2026-27 · District salary guide
Metro Nashville 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 Metro Nashville Public Schools, published master’s starting pay is $60,070 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”.
| Step | Bachelor’s | Master’s | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $54,521 | $60,070 | $67,729 |
| 1 | $55,725 | $61,313 | $69,714 |
| 2 | $56,929 | $62,556 | $71,699 |
| 3 | $58,132 | $63,799 | $73,684 |
| 4 | $59,336 | $65,042 | $75,669 |
| 5 | $60,539 | $66,875 | $77,711 |
| 6 | $61,743 | $68,024 | $79,633 |
| 7 | $62,946 | $69,172 | $81,625 |
| 8 | $64,150 | $70,321 | $83,833 |
| 9 | $65,354 | $71,470 | $85,591 |
| 10 | $66,557 | $72,619 | $87,096 |
| 11 | $67,761 | $73,768 | $88,232 |
| 12 | $68,964 | $74,987 | $89,587 |
| 13 | $70,168 | $76,230 | $90,481 |
| 14 | $71,542 | $77,473 | $91,455 |
| 15 | $73,152 | $78,716 | $92,335 |
| 16 | $73,394 | $79,561 | $92,774 |
| 17 | $74,212 | $80,406 | $93,300 |
| 18 | $75,030 | $81,252 | $93,825 |
| 19 | $76,028 | $82,097 | $94,351 |
| 20 | $76,667 | $82,942 | $94,876 |
| 21 | $77,004 | $83,290 | $95,226 |
| 22 | $77,341 | $83,638 | $95,641 |
| 23 | $77,678 | $83,986 | $95,948 |
| 24 | $78,015 | $84,334 | $96,277 |
| 25 | $78,352 | $84,683 | $96,627 |
| 26 | $78,470 | $84,800 | $96,745 |
| 27 | $78,588 | $84,918 | $96,863 |
| 28 | $78,706 | $85,036 | $96,981 |
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $54,521
- Master’s starting pay
- $60,070
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $78,706
- Master’s maximum
- $85,036
- Doctorate maximum
- $96,981
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
MNPS 2026-27 teacher salary schedule (201 days), posted in the district SharePoint folder linked from its Salaries and Resources page. Steps 0-28; doctorate column is the EDD/PHD lane. MA+30 and EDS lanes also exist. Permit teachers start at $53,500.
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: 78,041 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Metro Nashville Public Schools official salary schedule · Metro Nashville Public Schools
- District source and context · Metro Nashville Public Schools
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