Annual salary
$58,971.50
Virginia · salary schedule · 2026-27
Albemarle County Public Schools salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher salary scales (2026-27). 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.
- Albemarle County Public Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $58,971.50 (Bachelor, step 0) and tops out at $98,121.50 (Doctorate, step 32), per Albemarle County Public Schools (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelor) starts at $58,971.50 and reaches $89,175.00 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Master) the range is $62,031.00 to $93,771.50.
- The grid has 4 lane columns and 33 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 32.
- Albemarle County Public Schools enrolled 13,808 students in 2023-24, the 19th-largest district in Virginia by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary scales (2026-27)
| Step \ Lane | Bachelor | Master | Master + 30 | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $58,971.50 | $62,031.00 | $63,481.00 | $64,916.50 |
| 1 | $59,740.00 | $62,843.00 | $64,307.50 | $65,757.50 |
| 2 | $60,537.50 | $63,655.00 | $65,134.00 | $66,627.50 |
| 3 | $61,320.50 | $64,481.50 | $65,975.00 | $67,483.00 |
| 4 | $62,118.00 | $65,293.50 | $66,816.00 | $68,338.50 |
| 5 | $62,930.00 | $66,149.00 | $67,700.50 | $69,252.00 |
| 6 | $63,742.00 | $67,019.00 | $68,570.50 | $70,136.50 |
| 7 | $64,568.50 | $67,874.50 | $69,455.00 | $71,035.50 |
| 8 | $65,395.00 | $68,759.00 | $70,368.50 | $71,978.00 |
| 9 | $66,250.50 | $69,672.50 | $71,282.00 | $72,906.00 |
| 10 | $67,120.50 | $70,542.50 | $72,210.00 | $73,877.50 |
| 11 | $67,990.50 | $71,499.50 | $73,152.50 | $74,820.00 |
| 12 | $68,875.00 | $72,427.50 | $74,109.50 | $75,777.00 |
| 13 | $69,788.50 | $73,370.00 | $75,066.50 | $76,777.50 |
| 14 | $70,702.00 | $74,312.50 | $76,052.50 | $77,763.50 |
| 15 | $71,601.00 | $75,269.50 | $77,009.50 | $78,793.00 |
| 16 | $72,529.00 | $76,241.00 | $78,039.00 | $79,822.50 |
| 17 | $73,471.50 | $77,256.00 | $79,054.00 | $80,837.50 |
| 18 | $74,428.50 | $78,256.50 | $80,069.00 | $81,896.00 |
| 19 | $75,385.50 | $79,271.50 | $81,113.00 | $82,969.00 |
| 20 | $76,386.00 | $80,301.00 | $82,171.50 | $84,042.00 |
| 21 | $77,357.50 | $81,359.50 | $83,244.50 | $85,129.50 |
| 22 | $78,372.50 | $82,403.50 | $84,317.50 | $86,260.50 |
| 23 | $79,387.50 | $83,462.00 | $85,419.50 | $87,362.50 |
| 24 | $80,431.50 | $84,564.00 | $86,507.00 | $88,493.50 |
| 25 | $81,475.50 | $85,651.50 | $87,623.50 | $89,653.50 |
| 26 | $82,519.50 | $86,768.00 | $88,812.50 | $90,799.00 |
| 27 | $83,592.50 | $87,899.00 | $89,958.00 | $92,002.50 |
| 28 | $84,709.00 | $89,030.00 | $91,118.00 | $93,191.50 |
| 29 | $85,796.50 | $90,190.00 | $92,292.50 | $94,395.00 |
| 30 | $86,927.50 | $91,350.00 | $93,510.50 | $95,627.50 |
| 31 | $88,044.00 | $92,568.00 | $94,714.00 | $96,874.50 |
| 32 | $89,175.00 | $93,771.50 | $95,961.00 | $98,121.50 |
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Per month (12)
$4,914.29
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $59,740.00 | +$768.50 |
| 2 | $60,537.50 | +$1,566.00 |
| 3 | $61,320.50 | +$2,349.00 |
| 4 | $62,118.00 | +$3,146.50 |
| 5 | $62,930.00 | +$3,958.50 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelor, step 0 = $58,971.50 a year, $4,914.29 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Annual salary is quoted on 1450 hours. Effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, from the collective bargaining salary scale agreement.
These annual figures are the Virginia Retirement System (VRS) columns. VRS-ineligible employees are paid the hourly rates printed on the same page and have no annual column.
The same agreement publishes 2027-2028 and 2028-2029 scales.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelor column a teacher moves from $58,971.50 at step 0 to $89,175.00 at step 32: 32 step increases worth $944 each on average, 51% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,131, between step 29 and step 30.
A master's degree is worth $3,060 more than a bachelor's at the first step (5.2%) and $4,596 more at the top of the column (5.2%).
The highest-paid column, Doctorate, starts at $64,916.50 and tops out at $98,121.50, 10% above the top of the Bachelor column.
Among the 27 Virginia district schedules indexed here, Albemarle County Public Schools's starting pay ranks 8th and its top cell ranks 18th; the state medians are $57,227 to start and $102,119 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 75th percentile and the top cell at the 58th percentile.
Column by column
| Lane | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor | $58,971.50 | $89,175.00 | 32 | 51% |
| Master | $62,031.00 | $93,771.50 | 32 | 51% |
| Master + 30 | $63,481.00 | $95,961.00 | 32 | 51% |
| Doctorate | $64,916.50 | $98,121.50 | 32 | 51% |
Against Virginia districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albemarle County Public Schools | 13,808 | 2026-27 | $58,971.50 | $62,031.00 | $98,121.50 |
| Roanoke County Public Schools | 13,799 | 2026-27 | $49,329 | $51,729 | $83,416 |
| Roanoke City Public Schools | 13,582 | 2026-27 | $51,411.00 | – | $99,282.00 |
| Portsmouth Public Schools | 13,161 | 2025-26 | $60,564.00 | – | $133,491.00 |
| Suffolk Public Schools | 14,520 | 2026-27 | $60,000 | $62,944 | $101,227 |
| York County School Division | 12,726 | 2026-27 | $57,634 | $59,382 | $98,618 |
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 Albemarle County Public Schools?
$58,971.50 on the lane Bachelor at step 0 of the 2026-27 schedule (Albemarle County Public Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $58,971.50 (Bachelor).
What is the top of the Albemarle County Public Schools salary schedule?
$98,121.50, at step 32 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 Albemarle County Public Schools salary schedule?
On the Bachelor column the top figure, $89,175.00, is reached at step 32, 32 step increases after step 0 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Albemarle County Public Schools?
$3,060 more at the first step: $62,031.00 on Master against $58,971.50 on Bachelor (2026-27 schedule).
Other Virginia districts with schedules
- Roanoke County Public Schoolsstarts $49,329
- Roanoke City Public Schoolsstarts $51,411.00
- Portsmouth Public Schoolsstarts $60,564.00
- Suffolk Public Schoolsstarts $60,000
- York County School Divisionstarts $57,634
- Rockingham County Public Schoolsstarts $56,614
- Williamsburg-James City County Public Schoolsstarts $56,970
- Alexandria City Public Schoolsstarts $57,924.75
- Hanover County Public Schoolsstarts $57,882
- Bedford County Public Schoolsstarts $48,877
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