Salary Scale Information

2023-24 Salary Scales

To calculate your approximate total compensation package, to include benefits, enter your annual salary and add another 35% (e.g., $50,000 x 1.35= $67,500) of annual salary.

Final salary determination must be approved by the Human Resources Department.

2023-24 New Teacher Placement Chart

195 Day Contract

Completed Years Experience as of June 30, 2023*	Step #	Bachelor's	Bachelor's + 15	Master's	Master's + 30	Doctorate
0 years	1	54,761	56,261	60,761	62,761	64,261
1 year	2	56,584	58,084	62,584	64,584	66,084
2 years	3	58,462	59,962	64,462	66,462	67,962
3-5 years	4	60,396	61,896	66,396	68,396	69,896
6 years	5	62,388	63,888	68,388	70,388	71,888
7 years	6	64,440	65,940	70,440	72,440	73,940
8 years	7	66,553	68,053	72,553	74,553	76,053
9 years	8	68,730	70,230	74,730	76,730	78,230
10-11 years	9	70,972	72,472	76,972	78,972	80,472
12-14 years	10	73,281	74,781	79,281	81,281	82,781
15-16 years	11	75,659	77,159	81,659	83,659	85,159
17 years	12	78,109	79,609	84,109	86,109	87,609
18 years	13	80,632	82,132	86,632	88,632	90,132
19 years	14	83,231	84,731	89,231	91,231	92,731
20 years	15	85,908	87,408	91,908	93,908	95,408
21-22 years	16	88,665	90,165	94,665	96,665	98,165

*Years of experience are credited based on Regulation 524-2, "Certificated Personnel - Guidelines for Determining Grades and Salaries." New hires to PWCS have an experience cap of 22 years. Salaries shown are based on 195 days.

2023-24 Certified/Instructional Salary Scale

2023-24 Certified/Instructional Salary Scale (Grade 12)

195 Day Contract

Step	Bachelor's	Bachelor's + 15	Master's	Master's + 30	Doctorate
1	54,761	56,261	60,761	62,761	64,261
2	56,584	58,084	62,584	64,584	66,084
3	58,462	59,962	64,462	66,462	67,962
4	60,396	61,896	66,396	68,396	69,896
5	62,388	63,888	68,388	70,388	71,888
6	64,440	65,940	70,440	72,440	73,940
7	66,553	68,053	72,553	74,553	76,053
8	68,730	70,230	74,730	76,730	78,230
9	70,972	72,472	76,972	78,972	80,472
10	73,281	74,781	79,281	81,281	82,781
11	75,659	77,159	81,659	83,659	85,159
12	78,109	79,609	84,109	86,109	87,609
13	80,632	82,132	86,632	88,632	90,132
14	83,231	84,731	89,231	91,231	92,731
15	85,908	87,408	91,908	93,908	95,408
16	88,665	90,165	94,665	96,665	98,165
17	91,505	93,005	97,505	99,505	101,005
18	94,430	95,930	100,430	102,430	103,930
19	97,443	98,943	103,443	105,443	106,943
20	100,546	102,046	106,546	108,546	110,046
21	103,742	105,242	109,742	111,742	113,242
22	107,034	108,534	113,034	115,034	116,534
23	110,425	111,925	116,425	118,425	119,925
24	113,918	115,418	119,918	121,918	123,418
25	117,516	119,016	123,516	125,516	127,016
26	121,221	122,721	127,221	129,221	130,721
27	125,038	126,538	131,038	133,038	134,538
28	128,969	130,469	134,969	136,969	138,469
29	133,018	134,518	139,018	141,018	142,518
30	137,189	138,689	143,189	145,189	146,689

*Step numbers do not correlate to years of creditable service. Years of experience are credited based on Regulation 524-2, "Certificated Personnel - Guidelines for Determining Grades and Salaries." Salary caps apply. Salaries shown are based on 195 days.

