2025-26 · District salary guide
School District of Palm Beach CountyTeacher salary schedule
Find your pay ↓Published bachelor’s starting pay → highest published maximum across this district’s degree lanes. Placement depends on credited experience and education.
At School District of Palm Beach County, published master’s starting pay is $57,500 for 2025-26.
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View the official scheduleYour pay ladder.
Use the official schedule to find the pay for your exact experience step and degree lane. The starting and top figures below come from that schedule.
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $54,500
- Master’s starting pay
- $57,500
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $112,675
- Master’s maximum
- $115,675
- Doctorate maximum
- $118,675
District source · Annual amounts for 2025-26.
Schedule notes
Instructional (CTA) Performance Salary Schedule effective July 1, 2025: Bachelor's minimum $54,500, maximum $112,675. Advanced degree supplements: Master's +$3,000, Specialist/double master's +$4,500, Doctorate +$6,000. New-hire placement runs $54,500 at 0 years to $67,950 at 25 years (base). A voter-approved referendum supplement of $0-$10,000 is paid on top and excluded. No 2026-27 schedule posted. Enrollment is FLDOE Membership in Florida Public Schools, Survey 2, 2025-26 (district total, includes district-sponsored charter students).
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Experience credit and education requirements are set by the district. Check the official schedule for contract length, supplements and rules for moving between lanes. These base amounts are not take-home pay.
Reported district enrollment: 184,795 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- School District of Palm Beach County official salary schedule · School District of Palm Beach County
- District source and context · School District of Palm Beach County
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