2026-27 · District salary guide
Hardin County SchoolsTeacher 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 Hardin County Schools, published master’s starting pay is $51,189 for 2026-27.
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View the official scheduleYour pay ladder.
Find the row for your credited step, then read across to your education lane. Missing values are marked “Not published”.
Doctorate pay is not published in this schedule, so that column is left out.
| Step | Bachelor’s | Master’s |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | $47,041 | $51,189 |
| 1 | $47,362 | $51,677 |
| 2 | $48,004 | $52,408 |
| 3 | $48,887 | $53,376 |
| 4 | $49,783 | $54,364 |
| 5 | $50,700 | $55,374 |
| 6 | $51,636 | $56,399 |
| 7 | $52,588 | $58,011 |
| 8 | $53,562 | $59,080 |
| 9 | $54,552 | $60,170 |
| 10 | $55,563 | $61,281 |
| 11 | $56,594 | $62,419 |
| 12 | $57,647 | $63,575 |
| 13 | $58,720 | $64,192 |
| 14 | $59,817 | $65,399 |
| 15 | $60,934 | $66,630 |
| 16 | $62,074 | $67,880 |
| 17 | $63,234 | $69,160 |
| 18 | $64,419 | $70,464 |
| 19 | $65,630 | $71,794 |
| 20 | $66,862 | $73,150 |
| 21 | $68,119 | $74,534 |
| 22 | $68,459 | $74,906 |
| 23 | $68,790 | $75,237 |
| 24 | $69,120 | $75,567 |
| 25 | $69,451 | $75,898 |
| 26 | $69,782 | $76,229 |
| 27 | $70,113 | $76,560 |
| 28 | $71,041 | $76,890 |
| 29 | $71,394 | $77,769 |
| 30 | $72,822 | $79,324 |
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $47,041
- Master’s starting pay
- $51,189
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $72,822
- Master’s maximum
- $79,324
- Doctorate maximum
- Not published
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
2026-27 certified salary schedule, 187 days. The file is named Final but the page heading still reads Proposed. Bachelor's = Rank III, master's = Rank II; steps 0-30. Rank I runs $55,746 to $86,850. No separate doctorate lane.
Confirm your placement
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: 13,810 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Hardin County Schools official salary schedule · Hardin County Schools
- District source and context · Hardin County Schools
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