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2026-27 · State salary guide

FloridaTeacher salary schedules 2026-27

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Starting pay$48,351
Top pay$124,115

Lowest published bachelor’s starting pay → highest published maximum across degree lanes in the districts below. Years and eligibility vary.

Average salary
$56,663NEA 2024-25
Starting salary
$49,435NEA 2024-25
State minimum
Not publishedSee state terms
Districts sourced
10Official schedules

Florida teachers averaged $56,663 in 2024-25 per NEA, with an average starting salary of $49,435.

Florida teachers averaged $56,663 in 2024-25 per NEA, with an average starting salary of $49,435. Florida has no state minimum salary schedule; each countywide district bargains its own pay, and the state's Teacher Salary Increase Allocation funds raises. Among the ten largest districts, starting base pay runs from about $48,400 (Hillsborough, Polk) to $60,405 in Pinellas for 2026-27, which includes a referendum supplement. Top pay ranges from about $73,000 in Hillsborough to $117,000 on Orange County's open range.

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Experience × education

Your pay, step by step.

Read across from your credited step to your degree lane. These are published observations; missing steps are not estimated.

Pinellas County Schools

Official schedule ↗
Pinellas County Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
15$66,459$68,710$71,105
16$66,535$68,786$71,181
17$66,897$69,148$71,543
18$67,078$69,329$71,724
19$67,486$69,737$72,132
20$68,314$70,565$72,960
21$68,686$70,937$73,332
22$69,062$71,313$73,708
23$69,441$71,692$74,087
24$69,865$72,116$74,511
25$70,383$72,634$75,029
26$70,848$73,099$75,494
27$71,365$73,616$76,011
28$72,061$74,312$76,707
29$72,914$75,165$77,560
30$73,751$76,002$78,397
31$75,458$77,709$80,104
32$77,165$79,416$81,811
33$78,872$81,123$83,518
34$80,579$82,830$85,225
35$82,286$84,537$86,932
36$83,992$86,243$88,638
37$85,699$87,950$90,345
38$87,613$89,864$92,259
39$88,441$90,692$93,087
40$89,268$91,519$93,914
41$89,786$92,037$94,432

Hillsborough County Public Schools

Official schedule ↗
Hillsborough County Public Schools · 2025-26 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$48,351$49,351$51,351
1$48,601$49,601$51,601
2$48,851$49,851$51,851
3$49,101$50,101$52,101
4$49,351$50,351$52,351
5$49,601$50,601$52,601
6$49,851$50,851$52,851
7$50,126$51,126$53,126
8$50,401$51,401$53,401
9$51,736$52,736$54,736
10$53,071$54,071$56,071
11$54,406$55,406$57,406
12$55,741$56,741$58,741
13$57,076$58,076$60,076
14$58,411$59,411$61,411
15$59,746$60,746$62,746
16$61,081$62,081$64,081
17$62,416$63,416$65,416
18$63,751$64,751$66,751
19$65,086$66,086$68,086
20$66,721$67,721$69,721
21$67,756$68,756$70,756
22$69,091$70,091$72,091
23$70,441$71,441$73,441
24$71,841$72,841$74,841
25$73,341$74,341$76,341

District pay rankings.

Ranked by highest published maximum across degree lanes. Annual base pay, by education level. Years and contract terms can differ; open each schedule before comparing.

Select a column heading to sort. Scroll the table horizontally for more columns. Missing values are marked “Not published”.

Florida district salary comparison
Official source
Orange County Public SchoolsOrlando2025-26$50,000$53,517$117,000$120,517$124,115Schedule ↗ for Orange County Public Schools
School District of Palm Beach CountyWest Palm Beach2025-26$54,500$57,500$112,675$115,675$118,675Schedule ↗ for School District of Palm Beach County
Pinellas County SchoolsLargo2026-27$60,405$62,656$89,786$92,037$94,432Schedule ↗ for Pinellas County Schools
Miami-Dade County Public SchoolsMiami2025-26$50,150$53,560$82,822$86,232$90,742Schedule ↗ for Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Polk County Public SchoolsBartow2025-26$48,450$51,612$76,652$79,814$83,428Schedule ↗ for Polk County Public Schools
Pasco County SchoolsLand O' Lakes2025-26$51,000$53,700$81,000Not publishedNot publishedSchedule ↗ for Pasco County Schools
Hillsborough County Public SchoolsTampa2025-26$48,351$49,351$73,341$74,341$76,341Schedule ↗ for Hillsborough County Public Schools
Broward County Public SchoolsFort Lauderdale2025-26$51,597Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedSchedule ↗ for Broward County Public Schools
Duval County Public SchoolsJacksonville2025-26$48,700Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedSchedule ↗ for Duval County Public Schools
Lee County Public SchoolsFort Myers2025-26$54,500Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedSchedule ↗ for Lee County Public Schools

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The district picture

Starting pay to top pay

Largest districts included in this guide, sorted by published top pay. Starting pay is the bachelor’s entry rate; top pay is the highest published maximum across degree lanes.