2023-24 Managers Salary Scale

250 Day Contract

Step	Grade 13	Grade 14	Grade 15	Grade 16	Grade 17	Grade 18	Grade 19	Grade 20	Grade 21	Grade 22	Grade 23
1	81,479	85,308	89,335	92,925	97,063	101,383	105,903	115,415	129,485	194,038	213,439
2	83,923	87,867	92,015	95,713	99,975	104,424	109,080	118,877	133,370	199,859	219,842
3	86,441	90,503	94,775	98,584	102,974	107,557	112,352	122,443	137,371	205,855	226,437
4	89,034	93,218	97,618	101,542	106,063	110,784	115,723	126,116	141,492	212,031	233,230
5	91,705	96,015	100,547	104,588	109,245	114,108	119,195	129,899	145,737	218,392	240,227
6	94,456	98,895	103,563	107,726	112,522	117,531	122,771	133,796	150,109	224,944	247,434
7	97,290	101,862	106,670	110,958	115,898	121,057	126,454	137,810	154,612	231,692	254,857
8	100,209	104,918	109,870	114,287	119,375	124,689	130,248	141,944	159,250	238,643	262,503
9	103,215	108,066	113,166	117,716	122,956	128,430	134,155	146,202	164,028	245,802	270,378
10	106,311	111,308	116,561	121,247	126,645	132,283	138,180	150,588	168,949	253,176	278,489
11	109,500	114,647	120,058	124,884	130,444	136,251	142,325	155,106	174,017	260,771	286,844
12	112,785	118,086	123,660	128,631	134,357	140,339	146,595	159,759	179,238	268,594
13	116,169	121,629	127,370	132,490	138,388	144,549	150,993	164,552	184,615
14	119,654	125,278	131,191	136,465	142,540	148,885	155,523	169,489	190,153
15	123,244	129,036	135,127	140,559	146,816	153,352	160,189	174,574	195,858
16	126,941	132,907	139,181	144,776	151,220	157,953	164,995	179,811	201,734
17	130,749	136,894	143,356	149,119	155,757	162,692	169,945	185,205	207,786
18	134,671	141,001	147,657	153,593	160,430	167,573	175,043	190,761	214,020
19	138,711	145,231	152,087	158,201	165,243	172,600	180,294	196,484	220,441
20	142,872	149,588	156,650	162,947	170,200	177,778	185,703	202,379	227,054
21	147,158	154,076	161,350	167,835	175,306	183,111	191,274	208,450	233,866
22	151,573	158,698	166,191	172,870	180,565	188,604	197,012	214,704	240,882
23	156,120	163,459	171,177	178,056	185,982	194,262	202,922	221,145	248,108

Step numbers are not directly related to years of experience. Salary caps apply. Please see Regulation 524-1, "Management - Guidelines for Determining Grades and Salaries" for additional information. Amounts shown are 12-month salaries.

2023-24 Classified Salary Scale

Step	Grade 1	Grade 2	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5	Grade 6	Grade 7	Grade 8	Grade 9	Grade 10	Grade 11
1	25,867	28,262	30,876	33,732	36,851	40,260	43,986	48,055	52,499	57,649	62,980
2	26,617	29,082	31,771	34,710	37,920	41,428	45,262	49,449	54,021	59,321	64,806
3	27,389	29,925	32,692	35,717	39,020	42,629	46,575	50,883	55,588	61,041	66,685
4	28,183	30,793	33,640	36,753	40,152	43,865	47,926	52,359	57,200	62,811	68,619
5	29,000	31,686	34,616	37,819	41,316	45,137	49,316	53,877	58,859	64,633	70,609
6	29,841	32,605	35,620	38,916	42,514	46,446	50,746	55,439	60,566	66,507	72,657
7	30,706	33,551	36,653	40,045	43,747	47,793	52,218	57,047	62,322	68,436	74,764
8	31,596	34,524	37,716	41,206	45,016	49,179	53,732	58,701	64,129	70,421	76,932
9	32,512	35,525	38,810	42,401	46,321	50,605	55,290	60,403	65,989	72,463	79,163
10	33,455	36,555	39,935	43,631	47,664	52,073	56,893	62,155	67,903	74,564	81,459
11	34,425	37,615	41,093	44,896	49,046	53,583	58,543	63,957	69,872	76,726	83,821
12	35,423	38,706	42,285	46,198	50,468	55,137	60,241	65,812	71,898	78,951	86,252
13	36,450	39,828	43,511	47,538	51,932	56,736	61,988	67,721	73,983	81,241	88,753
14	37,507	40,983	44,773	48,917	53,438	58,381	63,786	69,685	76,129	83,597	91,327
15	38,595	42,172	46,071	50,336	54,988	60,074	65,636	71,706	78,337	86,021	93,975
16	39,714	43,395	47,407	51,796	56,583	61,816	67,539	73,785	80,609	88,516	96,700
17	40,866	44,653	48,782	53,298	58,224	63,609	69,498	75,925	82,947	91,083	99,504
18	42,051	45,948	50,197	54,844	59,912	65,454	71,513	78,127	85,352	93,724	102,390
19	43,270	47,280	51,653	56,434	61,649	67,352	73,587	80,393	87,827	96,442	105,359
20	44,525	48,651	53,151	58,071	63,437	69,305	75,721	82,724	90,374	99,239	108,414
21	45,816	50,062	54,692	59,755	65,277	71,315	77,917	85,123	92,995	102,117	111,558
22	47,145	51,514	56,278	61,488	67,170	73,383	80,177	87,592	95,692	105,078	114,793
23	48,512	53,008	57,910	63,271	69,118	75,511	82,502	90,132	98,467	108,125	118,122
24	49,919	54,545	59,589	65,106	71,122	77,701	84,895	92,746	101,323	111,261	121,548
25	51,367	56,127	61,317	66,994	73,185	79,954	87,357	95,436	104,261	114,488	125,073
26	52,857	57,755	63,095	68,937	75,307	82,273	89,890	98,204	107,285	117,808	128,700
27	54,390	59,430	64,925	70,936	77,491	84,659	92,497	101,052	110,396	121,224	132,432
28	55,967	61,153	66,808	72,993	79,738	87,114	95,179	103,983	113,597	124,739	136,273
29	57,590	62,926	68,745	75,110	82,050	89,640	97,939	106,999	116,891	128,356	140,225
30	59,260	64,751	70,739	77,288	84,429	92,240	100,779	110,102	120,281	132,078	144,292
31	60,979	66,629	72,790	79,529	86,877	94,915	103,702	113,295	123,769	135,908	148,476

