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2026-27 · State salary guide

Georgia teacher salary schedules 2026-27

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Average salary
$71,524NEA 2024-25
Starting salary
$48,722NEA 2024-25
State minimum
$43,592See state terms
Districts sourced
9Official schedules

Georgia teachers averaged $71,524 in 2024-25 per NEA, and the average starting salary was $48,722.

Georgia teachers averaged $71,524 in 2024-25 per NEA, and the average starting salary was $48,722. The state salary schedule for 2026-27 sets a floor of $43,592 for a new teacher with a bachelor's (T-4) certificate and $48,706 with a master's (T-5), and every large metro district adds a local supplement well above it. Among the nine largest districts with posted schedules, bachelor's starting pay ranges from $53,910 (Henry) to $62,434 (Atlanta), and the top of the master's lane from $85,565 (Henry) to $103,596 (Atlanta). Savannah-Chatham posts no current teacher schedule.

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Georgia district salary comparison
Official source
Gwinnett County Public SchoolsSuwanee2026-27$61,146$66,276$85,170$94,948$114,000Schedule ↗ for Gwinnett County Public Schools
Cobb County School DistrictMarietta2026-27$60,604$65,731$89,203$101,198$125,262Schedule ↗ for Cobb County School District
DeKalb County School DistrictStone Mountain2026-27$60,000$63,100$86,250$95,600$113,300Schedule ↗ for DeKalb County School District
Fulton County SchoolsAtlanta2026-27$60,506$66,514$92,528$102,040$118,572Schedule ↗ for Fulton County Schools
Forsyth County SchoolsCumming2026-27$56,784$62,364$83,062$91,850$108,987Schedule ↗ for Forsyth County Schools
Clayton County Public SchoolsJonesboro2026-27$57,809$62,681$82,252$91,076$107,490Schedule ↗ for Clayton County Public Schools
Atlanta Public SchoolsAtlanta2026-27$62,434$68,776$91,270$103,596$128,375Schedule ↗ for Atlanta Public Schools
Henry County SchoolsMcDonough2026-27$53,910$59,331$76,536$85,565$105,144Schedule ↗ for Henry County Schools
Cherokee County School DistrictCanton2026-27$59,438$64,732$87,548$97,098$113,221Schedule ↗ for Cherokee County School District

9 districts shown

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Starting pay to top pay

Largest districts included in this guide, sorted by published top pay. Starting pay is the bachelor’s entry rate; top pay is the highest published maximum across degree lanes.

━ Bachelor’s start▨ Top pay · all degree lanes
Atlanta Public Schools2026-27

BA start $62,434

Top $128,375

Cobb County School District2026-27

BA start $60,604

Top $125,262

Fulton County Schools2026-27

BA start $60,506

Top $118,572

Gwinnett County Public Schools2026-27

BA start $61,146

Top $114,000

DeKalb County School District2026-27

BA start $60,000

Top $113,300

Cherokee County School District2026-27

BA start $59,438

Top $113,221

Forsyth County Schools2026-27

BA start $56,784

Top $108,987

Clayton County Public Schools2026-27

BA start $57,809

Top $107,490

Henry County Schools2026-27

BA start $53,910

Top $105,144

Savannah-Chatham County Public School SystemYear not published

Schedule not published

Annual base salary on a shared zero-based scale. Top pay can require advanced qualifications and many years of service. Missing values are not zero.
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Published district pay
DistrictYearBA startTop pay
Atlanta Public Schools2026-27$62,434$128,375
Cobb County School District2026-27$60,604$125,262
Fulton County Schools2026-27$60,506$118,572
Gwinnett County Public Schools2026-27$61,146$114,000
DeKalb County School District2026-27$60,000$113,300
Cherokee County School District2026-27$59,438$113,221
Forsyth County Schools2026-27$56,784$108,987
Clayton County Public Schools2026-27$57,809$107,490
Henry County Schools2026-27$53,910$105,144
Savannah-Chatham County Public School SystemNot publishedNot publishedNot published