━ Bachelor’s start▨ Top pay · all degree lanes
Orange County Public Schools2025-26

BA start $50,000

Top $124,115

School District of Palm Beach County2025-26

BA start $54,500

Top $118,675

Pinellas County Schools2026-27

BA start $60,405

Top $94,432

Miami-Dade County Public Schools2025-26

BA start $50,150

Top $90,742

Polk County Public Schools2025-26

BA start $48,450

Top $83,428

Pasco County Schools2025-26

BA start $51,000

Top $81,000

Hillsborough County Public Schools2025-26

BA start $48,351

Top $76,341

Broward County Public Schools2025-26

BA start $51,597

Top Not published

Duval County Public Schools2025-26

BA start $48,700

Top Not published

Lee County Public Schools2025-26

BA start $54,500

Top Not published

Annual base salary on a shared zero-based scale. Top pay can require advanced qualifications and many years of service. Missing values are not zero.
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Published district pay
DistrictYearBA startTop pay
Orange County Public Schools2025-26$50,000$124,115
School District of Palm Beach County2025-26$54,500$118,675
Pinellas County Schools2026-27$60,405$94,432
Miami-Dade County Public Schools2025-26$50,150$90,742
Polk County Public Schools2025-26$48,450$83,428
Pasco County Schools2025-26$51,000$81,000
Hillsborough County Public Schools2025-26$48,351$76,341
Broward County Public Schools2025-26$51,597Not published
Duval County Public Schools2025-26$48,700Not published
Lee County Public Schools2025-26$54,500Not published

Experience & progression

How pay grows by step

Bachelor’s lane · 2 districts with numeric step data

$0k$25k$50k$75k$100k010213141Experience stepHillsborough County Public Schools: step 0, $48,351Hillsborough County Public Schools: step 1, $48,601Hillsborough County Public Schools: step 2, $48,851Hillsborough County Public Schools: step 3, $49,101Hillsborough County Public Schools: step 4, $49,351Hillsborough County Public Schools: step 5, $49,601Hillsborough County Public Schools: step 6, $49,851Hillsborough County Public Schools: step 7, $50,126Hillsborough County Public Schools: step 8, $50,401Hillsborough County Public Schools: step 9, $51,736Hillsborough County Public Schools: step 10, $53,071Hillsborough County Public Schools: step 11, $54,406Hillsborough County Public Schools: step 12, $55,741Hillsborough County Public Schools: step 13, $57,076Hillsborough County Public Schools: step 14, $58,411Hillsborough County Public Schools: step 15, $59,746Hillsborough County Public Schools: step 16, $61,081Hillsborough County Public Schools: step 17, $62,416Hillsborough County Public Schools: step 18, $63,751Hillsborough County Public Schools: step 19, $65,086Hillsborough County Public Schools: step 20, $66,721Hillsborough County Public Schools: step 21, $67,756Hillsborough County Public Schools: step 22, $69,091Hillsborough County Public Schools: step 23, $70,441Hillsborough County Public Schools: step 24, $71,841Hillsborough County Public Schools: step 25, $73,341Pinellas County Schools: step 15, $66,459Pinellas County Schools: step 16, $66,535Pinellas County Schools: step 17, $66,897Pinellas County Schools: step 18, $67,078Pinellas County Schools: step 19, $67,486Pinellas County Schools: step 20, $68,314Pinellas County Schools: step 21, $68,686Pinellas County Schools: step 22, $69,062Pinellas County Schools: step 23, $69,441Pinellas County Schools: step 24, $69,865Pinellas County Schools: step 25, $70,383Pinellas County Schools: step 26, $70,848Pinellas County Schools: step 27, $71,365Pinellas County Schools: step 28, $72,061Pinellas County Schools: step 29, $72,914Pinellas County Schools: step 30, $73,751Pinellas County Schools: step 31, $75,458Pinellas County Schools: step 32, $77,165Pinellas County Schools: step 33, $78,872Pinellas County Schools: step 34, $80,579Pinellas County Schools: step 35, $82,286Pinellas County Schools: step 36, $83,992Pinellas County Schools: step 37, $85,699Pinellas County Schools: step 38, $87,613Pinellas County Schools: step 39, $88,441Pinellas County Schools: step 40, $89,268Pinellas County Schools: step 41, $89,786
  • Hillsborough County Public Schools2025-26
  • Pinellas County Schools2026-27
Lines connect published observations, not estimated salaries for missing steps. A step is not always a year of service. District placement rules and schedule years vary.
View step progression data
Bachelor’s lane by published step
DistrictStepAnnual pay
Hillsborough County Public Schools0$48,351
Hillsborough County Public Schools1$48,601
Hillsborough County Public Schools2$48,851
Hillsborough County Public Schools3$49,101
Hillsborough County Public Schools4$49,351
Hillsborough County Public Schools5$49,601
Hillsborough County Public Schools6$49,851
Hillsborough County Public Schools7$50,126
Hillsborough County Public Schools8$50,401
Hillsborough County Public Schools9$51,736
Hillsborough County Public Schools10$53,071
Hillsborough County Public Schools11$54,406
Hillsborough County Public Schools12$55,741
Hillsborough County Public Schools13$57,076
Hillsborough County Public Schools14$58,411
Hillsborough County Public Schools15$59,746
Hillsborough County Public Schools16$61,081
Hillsborough County Public Schools17$62,416
Hillsborough County Public Schools18$63,751
Hillsborough County Public Schools19$65,086
Hillsborough County Public Schools20$66,721
Hillsborough County Public Schools21$67,756
Hillsborough County Public Schools22$69,091
Hillsborough County Public Schools23$70,441
Hillsborough County Public Schools24$71,841
Hillsborough County Public Schools25$73,341
Pinellas County Schools15$66,459
Pinellas County Schools16$66,535
Pinellas County Schools17$66,897
Pinellas County Schools18$67,078
Pinellas County Schools19$67,486
Pinellas County Schools20$68,314
Pinellas County Schools21$68,686
Pinellas County Schools22$69,062
Pinellas County Schools23$69,441
Pinellas County Schools24$69,865
Pinellas County Schools25$70,383
Pinellas County Schools26$70,848
Pinellas County Schools27$71,365
Pinellas County Schools28$72,061
Pinellas County Schools29$72,914
Pinellas County Schools30$73,751
Pinellas County Schools31$75,458
Pinellas County Schools32$77,165
Pinellas County Schools33$78,872
Pinellas County Schools34$80,579
Pinellas County Schools35$82,286
Pinellas County Schools36$83,992
Pinellas County Schools37$85,699
Pinellas County Schools38$87,613
Pinellas County Schools39$88,441
Pinellas County Schools40$89,268
Pinellas County Schools41$89,786

