Annual salary
$54,733
Virginia · salary schedule · 2026-27
Norfolk Public Schools salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher salary scales (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a contract and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Norfolk Public Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $54,733 (200 days / 7.33 hrs, without bachelor's, step 1) and tops out at $121,230 (240 days / 8 hrs, bachelor's, step 30), per Norfolk Public Schools (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (200 days / 7.33 hrs, without bachelor's) starts at $54,733 and reaches $85,823 at the top of that column.
- The grid has 14 contract columns and 30 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 30.
- Norfolk City Public Schools enrolled 26,882 students in 2023-24, the 10th-largest district in Virginia by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary scales (2026-27)
| Step \ Contract | 200 days / 7.33 hrs, without bachelor's | 200 days / 7.33 hrs, bachelor's | 200 days / 7.5 hrs, without bachelor's | 200 days / 7.5 hrs, bachelor's | 210 days / 7.33 hrs, without bachelor's | 210 days / 7.33 hrs, bachelor's | 210 days / 7.5 hrs, without bachelor's | 210 days / 7.5 hrs, bachelor's | 220 days / 7.33 hrs, bachelor's | 220 days / 7.5 hrs, bachelor's | 220 days / 8 hrs, bachelor's | 240 days / 7.33 hrs, bachelor's | 240 days / 7.5 hrs, bachelor's | 240 days / 8 hrs, bachelor's |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $54,733 | $62,492 | $55,810 | $60,537 | $57,494 | $62,346 | $58,627 | $63,590 | $65,340 | $66,643 | $70,477 | $70,774 | $72,171 | $76,279 |
| 2 | $56,359 | $62,842 | $57,467 | $62,336 | $59,202 | $64,198 | $60,369 | $65,478 | $67,281 | $68,622 | $72,570 | $72,876 | $74,314 | $78,545 |
| 3 | $57,626 | $63,192 | $58,761 | $63,738 | $60,535 | $65,643 | $61,727 | $66,952 | $68,795 | $70,167 | $74,203 | $74,516 | $75,987 | $80,312 |
| 4 | $58,170 | $63,542 | $59,305 | $64,282 | $61,078 | $66,187 | $62,270 | $67,496 | $69,338 | $70,711 | $74,747 | $75,060 | $76,530 | $80,856 |
| 5 | $58,713 | $63,892 | $59,848 | $64,825 | $61,649 | $66,757 | $62,841 | $68,066 | $69,936 | $71,309 | $75,345 | $76,293 | $77,791 | $82,193 |
| 6 | $59,080 | $64,242 | $60,224 | $65,238 | $62,035 | $67,181 | $63,234 | $68,500 | $70,379 | $71,762 | $75,830 | $76,778 | $78,285 | $82,723 |
| 7 | $59,451 | $64,592 | $60,602 | $65,654 | $62,423 | $67,607 | $63,632 | $68,936 | $70,827 | $72,220 | $76,317 | $77,265 | $78,785 | $83,255 |
| 8 | $59,947 | $64,942 | $61,109 | $66,214 | $62,944 | $68,180 | $64,166 | $69,524 | $71,428 | $72,834 | $76,972 | $77,920 | $79,456 | $83,971 |
| 9 | $60,449 | $65,292 | $61,624 | $66,777 | $63,471 | $68,760 | $64,705 | $70,116 | $72,035 | $73,454 | $77,635 | $78,582 | $80,133 | $84,692 |
| 10 | $61,208 | $66,321 | $62,401 | $67,632 | $64,269 | $69,636 | $65,521 | $71,013 | $72,953 | $74,395 | $78,638 | $79,585 | $81,158 | $85,786 |
| 11 | $61,980 | $67,168 | $63,190 | $68,500 | $65,079 | $70,528 | $66,350 | $71,925 | $73,886 | $75,350 | $79,656 | $80,602 | $82,201 | $86,897 |
| 12 | $62,763 | $68,030 | $63,992 | $69,380 | $65,902 | $71,431 | $67,191 | $72,849 | $74,833 | $76,318 | $80,689 | $81,636 | $83,256 | $88,026 |
