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2026-27 · District salary guide

Sumner County Schools teacher salary schedule

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At Sumner County Schools, published master’s starting pay is $53,783 for 2026-27.

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Salary at a glance

Bachelor’s starting pay
$50,500
Master’s starting pay
$53,783
Bachelor’s maximum
$72,535
Master’s maximum
$77,248
Doctorate maximum
$84,761

District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.

Experience steps & degree lanes

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Sumner County Schools · 2026-27 annual base salary
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$50,500$53,783$59,013
1$51,182$54,509$59,810
2$51,873$55,245$60,617
3$52,573$55,990$61,436
4$53,283$56,746$62,264
5$54,002$57,512$63,105
6$54,731$58,289$63,957
7$55,470$59,076$64,821
8$56,219$59,873$65,696
9$56,978$60,682$66,583
10$57,747$61,501$67,482
11$58,527$62,331$68,393
12$59,317$63,173$69,317
13$60,118$64,026$70,252
14$60,930$64,890$71,201
15$61,753$65,767$72,162
16$62,587$66,655$73,137
17$63,432$67,555$74,125
18$64,288$68,467$75,125
19$65,156$69,391$76,140
20$66,036$70,328$77,167
21$66,927$71,277$78,209
22$67,831$72,239$79,264
23$68,747$73,214$80,334
24$69,675$74,202$81,419
25$70,616$75,204$82,518
26$71,569$76,219$83,632
27$72,535$77,248$84,761

Schedule notes

SCS Certified 200-day salary schedule 2026-27. Lanes T1 BS, T2 MS, T4 EdS and T5 PhD/EdD (doctorate column). Steps 0-27; step 27 means 27 or more years.

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Reported district enrollment: 30,232 students. Source.

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