+$53,240
Bring your experience
A teacher with 35+ years is placed at $106,399, 100.2% above a brand-new teacher, so verified prior experience is worth documenting.
Miami-Dade County teacher salary, 2025-26
The short version
Miami-Dade pays new teachers $53,159, 4th of the 9 Florida districts we track: $1,562 more than Broward next door. Experience pays at hire: a teacher with 35+ years is placed $53,240 above a new teacher.
Starting salary
$53,159
Bachelor's, new teacher
With a master's
$56,569
starting salary + supplement
Top of schedule
$107,346
highest published teacher pay
How Miami-Dade compares
$60,405
$54,500
$54,500
Miami-Dade
$53,159
$51,597
$51,000
$50,000
$48,700
$48,351
What this means: If you can choose between nearby districts, the same first-year job pays about $1,562 more in Miami-Dade than in Broward.
What a new hire earns by experience
0 yrs
$53,159
1 yrs
$55,090
2 yrs
$56,484
3 yrs
$57,030
4 yrs
$57,345
5 yrs
$59,317
6-7 yrs
$59,347
8 yrs
$59,772
9 yrs
$60,336
10-11 yrs
$62,284
12 yrs
$64,108
13-15 yrs
$65,413
16-18 yrs
$65,434
19 yrs
$68,370
20 yrs
$68,669
21 yrs
$69,021
22 yrs
$69,403
23-24 yrs
$70,004
25 yrs
$71,720
26 yrs
$74,137
27 yrs
$79,293
28 yrs
$84,983
29 yrs
$89,649
30-31 yrs
$93,906
32 yrs
$101,186
33-34 yrs
$106,017
35+ yrs
$106,399
What this means: Each year of experience you bring is worth about $1,521 at hire.
Things to know before you sign
Is a master's degree worth it in Miami-Dade?
A master's adds $3,410 a year in Miami-Dade. Over a 30-year career that's $102,300 before taxes.
New hire placement
Newly hired or rehired teachers, placed by verified years of experience (10-month teachers)
| Years of experience | Bachelor's |
|---|---|
| 0 | $53,159 |
| 1 | $55,090 |
| 2 | $56,484 |
| 3 | $57,030 |
| 4 | $57,345 |
| 5 | $59,317 |
| 6-7 | $59,347 |
| 8 | $59,772 |
| 9 | $60,336 |
| 10-11 | $62,284 |
| 12 | $64,108 |
| 13-15 | $65,413 |
| 16-18 | $65,434 |
| 19 | $68,370 |
| 20 | $68,669 |
| 21 | $69,021 |
| 22 | $69,403 |
| 23-24 | $70,004 |
| 25 | $71,720 |
| 26 | $74,137 |
| 27 | $79,293 |
| 28 | $84,983 |
| 29 | $89,649 |
| 30-31 | $93,906 |
| 32 | $101,186 |
| 33-34 | $106,017 |
| 35+ | $106,399 |
Performance (Highly Effective)
Continuing teachers rated Highly Effective for 2023-24 (10-month)
| Salary level | Bachelor's |
|---|---|
| 1 | $53,159 |
| 2 | $55,192 |
| 3 | $60,812 |
| 4 | $61,249 |
| 5 | $61,827 |
| 6 | $63,822 |
| 7 | $65,692 |
| 8 | $67,051 |
| 9 | $70,060 |
| 10 | $70,367 |
| 11 | $70,728 |
| 12 | $71,117 |
| 13 | $71,426 |
| 14 | $71,735 |
| 15 | $72,450 |
| 16 | $78,746 |
| 17 | $102,158 |
| 18 | $106,691 |
| 19 | $107,346 |
Performance (Effective)
Continuing teachers rated Effective for 2023-24 (10-month)
| Salary level | Bachelor's |
|---|---|
| 1 | $53,159 |
| 2 | $55,065 |
| 3 | $58,941 |
| 4 | $59,364 |
| 5 | $59,924 |
| 6 | $61,861 |
| 7 | $63,672 |
| 8 | $64,990 |
| 9 | $67,904 |
| 10 | $68,202 |
| 11 | $68,552 |
| 12 | $68,931 |
| 13 | $69,229 |
| 14 | $69,529 |
| 15 | $70,222 |
| 16 | $76,323 |
| 17 | $99,016 |
| 18 | $103,409 |
| 19 | $104,044 |
Grandfathered schedule
Teachers hired before 2015-16 who did not move to the performance schedule, and teachers without a 2023-24 evaluation (10-month)
Show the full grandfathered schedule (19 rows)
| Salary level | Bachelor's |
|---|---|
| 1 | $53,159 |
| 2 | $55,090 |
| 3 | $59,317 |
| 4 | $59,743 |
| 5 | $60,307 |
| 6 | $62,255 |
| 7 | $64,079 |
| 8 | $65,404 |
| 9 | $68,337 |
| 10 | $68,637 |
| 11 | $68,990 |
| 12 | $69,370 |
| 13 | $69,671 |
| 14 | $69,972 |
| 15 | $70,668 |
| 16 | $76,811 |
| 17 | $99,645 |
| 18 | $104,070 |
| 19 | $104,708 |
Advanced degree supplements
- Master's: $3,410 a year
- Specialist: $5,665 a year
- Doctorate: $7,920 a year
Common questions
How much do Miami-Dade County teachers make?
New teachers start at $53,159 in 2025-26. The highest published teacher salary is $107,346.
Do Miami-Dade County teachers get paid more with a master's degree?
Yes, $3,410 a year. Specialist degrees add $5,665 and Doctorates add $7,920.
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Reading this schedule
- All pay shown includes the RRAS referendum supplement: base salary × (1 + RRAS %). That formula reproduces every total printed on the new-hire schedule.
- Advanced degree supplements are added on top: $3,410 (master’s), $5,665 (specialist), $7,920 (doctorate) for 10-month teachers. Teachers must apply for them (form FM-2095).
- Continuing schedules are listed by salary level; the PDF does not tie levels to years of experience.
- New hires get credit for verified teaching or non-teaching experience, capped at what a continuously employed grandfathered teacher with the same experience earns.
- 11.5-month (adult/vocational) and 12-month teachers have separate, higher columns in the source PDFs.
Sources
Effective 2025-08-04. Official documents:
- Newly Hired/Rehired Teacher Salary Schedule (api.dadeschools.net)
- Continuing Teacher Salary Schedule (api.dadeschools.net)
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