Annual salary
$54,521.41
Tennessee · salary schedule · 2026-27
Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools salary schedule, 2026-27
Certificated salary schedule, 201 days (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a grade and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $53,500.00 (PRMT (Permit Pay), step 0) and tops out at $96,980.83 (Doctorate, step 28), per Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelors) starts at $54,521.41 and reaches $78,705.80 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Masters) the range is $60,070.06 to $85,036.03.
- The schedule is built on 201 work days, which makes the starting cell about $266.17 per day.
- The grid has 6 grade columns and 29 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 28.
- Davidson County enrolled 80,468 students in 2023-24, the 2nd-largest district in Tennessee by NCES enrollment.
Certificated salary schedule, 201 days (2026-27)
| Step \ Grade | PRMT (Permit Pay) | Bachelors | Masters | Masters+30 | Education Specialist | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $53,500.00 | $54,521.41 | $60,070.06 | $63,015.82 | $65,372.43 | $67,729.05 |
| 1 | $55,724.99 | $61,313.11 | $64,578.54 | $66,823.71 | $69,713.98 | |
| 2 | $56,928.57 | $62,556.17 | $66,141.25 | $68,274.98 | $71,698.92 | |
| 3 | $58,132.15 | $63,799.22 | $67,703.96 | $69,726.26 | $73,683.85 | |
| 4 | $59,335.74 | $65,042.27 | $69,266.67 | $71,177.54 | $75,668.78 | |
| 5 | $60,539.33 | $66,874.78 | $70,829.39 | $72,628.82 | $77,711.16 | |
| 6 | $61,742.90 | $68,023.62 | $72,392.10 | $74,080.10 | $79,632.62 | |
| 7 | $62,946.48 | $69,172.47 | $73,954.83 | $75,531.37 | $81,625.22 | |
| 8 | $64,150.06 | $70,321.33 | $75,517.53 | $77,332.40 | $83,833.47 | |
| 9 | $65,353.65 | $71,470.17 | $77,080.24 | $79,114.33 | $85,591.10 | |
| 10 | $66,557.23 | $72,619.02 | $78,642.95 | $80,488.44 | $87,096.07 | |
| 11 | $67,760.81 | $73,767.86 | $80,205.67 | $81,512.48 | $88,232.08 | |
| 12 | $68,964.38 | $74,986.72 | $81,768.39 | $83,111.60 | $89,587.09 | |
| 13 | $70,167.96 | $76,229.76 | $83,331.11 | $84,239.04 | $90,480.89 | |
| 14 | $71,542.05 | $77,472.81 | $84,893.81 | $85,690.31 | $91,455.31 | |
| 15 | $73,151.61 | $78,715.87 | $86,456.52 | $87,141.59 | $92,335.28 | |
| 16 | $73,393.55 | $79,561.15 | $87,237.88 | $87,867.23 | $92,774.22 | |
| 17 | $74,212.00 | $80,406.42 | $88,019.23 | $88,592.86 | $93,299.64 | |
| 18 | $75,030.43 | $81,251.71 | $88,800.60 | $89,318.51 | $93,825.07 | |
| 19 | $76,027.86 | $82,096.97 | $89,785.76 | $90,044.15 | $94,350.50 | |
| 20 | $76,667.30 | $82,942.25 | $90,363.32 | $90,769.78 | $94,875.91 | |
| 21 | $77,004.30 | $83,290.31 | $90,481.15 | $90,887.61 | $95,226.21 | |
| 22 | $77,341.30 | $83,638.36 | $90,598.98 | $91,005.45 | $95,640.76 | |
| 23 | $77,678.31 | $83,986.42 | $90,716.81 | $91,123.27 | $95,948.31 | |
| 24 | $78,015.32 | $84,334.47 | $90,834.64 | $91,241.11 | $96,277.04 | |
| 25 | $78,352.31 | $84,682.53 | $90,952.47 | $91,358.94 | $96,627.33 | |
| 26 | $78,470.14 | $84,800.36 | $91,070.30 | $91,476.76 | $96,745.16 | |
| 27 | $78,587.97 | $84,918.19 | $91,188.13 | $91,594.60 | $96,862.99 | |
| 28 | $78,705.80 | $85,036.03 | $91,305.95 | $91,712.43 | $96,980.83 |
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Per month (12)
$4,543.45
Per work day
$271.25 / 201 days
Next 5 steps in this grade
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $55,724.99 | +$1,203.58 |
| 2 | $56,928.57 | +$2,407.16 |
| 3 | $58,132.15 | +$3,610.74 |
| 4 | $59,335.74 | +$4,814.33 |
| 5 | $60,539.33 | +$6,017.92 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelors, step 0 = $54,521.41 a year, $4,543.45 a month spread over 12 months, $271.25 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.
