DeKalb Schools has the worst paid teachers in the Atlanta Metro area.
Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency (Metro RESA) has conducted a Teacher Salary analysis for the 2016-2017 school year. The report presents actual teacher salaries being paid at each T Level and Step Level across the state.
The tables in this report offer a comparative view of teacher salaries actually being paid .
Related Documents
• DeKalb Schools 2016–2017 Teacher Salary Schedule
• Metro RESA Salary Schedule Comparison
Notes:
• DeKalb Schools has the second highest millage rate in the state.
• Several school systems provided Bonuses this year, all bonuses have not been added to system salary schedules.
• Teacher Specialist (T-6) & Teacher Doctorate (T-7) not shown here but are in the related docs.
DeKalb Schools Teacher Salary Schedule
T-5: Teacher Master’s (T-5)
T-4: Teacher Bachelor’s (T-4)
Teacher Master’s (T-5) – Rank
Rank: Each step in the the teacher salary schedule was ranked from 1 – 6 for the 6 major metro Atlanta school districts. This table represents how many times they achieved that rank. A teacher in DeKalb with a Masters degree can look forward to spending half their career as the worst paid teacher in Metro Atlanta.
Teacher Master’s (T-5) – Rank | ||||||
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Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Occurrences | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
Teacher Master’s (T-5) Metro Atlanta Teacher Schedules
The Average is from the 6 major metro Atlanta schools and the Difference (Diff) is where DeKalb Schools is compared to the average. DeKalb schools is above average in 5 of the 32 steps.
Teacher Master’s (T-5) – Metro Atlanta Teacher Schedules | |||||||||
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Atlanta | Clayton | Cobb | DeKalb | Fulton | Gwinnett | DeKalb | |||
Step/Students | 51,120 | 53,797 | 112,355 | 100,875 | 95,683 | 176,196 | Average | Diff | Rank |
0,1,2 | $49,718 | $48,673 | $46,841 | $47,392 | $48,864 | $46,767 | $48,042 | -$650.00 | 4 |
3 | $50,279 | $49,872 | $48,248 | $47,392 | $48,864 | $47,234 | $48,648 | -$1,256.00 | 5 |
4 | $50,840 | $49,921 | $49,839 | $47,392 | $49,248 | $47,707 | $49,158 | -$1,766.00 | 6 |
5 | $51,987 | $50,025 | $51,333 | $48,474 | $49,248 | $48,184 | $49,875 | -$1,401.00 | 5 |
6 | $53,160 | $50,129 | $53,229 | $48,474 | $49,716 | $48,666 | $50,562 | -$2,088.00 | 6 |
7 | $54,359 | $50,233 | $54,826 | $48,474 | $49,716 | $49,153 | $51,127 | -$2,653.00 | 6 |
8 | $55,587 | $52,018 | $57,295 | $48,582 | $52,164 | $50,139 | $52,631 | -$4,049.00 | 6 |
9 | $56,841 | $53,589 | $59,014 | $49,396 | $52,164 | $51,645 | $53,775 | -$4,379.00 | 6 |
10 | $58,123 | $53,589 | $59,014 | $53,086 | $53,316 | $52,161 | $54,881 | -$1,795.00 | 5 |
11 | $59,434 | $55,100 | $60,785 | $53,720 | $54,924 | $53,494 | $56,243 | -$2,523.00 | 5 |
12 | $60,775 | $55,100 | $60,785 | $55,269 | $55,128 | $55,341 | $57,066 | -$1,797.00 | 4 |
13 | $62,148 | $58,221 | $62,609 | $55,682 | $56,664 | $57,463 | $58,798 | -$3,116.00 | 6 |
14 | $63,580 | $58,221 | $62,609 | $57,513 | $58,248 | $58,519 | $59,782 | -$2,269.00 | 6 |
15 | $65,045 | $60,053 | $64,487 | $58,137 | $59,892 | $59,501 | $61,186 | -$3,049.00 | 6 |
16 | $66,545 | $60,053 | $64,487 | $59,744 | $61,560 | $60,394 | $62,131 | -$2,387.00 | 6 |
17 | $68,079 | $61,930 | $66,421 | $60,600 | $63,288 | $61,410 | $63,621 | -$3,021.00 | 6 |
18 | $68,601 | $61,930 | $66,421 | $61,915 | $65,052 | $62,333 | $64,375 | -$2,460.00 | 6 |
19 | $69,123 | $64,069 | $68,640 | $62,806 | $66,876 | $63,388 | $65,817 | -$3,011.00 | 6 |
20 | $69,648 | $64,069 | $68,640 | $64,256 | $68,760 | $64,342 | $66,619 | -$2,363.00 | 5 |
21 | $70,182 | $65,880 | $70,425 | $64,256 | $70,692 | $65,436 | $67,812 | -$3,556.00 | 6 |
22 | $70,717 | $66,042 | $70,425 | $64,286 | $72,660 | $66,420 | $68,425 | -$4,139.00 | 6 |
23 | $71,253 | $67,903 | $70,959 | $65,962 | $72,660 | $67,556 | $69,382 | -$3,420.00 | 6 |
