Annual salary
$60,564.00
Virginia · salary schedule · 2025-26
Portsmouth Public Schools salary schedule, 2025-26
Teacher salary scale (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.
- Portsmouth Public Schools's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $60,564.00 (Grade 710 (10 months), step 0) and tops out at $133,491.00 (Grade 712 (10+2 months), step 50), per Portsmouth Public Schools (effective ).
- The grid has 4 grade columns and 51 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 50.
- Portsmouth City Public Schools enrolled 13,161 students in 2023-24, the 22nd-largest district in Virginia by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary scale (2025-26)
| Step \ Grade | Grade 710 (10 months) | Grade 711 (10+1 months) | Grade 712 (10+2 months) | Grade 713 (10 months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $60,564.00 | $67,258.00 | $73,952.00 | $63,752.00 |
| 1 | $61,321.00 | $68,099.00 | $74,876.00 | $64,548.00 |
| 2 | $62,088.00 | $68,950.00 | $75,812.00 | $65,355.00 |
| 3 | $62,864.00 | $69,812.00 | $76,760.00 | $66,172.00 |
| 4 | $63,649.00 | $70,684.00 | $77,719.00 | $66,999.00 |
| 5 | $64,445.00 | $71,568.00 | $78,691.00 | $67,837.00 |
| 6 | $65,251.00 | $72,463.00 | $79,674.00 | $68,685.00 |
| 7 | $66,066.00 | $73,368.00 | $80,670.00 | $69,543.00 |
| 8 | $66,892.00 | $74,285.00 | $81,679.00 | $70,413.00 |
| 9 | $67,728.00 | $75,214.00 | $82,700.00 | $71,293.00 |
| 10 | $68,575.00 | $76,154.00 | $83,734.00 | $72,184.00 |
| 11 | $69,432.00 | $77,106.00 | $84,780.00 | $73,086.00 |
| 12 | $70,300.00 | $78,070.00 | $85,840.00 | $74,000.00 |
| 13 | $71,179.00 | $79,046.00 | $86,913.00 | $74,925.00 |
| 14 | $72,068.00 | $80,034.00 | $87,999.00 | $75,861.00 |
| 15 | $73,149.00 | $81,234.00 | $89,319.00 | $76,999.00 |
| 16 | $74,247.00 | $82,453.00 | $90,659.00 | $78,154.00 |
| 17 | $75,360.00 | $83,690.00 | $92,019.00 | $79,327.00 |
| 18 | $76,491.00 | $84,945.00 | $93,399.00 | $80,517.00 |
| 19 | $77,638.00 | $86,219.00 | $94,800.00 | $81,724.00 |
| 20 | $78,997.00 | $87,728.00 | $96,459.00 | $83,155.00 |
| 21 | $80,379.00 | $89,263.00 | $98,147.00 | $84,610.00 |
| 22 | $81,786.00 | $90,825.00 | $99,865.00 | $86,090.00 |
| 23 | $83,217.00 | $92,415.00 | $101,613.00 | $87,597.00 |
| 24 | $84,673.00 | $94,032.00 | $103,391.00 | $89,130.00 |
| 25 | $86,155.00 | $95,678.00 | $105,200.00 | $90,690.00 |
| 26 | $87,878.00 | $97,591.00 | $107,304.00 | $92,504.00 |
| 27 | $89,636.00 | $99,543.00 | $109,450.00 | $94,354.00 |
| 28 | $91,429.00 | $101,534.00 | $111,639.00 | $96,241.00 |
| 29 | $93,257.00 | $103,565.00 | $113,872.00 | $98,165.00 |
| 30 | $95,122.00 | $105,636.00 | $116,149.00 | $100,129.00 |
| 31 | $96,549.00 | $107,220.00 | $117,892.00 | $101,631.00 |
| 32 | $97,997.00 | $108,829.00 | $119,660.00 | $103,155.00 |
| 33 | $99,467.00 | $110,461.00 | $121,455.00 | $104,703.00 |
| 34 | $100,959.00 | $112,118.00 | $123,277.00 | $106,273.00 |
| 35 | $101,969.00 | $113,239.00 | $124,510.00 | $107,336.00 |
| 36 | $102,989.00 | $114,372.00 | $125,755.00 | $108,409.00 |
| 37 | $104,019.00 | $115,515.00 | $127,012.00 | $109,493.00 |
| 38 | $105,059.00 | $116,671.00 | $128,282.00 | $110,588.00 |
| 39 | $106,109.00 | $117,837.00 | $129,565.00 | $111,694.00 |
| 40 | $107,170.00 | $119,016.00 | $130,861.00 | $112,811.00 |
| 41 | $107,170.00 | $119,016.00 | $130,861.00 | $112,811.00 |
| 42 | $107,170.00 | $119,016.00 | $130,861.00 | $112,811.00 |
| 43 | $107,170.00 | $119,016.00 | $130,861.00 | $112,811.00 |
| 44 | $107,170.00 | $119,016.00 | $130,861.00 | $112,811.00 |
| 45 | $108,242.00 | $120,206.00 | $132,169.00 | $113,939.00 |