| 13 | $63,823 | $69,194 | $65,076 | $70,572 | $67,013 | $72,654 | $68,329 | $74,101 | $76,114 | $77,630 | $82,088 | $83,034 | $84,688 | $89,550 |
| 14 | $64,903 | $70,383 | $66,181 | $71,788 | $68,149 | $73,902 | $69,491 | $75,378 | $77,422 | $78,968 | $83,515 | $84,459 | $86,146 | $91,106 |
| 15 | $66,006 | $71,595 | $67,310 | $73,029 | $69,307 | $75,175 | $70,674 | $76,680 | $78,755 | $80,332 | $84,969 | $85,913 | $87,635 | $92,694 |
| 16 | $67,131 | $72,832 | $68,460 | $74,293 | $70,487 | $76,472 | $71,883 | $78,008 | $80,114 | $81,723 | $86,454 | $87,397 | $89,152 | $94,313 |
| 17 | $68,277 | $74,093 | $69,633 | $75,584 | $71,690 | $77,797 | $73,115 | $79,363 | $81,502 | $83,143 | $87,967 | $88,911 | $90,702 | $95,965 |
| 18 | $69,448 | $75,378 | $70,831 | $76,900 | $72,920 | $79,147 | $74,371 | $80,745 | $82,916 | $84,590 | $89,512 | $90,454 | $92,280 | $97,649 |
| 19 | $70,641 | $76,690 | $72,051 | $78,242 | $74,172 | $80,525 | $75,655 | $82,155 | $84,360 | $86,067 | $91,087 | $92,030 | $93,891 | $99,367 |
| 20 | $71,857 | $78,029 | $73,297 | $79,611 | $75,450 | $81,930 | $76,962 | $83,592 | $85,831 | $87,573 | $92,693 | $93,634 | $95,534 | $101,120 |
| 21 | $73,100 | $79,394 | $74,568 | $81,008 | $76,754 | $83,363 | $78,296 | $85,058 | $87,333 | $89,109 | $94,332 | $95,272 | $97,210 | $102,908 |
| 22 | $74,365 | $80,786 | $75,863 | $82,432 | $78,083 | $84,824 | $79,657 | $86,554 | $88,865 | $90,677 | $96,003 | $96,944 | $98,920 | $104,732 |
| 23 | $75,658 | $82,206 | $77,185 | $83,885 | $79,439 | $86,316 | $81,044 | $88,080 | $90,427 | $92,275 | $97,709 | $98,648 | $100,663 | $106,592 |
| 24 | $76,975 | $83,654 | $78,534 | $85,368 | $80,824 | $87,837 | $82,460 | $89,636 | $92,020 | $93,905 | $99,448 | $100,386 | $102,442 | $108,489 |
| 25 | $78,318 | $85,132 | $79,908 | $86,880 | $82,235 | $89,388 | $83,903 | $91,224 | $93,645 | $95,568 | $101,221 | $102,158 | $104,256 | $110,423 |
| 26 | $79,690 | $86,638 | $81,311 | $88,422 | $83,674 | $90,971 | $85,376 | $92,843 | $95,302 | $97,264 | $103,031 | $103,967 | $106,105 | $112,397 |
| 27 | $81,087 | $88,176 | $82,741 | $89,994 | $85,142 | $92,585 | $86,878 | $94,494 | $96,994 | $98,993 | $104,877 | $105,812 | $107,994 | $114,410 |
| 28 | $82,514 | $89,744 | $84,200 | $91,599 | $86,639 | $94,231 | $88,410 | $96,178 | $98,719 | $100,758 | $106,758 | $107,693 | $109,918 | $116,463 |
| 29 | $83,969 | $91,343 | $85,689 | $93,236 | $88,167 | $95,910 | $89,972 | $97,897 | $100,478 | $102,559 | $108,679 | $109,613 | $111,882 | $118,558 |
| 30 | $85,823 | $93,383 | $87,587 | $95,321 | $90,114 | $98,051 | $91,966 | $100,088 | $102,721 | $104,854 | $111,126 | $112,059 | $114,385 | $121,230 |
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Per month (12)
$4,561.08
Next 5 steps in this contract
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $56,359 | +$1,626 |
| 3 | $57,626 | +$2,893 |
| 4 | $58,170 | +$3,437 |
| 5 | $58,713 | +$3,980 |
| 6 | $59,080 | +$4,347 |
Worked example as rendered: 200 days / 7.33 hrs, without bachelor's, step 1 = $54,733 a year, $4,561.08 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Columns are contract length and daily hours, not education lanes. Advanced degrees are paid as annual stipends on top of the scale: Master's $3,500, Master's plus 30 hours $5,400, Doctoral $7,800.
