Hillsborough County teacher salary, 2025-26
The short version
Hillsborough pays new teachers $48,351, 9th of the 9 Florida districts we track: $12,054 less than Pinellas and $2,649 less than Pasco next door.
How Hillsborough compares
What this means: A first-year teacher earns $2,649 less in Hillsborough than in neighboring Pasco.
Performance pay schedule
Teachers hired after July 1, 2015 (Schedule P, 198-day contract) · 198-day contract
| Years of experience | Bachelor's |
|---|---|
| E00 | $48,351 |
| E01 | $48,601 |
| E02 | $48,851 |
| E03 | $49,101 |
| E04 | $49,351 |
| E05 | $49,601 |
| E06 | $49,851 |
| E07 | $50,126 |
| E08 | $50,401 |
| E09 | $51,736 |
| E10 | $53,071 |
| E11 | $54,406 |
| E12 | $55,741 |
| E13 | $57,076 |
| E14 | $58,411 |
| E15 | $59,746 |
| E16 | $61,081 |
| E17 | $62,416 |
| E18 | $63,751 |
| E19 | $65,086 |
| E20 | $66,421 |
| E21 | $67,756 |
| E22 | $69,091 |
| E23 | $70,441 |
| E24 | $71,841 |
| E25 | $73,341 |
Grandfathered schedule
Teachers hired before July 1, 2013 who stayed on the grandfathered schedule (Schedule A, 198-day contract) · 198-day contract
Show the full grandfathered schedule (28 rows)
| Salary level | Bachelor's | Master's | Specialist | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $47,500 | $50,399 | $51,856 | $53,297 |
| 2 | $47,500 | $50,399 | $51,856 | $53,297 |
| 3 | $47,500 | $50,399 | $51,856 | $53,297 |
| 4 | $47,500 | $50,399 | $51,856 | $53,297 |
| 5 | $47,500 | $50,399 | $51,856 | $53,297 |
| 6 | $47,500 | $50,399 | $51,856 | $53,297 |
| 7 | $47,500 | $50,399 | $51,856 | $53,297 |
| 8 | $47,500 | $50,399 | $51,856 | $53,297 |
| 9 | $47,500 | $50,399 | $51,856 | $53,297 |
| 10 | $47,500 | $50,399 | $51,856 | $53,297 |
| 11 | $47,500 | $50,399 | $51,856 | $53,297 |
| 12 | $47,573 | $50,472 | $51,929 | $53,371 |
| 13 | $48,513 | $51,412 | $52,869 | $54,310 |
| 14 | $49,485 | $52,384 | $53,841 | $55,283 |
| 15 | $50,474 | $53,373 | $54,830 | $56,272 |
| 16 | $51,496 | $54,395 | $55,852 | $57,293 |
| 17 | $52,502 | $55,400 | $56,858 | $58,299 |
| 18 | $53,556 | $56,455 | $57,912 | $59,354 |
| 19 | $54,611 | $57,510 | $58,967 | $60,409 |
| 20 | $55,699 | $58,598 | $60,055 | $61,496 |
| 21 | $56,820 | $59,719 | $61,176 | $62,617 |
| 22 | $57,957 | $60,856 | $62,313 | $63,755 |
| 23 | $59,111 | $62,010 | $63,467 | $64,908 |
| 24 | $60,281 | $63,180 | $64,637 | $66,079 |
| 25 | $61,484 | $64,383 | $65,840 | $67,282 |
| 26 | $62,720 | $65,619 | $67,076 | $68,518 |
| 27 | $63,973 | $66,872 | $68,329 | $69,770 |
| 28 | $65,248 | $68,147 | $69,604 | $71,046 |
Common questions
How much do Hillsborough County teachers make?
New teachers start at $48,351 in 2025-26 for a 198-day contract. The highest published teacher salary is $73,341.
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Reading this schedule
- Schedule P rows are years of experience (E00 = new teacher).
- Schedule E covers teachers hired between July 1, 2013 and July 1, 2015; Schedules G and Q are the 253-day (12-month) versions.
- Grandfathered Schedule A rows are salary levels, not years of experience.
Sources
Official documents:
- Employee Salary Schedule Book 25-26 (files-backend.assets.thrillshare.com)
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