2026-27 · District salary guide
Sumner County Schools teacher salary schedule

At Sumner County Schools, published master’s starting pay is $53,783 for 2026-27.
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- 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
Find the row for your credited step, then read across to your education lane. — means a value was not supplied.
| Step | Bachelor’s | Master’s | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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: 30,232 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Sumner County Schools official salary schedule · Sumner County Schools
- District source and context · Sumner County Schools
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