Experience & progression

How pay grows by step

Bachelor’s lane · 5 districts with numeric step data

$0k$25k$50k$75k$100k08152330Experience stepGwinnett County Public Schools: step 0, $61,146Gwinnett County Public Schools: step 1, $62,004Gwinnett County Public Schools: step 2, $62,862Gwinnett County Public Schools: step 3, $63,720Gwinnett County Public Schools: step 4, $64,578Gwinnett County Public Schools: step 5, $65,436Gwinnett County Public Schools: step 6, $66,294Gwinnett County Public Schools: step 7, $67,152Gwinnett County Public Schools: step 8, $68,010Gwinnett County Public Schools: step 9, $68,868Gwinnett County Public Schools: step 10, $69,726Gwinnett County Public Schools: step 11, $70,584Gwinnett County Public Schools: step 12, $71,442Gwinnett County Public Schools: step 13, $72,300Gwinnett County Public Schools: step 14, $73,158Gwinnett County Public Schools: step 15, $74,016Gwinnett County Public Schools: step 16, $74,874Gwinnett County Public Schools: step 17, $75,732Gwinnett County Public Schools: step 18, $76,590Gwinnett County Public Schools: step 19, $77,448Gwinnett County Public Schools: step 20, $78,306Gwinnett County Public Schools: step 21, $79,164Gwinnett County Public Schools: step 22, $80,022Gwinnett County Public Schools: step 23, $80,880Gwinnett County Public Schools: step 24, $81,738Gwinnett County Public Schools: step 25, $82,596Gwinnett County Public Schools: step 26, $83,454Gwinnett County Public Schools: step 27, $84,312Gwinnett County Public Schools: step 28, $85,170Cobb County School District: step 4, $61,463Cobb County School District: step 5, $62,222Cobb County School District: step 6, $63,275Cobb County School District: step 7, $65,803Cobb County School District: step 8, $67,780Cobb County School District: step 9, $70,830DeKalb County School District: step 1, $60,000DeKalb County School District: step 2, $60,750DeKalb County School District: step 3, $61,500DeKalb County School District: step 4, $62,250DeKalb County School District: step 5, $63,000DeKalb County School District: step 6, $64,200DeKalb County School District: step 7, $65,400DeKalb County School District: step 8, $66,600DeKalb County School District: step 9, $67,800DeKalb County School District: step 10, $69,000DeKalb County School District: step 11, $70,200DeKalb County School District: step 12, $71,400DeKalb County School District: step 13, $72,600DeKalb County School District: step 14, $73,800DeKalb County School District: step 15, $75,000DeKalb County School District: step 16, $75,750DeKalb County School District: step 17, $76,500DeKalb County School District: step 18, $77,250DeKalb County School District: step 19, $78,000DeKalb County School District: step 20, $78,750DeKalb County School District: step 21, $79,500DeKalb County School District: step 22, $80,250DeKalb County School District: step 23, $81,000DeKalb County School District: step 24, $81,750DeKalb County School District: step 25, $82,500DeKalb County School District: step 26, $83,250DeKalb County School District: step 27, $84,000DeKalb County School District: step 28, $84,750DeKalb County School District: step 29, $85,500DeKalb County School District: step 30, $86,250Fulton County Schools: step 0, $60,506Fulton County Schools: step 1, $60,506Fulton County Schools: step 2, $60,506Fulton County Schools: step 3, $60,506Fulton County Schools: step 4, $61,268Fulton County Schools: step 5, $62,142Fulton County Schools: step 6, $63,872Fulton County Schools: step 7, $64,879Fulton County Schools: step 8, $64,879Fulton County Schools: step 9, $65,703Fulton County Schools: step 10, $67,081Fulton County Schools: step 11, $68,748Fulton County Schools: step 12, $70,443Fulton County Schools: step 13, $72,206Fulton County Schools: step 14, $74,009Fulton County Schools: step 15, $75,533Fulton County Schools: step 16, $76,420Fulton County Schools: step 17, $78,321Fulton County Schools: step 18, $80,304Fulton County Schools: step 19, $82,329Fulton County Schools: step 20, $84,424Fulton County Schools: step 21, $86,477Fulton County Schools: step 22, $86,477Fulton County Schools: step 23, $86,477Fulton County Schools: step 24, $87,881Fulton County Schools: step 25, $87,949Fulton County Schools: step 26, $90,183Forsyth County Schools: step 3, $57,794Forsyth County Schools: step 4, $58,804Forsyth County Schools: step 5, $59,814Forsyth County Schools: step 6, $60,824Forsyth County Schools: step 7, $61,834Forsyth County Schools: step 8, $62,844Forsyth County Schools: step 9, $63,854Forsyth County Schools: step 10, $64,864Forsyth County Schools: step 11, $65,874Forsyth County Schools: step 12, $66,884Forsyth County Schools: step 13, $67,894Forsyth County Schools: step 14, $68,904Forsyth County Schools: step 15, $69,914Forsyth County Schools: step 16, $70,924Forsyth County Schools: step 17, $71,934Forsyth County Schools: step 18, $72,944Forsyth County Schools: step 19, $73,954Forsyth County Schools: step 20, $74,964Forsyth County Schools: step 21, $75,974Forsyth County Schools: step 22, $76,984Forsyth County Schools: step 23, $77,994Forsyth County Schools: step 24, $79,004Forsyth County Schools: step 25, $80,014Forsyth County Schools: step 26, $81,024Forsyth County Schools: step 27, $82,037