Salary caps apply for new hires. Step numbers are not directly related to years of experience. Amounts shown are 12-month salaries.

The salary scale above is based on 250 days, 7.5 hours per day, for a total of 1,875 hours of work.

How to Determine Your Annual Salary if You Work Less Than 250 Days and 7.5 hours per Day

To determine your annual salary if you work less than 250 days per year, but work a 7.5 hour day:

Divide the annual salary shown above for your grade and step by 250 to get your daily rate.
Multiply that daily rate by the number of days you are scheduled to work and that will be your annual salary.

To determine your annual salary if you work less than 250 days per year and less than a 7.5 hour day:

Divide the annual salary shown above for your grade and step by 1,875 to get your hourly rate.
Multiply that hourly rate by the number of hours per day that you will work to get your daily rate.
Multiply that daily rate by the number of days you are scheduled to work and that will be your annual salary.

Example: A 188-day Teacher Assistant (Grade 4, Step 1) works 6.5 hours per day

Annual Salary for 250 days: $33,732

Hourly Rate: $33,071 / 1,875 = $17.99

Daily Rate: $17.99 x 6.5 = $116.93

Annual Salary: $116.93 x 188 days = $21,983.78

2022-23 Salary Scales

Frequently Asked Questions

1. According to the FY23 Pay Scale Update document issued to me through PWCS Records the week of April 25, 2022, my step number for the 2022-23 school year went down instead of up. Is this correct?

Yes, as was communicated in the March 18, 2022, letter to all employees from Dr. McDade and Dr. Eagle, we have renumbered the steps on our scales. Although the step number where an employee is placed was changed, every employee's salary increased.

2. Are steps reflective of total years of experience?

No, although that is a common misconception, the actual step number does not match the years of experience. A step simply represents evenly spaced increments of payrates within a paygrade. Step placement is influenced by several factors, such as this year's renumbering scenario, or a challenging budget year in which a step increase is not possible due to financial constraints. Currently, in the 2021-22 school year, our first step for all our pay scales is not step 1. Over the past couple of years, PWCS has eliminated entry steps from our pay scales to allow us to offer more competitive salaries to those new to the education profession. Teachers new to the profession have been placed on step 4 of the certified pay scale when starting with PWCS. As another example, staff currently on Step 15 of the 2021-22 certified scale have 17 years of experience. For the 2022-23 school year, we have renumbered steps on all our scales so that the first step is step 1. This change renumbered the steps and resulted in all employees receiving an updated step placement. An employee's placement on the scale is at the same point on the scale as those with comparable years' experience in their job group and in accordance with PWCS Regulation 524-2.

