South Carolina · salary schedule · 2025-26
Horry 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.
- Horry 01's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $52,029 (Bachelors - Class 3, years of experience 0) and tops out at $102,326 (Doctorate - Class 8, years of experience 30), per South Carolina Department of Education, Office of Finance (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelors - Class 3) starts at $52,029 and reaches $84,998 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Masters - Class 1) the range is $55,556 to $90,774.
- The grid has 4 class columns and 31 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 30.
- Horry 01 enrolled 48,205 students in 2023-24, the 3rd-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 | $52,029 | $55,556 | $59,097 | $62,624 |
| 1 | $52,911 | $56,498 | $60,100 | $63,688 |
| 2 | $53,808 | $57,456 | $61,119 | $64,767 |
| 3 | $54,720 | $58,444 | $62,152 | $65,876 |
| 4 | $55,647 | $59,432 | $63,216 | $67,001 |
| 5 | $56,589 | $60,435 | $64,296 | $68,141 |
| 6 | $57,562 | $61,468 | $65,375 | $69,296 |
| 7 | $58,535 | $62,517 | $66,500 | $70,467 |
| 8 | $59,538 | $63,581 | $67,624 | $71,668 |
| 9 | $60,541 | $64,660 | $68,764 | $72,884 |
| 10 | $61,575 | $65,755 | $69,935 | $74,130 |
| 11 | $62,624 | $66,880 | $71,136 | $75,392 |
| 12 | $63,688 | $68,004 | $72,336 | $76,668 |
| 13 | $64,767 | $69,175 | $73,568 | $77,976 |
| 14 | $65,861 | $70,345 | $74,814 | $79,298 |
| 15 | $66,986 | $71,546 | $76,091 | $80,636 |
| 16 | $68,065 | $72,686 | $77,307 | $81,928 |
| 17 | $69,144 | $73,841 | $78,538 | $83,250 |
| 18 | $70,254 | $75,027 | $79,800 | $84,572 |
| 19 | $71,379 | $76,228 | $81,076 | $85,925 |
| 20 | $72,519 | $77,444 | $82,368 | $87,308 |
| 21 | $73,674 | $78,690 | $83,691 | $88,707 |
| 22 | $74,860 | $79,952 | $85,028 | $90,120 |
| 23 | $76,060 | $81,228 | $86,396 | $91,564 |
| 24 | $77,276 | $82,520 | $87,780 | $93,024 |
| 25 | $78,508 | $83,843 | $89,178 | $94,513 |
| 26 | $79,769 | $85,180 | $90,607 | $96,033 |
| 27 | $81,046 | $86,548 | $92,051 | $97,568 |
| 28 | $82,338 | $87,932 | $93,525 | $99,119 |
| 29 | $83,660 | $89,345 | $95,030 | $100,715 |
| 30 | $84,998 | $90,774 | $96,550 | $102,326 |
| Years of experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $52,911 | +$882 |
| 2 | $53,808 | +$1,779 |
| 3 | $54,720 | +$2,691 |
| 4 | $55,647 | +$3,618 |
| 5 | $56,589 | +$4,560 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelors - Class 3, years of experience 0 = $52,029 a year, $4,335.75 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 $52,029 at years of experience 0 to $84,998 at years of experience 30: 30 years of experience increases worth $1,099 each on average, 63% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,338, between years of experience 29 and years of experience 30.
A master's degree is worth $3,527 more than a bachelor's at the first years of experience (6.8%) and $5,776 more at the top of the column (6.8%).
The highest-paid column, Doctorate - Class 8, starts at $62,624 and tops out at $102,326, 20% above the top of the Bachelors - Class 3 column.
Among the 77 South Carolina district schedules indexed here, Horry 01's starting pay ranks 10th and its top cell ranks 10th; 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 54th percentile and the top cell at the 63rd percentile.
Column by column
| Class | First years of experience | Top | Years of experience moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelors - Class 3 | $52,029 | $84,998 | 30 | 63% |
| Masters - Class 1 | $55,556 | $90,774 | 30 | 63% |
| Masters + 30 hrs - Class 7 | $59,097 | $96,550 | 30 | 63% |
| Doctorate - Class 8 | $62,624 | $102,326 | 30 | 63% |
Against South Carolina districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horry 01 | 48,205 | 2025-26 | $52,029 | $55,556 | $102,326 |
| Horry County Schools | 48,205 | 2026-27 | $54,142 | $57,806 | $106,461 |
| 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 |
| Berkeley County School District | 39,265 | 2026-27 | $57,906 | $60,559 | $118,051 |
| Berkeley 01 | 39,265 | 2025-26 | $56,770 | $59,371 | $115,737 |
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 Horry 01?
$52,029 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 $52,029 (Bachelors - Class 3).
What is the top of the Horry 01 salary schedule?
$102,326, at years of experience 30 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 Horry 01 salary schedule?
On the Bachelors - Class 3 column the top figure, $84,998, is reached at years of experience 30, 30 years of experience increases after years of experience 0 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Horry 01?
$3,527 more at the first years of experience: $55,556 on Masters - Class 1 against $52,029 on Bachelors - Class 3 (2025-26 schedule).
Other South Carolina districts with schedules
- Horry County Schoolsstarts $54,142
- Charleston County School Districtstarts $62,864
- Charleston 01starts $67,382
- 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
- Lexington 01starts $52,000
- Dorchester 02starts $51,500
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