24 | $71,801 | $68,063 | $70,959 | $67,974 | $72,660 | $68,190 | $69,941 | -$1,967.00 | 6 |
25 | $72,349 | $69,976 | $70,959 | $70,027 | $73,932 | $70,488 | $71,288 | -$1,261.00 | 5 |
26 | $72,896 | $70,136 | $71,525 | $72,159 | $73,932 | $71,018 | $71,944 | $215.00 | 3 |
27 | $73,737 | $72,101 | $71,525 | $73,602 | $76,008 | $71,580 | $73,092 | $510.00 | 3 |
28 | $74,576 | $72,262 | $71,525 | $73,602 | $78,120 | $72,027 | $73,685 | -$83.00 | 3 |
29 | $74,576 | $72,422 | $72,116 | $73,602 | $78,120 | $72,440 | $73,879 | -$277.00 | 3 |
30 | $74,576 | $72,583 | $72,116 | $75,047 | $78,120 | $74,243 | $74,447 | $600.00 | 2 |
31 | $74,576 | $72,743 | $72,116 | $75,047 | $78,120 | $74,243 | $74,474 | $573.00 | 2 |
32 | $74,576 | $72,905 | $72,116 | $75,047 | $78,120 | $74,243 | $74,501 | $546.00 | 2 |
Teacher Bachelor’s (T-4)
Teacher Bachelor’s (T-4) – Rank | ||||||
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Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Occurrences | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
Atlanta | Clayton | Cobb | DeKalb | Fulton | Gwinnett | DeKalb | |||
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Step/Students | 51,120 | 53,797 | 112,355 | 100,875 | 95,683 | 176,196 | Average | Diff | Rank |
0,1,2 | $45,198 | $43,517 | $42,364 | $44,650 | $44,016 | $41,849 | $43,599 | $1,051.00 | 2 |
3 | $45,708 | $44,560 | $43,799 | $44,650 | $44,016 | $42,267 | $44,167 | $483.00 | 2 |
4 | $46,217 | $44,765 | $44,341 | $44,650 | $44,364 | $42,690 | $44,505 | $145.00 | 3 |
5 | $47,261 | $44,869 | $45,091 | $45,733 | $44,364 | $43,116 | $45,072 | $661.00 | 2 |
6 | $48,328 | $44,973 | $46,892 | $45,733 | $44,796 | $43,547 | $45,711 | $22.00 | 3 |
7 | $49,418 | $45,077 | $48,302 | $45,733 | $44,796 | $43,983 | $46,218 | -$485.00 | 3 |
8 | $50,533 | $45,285 | $50,475 | $45,787 | $46,980 | $44,422 | $47,247 | -$1,460.00 | 4 |
9 | $51,673 | $46,218 | $51,987 | $46,286 | $46,980 | $44,910 | $48,009 | -$1,723.00 | 4 |
10 | $52,840 | $46,218 | $51,987 | $46,542 | $47,640 | $45,139 | $48,394 | -$1,852.00 | 4 |
11 | $54,031 | $48,188 | $53,545 | $46,982 | $48,312 | $46,720 | $49,630 | -$2,648.00 | 5 |
12 | $55,250 | $48,188 | $53,545 | $48,401 | $49,668 | $48,327 | $50,563 | -$2,162.00 | 4 |
13 | $56,498 | $51,653 | $55,153 | $48,992 | $51,060 | $50,171 | $52,254 | -$3,262.00 | 6 |
14 | $57,799 | $51,653 | $55,153 | $50,719 | $52,488 | $51,090 | $53,150 | -$2,431.00 | 6 |
15 | $59,132 | $53,288 | $56,808 | $51,273 | $53,952 | $51,950 | $54,400 | -$3,127.00 | 6 |
16 | $60,496 | $53,288 | $56,808 | $52,691 | $55,476 | $52,720 | $55,246 | -$2,555.00 | 6 |
17 | $61,890 | $54,962 | $58,514 | $53,447 | $57,024 | $53,610 | $56,575 | -$3,128.00 | 6 |
18 | $62,365 | $54,962 | $58,514 | $54,615 | $58,632 | $54,405 | $57,249 | -$2,634.00 | 5 |
19 | $62,840 | $56,892 | $60,463 | $55,400 | $60,264 | $55,331 | $58,532 | -$3,132.00 | 5 |
20 | $63,317 | $56,892 | $60,463 | $56,691 | $61,956 | $56,152 | $59,245 | -$2,554.00 | 5 |
21 | $63,803 | $58,488 | $62,006 | $56,811 | $63,684 | $57,113 | $60,318 | -$3,507.00 | 6 |
22 | $64,290 | $58,649 | $62,006 | $58,547 | $65,472 | $57,960 | $61,154 | -$2,607.00 | 5 |
23 | $64,776 | $60,288 | $62,516 | $60,321 | $65,472 | $58,957 | $62,055 | -$1,734.00 | 4 |
24 | $65,274 | $60,450 | $62,516 | $62,148 | $65,472 | $59,502 | $62,560 | -$412.00 | 4 |
25 | $65,772 | $62,133 | $62,516 | $63,380 | $66,612 | $61,510 | $63,654 | -$274.00 | 3 |
26 | $66,269 | $62,294 | $63,035 | $63,380 | $66,612 | $61,982 | $63,929 | -$549.00 | 3 |
27 | $67,048 | $64,024 | $63,035 | $63,380 | $68,484 | $62,484 | $64,743 | -$1,363.00 | 4 |
28 | $67,827 | $64,185 | $63,035 | $64,611 | $70,392 | $62,883 | $65,489 | -$878.00 | 3 |
29 | $67,827 | $64,345 | $63,568 | $64,611 | $70,392 | $63,250 | $65,666 | -$1,055.00 | 3 |
30 | $67,827 | $64,507 | $63,568 | $64,611 | $70,392 | $64,865 | $65,962 | -$1,351.00 | 4 |
31 | $67,827 | $64,667 | $63,568 | $65,869 | $70,392 | $64,865 | $66,198 | -$329.00 | 3 |
32 | $67,827 | $64,828 | $63,568 | $65,869 | $70,392 | $64,865 | $66,225 | -$356.00 | 3 |