3. Does my step number placement affect my years of creditable service for the Virginia Retirement System or my PWCS years of service award?

No, the years of creditable service for Virginia Retirement System earned towards retirement or service awards are not affected by any change in your step placement. Should you have questions about the Virginia Retirement System and how your retirement benefits are calculated, please contact the Department of Benefits and Compensation at benefits@pwcs.edu or by calling 703-791-8568.

4. In discussing the raise with my colleagues, I realized some received larger percentage increase than me. Why is that?

As stated in the March 18 letter from Dr. McDade and Dr. Eagle, our compensation studies have revealed that PWCS entry level pay ranges across nearly all job classifications are below the market regionally. Our studies have also revealed that our top ranges are above the market regionally. Therefore, as the letter stated, staff placed at lower and mid-steps received larger percentage increases than the average of 7% to make their wage more competitive. While early and midcareer staff will receive larger percentage increases, some staff at the higher steps of their respective scales will receive larger dollar amount increases. For example, on the certified master's scale, staff currently on Step 11 received a 10.3% increase. This equates to a $7,026 raise. Staff currently on Step 27 would receive a 7.1% increase which equates to $7,750 raise.

5. In talking with my colleagues, some have been placed 2 steps lower on the new pay scale and some have been placed 3 steps lower. Why is that?

Market comparisons show that our teacher pay becomes much more competitive after 20 years of experience. Therefore, two steps near that salary point (Steps 17 and 18 of the current 2021-22 salary scale) have been combined into Step 15 of the new 2022-23 salary scale. Therefore, the new step placement of teachers currently on Steps 17 and below will shift 2 steps to allow for a larger percentage increase whereas the new step placement of teachers currently on Steps 18 and above will shift 3 steps and will not receive as large of an increase as the earlier steps but will still receive at least the division initiative of 7%.

6. Since my step placement is lower on the salary scale, will it take me longer to reach the top of the new scale?

No, the 2021-22 Teacher Pay Scale had 31 steps numbered 4-34. The new 2022-23 Teacher Pay Scale has 30 steps numbered 1-30. There is one less step in the 2022-23 Teacher Pay Scale. A teacher on Step 18 of the 2021-22 Teacher Pay Scale would have moved to Step 19 (had we not renumbered the scales) and would have had 15 steps to reach the top step number 34 of the 2021-22 Pay Scale. That same teacher will now be on Step 15 of the 2022-23 Teacher Pay Scale with 15 steps to reach the top step number 30 of the 2022-23 Teacher Pay Scale.

The 2021-22 Classified Pay Scale had 32 steps numbered 3-34. The new 2022-23 Classified Pay Scale has 31 steps numbered 1-31. There is one less step in the 2022-23 Classified Pay Scale.

7. What will my step number be for the 2023-24 School Year?

Provided that the financial resources exist to grant a step increase in the 2023-24 Budget, you will advance on the salary scale by one step.

8. How are teachers new to PWCS placed on the pay scale?

Teachers joining PWCS will be placed on the 2022-23 pay scale in accordance with the years of experience of their PWCS peers using the New Teacher Placement Chart (also located on the blue banner below). Once you access the link, click the second banner labeled "2022-23 New Teacher Placement Chart."

9. I noticed at the link above the new teacher pay scale goes up to 20 years of experience. I joined PWCS last year and I was only given 17 years of experience, despite having 25 years of teaching experience because of the experience "cap." Are new teachers being given more credit than I was and therefore will they earn more than me since I was capped at 17 years' experience when I joined PWCS?

PWCS is increasing the experience cap to 20 years of experience. Any current PWCS teacher who falls within the 17 to 20 year experience pay range and who was previously capped will receive a separate communication the week of May 2 about a step placement adjustment to ensure they are aligned with 2022-23 New Teacher Placement Chart. This adjustment will result in equity of the step placement between teachers joining PWCS for the 2022-23 school year and their PWCS peers with equivalent years of experience.

10. I thought all employees were receiving at least a 7% increase. I'm at the top step of my respective scale. My increase was not 7%? Why?