The document states that steps do not equate to years of experience.
Revised September 4, 2026.
- Soft spot: work_days is left null because the fourteen columns cover 200, 210, 220 and 240 day contracts.
- Soft spot: On steps 1 and 2 the published grid pays the 200-day 7.5-hour bachelor's column less than the 200-day 7.33-hour bachelor's column; that inversion is in the source document, not the transcription.
How this schedule moves
On the 200 days / 7.33 hrs, without bachelor's column a teacher moves from $54,733 at step 1 to $85,823 at step 30: 29 step increases worth $1,072 each on average, 57% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,854, between step 29 and step 30.
The highest-paid column, 240 days / 8 hrs, bachelor's, starts at $76,279 and tops out at $121,230, 41% above the top of the 200 days / 7.33 hrs, without bachelor's column.
Among the 27 Virginia district schedules indexed here, Norfolk Public Schools's starting pay ranks 19th and its top cell ranks 9th; 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 62nd percentile and the top cell at the 85th percentile.
Column by column
| Contract | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 days / 7.33 hrs, without bachelor's | $54,733 | $85,823 | 29 | 57% |
| 200 days / 7.33 hrs, bachelor's | $62,492 | $93,383 | 29 | 49% |
| 200 days / 7.5 hrs, without bachelor's | $55,810 | $87,587 | 29 | 57% |
| 200 days / 7.5 hrs, bachelor's | $60,537 | $95,321 | 29 | 57% |
| 210 days / 7.33 hrs, without bachelor's | $57,494 | $90,114 | 29 | 57% |
| 210 days / 7.33 hrs, bachelor's | $62,346 | $98,051 | 29 | 57% |
| 210 days / 7.5 hrs, without bachelor's | $58,627 | $91,966 | 29 | 57% |
| 210 days / 7.5 hrs, bachelor's | $63,590 | $100,088 | 29 | 57% |
| 220 days / 7.33 hrs, bachelor's | $65,340 | $102,721 | 29 | 57% |
| 220 days / 7.5 hrs, bachelor's | $66,643 | $104,854 | 29 | 57% |
| 220 days / 8 hrs, bachelor's | $70,477 | $111,126 | 29 | 58% |
| 240 days / 7.33 hrs, bachelor's | $70,774 | $112,059 | 29 | 58% |
| 240 days / 7.5 hrs, bachelor's | $72,171 | $114,385 | 29 | 58% |
| 240 days / 8 hrs, bachelor's | $76,279 | $121,230 | 29 | 59% |
Against Virginia districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk Public Schools | 26,882 | 2026-27 | $54,733 | – | $121,230 |
| Arlington Public Schools | 27,508 | 2026-27 | $59,429 | $68,039 | $139,828 |
| Newport News Public Schools | 26,183 | 2026-27 | $57,000 | $60,990 | $102,119 |
| Spotsylvania County Public Schools | 24,012 | 2026-27 | $44,596 | $51,352 | $107,655 |
| Stafford County Public Schools | 31,547 | 2026-27 | $54,000 | – | $121,598 |
| Richmond Public Schools | 20,819 | 2026-27 | $58,708 | – | $109,226 |
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 Norfolk Public Schools?
$54,733 on the contract 200 days / 7.33 hrs, without bachelor's at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Norfolk Public Schools). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $54,733 (200 days / 7.33 hrs, without bachelor's).
What is the top of the Norfolk Public Schools salary schedule?
$121,230, at step 30 on 240 days / 8 hrs, bachelor's (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 Norfolk Public Schools salary schedule?
On the 200 days / 7.33 hrs, without bachelor's column the top figure, $85,823, is reached at step 30, 29 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Virginia districts with schedules
- Arlington Public Schoolsstarts $59,429
- 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
- Albemarle County Public Schoolsstarts $58,971.50
- Roanoke County Public Schoolsstarts $49,329
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