Annual salary
$57,801
Virginia · salary schedule · 2026-27
Virginia Beach City Public Schools salary schedule, 2026-27
Instructional Experience-Based Step Pay Scale (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a contract type and creditable years of teaching experience to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Virginia Beach City Public Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $41,004 (ALC, creditable years of teaching experience 0) and tops out at $151,296 (12-month, creditable years of teaching experience 47+), per Virginia Beach City Public Schools (effective ).
- The grid has 6 contract type columns and 48 creditable years of teaching experience rows; the highest cell is reached at creditable years of teaching experience 47+.
- Virginia Beach City Public Schools enrolled 64,986 students in 2023-24, the 4th-largest district in Virginia by NCES enrollment.
Instructional Experience-Based Step Pay Scale (2026-27)
| Creditable years of teaching experience \ Contract type | Standard Teaching | 10-month Extended | 10-month Extended HS School Counselors | 11-month | 12-month | ALC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $57,801 | $60,994 | $62,729 | $63,872 | $75,149 | $41,004 |
| 1 | $58,668 | $61,909 | $63,670 | $64,830 | $76,276 | $41,619 |
| 2 | $59,548 | $62,838 | $64,625 | $65,803 | $77,420 | $42,244 |
| 3 | $60,441 | $63,780 | $65,594 | $66,790 | $78,581 | $42,877 |
| 4 | $61,347 | $64,737 | $66,578 | $67,792 | $79,760 | $43,520 |
| 5 | $62,268 | $65,708 | $67,577 | $68,809 | $80,957 | $44,173 |
| 6 | $63,202 | $66,694 | $68,591 | $69,841 | $82,171 | $44,836 |
| 7 | $64,150 | $67,694 | $69,620 | $70,889 | $83,404 | $45,509 |
| 8 | $65,112 | $68,710 | $70,664 | $71,952 | $84,654 | $46,191 |
| 9 | $66,089 | $69,740 | $71,724 | $73,031 | $85,924 | $46,884 |
| 10 | $67,080 | $70,786 | $72,800 | $74,127 | $87,213 | $47,587 |
| 11 | $68,086 | $71,848 | $73,892 | $75,238 | $88,521 | $48,301 |
| 12 | $69,107 | $72,926 | $75,000 | $76,367 | $89,849 | $49,026 |
| 13 | $70,144 | $74,020 | $76,125 | $77,513 | $91,197 | $49,761 |
| 14 | $71,196 | $75,130 | $77,267 | $78,675 | $92,565 | $50,507 |
| 15 | $72,264 | $76,257 | $78,426 | $79,855 | $93,953 | $51,265 |
| 16 | $73,348 | $77,401 | $79,602 | $81,053 | $95,363 | $52,034 |
| 17 | $74,448 | $78,562 | $80,796 | $82,269 | $96,793 | $52,815 |
| 18 | $75,565 | $79,740 | $82,008 | $83,503 | $98,245 | $53,607 |
| 19 | $76,699 | $80,936 | $83,238 | $84,756 | $99,719 | $54,411 |
| 20 | $77,849 | $82,150 | $84,487 | $86,027 | $101,215 | $55,227 |
| 21 | $79,017 | $83,383 | $85,754 | $87,318 | $102,733 | $56,056 |
| 22 | $80,202 | $84,634 | $87,041 | $88,627 | $104,274 | $56,896 |
| 23 | $81,405 | $85,903 | $88,346 | $89,957 | $105,838 | $57,750 |
| 24 | $82,626 | $87,192 | $89,671 | $91,306 | $107,425 | $58,616 |
| 25 | $83,866 | $88,500 | $91,017 | $92,676 | $109,037 | $59,495 |
| 26 | $85,124 | $89,827 | $92,382 | $94,066 | $110,673 | $60,388 |
| 27 | $86,400 | $91,174 | $93,767 | $95,477 | $112,332 | $61,293 |
| 28 | $87,696 | $92,542 | $95,174 | $96,909 | $114,018 | $62,213 |
| 29 | $89,012 | $93,930 | $96,602 | $98,362 | $115,728 | $63,146 |
| 30 | $90,347 | $95,339 | $98,051 | $99,838 | $117,464 | $64,093 |
| 31 | $91,702 | $96,769 | $99,521 | $101,336 | $119,226 | $65,055 |
| 32 | $93,078 | $98,221 | $101,014 | $102,856 | $121,014 | $66,031 |
| 33 | $94,474 | $99,694 | $102,530 | $104,398 | $122,829 | $67,021 |
| 34 | $95,891 | $101,189 | $104,067 | $105,964 | $124,672 | $68,026 |
| 35 | $97,330 | $102,707 | $105,629 | $107,554 | $126,542 | $69,047 |
| 36 | $98,790 | $104,248 | $107,213 | $109,167 | $128,440 | $70,083 |
| 37 | $100,271 | $105,812 | $108,821 | $110,805 | $130,367 | $71,134 |
| 38 | $101,775 | $107,399 | $110,453 | $112,467 | $132,322 | $72,201 |
| 39 | $103,302 | $109,010 | $112,110 | $114,154 | $134,307 | $73,284 |
| 40 | $104,852 | $110,645 | $113,792 | $115,866 | $136,322 | $74,383 |
| 41 | $106,424 | $112,305 | $115,499 | $117,604 | $138,366 | $75,499 |
| 42 | $108,021 | $113,989 | $117,231 | $119,368 | $140,442 | $76,631 |
| 43 | $109,641 | $115,699 | $118,990 | $121,159 | $142,548 | $77,781 |
| 44 | $111,286 | $117,435 | $120,775 | $122,976 | $144,687 | $78,947 |
| 45 | $112,955 | $119,196 | $122,586 | $124,821 | $146,857 | $80,132 |
| 46 | $114,649 | $120,984 | $124,425 | $126,693 | $149,060 | $81,334 |
