-27 schedule).
Other South Carolina districts with schedules
- Greenville 01starts $51,841
- Charleston County School Districtstarts $62,864
- Charleston 01starts $67,382
- Horry County Schoolsstarts $54,142
- Horry 01starts $52,029
- Berkeley County School Districtstarts $57,906
- Berkeley 01starts $56,770
- Richland School District Twostarts $52,019
- Richland 02starts $50,750
- Lexington County School District Onestarts $52,000
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