2026-27 · District salary guide
Union County Public 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 Union County Public Schools, published master’s starting pay is $61,600 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 | $55,300 | $61,600 |
| 1 | $55,550 | $61,880 |
| 2 | $55,800 | $62,150 |
| 3 | $56,050 | $62,430 |
| 4 | $56,300 | $62,700 |
| 5 | $56,800 | $63,250 |
| 6 | $57,300 | $63,800 |
| 7 | $57,800 | $64,350 |
| 8 | $58,300 | $64,900 |
| 9 | $58,800 | $65,450 |
| 10 | $60,440 | $67,250 |
| 11 | $61,020 | $67,890 |
| 12 | $61,600 | $68,520 |
| 13 | $62,180 | $69,150 |
| 14 | $63,280 | $70,350 |
| 15 | $64,470 | $71,650 |
| 16 | $64,540 | $71,720 |
| 17 | $64,610 | $71,790 |
| 18 | $64,680 | $71,860 |
| 19 | $64,750 | $71,930 |
| 20 | $64,820 | $72,000 |
| 21 | $64,890 | $72,070 |
| 22 | $64,960 | $72,140 |
| 23 | $65,030 | $72,210 |
| 24 | $65,100 | $72,280 |
| 25 | $67,350 | $74,750 |
| 26 | $67,420 | $74,820 |
| 27 | $67,490 | $74,890 |
| 28 | $67,560 | $74,960 |
| 29 | $67,630 | $75,030 |
| 30 | $67,700 | $75,100 |
| 31 | $67,770 | $75,170 |
| 32 | $67,840 | $75,240 |
| 33 | $67,910 | $75,310 |
| 34 | $67,910 | $75,310 |
| 35 | $67,910 | $75,310 |
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $55,300
- Master’s starting pay
- $61,600
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $67,910
- Master’s maximum
- $75,310
- Doctorate maximum
- Not published
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
UCPS posts the NC 2026-27 state schedule plus a separate '2026-2027 Union County Local Teacher Supplement Schedule' (updated 8/26). Figures here are the sum of the two official tables: state 10-month base + yearly supplement ($7,300 at 0-10 years rising to $8,910 at 33+); master's adds $1,500 to the supplement. Last step is 35+. No doctorate column. Enrollment is NC DPI FY2025-26 ADM (average daily membership) from the Public School Building Capital Fund lottery distribution summary, not a headcount.
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: 39,880 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Union County Public Schools official salary schedule · Union County Public Schools
- District source and context · Union County Public Schools
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