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Lexington County School District One salary schedule, 2025-26
Certified Salary Schedule, fiscal year 2025-2026. The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a lane and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Lexington County School District One's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $52,000 (Bachelors, step 0) and tops out at $103,184 (Doctors, step 40), per Lexington County School District One (Human Resources) (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelors) starts at $52,000 and reaches $82,153 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Masters) the range is $56,000 to $88,473.
- The schedule is built on 190 work days, which makes the starting cell about $273.68 per day.
- The grid has 5 lane columns and 41 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 40.
- Lexington 01 enrolled 27,105 students in 2023-24, the 6th-largest district in South Carolina by NCES enrollment.
Certified Salary Schedule, fiscal year 2025-2026
| Step \ Lane | Doctors | Masters + 30 | Masters | Bachelors + 18 | Bachelors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $65,312 | $59,590 | $56,000 | $52,500 | $52,000 |
| 1 | $66,292 | $60,484 | $56,840 | $53,288 | $52,780 |
| 2 | $67,286 | $61,391 | $57,693 | $54,087 | $53,572 |
| 3 | $68,295 | $62,312 | $58,558 | $54,898 | $54,375 |
| 4 | $69,320 | $63,247 | $59,436 | $55,722 | $55,191 |
| 5 | $70,360 | $64,195 | $60,328 | $56,557 | $56,019 |
| 6 | $71,134 | $64,902 | $60,992 | $57,180 | $56,635 |
| 7 | $71,916 | $65,615 | $61,662 | $57,809 | $57,258 |
| 8 | $72,707 | $66,337 | $62,341 | $58,444 | $57,888 |
| 9 | $73,507 | $67,067 | $63,026 | $59,087 | $58,525 |
| 10 | $74,315 | $67,805 | $63,720 | $59,737 | $59,168 |
| 11 | $75,133 | $68,550 | $64,421 | $60,394 | $59,819 |
| 12 | $75,959 | $69,305 | $65,129 | $61,059 | $60,477 |
| 13 | $76,795 | $70,067 | $65,846 | $61,730 | $61,142 |
| 14 | $77,640 | $70,838 | $66,570 | $62,409 | $61,815 |
| 15 | $78,494 | $71,617 | $67,302 | $63,096 | $62,495 |
| 16 | $79,357 | $72,405 | $68,043 | $63,790 | $63,182 |
| 17 | $80,230 | $73,201 | $68,791 | $64,492 | $63,877 |
| 18 | $81,113 | $74,006 | $69,548 | $65,201 | $64,580 |
| 19 | $82,005 | $74,820 | $70,313 | $65,918 | $65,290 |
| 20 | $83,504 | $75,682 | $71,086 | $66,643 | $66,009 |
| 21 | $83,819 | $76,475 | $71,868 | $67,376 | $66,735 |
| 22 | $84,741 | $77,317 | $72,659 | $68,118 | $67,469 |
| 23 | $85,890 | $78,167 | $73,458 | $68,867 | $68,211 |
| 24 | $86,703 | $79,027 | $74,266 | $69,624 | $68,961 |
| 25 | $88,354 | $80,051 | $75,083 | $70,390 | $69,720 |
| 26 | $88,531 | $80,775 | $75,909 | $71,165 | $70,487 |
| 27 | $89,505 | $81,664 | $76,744 | $71,947 | $71,262 |
| 28 | $90,490 | $82,562 | $77,588 | $72,739 | $72,046 |
| 29 | $91,485 | $83,470 | $78,442 | $73,539 | $72,839 |
| 30 | $92,628 | $84,388 | $79,304 | $74,348 | $73,640 |
| 31 | $93,509 | $85,317 | $80,177 | $75,166 | $74,450 |
| 32 | $94,538 | $86,255 | $81,059 | $75,992 | $75,269 |
| 33 | $95,577 | $87,204 | $81,950 | $76,828 | $76,097 |
| 34 | $96,629 | $88,163 | $82,852 | $77,674 | $76,934 |
| 35 | $97,692 | $89,133 | $83,763 | $78,528 | $77,780 |
| 36 | $98,766 | $90,113 | $84,685 | $79,392 | $78,636 |
| 37 | $99,853 | $91,105 | $85,616 | $80,265 | $79,501 |
| 38 | $100,951 | $92,107 | $86,558 | $81,148 | $80,375 |
| 39 | $102,062 | $93,120 | $87,510 | $82,041 | $81,259 |
| 40 | $103,184 | $94,144 | $88,473 | $82,943 | $82,153 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $52,780 | +$780 |
| 2 | $53,572 | +$1,572 |
| 3 | $54,375 | +$2,375 |
| 4 | $55,191 | +$3,191 |
| 5 | $56,019 | +$4,019 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelors, step 0 = $52,000 a year, $4,333.33 a month spread over 12 months, $273.68 per work day on a 190-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
The schedule is footed BASED ON 190 DAYS.
Lane columns are printed highest-credential first, and that published order is preserved here.
The district files this as the certified staff schedule under its 2025-26 Salary Schedules heading; no 2026-27 certified schedule was posted at the time of collection.
Separate schedules are published for board certified behavior analysts, career specialists, school interpreters, licensed professionals, registered nurses and administrators.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Lexington County School District One?
$52,000 on the lane Bachelors at step 0 of the 2025-26 schedule (Lexington County School District One (Human Resources)). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $52,000 (Bachelors).
What is the top of the Lexington County School District One salary schedule?
$103,184, at step 40 on Doctors (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 01starts $52,000
- Dorchester 02starts $51,500
- Richland School District Twostarts $52,019
- Richland 02starts $50,750
- Aiken 01starts $51,567
- Richland 01starts $50,100
- Beaufort 01starts $60,087
- York 04starts $52,500
- Lexington 05starts $50,922
- York 03starts $52,000
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