  • Gwinnett County Public Schools2026-27
  • Cobb County School District2026-27
  • DeKalb County School District2026-27
  • Fulton County Schools2026-27
  • Forsyth County Schools2026-27
Lines connect published observations, not estimated salaries for missing steps. A step is not always a year of service. District placement rules and schedule years vary.
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Bachelor’s lane by published step
DistrictStepAnnual pay
Gwinnett County Public Schools0$61,146
Gwinnett County Public Schools1$62,004
Gwinnett County Public Schools2$62,862
Gwinnett County Public Schools3$63,720
Gwinnett County Public Schools4$64,578
Gwinnett County Public Schools5$65,436
Gwinnett County Public Schools6$66,294
Gwinnett County Public Schools7$67,152
Gwinnett County Public Schools8$68,010
Gwinnett County Public Schools9$68,868
Gwinnett County Public Schools10$69,726
Gwinnett County Public Schools11$70,584
Gwinnett County Public Schools12$71,442
Gwinnett County Public Schools13$72,300
Gwinnett County Public Schools14$73,158
Gwinnett County Public Schools15$74,016
Gwinnett County Public Schools16$74,874
Gwinnett County Public Schools17$75,732
Gwinnett County Public Schools18$76,590
Gwinnett County Public Schools19$77,448
Gwinnett County Public Schools20$78,306
Gwinnett County Public Schools21$79,164
Gwinnett County Public Schools22$80,022
Gwinnett County Public Schools23$80,880
Gwinnett County Public Schools24$81,738
Gwinnett County Public Schools25$82,596
Gwinnett County Public Schools26$83,454
Gwinnett County Public Schools27$84,312
Gwinnett County Public Schools28$85,170
Cobb County School District4$61,463
Cobb County School District5$62,222
Cobb County School District6$63,275
Cobb County School District7$65,803
Cobb County School District8$67,780
Cobb County School District9$70,830
DeKalb County School District1$60,000
DeKalb County School District2$60,750
DeKalb County School District3$61,500
DeKalb County School District4$62,250
DeKalb County School District5$63,000
DeKalb County School District6$64,200
DeKalb County School District7$65,400
DeKalb County School District8$66,600
DeKalb County School District9$67,800
DeKalb County School District10$69,000
DeKalb County School District11$70,200
DeKalb County School District12$71,400
DeKalb County School District13$72,600
DeKalb County School District14$73,800
DeKalb County School District15$75,000
DeKalb County School District16$75,750
DeKalb County School District17$76,500
DeKalb County School District18$77,250
DeKalb County School District19$78,000
DeKalb County School District20$78,750
DeKalb County School District21$79,500
DeKalb County School District22$80,250
DeKalb County School District23$81,000
DeKalb County School District24$81,750
DeKalb County School District25$82,500
DeKalb County School District26$83,250
DeKalb County School District27$84,000
DeKalb County School District28$84,750
DeKalb County School District29$85,500
DeKalb County School District30$86,250
Fulton County Schools0$60,506
Fulton County Schools1$60,506
Fulton County Schools2$60,506
Fulton County Schools3$60,506
Fulton County Schools4$61,268
Fulton County Schools5$62,142
Fulton County Schools6$63,872
Fulton County Schools7$64,879
Fulton County Schools8$64,879
Fulton County Schools9$65,703
Fulton County Schools10$67,081
Fulton County Schools11$68,748
Fulton County Schools12$70,443
Fulton County Schools13$72,206
Fulton County Schools14$74,009
Fulton County Schools15$75,533
Fulton County Schools16$76,420
Fulton County Schools17$78,321
Fulton County Schools18$80,304
Fulton County Schools19$82,329
Fulton County Schools20$84,424
Fulton County Schools21$86,477
Fulton County Schools22$86,477
Fulton County Schools23$86,477
Fulton County Schools24$87,881
Fulton County Schools25$87,949
Fulton County Schools26$90,183
Forsyth County Schools3$57,794
Forsyth County Schools4$58,804
Forsyth County Schools5$59,814
Forsyth County Schools6$60,824
Forsyth County Schools7$61,834
Forsyth County Schools8$62,844
Forsyth County Schools9$63,854
Forsyth County Schools10$64,864
Forsyth County Schools11$65,874
Forsyth County Schools12$66,884
Forsyth County Schools13$67,894
Forsyth County Schools14$68,904
Forsyth County Schools15$69,914
Forsyth County Schools16$70,924
Forsyth County Schools17$71,934
Forsyth County Schools18$72,944
Forsyth County Schools19$73,954
Forsyth County Schools20$74,964
Forsyth County Schools21$75,974
Forsyth County Schools22$76,984
Forsyth County Schools23$77,994
Forsyth County Schools24$79,004
Forsyth County Schools25$80,014
Forsyth County Schools26$81,024
Forsyth County Schools27$82,037

