Annual salary
$51,411.00
Virginia · salary schedule · 2026-27
Roanoke City Public Schools salary schedule, 2026-27
Adopted teacher salary scale, FY 2026-27. The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a contract length and years of service to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Roanoke City Public Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $51,411.00 (Base Salary - 10 Months, years of service 0) and tops out at $99,282.00 (Base Salary - 12 Months, years of service 30+), per Roanoke City Public Schools (effective ).
- The grid has 4 contract length columns and 31 years of service rows; the highest cell is reached at years of service 30+.
- Roanoke City Public Schools enrolled 13,582 students in 2023-24, the 21st-largest district in Virginia by NCES enrollment.
Adopted teacher salary scale, FY 2026-27
| Years of Service \ Contract length | Base Salary - 10 Months | Base Salary - 10.5 Months | Base Salary - 11 Months | Base Salary - 12 Months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $51,411.00 | $53,981.55 | $56,552.10 | $61,693.20 |
| 1 | $52,175.00 | $54,783.75 | $57,392.50 | $62,610.00 |
| 2 | $52,957.00 | $55,604.85 | $58,252.70 | $63,548.40 |
| 3 | $53,752.00 | $56,439.60 | $59,127.20 | $64,502.40 |
| 4 | $54,559.00 | $57,286.95 | $60,014.90 | $65,470.80 |
| 5 | $55,377.00 | $58,145.85 | $60,914.70 | $66,452.40 |
| 6 | $56,208.00 | $59,018.40 | $61,828.80 | $67,449.60 |
| 7 | $57,051.00 | $59,903.55 | $62,756.10 | $68,461.20 |
| 8 | $57,906.00 | $60,801.30 | $63,696.60 | $69,487.20 |
| 9 | $58,774.00 | $61,712.70 | $64,651.40 | $70,528.80 |
| 10 | $59,657.00 | $62,639.85 | $65,622.70 | $71,588.40 |
| 11 | $60,552.00 | $63,579.60 | $66,607.20 | $72,662.40 |
| 12 | $61,461.00 | $64,534.05 | $67,607.10 | $73,753.20 |
| 13 | $62,381.00 | $65,500.05 | $68,619.10 | $74,857.20 |
| 14 | $63,318.00 | $66,483.90 | $69,649.80 | $75,981.60 |
| 15 | $64,267.00 | $67,480.35 | $70,693.70 | $77,120.40 |
| 16 | $65,231.00 | $68,492.55 | $71,754.10 | $78,277.20 |
| 17 | $66,208.00 | $69,518.40 | $72,828.80 | $79,449.60 |
| 18 | $67,202.00 | $70,562.10 | $73,922.20 | $80,642.40 |
| 19 | $68,209.00 | $71,619.45 | $75,029.90 | $81,850.80 |
| 20 | $69,233.00 | $72,694.65 | $76,156.30 | $83,079.60 |
| 21 | $70,272.00 | $73,785.60 | $77,299.20 | $84,326.40 |
| 22 | $71,327.00 | $74,893.35 | $78,459.70 | $85,592.40 |
| 23 | $72,396.00 | $76,015.80 | $79,635.60 | $86,875.20 |
| 24 | $73,482.00 | $77,156.10 | $80,830.20 | $88,178.40 |
| 25 | $74,584.00 | $78,313.20 | $82,042.40 | $89,500.80 |
| 26 | $75,703.00 | $79,488.15 | $83,273.30 | $90,843.60 |
| 27 | $76,839.00 | $80,680.95 | $84,522.90 | $92,206.80 |
| 28 | $77,991.00 | $81,890.55 | $85,790.10 | $93,589.20 |
| 29 | $79,162.00 | $83,120.10 | $87,078.20 | $94,994.40 |
| 30+ | $82,735.00 | $86,871.75 | $91,008.50 | $99,282.00 |
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Per month (12)
$4,284.25
Next 5 steps in this contract length
| Years of Service | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $52,175.00 | +$764.00 |
| 2 | $52,957.00 | +$1,546.00 |
| 3 | $53,752.00 | +$2,341.00 |
| 4 | $54,559.00 | +$3,148.00 |
| 5 | $55,377.00 | +$3,966.00 |
Worked example as rendered: Base Salary - 10 Months, years of service 0 = $51,411.00 a year, $4,284.25 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Roanoke's scale runs on contract length rather than education lanes. Degree pay is a flat supplement added to base salary: bachelor's plus 15 $568, master's $2,954, master's plus 15 $3,409, master's plus 30 $3,977, doctorate $5,681.
The scale is marked effective July 1, 2026.
The top row, 30+, is a single row for 30 or more years of service.
How this schedule moves
On the Base Salary - 10 Months column a teacher moves from $51,411.00 at years of service 0 to $82,735.00 at years of service 30+: 30 years of service increases worth $1,044 each on average, 61% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,573, between years of service 29 and years of service 30+.
The highest-paid column, Base Salary - 12 Months, starts at $61,693.20 and tops out at $99,282.00, 20% above the top of the Base Salary - 10 Months column.
Among the 27 Virginia district schedules indexed here, Roanoke City Public Schools's starting pay ranks 21st and its top cell ranks 16th; 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 52nd percentile and the top cell at the 59th percentile.
Column by column
| Contract length | First years of service | Top | Years of Service moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base Salary - 10 Months | $51,411.00 | $82,735.00 | 30 | 61% |
| Base Salary - 10.5 Months | $53,981.55 | $86,871.75 | 30 | 61% |
| Base Salary - 11 Months | $56,552.10 | $91,008.50 | 30 | 61% |
| Base Salary - 12 Months | $61,693.20 | $99,282.00 | 30 | 61% |
Against Virginia districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roanoke City Public Schools | 13,582 | 2026-27 | $51,411.00 | – | $99,282.00 |
| 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 |
| Portsmouth Public Schools | 13,161 | 2025-26 | $60,564.00 | – | $133,491.00 |
| York County School Division | 12,726 | 2026-27 | $57,634 | $59,382 | $98,618 |
| Suffolk Public Schools | 14,520 | 2026-27 | $60,000 | $62,944 | $101,227 |
Starting pay is the first years of service of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-years of service cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting salary on the Roanoke City Public Schools schedule?
$51,411.00 at years of service 0 on Base Salary - 10 Months, per the 2026-27 schedule (Roanoke City Public Schools).
What is the top of the Roanoke City Public Schools salary schedule?
$99,282.00, at years of service 30+ on Base Salary - 12 Months (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 Roanoke City Public Schools salary schedule?
On the Base Salary - 10 Months column the top figure, $82,735.00, is reached at years of service 30+, 30 years of service increases after years of service 0 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Virginia districts with schedules
- Roanoke County Public Schoolsstarts $49,329
- Albemarle County Public Schoolsstarts $58,971.50
- Portsmouth Public Schoolsstarts $60,564.00
- York County School Divisionstarts $57,634
- 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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