| 46 | $108,242.00 | $120,206.00 | $132,169.00 | $113,939.00 |
| 47 | $108,242.00 | $120,206.00 | $132,169.00 | $113,939.00 |
| 48 | $108,242.00 | $120,206.00 | $132,169.00 | $113,939.00 |
| 49 | $108,242.00 | $120,206.00 | $132,169.00 | $113,939.00 |
| 50 | $109,325.00 | $121,408.00 | $133,491.00 | $115,078.00 |
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Per month (12)
$5,047.00
Next 5 steps in this grade
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $61,321.00 | +$757.00 |
| 2 | $62,088.00 | +$1,524.00 |
| 3 | $62,864.00 | +$2,300.00 |
| 4 | $63,649.00 | +$3,085.00 |
| 5 | $64,445.00 | +$3,881.00 |
Worked example as rendered: Grade 710 (10 months), step 0 = $60,564.00 a year, $5,047.00 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 grades, not education lanes. Advanced degrees are paid as supplements on top: BA+15 $1,000, Master's $2,500, MA+30 $5,000, Doctorate $6,000, and only one supplement is paid at a time.
From the 2025-2026 Pay and Classification Plan, effective July 1, 2025.
- Soft spot: No 2026-27 pay plan was published at the URLs checked, so this is the 2025-26 scale.
How this schedule moves
On the Grade 710 (10 months) column a teacher moves from $60,564.00 at step 0 to $109,325.00 at step 50: 50 step increases worth $975 each on average, 81% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,865, between step 29 and step 30.
8 of the 50 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
The highest-paid column, Grade 712 (10+2 months), starts at $73,952.00 and tops out at $133,491.00, 22% above the top of the Grade 710 (10 months) column.
Among the 27 Virginia district schedules indexed here, Portsmouth Public Schools's starting pay ranks 4th and its top cell ranks 7th; 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 80th percentile and the top cell at the 92nd percentile.
Column by column
| Grade | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 710 (10 months) | $60,564.00 | $109,325.00 | 50 | 81% |
| Grade 711 (10+1 months) | $67,258.00 | $121,408.00 | 50 | 81% |
| Grade 712 (10+2 months) | $73,952.00 | $133,491.00 | 50 | 81% |
| Grade 713 (10 months) | $63,752.00 | $115,078.00 | 50 | 81% |
Against Virginia districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth Public Schools | 13,161 | 2025-26 | $60,564.00 | – | $133,491.00 |
| Roanoke City Public Schools | 13,582 | 2026-27 | $51,411.00 | – | $99,282.00 |
| York County School Division | 12,726 | 2026-27 | $57,634 | $59,382 | $98,618 |
| Roanoke County Public Schools | 13,799 | 2026-27 | $49,329 | $51,729 | $83,416 |
| Albemarle County Public Schools | 13,808 | 2026-27 | $58,971.50 | $62,031.00 | $98,121.50 |
| Suffolk Public Schools | 14,520 | 2026-27 | $60,000 | $62,944 | $101,227 |
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 salary on the Portsmouth Public Schools schedule?
$60,564.00 at step 0 on Grade 710 (10 months), per the 2025-26 schedule (Portsmouth Public Schools).
What is the top of the Portsmouth Public Schools salary schedule?
$133,491.00, at step 50 on Grade 712 (10+2 months) (2025-26). 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 Portsmouth Public Schools salary schedule?
On the Grade 710 (10 months) column the top figure, $109,325.00, is reached at step 50, 50 step increases after step 0 (2025-26 schedule).
Other Virginia districts with schedules
- Roanoke City Public Schoolsstarts $51,411.00
- York County School Divisionstarts $57,634
- Roanoke County Public Schoolsstarts $49,329
- Albemarle County Public Schoolsstarts $58,971.50
- Suffolk Public Schoolsstarts $60,000
- 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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