The wider picture

Salary in context

Georgia average$71,524
NEA 2024-25 · Source
State minimum$43,592
See state minimum terms below · Source
National average$74,495
Reporting year not published · Source
Average pay describes the workforce; a minimum is a floor subject to state rules. These measures can cover different years and are not equivalent starting offers.
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State and national salary measures
MeasureAmountContext
Georgia average$71,524NEA 2024-25
State minimum$43,592See state minimum terms below
National average$74,495Reporting year not published

State minimum salary

$43,592

GaDOE FY2027 State Salary Schedule (FY27 Initial Amendment 3, 10 months, school year 2026-27): T-4 (bachelor's) $43,592 for 0-2 years rising to $60,787 at 21+ years; T-5 (master's) $48,706 to $68,481; T-6 (specialist) $53,803 to $76,150; T-7 (doctorate) $58,676 to $83,480. Steps are E, 1-7 and L1-L6. The FY2027 state budget has no teacher raise but includes a $2,000 one-time retention supplement. The report is generated by GaDOE but the copy read is hosted on a Georgia school district's site; DECAL's FY2027 Pre-K lead teacher schedule shows the same figures. NEA average salary is FY 2024-25 (Rankings & Estimates, August 2026); starting salary is the NEA Teacher Salary Benchmark, FY 2024-25.

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Match the school year, degree lane and credited experience. The published maximum is not a promise of starting placement. Confirm contract days, supplements and eligibility in each district’s official schedule.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Georgia district salary schedules?

Use the district comparison table on this page to open a district guide and its official salary schedule. Each source is linked with a verification date.

Does a master’s degree change the salary?

Check the master’s lane in the district’s published schedule. Degree supplements and placement rules vary; a missing value here does not mean there is no additional pay.

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