+$2,507
Experience barely transfers
A teacher with 20 years is placed at $54,104, only 4.9% above a brand-new teacher.
Broward County teacher salary, 2025-26
The short version
Broward pays new teachers $51,597, 5th of the 9 Florida districts we track: $1,562 less than Miami-Dade and $2,903 less than Palm Beach next door. Experience counts for little at hire: 20 years adds just $2,507.
Starting salary
$51,597
Bachelor's, new teacher
Daily rate
$263
196 contract days
Top of schedule
$89,022
highest published teacher pay
How Broward compares
$60,405
$54,500
$54,500
$53,159
Broward
$51,597
$51,000
$50,000
$48,700
$48,351
What this means: A first-year teacher earns $1,562 less in Broward than in neighboring Miami-Dade.
What a new hire earns by experience
0-16 yrs
$51,597
17 yrs
$52,132
18 yrs
$52,781
19 yrs
$53,438
20 yrs
$54,104
What this means: Each year of experience you bring is worth about $125 at hire.
How raises work
- Rated Highly Effective: +0.65% base salary
- Rated Effective: +0.46% base salary
Florida requires performance-based pay for teachers hired since 2011: raises depend on your annual evaluation, not just years of service.
Things to know before you sign
+0.65%
Your rating sets your raise
Highly Effective teachers get +0.65% this year; Effective, +0.46%.
New hire placement
Teachers hired after June 30, 2025 (Pay for Performance initial placement, 196 days) · 196-day contract
| Years of experience | Bachelor's |
|---|---|
| 0-16 | $51,597 |
| 17 | $52,132 |
| 18 | $52,781 |
| 19 | $53,438 |
| 20 | $54,104 |
Grandfathered schedule
Teachers who kept a Professional Services or Continuing Contract (196 days, 7.5-hour day) · 196-day contract
Show the full grandfathered schedule (18 rows)
| Salary level | Bachelor's |
|---|---|
| C | $54,745 |
| D | $55,400 |
| E | $57,403 |
| F | $58,071 |
| G | $58,465 |
| H | $59,068 |
| I | $59,399 |
| J | $60,591 |
| K | $61,654 |
| L | $62,484 |
| M | $64,633 |
| N | $65,482 |
| O | $67,212 |
| P | $69,011 |
| Q | $72,361 |
| R | $78,390 |
| S | $87,639 |
| T&U | $89,022 |
Common questions
How much do Broward County teachers make?
New teachers start at $51,597 in 2025-26 for a 196-day contract. The highest published teacher salary is $89,022.
How do raises work for Broward County teachers?
Teachers on the performance schedule get a raise based on their annual evaluation: 0.65% for Highly Effective and 0.46% for Effective.
When was the 2025-26 Broward County salary schedule approved?
The School Board approved it on January 21, 2026. Schedules are negotiated every year.
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Reading this schedule
- New hires with 0-16 years of experience all start at $51,597; experience only adds pay from year 17.
- Pay for Performance raises for 2025-26: +0.65% for Highly Effective, +0.46% for Effective.
- Rates approved by the Board through an MOU on January 21, 2026.
- New-hire rows typed from the PDF by hand: the model read the 'increase' and 'total' columns as degree lanes.
- Grandfathered schedule: levels C through T&U, typed from the PDF and checked against the page image. All levels rose 0.50% effective July 1, 2025.
Sources
Board approved 2026-01-21. Official documents:
- Pay for Performance Initial Placement Chart (www.browardschools.com)
- Grandfathered Teacher Schedule (www.browardschools.com)
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