The wider picture

Salary in context

Florida average$56,663
NEA 2024-25 · Source
State minimumNot published
See state minimum terms below · Source
National average$74,495
Reporting year not published · Source
Average pay describes the workforce; a minimum is a floor subject to state rules. These measures can cover different years and are not equivalent starting offers.
View salary context data
State and national salary measures
MeasureAmountContext
Florida average$56,663NEA 2024-25
State minimumNot publishedSee state minimum terms below
National average$74,495Reporting year not published

State minimum salary

Florida has no state minimum teacher salary schedule. Each countywide school district sets pay through collective bargaining, and s.1012.22 F.S. requires performance salary schedules. The state instead funds raises through the Classroom Teacher and Other Instructional Personnel Salary Increase Allocation (TSIA) in the FEFP (s.1011.62). For 2026-27, TSIA totals $1,557,912,987: $1,356,524,235 maintains prior increases and $201,388,752 funds new increases. Under HB 5001-E (2026 Special Session E), the new funds go first to full-time classroom and certified pre-K teachers with 10+ years of Florida public school experience, up to $3,000 each, with any remainder going to other instructional raises (FLDOE memo dated July 1, 2026). The 2025-26 TSIA was $1,356,579,107 (https://cdn.fldoe.org/file/5638/2526-SIAM.pdf). NEA average salary is FY 2024-25 (Rankings & Estimates, August 2026, revised for updated FLDOE data); starting average is from NEA's 2024-25 Teacher Salary Benchmark. District enrollment is from FLDOE Survey 2, 2025-26 (state total 2,792,954).

Read the state minimum source ↗

Before you compare offers

Match the school year, degree lane and credited experience. The published maximum is not a promise of starting placement. Confirm contract days, supplements and eligibility in each district’s official schedule.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Florida district salary schedules?

Use the district comparison table on this page to open a district guide and its official salary schedule. Each source is linked with a verification date.

Does a master’s degree change the salary?

Check the master’s lane in the district’s published schedule. Degree supplements and placement rules vary; a missing value here does not mean there is no additional pay.

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