As was communicated in the March 18, 2022, letter to all employees from Dr. McDade and Dr. Eagle, pay at the top step, which is amongst the highest in Virginia, has been adjusted with a cost-of-living increase. However, additional steps were not added therefore these employees did not receive the value of the step increase resulting in a total raise of less than 7%. As PWCS continues to study compensation analyses, it will monitor how our top step compares to the region in future years to ensure PWCS remains highly competitive.

11. Is the FY23 Pay Scale Update document issued in PWCS Records to me the week of April 25, 2022, my contract or assignment notification?

No, the document issued in PWCS records is for your information only. Official contracts and assignment notifications will be issued the last week of May.

2022-23 New Teacher Placement Chart

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195 Day Contract

Completed Years of Experience as of June 30, 2022*	Step	Bachelor's	Bachelor's + 15	Master's	Master's + 30	Doctorate
0 years	1	53,570	55,070	59,570	61,570	63,070
1 year	2	55,357	56,857	61,357	63,357	64,857
2-4 years	3	57,198	58,698	63,198	65,198	66,698
5-6 years	4	59,094	60,594	65,094	67,094	68,594
7 years	5	61,047	62,547	67,047	69,047	70,547
8 years	6	63,058	64,558	69,058	71,058	72,558
9-10 years	7	65,130	66,630	71,130	73,130	74,630
11-13 years	8	67,264	68,764	73,264	75,264	76,764
14 years	9	69,461	70,961	75,461	77,461	78,961
15 years	10	71,725	73,225	77,725	79,725	81,225
16 years	11	74,057	75,557	80,057	82,057	83,557
17 years	12	76,459	77,959	82,459	84,459	85,959
18 years	13	78,933	80,433	84,933	86,933	88,433
19 years	14	81,481	82,981	87,481	89,481	90,981
20-21 years	15	84,105	85,605	90,105	92,105	93,605

*Years of experience are credited based on Regulation 524-2, "Certificated Personnel - Guidelines for Determining Grades and Salaries." New hires to PWCS have a salary cap of 21 years of experience. Salaries shown are based on 195 days.

2022-23 Certified/Instructional Salary Scale

2022-23 Certified/Instructional Salary Scale (Grade 12)

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195 Day Contract

Step	Bachelor's	Bachelor's + 15	Master's	Master's + 30	Doctorate
1	53,570	55,070	59,570	61,570	63,070
2	55,357	56,857	61,357	63,357	64,857
3	57,198	58,698	63,198	65,198	66,698
4	59,094	60,594	65,094	67,094	68,594
5	61,047	62,547	67,047	69,047	70,547
6	63,058	64,558	69,058	71,058	72,558
7	65,130	66,630	71,130	73,130	74,630
8	67,264	68,764	73,264	75,264	76,764
9	69,461	70,961	75,461	77,461	78,961
10	71,725	73,225	77,725	79,725	81,225
11	74,057	75,557	80,057	82,057	83,557
12	76,459	77,959	82,459	84,459	85,959
13	78,933	80,433	84,933	86,933	88,433
14	81,481	82,981	87,481	89,481	90,981
15	84,105	85,605	90,105	92,105	93,605
16	86,808	88,308	92,808	94,808	96,308
17	89,592	91,092	95,592	97,592	99,092
18	92,460	93,960	98,460	100,460	101,960
19	95,414	96,914	101,414	103,414	104,914
20	98,456	99,956	104,456	106,456	107,956
21	101,590	103,090	107,590	109,590	111,090
22	104,818	106,318	110,818	112,818	114,318
23	108,142	109,642	114,142	116,142	117,642
24	111,567	113,067	117,567	119,567	121,067
25	115,094	116,594	121,094	123,094	124,594
26	118,726	120,226	124,726	126,726	128,226
27	122,468	123,968	128,468	130,468	131,968
28	126,322	127,822	132,322	134,322	135,822
29	130,292	131,792	136,292	138,292	139,792
30	134,381	135,881	140,381	142,381	143,881

*Step numbers do not correlate to years of creditable service. Years of experience are credited based on Regulation 524-2, "Certificated Personnel - Guidelines for Determining Grades and Salaries." Salary caps apply. Salaries shown are based on 195 days.

