Annual salary
$56,614
Virginia · salary schedule · 2026-27
Rockingham County Public Schools salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher salary scale (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a lane and years of experience to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Rockingham County Public Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $56,614 (Base Salary, years of experience 0) and tops out at $87,374 (Base Salary, years of experience 44+), per Rockingham County Public Schools (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 200 work days, which makes the starting cell about $283.07 per day.
- The grid has 1 lane columns and 45 years of experience rows; the highest cell is reached at years of experience 44+.
- Rockingham County Public Schools enrolled 11,534 students in 2023-24, the 24th-largest district in Virginia by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary scale (2026-27)
| Years of Experience \ Lane | Base Salary |
|---|---|
| 0 | $56,614 |
| 1 | $56,964 |
| 2 | $57,328 |
| 3 | $57,703 |
| 4 | $58,097 |
| 5 | $58,511 |
| 6 | $58,924 |
| 7 | $59,067 |
| 8 | $59,480 |
| 9 | $59,903 |
| 10 | $60,317 |
| 11 | $60,739 |
| 12 | $61,162 |
| 13 | $61,585 |
| 14 | $62,007 |
| 15 | $62,431 |
| 16 | $62,853 |
| 17 | $63,276 |
| 18 | $63,699 |
| 19 | $64,121 |
| 20 | $64,826 |
| 21 | $65,530 |
| 22 | $66,236 |
| 23 | $66,941 |
| 24 | $67,645 |
| 25 | $68,420 |
| 26 | $69,195 |
| 27 | $69,970 |
| 28 | $70,745 |
| 29 | $71,520 |
| 30 | $72,296 |
| 31 | $73,071 |
| 32 | $73,846 |
| 33 | $74,620 |
| 34 | $75,395 |
| 35 | $76,242 |
| 36 | $77,157 |
| 37 | $78,215 |
| 38 | $79,271 |
| 39 | $80,329 |
| 40 | $81,738 |
| 41 | $83,147 |
| 42 | $84,556 |
| 43 | $85,965 |
| 44+ | $87,374 |
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Find my cell
Per month (12)
$4,717.83
Per work day
$283.07 / 200 days
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Years of Experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $56,964 | +$350 |
| 2 | $57,328 | +$714 |
| 3 | $57,703 | +$1,089 |
| 4 | $58,097 | +$1,483 |
| 5 | $58,511 | +$1,897 |
Worked example as rendered: Base Salary, years of experience 0 = $56,614 a year, $4,717.83 a month spread over 12 months, $283.07 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.
Base salary reflects a 10 month contract (200 days). Rockingham pays one base scale and adds supplements above it: half a master's $1,060, master's $2,835, PhD or EdD $4,010, National Board $2,000, special education adapted teacher $4,500.
From the 2026-2027 Wage and Salary Handbook, revised 7-6-2026.
How this schedule moves
On the Base Salary column a teacher moves from $56,614 at years of experience 0 to $87,374 at years of experience 44+: 44 years of experience increases worth $699 each on average, 54% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,409, between years of experience 39 and years of experience 40.
Among the 27 Virginia district schedules indexed here, Rockingham County Public Schools's starting pay ranks 17th and its top cell ranks 24th; 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 67th percentile and the top cell at the 44th percentile.
Against Virginia districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockingham County Public Schools | 11,534 | 2026-27 | $56,614 | – | $87,374 |
| Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools | 11,402 | 2026-27 | $56,970 | $60,384 | $105,985 |
| York County School Division | 12,726 | 2026-27 | $57,634 | $59,382 | $98,618 |
| 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 |
| Roanoke County Public Schools | 13,799 | 2026-27 | $49,329 | $51,729 | $83,416 |
Starting pay is the first years of experience of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-years of experience cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting salary on the Rockingham County Public Schools schedule?
$56,614 at years of experience 0 on Base Salary, per the 2026-27 schedule (Rockingham County Public Schools).
What is the top of the Rockingham County Public Schools salary schedule?
$87,374, at years of experience 44+ on Base Salary (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 Rockingham County Public Schools salary schedule?
On the Base Salary column the top figure, $87,374, is reached at years of experience 44+, 44 years of experience increases after years of experience 0 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Virginia districts with schedules
- Williamsburg-James City County Public Schoolsstarts $56,970
- York County School Divisionstarts $57,634
- Portsmouth Public Schoolsstarts $60,564.00
- Roanoke City Public Schoolsstarts $51,411.00
- Roanoke County Public Schoolsstarts $49,329
- Albemarle County Public Schoolsstarts $58,971.50
- Bedford County Public Schoolsstarts $48,877
- Suffolk Public Schoolsstarts $60,000
- Pittsylvania County Schoolsstarts $48,956.98
- Henry County Public Schoolsstarts $50,103
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