South Carolina · salary schedule · 2025-26
Greenwood 50 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.
- Greenwood 50's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $49,500 (Bachelors - Class 3, years of experience 0) and tops out at $88,401 (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 $65,046 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Masters - Class 1) the range is $52,500 to $73,298.
- The grid has 4 class columns and 29 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 28.
- Greenwood 50 enrolled 8,520 students in 2023-24, the 29th-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 | $49,500 | $52,500 | $56,457 | $60,604 |
| 1 | $49,750 | $52,750 | $56,738 | $61,209 |
| 2 | $50,000 | $53,000 | $57,122 | $62,461 |
| 3 | $50,250 | $53,250 | $57,221 | $62,844 |
| 4 | $50,500 | $53,500 | $57,355 | $63,258 |
| 5 | $50,750 | $54,500 | $57,452 | $63,618 |
| 6 | $51,000 | $55,000 | $58,552 | $65,085 |
| 7 | $51,500 | $56,047 | $59,654 | $66,547 |
| 8 | $52,000 | $56,730 | $60,750 | $68,015 |
| 9 | $52,500 | $57,827 | $61,849 | $69,479 |
| 10 | $53,500 | $58,926 | $62,947 | $70,946 |
| 11 | $54,000 | $60,026 | $64,046 | $72,409 |
| 12 | $54,530 | $61,124 | $65,145 | $73,886 |
| 13 | $55,520 | $62,223 | $66,245 | $75,340 |
| 14 | $56,544 | $63,323 | $67,344 | $76,805 |
| 15 | $57,533 | $64,420 | $68,439 | $78,270 |
| 16 | $58,559 | $65,520 | $69,541 | $79,735 |
| 17 | $59,549 | $66,620 | $70,640 | $81,201 |
| 18 | $60,084 | $67,225 | $71,282 | $81,941 |
| 19 | $60,627 | $67,836 | $71,933 | $82,692 |
| 20 | $61,169 | $68,904 | $73,134 | $83,448 |
| 21 | $62,176 | $70,142 | $74,444 | $84,698 |
| 22 | $63,287 | $71,397 | $75,745 | $86,235 |
| 23 | $64,426 | $72,679 | $77,158 | $87,780 |
| 24 | $64,551 | $72,802 | $77,282 | $87,904 |
| 25 | $64,675 | $72,926 | $77,406 | $88,028 |
| 26 | $64,799 | $73,051 | $77,529 | $88,152 |
| 27 | $64,922 | $73,175 | $77,654 | $88,276 |
| 28 | $65,046 | $73,298 | $77,778 | $88,401 |
| Years of experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $49,750 | +$250 |
| 2 | $50,000 | +$500 |
| 3 | $50,250 | +$750 |
| 4 | $50,500 | +$1,000 |
| 5 | $50,750 | +$1,250 |
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.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Greenwood 50?
$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 Greenwood 50 salary schedule?
$88,401, 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.
Other South Carolina districts with schedules
- Lexington 02starts $51,000
- Georgetown 01starts $50,103
- Darlington 01starts $50,000
- York 02starts $51,500
- Cherokee 01starts $50,090
- Spartanburg 07starts $49,590
- Chesterfield 01starts $48,500
- Oconee 01starts $51,500
- Orangeburgstarts $49,440
- Spartanburg 05starts $49,590
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