2022-23 Managers Salary Scale

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250 Day Contract

Step	Grade 13	Grade 14	Grade 15	Grade 16	Grade 17	Grade 18	Grade 19	Grade 20	Grade 21	Grade 22	Grade 23
1	79,881	83,635	87,583	91,103	95,160	99,395	103,826	113,152	126,946	190,233	209,254
2	82,277	86,144	90,210	93,836	98,015	102,377	106,941	116,547	130,754	195,940	215,532
3	84,745	88,728	92,917	96,651	100,955	105,448	110,149	120,043	134,677	201,818	221,998
4	87,288	91,390	95,704	99,551	103,984	108,612	113,453	123,644	138,717	207,873	228,657
5	89,906	94,132	98,575	102,537	107,103	111,870	116,857	127,354	142,879	214,109	235,517
6	92,603	96,956	101,533	105,613	110,317	115,226	120,363	131,174	147,165	220,532	242,583
7	95,382	99,865	104,579	108,782	113,626	118,683	123,974	135,109	151,580	227,148	249,860
8	98,243	102,860	107,716	112,045	117,035	122,243	127,693	139,163	156,128	233,963	257,356
9	101,190	105,946	110,947	115,407	120,546	125,911	131,524	143,338	160,811	240,981	265,077
10	104,226	109,125	114,276	118,869	124,162	129,688	135,469	147,638	165,636	248,211	273,029
11	107,353	112,398	117,704	122,435	127,887	133,579	139,533	152,067	170,605	255,657	281,220
12	110,573	115,770	121,235	126,108	131,724	137,586	143,719	156,629	175,723	263,327
13	113,891	119,243	124,872	129,891	135,675	141,714	148,031	161,328	180,995
14	117,307	122,821	128,619	133,788	139,746	145,965	152,472	166,168	186,424
15	120,827	126,505	132,477	137,801	143,938	150,344	157,046	171,153	192,017
16	124,451	130,301	136,451	141,936	148,256	154,854	161,758	176,287	197,778
17	128,185	134,210	140,545	146,194	152,704	159,500	166,610	181,576	203,711
18	132,030	138,236	144,761	150,579	157,285	164,285	171,609	187,023	209,822
19	135,991	142,383	149,104	155,097	162,004	169,213	176,757	192,634	216,117
20	140,071	146,654	153,577	159,750	166,864	174,290	182,060	198,413	222,601
21	144,273	151,054	158,185	164,542	171,870	179,518	187,521	204,365	229,279
22	148,601	155,586	162,930	169,478	177,026	184,904	193,147	210,496	236,157
23	153,059	160,253	167,818	174,563	182,336	190,451	198,941	216,811	243,242

Step numbers are not directly related to years of experience. Salary caps apply. Please see Regulation 524-1, "Management - Guidelines for Determining Grades and Salaries" for additional information. Amounts shown are 12-month salaries.

