Annual salary
$50,000
Tennessee · salary schedule · 2025-26
Hamilton County Schools salary schedule, 2025-26
Certified salary scale, 201 days (2025-26). 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.
- Hamilton County Schools's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $50,000 (Bachelors, step 0) and tops out at $80,310 (ED.D, step 25), per Hamilton County Schools (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelors) starts at $50,000 and reaches $67,640 at the top of that column.
- The schedule is built on 201 work days, which makes the starting cell about $248.76 per day.
- The grid has 3 lane columns and 31 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 25.
- Hamilton County enrolled 45,790 students in 2023-24, the 5th-largest district in Tennessee by NCES enrollment.
Certified salary scale, 201 days (2025-26)
| Step \ Lane | Bachelors | Advanced Degree (Masters, Master+45, ED.S) | ED.D |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $50,000 | $50,605 | $56,659 |
| 1 | $50,000 | $51,590 | $57,925 |
| 2 | $50,000 | $52,858 | $59,192 |
| 3 | $50,000 | $54,124 | $60,460 |
| 4 | $50,000 | $55,391 | $61,728 |
| 5 | $50,323 | $56,659 | $62,993 |
| 6 | $51,590 | $57,925 | $64,261 |
| 7 | $52,857 | $59,192 | $65,528 |
| 8 | $54,125 | $60,460 | $66,795 |
| 9 | $55,391 | $61,727 | $68,062 |
| 10 | $56,659 | $62,994 | $69,331 |
| 11 | $57,925 | $64,261 | $70,596 |
| 12 | $59,192 | $65,528 | $71,864 |
| 13 | $60,461 | $66,795 | $73,131 |
| 14 | $61,728 | $68,062 | $74,397 |
| 15 | $63,417 | $69,331 | $76,087 |
| 16 | $63,417 | $69,751 | $76,087 |
| 17 | $64,683 | $70,596 | $77,354 |
| 18 | $64,683 | $71,019 | $77,354 |
| 19 | $65,951 | $71,444 | $78,622 |
| 20 | $65,951 | $71,868 | $78,622 |
| 21 | $65,951 | $72,286 | $78,622 |
| 22 | $65,951 | $72,710 | $78,622 |
| 23 | $65,951 | $73,134 | $78,622 |
| 24 | $65,951 | $73,553 | $78,622 |
| 25 | $67,640 | $73,978 | $80,310 |
| 26 | $74,402 | ||
| 27 | $74,820 | ||
| 28 | $75,244 | ||
| 29 | $75,877 | ||
| 30 | $76,510 |
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Per month (12)
$4,166.67
Per work day
$248.76 / 201 days
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 | +$0 |
| 2 | $50,000 | +$0 |
| 3 | $50,000 | +$0 |
| 4 | $50,000 | +$0 |
| 5 | $50,323 | +$323 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelors, step 0 = $50,000 a year, $4,166.67 a month spread over 12 months, $248.76 per work day on a 201-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
201-day schedule. The district also publishes 211-, 221-, 231-, 241- and 260-day certified scales in the same folder.
The Bachelors and ED.D columns end at step 25; only the Advanced Degree column continues to step 30, so those cells are blank in the source and null here.
- Soft spot: This is the prior year. As of September 2026 the district's Salary Scales folder still holds only the 2025-2026 certified scales, uploaded October 7, 2025.
- Soft spot: The scales live in a public Google Drive folder rather than on the district's own domain, so source_url is the Drive file view link.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Hamilton County Schools?
$50,000 on the lane Bachelors at step 0 of the 2025-26 schedule (Hamilton County Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $50,000 (Bachelors).
What is the top of the Hamilton County Schools salary schedule?
$80,310, at step 25 on ED.D (2025-26). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
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