Annual salary
$57,882
Virginia · salary schedule · 2026-27
Hanover County Public Schools salary schedule, 2026-27
Full-time teacher salary scale, 10-month contract (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.
- Hanover County Public Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $57,882 (Bachelor, step 00) and tops out at $90,144 (Doctoral, step 36), per Hanover County Public Schools (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelor) starts at $57,882 and reaches $82,701 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Masters) the range is $61,355 to $87,663.
- The grid has 4 lane columns and 37 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 36.
- Hanover County Public Schools enrolled 16,820 students in 2023-24, the 15th-largest district in Virginia by NCES enrollment.
Full-time teacher salary scale, 10-month contract (2026-27)
| Step \ Lane | Bachelor | Bachelor + 15 | Masters | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | $57,882 | $59,618 | $61,355 | $63,091 |
| 01 | $58,461 | $60,215 | $61,968 | $63,722 |
| 02 | $59,045 | $60,817 | $62,588 | $64,359 |
| 03 | $59,636 | $61,425 | $63,214 | $65,003 |
| 04 | $60,232 | $62,039 | $63,846 | $65,653 |
| 05 | $60,834 | $62,659 | $64,485 | $66,310 |
| 06 | $61,443 | $63,286 | $65,129 | $66,973 |
| 07 | $62,057 | $63,919 | $65,781 | $67,642 |
| 08 | $62,678 | $64,558 | $66,438 | $68,319 |
| 09 | $63,305 | $65,204 | $67,103 | $69,002 |
| 10 | $63,938 | $65,856 | $67,774 | $69,692 |
| 11 | $64,583 | $66,521 | $68,458 | $70,396 |
| 12 | $65,236 | $67,193 | $69,150 | $71,107 |
| 13 | $65,888 | $67,865 | $69,841 | $71,818 |
| 14 | $66,547 | $68,543 | $70,540 | $72,536 |
| 15 | $67,219 | $69,236 | $71,252 | $73,269 |
| 16 | $67,824 | $69,859 | $71,893 | $73,928 |
| 17 | $68,367 | $70,418 | $72,469 | $74,520 |
| 18 | $68,914 | $70,981 | $73,048 | $75,116 |
| 19 | $69,465 | $71,549 | $73,633 | $75,717 |
| 20 | $69,986 | $72,085 | $74,185 | $76,285 |
| 21 | $70,511 | $72,626 | $74,741 | $76,857 |
| 22 | $71,004 | $73,134 | $75,265 | $77,395 |
| 23 | $71,501 | $73,646 | $75,791 | $77,936 |
| 24 | $71,930 | $74,088 | $76,246 | $78,404 |
| 25 | $72,362 | $74,533 | $76,704 | $78,874 |
| 26 | $73,086 | $75,278 | $77,471 | $79,663 |
| 27 | $74,109 | $76,332 | $78,555 | $80,779 |
| 28 | $75,220 | $77,477 | $79,734 | $81,990 |
| 29 | $76,574 | $78,872 | $81,169 | $83,466 |
| 30 | $78,106 | $80,449 | $82,792 | $85,135 |
| 31 | $79,668 | $82,058 | $84,448 | $86,838 |
| 32 | $80,265 | $82,673 | $85,081 | $87,489 |
| 33 | $80,867 | $83,293 | $85,719 | $88,146 |
| 34 | $81,474 | $83,918 | $86,362 | $88,807 |
| 35 | $82,085 | $84,548 | $87,010 | $89,473 |
| 36 | $82,701 | $85,182 | $87,663 | $90,144 |
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Per month (12)
$4,823.50
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | $58,461 | +$579 |
| 02 | $59,045 | +$1,163 |
| 03 | $59,636 | +$1,754 |
| 04 | $60,232 | +$2,350 |
| 05 | $60,834 | +$2,952 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelor, step 00 = $57,882 a year, $4,823.50 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
10-month contract scale from the FY 2026-2027 Operating Budget (Amended Budget).
The document states this is a placement scale for positions on the teacher salary scale for the 2026-2027 school year. Longer-contract versions appear later in the same file.
- Soft spot: The HCPS Teacher Salary Scale web page still showed a FY 2017-2018 table when checked; this record comes from the FY27 budget PDF instead.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelor column a teacher moves from $57,882 at step 00 to $82,701 at step 36: 36 step increases worth $689 each on average, 43% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,562, between step 30 and step 31.
A master's degree is worth $3,473 more than a bachelor's at the first step (6.0%) and $4,962 more at the top of the column (6.0%).
The highest-paid column, Doctoral, starts at $63,091 and tops out at $90,144, 9% above the top of the Bachelor column.
Among the 27 Virginia district schedules indexed here, Hanover County Public Schools's starting pay ranks 12th and its top cell ranks 23rd; 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 71st percentile and the top cell at the 48th percentile.
Column by column
| Lane | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor | $57,882 | $82,701 | 36 | 43% |
| Bachelor + 15 | $59,618 | $85,182 | 36 | 43% |
| Masters | $61,355 | $87,663 | 36 | 43% |
| Doctoral | $63,091 | $90,144 | 36 | 43% |
Against Virginia districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover County Public Schools | 16,820 | 2026-27 | $57,882 | $61,355 | $90,144 |
| Alexandria City Public Schools | 16,406 | 2026-27 | $57,924.75 | $65,800.80 | $140,936.25 |
| Suffolk Public Schools | 14,520 | 2026-27 | $60,000 | $62,944 | $101,227 |
| 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 |
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 Hanover County Public Schools?
$57,882 on the lane Bachelor at step 00 of the 2026-27 schedule (Hanover County Public Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $57,882 (Bachelor).
What is the top of the Hanover County Public Schools salary schedule?
$90,144, at step 36 on Doctoral (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 Hanover County Public Schools salary schedule?
On the Bachelor column the top figure, $82,701, is reached at step 36, 36 step increases after step 00 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Hanover County Public Schools?
$3,473 more at the first step: $61,355 on Masters against $57,882 on Bachelor (2026-27 schedule).
Other Virginia districts with schedules
- Alexandria City Public Schoolsstarts $57,924.75
- Suffolk Public Schoolsstarts $60,000
- Albemarle County Public Schoolsstarts $58,971.50
- Roanoke County Public Schoolsstarts $49,329
- Roanoke City Public Schoolsstarts $51,411.00
- Portsmouth Public Schoolsstarts $60,564.00
- Richmond Public Schoolsstarts $58,708
- York County School Divisionstarts $57,634
- Rockingham County Public Schoolsstarts $56,614
- Williamsburg-James City County Public Schoolsstarts $56,970
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