2022-23 Classified Salary Scale

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Step	Grade 1	Grade 2	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5	Grade 6	Grade 7	Grade 8	Grade 9	Grade 10	Grade 11
1	25,360	27,708	30,271	33,071	36,128	39,471	43,124	47,113	51,470	56,519	61,745
2	26,095	28,511	31,149	34,030	37,176	40,616	44,375	48,479	52,962	58,158	63,536
3	26,852	29,338	32,052	35,017	38,254	41,794	45,662	49,885	54,498	59,844	65,378
4	27,631	30,189	32,982	36,032	39,363	43,006	46,986	51,332	56,079	61,580	67,274
5	28,432	31,065	33,938	37,077	40,505	44,253	48,349	52,820	57,705	63,366	69,225
6	29,256	31,965	34,923	38,153	41,680	45,536	49,751	54,352	59,378	65,203	71,233
7	30,105	32,892	35,935	39,259	42,888	46,857	51,194	55,928	61,100	67,094	73,298
8	30,978	33,846	36,977	40,398	44,132	48,216	52,678	57,550	62,872	69,040	75,424
9	31,876	34,828	38,050	41,569	45,412	49,614	54,206	59,219	64,695	71,042	77,611
10	32,801	35,838	39,153	42,775	46,729	51,053	55,778	60,936	66,572	73,102	79,862
11	33,752	36,877	40,289	44,015	48,084	52,534	57,395	62,704	68,502	75,222	82,178
12	34,731	37,947	41,457	45,292	49,478	54,057	59,060	64,522	70,489	77,404	84,561
13	35,738	39,047	42,659	46,605	50,913	55,625	60,773	66,393	72,533	79,649	87,014
14	36,774	40,179	43,896	47,957	52,390	57,238	62,535	68,319	74,636	81,958	89,537
15	37,841	41,345	45,169	49,347	53,909	58,898	64,348	70,300	76,801	84,335	92,134
16	38,938	42,544	46,479	50,778	55,472	60,606	66,215	72,338	79,028	86,781	94,805
17	40,067	43,777	47,827	52,251	57,081	62,363	68,135	74,436	81,320	89,298	97,555
18	41,229	45,047	49,214	53,766	58,736	64,172	70,111	76,595	83,678	91,887	100,384
19	42,425	46,353	50,641	55,325	60,440	66,033	72,144	78,816	86,105	94,552	103,295
20	43,655	47,697	52,110	56,930	62,193	67,948	74,236	81,102	88,602	97,294	106,291
21	44,921	49,081	53,621	58,581	63,996	69,918	76,389	83,454	91,171	100,115	109,373
22	46,224	50,504	55,176	60,280	65,852	71,946	78,604	85,874	93,815	103,019	112,545
23	47,564	51,969	56,776	62,028	67,762	74,032	80,884	88,364	96,536	106,006	115,809
24	48,944	53,476	58,423	63,827	69,727	76,179	83,229	90,927	99,335	109,080	119,167
25	50,363	55,027	60,117	65,678	71,749	78,388	85,643	93,564	102,216	112,244	122,623
26	51,824	56,622	61,860	67,582	73,830	80,662	88,127	96,277	105,180	115,499	126,179
27	53,327	58,264	63,654	69,542	75,971	83,001	90,682	99,069	108,231	118,848	129,838
28	54,873	59,954	65,500	71,559	78,174	85,408	93,312	101,942	111,369	122,295	133,604
29	56,464	61,693	67,400	73,634	80,441	87,885	96,018	104,898	114,599	125,841	137,478
30	58,102	63,482	69,354	75,769	82,774	90,433	98,803	107,941	117,922	129,491	141,465
31	59,787	65,323	71,366	77,967	85,174	93,056	101,668	111,071	121,342	133,246	145,567

Salary caps apply for new hires. Step numbers are not directly related to years of experience. Amounts shown are 12-month salaries.

The salary scale above is based on 250 days, 7.5 hours per day, for a total of 1,875 hours of work.

How to Determine Your Annual Salary if You Work Less Than 250 Days and 7.5 hours per Day

To determine your annual salary if you work less than 250 days per year, but work a 7.5 hour day:

Divide the annual salary shown above for your grade and step by 250 to get your daily rate.
Multiply that daily rate by the number of days you are scheduled to work and that will be your annual salary.

To determine your annual salary if you work less than 250 days per year and less than a 7.5 hour day:

Divide the annual salary shown above for your grade and step by 1,875 to get your hourly rate.
Multiply that hourly rate by the number of hours per day that you will work to get your daily rate.
Multiply that daily rate by the number of days you are scheduled to work and that will be your annual salary.

Example: A 188-day Teacher Assistant (Grade 4, Step 1) works 6.5 hours per day

Annual Salary for 250 days: $33,071

Hourly Rate: $33,071 / 1,875 = $17.64

Daily Rate: $17.64 x 6.5 = $114.66

Annual Salary: $114.66 x 188 days = $21,556.08

2021-22 Salary Scales

2021-22 New Teacher Placement Chart

Print-Only PDF Version

Adopted April 30, 2021

195 Day Contract

New Hires to PWCS - salary cap at 17 years experience.

Completed Years of Experience on 6/30/21*	Step	Bachelors	Bachelors +15	Masters	Masters +30	Doctorate
	1, 2, 3	Reserved	Reserved	Reserved	Reserved	Reserved
0 years	4	51,431	52,811	57,298	59,286	60,746
1, 2, 3 years	5	52,292	53,672	58,160	60,148	61,607
4, 5 years	6	53,164	54,544	59,033	61,021	62,480
6 years	7	54,936	56,315	60,804	62,792	64,251
7 years	8	56,759	58,139	62,627	64,615	66,074
8, 9 years	9	58,639	60,020	64,508	66,495	67,955
10, 11, 12 years	10	60,576	61,957	66,444	68,432	69,892
13 years	11	62,567	63,948	68,435	70,423	71,882
14 years	12	64,621	66,001	70,488	72,476	73,937
15 years	13	66,736	68,116	72,604	74,592	76,051
16 years	14	68,912	70,293	74,781	76,769	78,228
17 years	15	71,157	72,537	77,025	79,013	80,472

*Step numbers do not correlate to years of creditable service. Years of experience are credited based on Regulation 524-3, Certificated Personnel - Guidelines for Determining Grades and Salaries. Salary caps apply.

