Annual salary
$57,810
Virginia · salary schedule · 2025-26
Arlington Public Schools salary schedule, 2025-26
Teacher salary schedule, retirement eligible (2025-26). 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.
- Arlington Public Schools's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $57,810 (Bachelor's (B), step A) and tops out at $136,019 (Doctorate (D), step AE), per Arlington Public Schools (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelor's (B)) starts at $57,810 and reaches $99,488 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Master's (M)) the range is $66,186 to $125,758.
- The schedule is built on 200 work days, which makes the starting cell about $289.05 per day.
- The grid has 5 grade columns and 31 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step AE.
- Arlington County Public Schools enrolled 27,508 students in 2023-24, the 9th-largest district in Virginia by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule, retirement eligible (2025-26)
| Step \ Grade | Bachelor's (B) | Bachelor's + 15 (C) | Master's (M) | Master's +30 (X) | Doctorate (D) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | $57,810 | $61,855 | $66,186 | $68,833 | $71,586 |
| B | $59,543 | $63,712 | $68,171 | $70,897 | $73,734 |
| C | $61,329 | $65,622 | $70,216 | $73,024 | $75,946 |
| D | $63,170 | $67,591 | $72,322 | $75,216 | $78,225 |
| E | $65,065 | $69,620 | $74,493 | $77,472 | $80,571 |
| F | $67,016 | $71,707 | $76,727 | $79,796 | $82,988 |
| G | $69,027 | $73,858 | $79,029 | $82,191 | $85,478 |
| H | $71,098 | $76,074 | $81,399 | $84,656 | $88,042 |
| I | $73,230 | $78,357 | $83,842 | $87,196 | $90,683 |
| J | $75,428 | $80,708 | $86,357 | $89,811 | $93,404 |
| K | $77,690 | $83,128 | $88,948 | $92,506 | $96,205 |
| L | $80,022 | $85,622 | $91,615 | $95,280 | $99,091 |
| M | $82,422 | $88,190 | $94,364 | $98,139 | $102,064 |
| N | $84,895 | $90,837 | $97,195 | $101,083 | $105,126 |
| O | $87,441 | $93,562 | $100,112 | $104,117 | $108,281 |
| P | $90,064 | $96,370 | $103,115 | $107,239 | $111,530 |
| Q | $90,965 | $98,296 | $105,177 | $109,384 | $113,760 |
| R | $91,874 | $100,263 | $107,280 | $111,571 | $116,034 |
| S | $92,793 | $102,268 | $109,427 | $113,803 | $118,356 |
| T | $93,721 | $104,312 | $111,615 | $116,080 | $120,722 |
| U | $94,658 | $106,399 | $113,847 | $118,402 | $123,137 |
| V | $95,605 | $107,463 | $114,986 | $119,584 | $124,368 |
| W | $96,561 | $108,538 | $116,135 | $120,781 | $125,612 |
| X | $97,527 | $109,622 | $117,297 | $121,989 | $126,869 |
| Y | $98,502 | $110,719 | $118,470 | $123,208 | $128,138 |
| Z | $99,488 | $111,827 | $119,654 | $124,441 | $129,418 |
| AA | $99,488 | $112,945 | $120,851 | $125,684 | $130,712 |
| AB | $99,488 | $114,075 | $122,058 | $126,941 | $132,020 |
| AC | $99,488 | $115,215 | $123,280 | $128,211 | $133,341 |
| AD | $99,488 | $116,367 | $124,513 | $129,493 | $134,674 |
| AE | $99,488 | $117,532 | $125,758 | $130,787 | $136,019 |
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Per month (12)
$4,817.50
Per work day
$289.05 / 200 days
Next 5 steps in this grade
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| B | $59,543 | +$1,733 |
| C | $61,329 | +$3,519 |
| D | $63,170 | +$5,360 |
| E | $65,065 | +$7,255 |
| F | $67,016 | +$9,206 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelor's (B), step A = $57,810 a year, $4,817.50 a month spread over 12 months, $289.05 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.
T-scale, 200 days at 7.5 hours per day.
This is the retirement-eligible scale (positions of 0.50 FTE or greater); a separate non-retirement-eligible scale applies below 0.50 FTE.
APS also publishes CAP1 and CAP2 Career Advancement Program scales that pay above this scale from Step K onward.
The document states that step does not equate to years of experience.
- Soft spot: The pay plan file is dated March 3, 2026 and covers 2025-26; no 2026-27 plan was posted at the URL checked.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Arlington Public Schools?
$57,810 on the grade Bachelor's (B) at step A of the 2025-26 schedule (Arlington Public Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $57,810 (Bachelor's (B)).
What is the top of the Arlington Public Schools salary schedule?
$136,019, at step AE on Doctorate (D) (2025-26). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
Other Virginia districts with schedules
- Norfolk Public Schoolsstarts $54,733
- Newport News Public Schoolsstarts $57,000
- Spotsylvania County Public Schoolsstarts $38,576
- Stafford County Public Schoolsstarts $54,000
- Richmond Public Schoolsstarts $58,708
- Hanover County Public Schoolsstarts $57,882
- Alexandria City Public Schoolsstarts $57,924.75
- Suffolk Public Schoolsstarts $60,000
- Chesapeake Public Schoolsstarts $58,544
- Albemarle County Public Schoolsstarts $58,971.50
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