| 47+ | $116,369 | $122,799 | $126,291 | $128,593 | $151,296 | $82,554 |
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Per month (12)
$4,816.75
Next 5 steps in this contract type
| Creditable years of teaching experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $58,668 | +$867 |
| 2 | $59,548 | +$1,747 |
| 3 | $60,441 | +$2,640 |
| 4 | $61,347 | +$3,546 |
| 5 | $62,268 | +$4,467 |
Worked example as rendered: Standard Teaching, creditable years of teaching experience 0 = $57,801 a year, $4,816.75 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 lengths and assignment types, not degree lanes; the division places instructional staff by creditable years of teaching experience.
The scale reflects approximately a 3.79% entry-level adjustment and a 1.5% difference between each step for years of experience.
Excludes the separately published table of allowances, department chair supplements and athletic and non-athletic supplements.
- Soft spot: The ALC column runs from $41,004 to $82,554, well below the other columns; the document does not state what ALC abbreviates or what contract length it carries.
How this schedule moves
On the ALC column a teacher moves from $41,004 at creditable years of teaching experience 0 to $82,554 at creditable years of teaching experience 47+: 47 creditable years of teaching experience increases worth $884 each on average, 101% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,220, between creditable years of teaching experience 46 and creditable years of teaching experience 47+.
The highest-paid column, 12-month, starts at $75,149 and tops out at $151,296, 83% above the top of the ALC column.
Among the 27 Virginia district schedules indexed here, Virginia Beach City Public Schools's starting pay ranks 27th and its top cell ranks 2nd; 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 18th percentile and the top cell at the 98th percentile.
Column by column
| Contract type | First creditable years of teaching experience | Top | Creditable years of teaching experience moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Teaching | $57,801 | $116,369 | 47 | 101% |
| 10-month Extended | $60,994 | $122,799 | 47 | 101% |
| 10-month Extended HS School Counselors | $62,729 | $126,291 | 47 | 101% |
| 11-month | $63,872 | $128,593 | 47 | 101% |
| 12-month | $75,149 | $151,296 | 47 | 101% |
| ALC | $41,004 | $82,554 | 47 | 101% |
Against Virginia districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach City Public Schools | 64,986 | 2026-27 | $41,004 | – | $151,296 |
| Chesterfield County Public Schools | 64,132 | 2026-27 | $57,227 | $60,660 | $97,693 |
| Henrico County Public Schools | 50,463 | 2026-27 | $59,663 | $62,527 | $90,985 |
| Loudoun County Public Schools | 81,636 | 2026-27 | $63,934 | $70,278 | $135,640 |
| Chesapeake Public Schools | 40,576 | 2026-27 | $58,544 | – | $104,630 |
| Prince William County Public Schools | 90,550 | 2026-27 | $65,000 | $72,000 | $153,763 |
Starting pay is the first creditable years of teaching experience of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-creditable years of teaching 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 Virginia Beach City Public Schools schedule?
$41,004 at creditable years of teaching experience 0 on ALC, per the 2026-27 schedule (Virginia Beach City Public Schools).
What is the top of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools salary schedule?
$151,296, at creditable years of teaching experience 47+ on 12-month (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 Virginia Beach City Public Schools salary schedule?
On the ALC column the top figure, $82,554, is reached at creditable years of teaching experience 47+, 47 creditable years of teaching experience increases after creditable years of teaching experience 0 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Virginia districts with schedules
- Chesterfield County Public Schoolsstarts $57,227
- Henrico County Public Schoolsstarts $59,663
- Loudoun County Public Schoolsstarts $63,934
- Chesapeake Public Schoolsstarts $58,544
- Prince William County Public Schoolsstarts $65,000
- Stafford County Public Schoolsstarts $54,000
- Arlington Public Schoolsstarts $59,429
- Norfolk Public Schoolsstarts $54,733
- Newport News Public Schoolsstarts $57,000
- Spotsylvania County Public Schoolsstarts $38,576
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