Annual salary
$58,708
Virginia · salary schedule · 2026-27
Richmond Public Schools salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher pay schedule, 200-day 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.
- Richmond Public Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $58,708 (B (grade 095), step Step 00) and tops out at $109,226 (M+30 (grade 295), step Step 45), per Richmond Public Schools (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 200 work days, which makes the starting cell about $293.54 per day.
- The grid has 3 lane columns and 46 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step Step 45.
- Richmond City Public Schools enrolled 20,819 students in 2023-24, the 13th-largest district in Virginia by NCES enrollment.
Teacher pay schedule, 200-day contract (2026-27)
| Step \ Lane | B (grade 095) | M (grade 195) | M+30 (grade 295) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Step 00 | $58,708 | $61,643 | $64,716 |
| Step 01 | $59,397 | $62,366 | $65,472 |
| Step 02 | $60,090 | $63,095 | $66,238 |
| Step 03 | $60,794 | $63,835 | $67,014 |
| Step 04 | $61,505 | $64,581 | $67,797 |
| Step 05 | $62,226 | $65,337 | $68,592 |
| Step 06 | $62,952 | $66,102 | $69,394 |
| Step 07 | $63,691 | $66,874 | $70,206 |
| Step 08 | $64,434 | $67,657 | $71,027 |
| Step 09 | $65,188 | $68,448 | $71,858 |
| Step 10 | $65,950 | $69,248 | $72,698 |
| Step 11 | $66,722 | $70,057 | $73,549 |
| Step 12 | $67,504 | $70,877 | $74,408 |
| Step 13 | $68,293 | $71,708 | $75,279 |
| Step 14 | $69,091 | $72,546 | $76,161 |
| Step 15 | $69,901 | $73,396 | $77,052 |
| Step 16 | $70,718 | $74,254 | $77,954 |
| Step 17 | $71,546 | $75,124 | $78,863 |
| Step 18 | $72,382 | $76,000 | $79,784 |
| Step 19 | $73,231 | $76,891 | $80,721 |
| Step 20 | $74,086 | $77,789 | $81,666 |
| Step 21 | $74,954 | $78,700 | $82,620 |
| Step 22 | $75,829 | $79,620 | $83,586 |
| Step 23 | $76,718 | $80,553 | $84,568 |
| Step 24 | $77,615 | $81,495 | $85,554 |
| Step 25 | $78,524 | $82,450 | $86,554 |
| Step 26 | $79,442 | $83,414 | $87,570 |
| Step 27 | $80,373 | $84,391 | $88,593 |
| Step 28 | $81,311 | $85,376 | $89,628 |
| Step 29 | $82,262 | $86,375 | $90,677 |
| Step 30 | $83,227 | $87,386 | $91,742 |
| Step 31 | $84,198 | $88,406 | $92,811 |
| Step 32 | $85,183 | $89,444 | $93,898 |
| Step 33 | $86,181 | $90,488 | $94,997 |
| Step 34 | $87,190 | $91,549 | $96,107 |
| Step 35 | $88,210 | $92,621 | $97,232 |
| Step 36 | $89,241 | $93,701 | $98,372 |
| Step 37 | $90,284 | $94,801 | $99,522 |
| Step 38 | $91,342 | $95,909 | $100,686 |
| Step 39 | $92,410 | $97,033 | $101,863 |
| Step 40 | $93,491 | $98,166 | $103,056 |
| Step 41 | $94,587 | $99,316 | $104,261 |
| Step 42 | $95,693 | $100,476 | $105,482 |
| Step 43 | $96,810 | $101,653 | $106,714 |
| Step 44 | $97,944 | $102,842 | $107,963 |
| Step 45 | $99,091 | $104,044 | $109,226 |
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Per month (12)
$4,892.33
Per work day
$293.54 / 200 days
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| Step 01 | $59,397 | +$689 |
| Step 02 | $60,090 | +$1,382 |
| Step 03 | $60,794 | +$2,086 |
| Step 04 | $61,505 | +$2,797 |
| Step 05 | $62,226 | +$3,518 |
Worked example as rendered: B (grade 095), step Step 00 = $58,708 a year, $4,892.33 a month spread over 12 months, $293.54 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.
This is the 200-day column set (pay grades 095/195/295). The same schedule also prints 210-day (100/200/300), 230-day (110/210/310) and 260-day (120/220/320) versions of the same three lanes.
Richmond City, not Richmond County. Effective July 1, 2026.
How this schedule moves
On the B (grade 095) column a teacher moves from $58,708 at step Step 00 to $99,091 at step Step 45: 45 step increases worth $897 each on average, 69% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,147, between step Step 44 and step Step 45.
The highest-paid column, M+30 (grade 295), starts at $64,716 and tops out at $109,226, 10% above the top of the B (grade 095) column.
Among the 27 Virginia district schedules indexed here, Richmond Public Schools's starting pay ranks 9th and its top cell ranks 10th; 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 74th percentile and the top cell at the 73rd percentile.
Column by column
| Lane | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B (grade 095) | $58,708 | $99,091 | 45 | 69% |
| M (grade 195) | $61,643 | $104,044 | 45 | 69% |
| M+30 (grade 295) | $64,716 | $109,226 | 45 | 69% |
Against Virginia districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Public Schools | 20,819 | 2026-27 | $58,708 | – | $109,226 |
| Spotsylvania County Public Schools | 24,012 | 2026-27 | $44,596 | $51,352 | $107,655 |
| 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 |
| Newport News Public Schools | 26,183 | 2026-27 | $57,000 | $60,990 | $102,119 |
| Norfolk Public Schools | 26,882 | 2026-27 | $54,733 | – | $121,230 |
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 Richmond Public Schools schedule?
$58,708 at step Step 00 on B (grade 095), per the 2026-27 schedule (Richmond Public Schools).
What is the top of the Richmond Public Schools salary schedule?
$109,226, at step Step 45 on M+30 (grade 295) (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 Richmond Public Schools salary schedule?
On the B (grade 095) column the top figure, $99,091, is reached at step Step 45, 45 step increases after step Step 00 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Virginia districts with schedules
- Spotsylvania County Public Schoolsstarts $38,576
- Hanover County Public Schoolsstarts $57,882
- Alexandria City Public Schoolsstarts $57,924.75
- Newport News Public Schoolsstarts $57,000
- Norfolk Public Schoolsstarts $54,733
- Suffolk Public Schoolsstarts $60,000
- Arlington Public Schoolsstarts $59,429
- Albemarle County Public Schoolsstarts $58,971.50
- Roanoke County Public Schoolsstarts $49,329
- Roanoke City Public Schoolsstarts $51,411.00
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