(a) For school year 2026-2027, and continuing thereafter, each teacher shall receive the amount prescribed in the State Minimum Salary Schedule as set forth in this section, specific additional amounts prescribed in this section or article, and any county supplement in effect in a county pursuant to §18A-4-5a of this code during the contract year.
STATE MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE
0
40,617
41,306
41,572
43,015
43,776
45,543
46,304
47,065
47,826
48,861
1
40,945
41,634
41,900
43,533
44,294
46,062
46,823
47,583
48,344
49,379
2
41,274
41,962
42,228
44,052
44,813
46,580
47,341
48,102
48,863
49,898
3
41,602
42,290
42,556
44,571
45,331
47,099
47,860
48,620
49,381
50,416
4
42,174
42,862
43,128
45,333
46,094
47,862
48,623
49,383
50,144
51,179
5
42,502
43,190
43,456
45,852
46,613
48,380
49,141
49,902
50,663
51,698
6
42,830
43,518
43,784
46,370
47,131
48,899
49,660
50,420
51,181
52,216
7
43,158
43,847
44,112
46,889
47,650
49,417
50,178
50,939
51,700
52,735
8
43,486
44,175
44,441
47,407
48,168
49,936
50,697
51,457
52,218
53,253
9
43,814
44,503
44,769
47,926
48,687
50,454
51,215
51,976
52,737
53,772
10
44,143
44,831
45,097
48,446
49,206
50,974
51,735
52,496
53,256
54,291
11
44,471
45,159
45,425
48,964
49,725
51,493
52,253
53,014
53,775
54,810
12
44,799
45,487
45,753
49,483
50,243
52,011
52,772
53,533
54,293
55,328
13
45,127
45,815
46,081
50,001
50,762
52,530
53,290
54,051
54,812
55,847
14
45,455
46,143
46,409
50,520
51,280
53,048
53,809
54,570
55,330
56,365
15
45,783
46,471
46,737
51,038
51,799
53,567
54,327
55,088
55,849
56,884
16
46,111
46,799
47,065
51,557
52,317
54,085
54,846
55,607
56,367
57,402
17
46,439
47,128
47,393
52,075
52,836
54,604
55,365
56,125
56,886
57,921
18
46,767
47,456
47,722
52,594
53,355
55,122
55,883
56,644
57,405
58,440
19
47,095
47,784
48,050
53,112
53,873
55,641
56,402
57,162
57,923
58,958
20
47,423
48,112
48,378
53,631
54,392
56,159
56,920
57,681
58,442
59,477
21
47,752
48,440
48,706
54,149
54,910
56,678
57,439
58,199
58,960
59,995
22
48,080
48,768
49,034
54,668
55,429
57,196
57,957
58,718
59,479
60,514
23
48,408
49,096
49,362
55,187
55,947
57,715
58,476
59,236
59,997
61,032
24
48,736
49,424
49,690
55,705
56,466
58,234
58,994
59,755
60,516
61,551
25
49,064
49,752
50,018
56,224
56,984
58,752
59,513
60,274
61,034
62,069
26
49,392
50,080
50,346
56,742
57,503
59,271
60,031
60,792
61,553
62,588
27
49,720
50,408
50,674
57,261
58,021
59,789
60,550
61,311
62,071
63,106
28
50,048
50,737
51,002
57,779
58,540
60,308
61,068
61,829
62,590
63,625
29
50,376
51,065
51,331
58,298
59,058
60,826
61,587
62,348
63,108
64,143
30
50,704
51,393
51,659
58,816
59,577
61,345
62,105
62,866
63,627
64,662
31
51,033
51,721
51,987
59,335
60,096
61,863
62,624
63,385
64,145
65,180
32
51,361
52,049
52,315
59,853
60,614
62,382
63,143
63,903
64,664
65,699
33
51,689
52,377
52,643
60,372
61,133
62,900
63,661
64,422
65,183
66,218
34
52,017
52,705
52,971
60,890
61,651
63,419
64,180
64,940
65,701
66,736
35
52,345
53,033
53,299
61,409
62,170
63,937
64,698
65,459
66,220
67,255
(b) Six hundred dollars shall be paid annually to each classroom teacher who has at least 20 years of teaching experience. The payments: (i) Shall be in addition to any amounts prescribed in the applicable State Minimum Salary Schedule; (ii) shall be paid in equal monthly installments; and (iii) shall be considered a part of the state minimum salaries for teachers.
(c) Effective July 1, 2019, each classroom teacher providing math instruction in the teacher’s certified area of study for at least 60 percent of the time the teacher is providing instruction to students shall be considered to have three additional years of experience only for the purposes of the salary schedule set forth in subsection (a) of this section: Provided, That for any classroom teacher who satisfies these requirements and whose years of experience plus the three additional years due to them exceeds the years of experience provided for on the salary schedule shall be paid the additional amount equivalent to three additional years of experience notwithstanding the maximum experience provided on the salary schedule.
(d) Effective July 1, 2019, each classroom teacher certified in special education and employed as a full-time special education teacher, as defined by the State Superintendent, shall be considered to have three additional years of experience only for the purposes of the salary schedule set forth in subsection (a) of this section: Provided, That for any classroom teacher who satisfies these requirements and whose years of experience plus the three additional years due to them exceeds the years of experience provided for on the salary schedule shall be paid the additional amount equivalent to three additional years of experience notwithstanding the maximum experience provided on the salary schedule.
(e) In accordance with §18A-4-5 of this code, each teacher shall be paid the supplement amount as applicable for his or her classification of certification or classification of training and years of experience as follows, subject to the provisions of that section:
(1) For "4th Class" at zero years of experience, $1,781. An additional $38 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience;
(2) For "3rd Class" at zero years of experience, $1,796. An additional $67 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience;
(3) For "2nd Class" at zero years of experience, $1,877. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience;
(4) For "A.B." at zero years of experience, $2,360. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience;
(5) For "A.B. 15" at zero years of experience, $2,452. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience;
(6) For "M.A." at zero years of experience, $2,644. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience;
(7) For "M.A. 15" at zero years of experience, $2,740. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience;
(8) For "M.A. 30" at zero years of experience, $2,836. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience;
(9) For "M.A. 45" at zero years of experience, $2,836. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience; and
(10) For "Doctorate" at zero years of experience, $2,927. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience.
These payments: (i) Shall be in addition to any amounts prescribed in the applicable State Minimum Salary Schedule, any specific additional amounts prescribed in this section and article and any county supplement in effect in a county pursuant to §18A-4-5a of this code; (ii) shall be paid in equal monthly installments; and (iii) shall be considered a part of the state minimum salaries for teachers.