Annual salary
$50,556.10
Tennessee · salary schedule · 2026-27
Rutherford County Schools salary schedule, 2026-27
Certified pay schedule, 200 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.
- Rutherford County Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $50,556.10 (BA, step 0) and tops out at $97,748.68 (DR, step 25), per Rutherford County Board of Education (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $50,556.10 and reaches $75,313.49 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $54,853.37 to $81,715.13.
- The schedule is built on 200 work days, which makes the starting cell about $252.78 per day.
- The grid has 5 grade columns and 26 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 25.
- Rutherford County enrolled 51,595 students in 2023-24, the 4th-largest district in Tennessee by NCES enrollment.
Certified pay schedule, 200 days (2026-27)
| Step \ Grade | BA | MA | MA+45 | EDS | DR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $50,556.10 | $54,853.37 | $59,515.91 | $62,491.71 | $65,616.29 |
| 1 | $51,440.84 | $55,813.32 | $60,557.44 | $63,585.31 | $66,764.58 |
| 2 | $52,341.05 | $56,790.04 | $61,617.19 | $64,698.06 | $67,932.95 |
| 3 | $53,257.02 | $57,783.88 | $62,695.50 | $65,830.27 | $69,121.79 |
| 4 | $54,189.02 | $58,795.08 | $63,792.68 | $66,982.31 | $70,331.42 |
| 5 | $55,814.69 | $60,558.95 | $65,706.44 | $68,991.77 | $72,441.36 |
| 6 | $57,768.20 | $62,678.50 | $68,006.17 | $71,406.49 | $74,976.81 |
| 7 | $59,212.40 | $64,245.46 | $69,706.33 | $73,191.64 | $76,851.23 |
| 8 | $60,692.72 | $65,851.60 | $71,448.99 | $75,021.44 | $78,772.51 |
| 9 | $62,210.03 | $67,497.89 | $73,235.22 | $76,896.96 | $80,741.82 |
| 10 | $63,765.30 | $69,185.34 | $75,066.09 | $78,819.40 | $82,760.37 |
| 11 | $65,040.60 | $70,569.04 | $76,567.41 | $80,395.79 | $84,415.57 |
| 12 | $66,016.21 | $71,627.57 | $77,715.93 | $81,601.72 | $85,681.81 |
| 13 | $67,006.45 | $72,702.00 | $78,881.66 | $82,825.74 | $86,967.04 |
| 14 | $68,011.54 | $73,792.52 | $80,064.89 | $84,068.13 | $88,271.54 |
| 15 | $68,861.69 | $74,714.93 | $81,065.70 | $85,118.99 | $89,374.93 |
| 16 | $69,722.46 | $75,648.87 | $82,079.02 | $86,182.97 | $90,492.12 |
| 17 | $70,593.99 | $76,594.48 | $83,105.01 | $87,260.26 | $91,623.27 |
| 18 | $71,476.41 | $77,551.91 | $84,143.82 | $88,351.01 | $92,768.56 |
| 19 | $72,191.18 | $78,327.43 | $84,985.26 | $89,234.52 | $93,696.25 |
| 20 | $72,913.09 | $79,110.71 | $85,835.11 | $90,126.87 | $94,633.21 |
| 21 | $73,459.94 | $79,704.04 | $86,478.88 | $90,802.81 | $95,342.96 |
| 22 | $74,010.88 | $80,301.81 | $87,127.46 | $91,483.84 | $96,058.03 |
| 23 | $74,565.97 | $80,904.07 | $87,780.92 | $92,169.96 | $96,778.46 |
| 24 | $74,938.79 | $81,308.60 | $88,219.82 | $92,630.82 | $97,262.35 |
| 25 | $75,313.49 | $81,715.13 | $88,660.93 | $93,093.98 | $97,748.68 |
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Per month (12)
$4,213.01
Per work day
$252.78 / 200 days
Next 5 steps in this grade
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $51,440.84 | +$884.74 |
| 2 | $52,341.05 | +$1,784.95 |
| 3 | $53,257.02 | +$2,700.92 |
| 4 | $54,189.02 | +$3,632.92 |
| 5 | $55,814.69 | +$5,258.59 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 0 = $50,556.10 a year, $4,213.01 a month spread over 12 months, $252.78 per work day on a 200-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
200-day certified teacher scale. The document states an FY26-27 salary increase of 2.00 percent.
Placement above step 21: years 22 to 25 pay at step 22, 26 to 29 at step 23, 30 to 35 at step 24, and 36 or more at step 25.
Administrator salaries are derived from this scale by dividing the teacher salary by 200 and applying a position index, so they are excluded here.
- Soft spot: The sheet is headed "Proposed Certified Pay Schedule 2026-2027" even though the district publishes it as its current certified pay scale.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Rutherford County Schools?
$50,556.10 on the grade BA at step 0 of the 2026-27 schedule (Rutherford County Board of Education). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $50,556.10 (BA).
What is the top of the Rutherford County Schools salary schedule?
$97,748.68, at step 25 on DR (2026-27). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
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