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2026-27 · District salary guide

DeKalb County School DistrictTeacher salary schedule

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Starting pay$60,000
Top pay$113,300

Published bachelor’s starting pay → highest published maximum across this district’s degree lanes. Placement depends on credited experience and education.

At DeKalb County School District, published master’s starting pay is $63,100 for 2026-27.

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Find the row for your credited step, then read across to your education lane. Missing values are marked “Not published”.

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DeKalb County School District · 2026-27 annual base salary
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
1$60,000$63,100$74,000
2$60,750$64,100$75,200
3$61,500$65,100$76,400
4$62,250$66,100$77,600
5$63,000$67,100$78,800
6$64,200$68,600$80,600
7$65,400$70,100$82,400
8$66,600$71,600$84,200
9$67,800$73,100$86,000
10$69,000$74,600$87,800
11$70,200$76,100$89,600
12$71,400$77,600$91,400
13$72,600$79,100$93,200
14$73,800$80,600$95,000
15$75,000$82,100$96,800
16$75,750$83,000$97,900
17$76,500$83,900$99,000
18$77,250$84,800$100,100
19$78,000$85,700$101,200
20$78,750$86,600$102,300
21$79,500$87,500$103,400
22$80,250$88,400$104,500
23$81,000$89,300$105,600
24$81,750$90,200$106,700
25$82,500$91,100$107,800
26$83,250$92,000$108,900
27$84,000$92,900$110,000
28$84,750$93,800$111,100
29$85,500$94,700$112,200
30$86,250$95,600$113,300

Salary at a glance

Bachelor’s starting pay
$60,000
Master’s starting pay
$63,100
Bachelor’s maximum
$86,250
Master’s maximum
$95,600
Doctorate maximum
$113,300

District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.

Schedule notes

2026-27 teacher salary schedule effective July 1, 2026, 190 days. Slots E04-E07 (bachelor's, master's, specialist, doctorate); step 1 is 0 years and step 30 is 29+ years. Specialist runs $68,250 to $104,650, and a provisional certificate pays a flat $53,641. Step grid uses E04, E05 and E07. Enrollment is GaDOE FTE FY2026-1 (October 2025) total enrollment.

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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: 90,265 students. Source.

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