File name: Certificated Teacher Salary 201 Days 2026-27.pdf, effective 07.01.2026 through 06.30.2027, 10-month employees.
The district also publishes 206-, 216-, 221- and 241-day versions of the same schedule in the same folder.
Permit Pay (PRMT) is a single flat rate that exists only at step 0; the column is blank at every other step.
The schedule itself carries the note: this salary schedule is revised annually, it is not possible to predict future salaries beyond the current school year.
- Soft spot: The document is served out of a SharePoint share folder, so source_url is the folder that contains it rather than a stable direct file URL.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelors column a teacher moves from $54,521.41 at step 0 to $78,705.80 at step 28: 28 step increases worth $864 each on average, 44% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,610, between step 14 and step 15.
A master's degree is worth $5,549 more than a bachelor's at the first step (10.2%) and $6,330 more at the top of the column (8.0%).
The highest-paid column, Doctorate, starts at $67,729.05 and tops out at $96,980.83, 23% above the top of the Bachelors column.
Among the 11 Tennessee district schedules indexed here, Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools's starting pay ranks 2nd and its top cell ranks 2nd; the state medians are $50,556 to start and $91,563 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 61st percentile and the top cell at the 56th percentile.
Column by column
| Grade | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRMT (Permit Pay) | $53,500.00 | $53,500.00 | 1 | – |
| Bachelors | $54,521.41 | $78,705.80 | 28 | 44% |
| Masters | $60,070.06 | $85,036.03 | 28 | 42% |
| Masters+30 | $63,015.82 | $91,305.95 | 28 | 45% |
| Education Specialist | $65,372.43 | $91,712.43 | 28 | 40% |
| Doctorate | $67,729.05 | $96,980.83 | 28 | 43% |
Against Tennessee districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools | 80,468 | 2026-27 | $54,521.41 | $60,070.06 | $96,980.83 |
| Knox County Schools | 60,604 | 2026-27 | $50,089.83 | – | $81,543.23 |
| Rutherford County Schools | 51,595 | 2026-27 | $50,556.10 | $54,853.37 | $97,748.68 |
| Memphis-Shelby County Schools | 110,057 | 2026-27 | $51,827.51 | – | $90,575.04 |
| Hamilton County Schools | 45,790 | 2026-27 | $50,003.78 | – | $92,605.73 |
| Williamson County Schools | 41,909 | 2026-27 | $60,379 | $57,968 | $93,510 |
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 Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools?
$54,521.41 on the grade Bachelors at step 0 of the 2026-27 schedule (Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $53,500.00 (PRMT (Permit Pay)).
What is the top of the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools salary schedule?
$96,980.83, at step 28 on Doctorate (2026-27). 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 Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools salary schedule?
On the Bachelors column the top figure, $78,705.80, is reached at step 28, 28 step increases after step 0 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools?
$5,549 more at the first step: $60,070.06 on Masters against $54,521.41 on Bachelors (2026-27 schedule).
Other Tennessee districts with schedules
- Knox County Schoolsstarts $50,089.83
- Rutherford County Schoolsstarts $50,556.10
- Memphis-Shelby County Schoolsstarts $51,827.51
- Hamilton County Schoolsstarts $50,003.78
- Williamson County Schoolsstarts $52,124
- Clarksville-Montgomery County School Systemstarts $51,000
- Washington County Schoolsstarts $47,905
- Warren County Schoolsstarts $50,500
- Monroe County Schoolsstarts $50,009
- Bristol Tennessee City Schoolsstarts $53,251
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