Annual salary
$52,000
South Carolina · salary schedule · 2025-26
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
Official sourceDocumentLexington County School District One (Human Resources)School year2025-26EffectiveWork days190
| 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 |
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Per month (12)
$4,333.33
Per work day
$273.68 / 190 days
Next 5 steps in this lane
| 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.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelors column a teacher moves from $52,000 at step 0 to $82,153 at step 40: 40 step increases worth $754 each on average, 58% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $894, between step 39 and step 40.
A master's degree is worth $4,000 more than a bachelor's at the first step (7.7%) and $6,320 more at the top of the column (7.7%).
The highest-paid column, Doctors, starts at $65,312 and tops out at $103,184, 26% above the top of the Bachelors column.
Among the 77 South Carolina district schedules indexed here, Lexington County School District One's starting pay ranks 12th and its top cell ranks 9th; 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 65th percentile.
Column by column
| Lane | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctors | $65,312 | $103,184 | 40 | 58% |
| Masters + 30 | $59,590 | $94,144 | 40 | 58% |
| Masters | $56,000 | $88,473 | 40 | 58% |
| Bachelors + 18 | $52,500 | $82,943 | 40 | 58% |
| Bachelors | $52,000 | $82,153 | 40 | 58% |
Against South Carolina districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington County School District One | 27,105 | 2025-26 | $52,000 | $56,000 | $103,184 |
| Lexington 01 | 27,105 | 2025-26 | $52,000 | $56,000 | $90,490 |
| Dorchester 02 | 26,547 | 2025-26 | $51,500 | $56,576 | $99,186 |
| Richland School District Two | 28,917 | 2026-27 | $52,019 | $55,094 | $94,538 |
| Richland 02 | 28,917 | 2025-26 | $50,750 | $53,750 | $89,093 |
| Aiken 01 | 23,103 | 2025-26 | $51,567 | $56,842 | $101,072 |
Starting pay is the first step of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-step cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
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.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Lexington County School District One salary schedule?
On the Bachelors column the top figure, $82,153, is reached at step 40, 40 step increases after step 0 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Lexington County School District One?
$4,000 more at the first step: $56,000 on Masters against $52,000 on Bachelors (2025-26 schedule).
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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