2021-22 Certified/Instructional Salary Scale

2021-22 Certified/Instructional Salary Scale (Grade 12)

Print-Only PDF Version

Adopted May 20, 2020

195 Day Contract

Step #	Bachelors	Bachelors + 15	Masters	Masters + 30	Doctorate
1,2,3	Reserved	Reserved	Reserved	Reserved	Reserved
4	51,431	52,811	57,298	59,286	60,746
5	52,292	53,672	58,160	60,148	61,607
6	53,164	54,544	59,033	61,021	62,480
7	54,936	56,315	60,804	62,792	64,251
8	56,759	58,139	62,627	64,615	66,074
9	58,639	60,020	64,508	66,495	67,955
10	60,576	61,957	66,444	68,432	69,892
11	62,567	63,948	68,435	70,423	71,882
12	64,621	66,001	70,488	72,476	73,937
13	66,736	68,116	72,604	74,592	76,051
14	68,912	70,293	74,781	76,769	78,228
15	71,157	72,537	77,025	79,013	80,472
16	73,467	74,847	79,335	81,323	82,782
17	75,845	77,225	81,713	83,701	85,160
18	78,296	79,677	84,165	86,153	87,612
19	80,823	82,203	86,690	88,678	90,137
20	83,425	84,805	89,292	91,280	92,739
21	86,101	87,481	91,970	93,958	95,417
22	88,860	90,240	94,727	96,715	98,175
23	91,701	93,082	97,569	99,557	101,017
24	94,629	96,009	100,496	102,484	103,944
25	97,642	99,023	103,510	105,498	106,957
26	100,749	102,128	106,617	108,605	110,064
27	103,949	105,329	109,817	111,805	113,264
28	107,244	108,623	113,111	115,099	116,558
29	110,638	112,017	116,505	118,493	119,952
30	114,134	115,514	120,001	121,989	123,448
31	117,735	119,115	123,603	125,591	127,051
32	121,444	122,824	127,313	129,300	130,760
33	125,270	126,648	131,134	133,120	134,577
34	129,217	130,591	135,070	137,053	138,505

*Step numbers do not correlate to years of creditable service. Years of experience are credited based on Regulation 524-3, Certificated Personnel - Guidelines for Determining Grades and Salaries. Salary caps apply.

2021-22 Managers Salary Scale

Managers Salary Scale 2021-22

Print-Only PDF Version

Adopted April 30, 2021

250 Day Contract

Step #	Grade 13	Grade 14	Grade 15	Grade 16	Grade 17	Grade 18	Grade 19	Grade 20	Grade 21	Grade 22	Grade 23
1	59,685*	65,203*	76,850*	84,809*	88,584*	92,528*	96,650*	105,335*	118,173*	177,088*	194,795*
2	61,532*	67,219*	79,227*	87,431	91,324	95,389	99,641	108,591	121,829	182,565	200,820
3	63,375*	69,234*	81,605	90,056	94,065	98,252	102,630	111,848	125,482	188,041	206,845
4	65,275*	71,312*	84,053	92,758	96,887	101,202	105,710	115,201	129,248	193,683	213,052
5	67,232	73,453	86,574	95,539	99,792	104,237	108,881	118,660	133,126	199,492	219,444
6	69,251	75,654	89,173	98,404	102,787	107,364	112,148	122,218	137,119	205,477	226,028
7	71,329	77,924	91,848	101,358	105,870	110,584	115,512	125,886	141,232	211,643	232,810
8	73,469	80,263	94,603	104,398	109,045	113,902	118,977	129,662	145,469	217,992	239,795
9	75,674	82,671	97,441	107,531	112,317	117,319	122,544	133,551	149,834	224,532	246,990
10	77,943	85,151	100,367	110,757	115,687	120,838	126,221	137,560	154,327	231,268	254,400
11	80,280	87,706	103,374	114,081	119,158	124,465	130,009	141,685	158,958	238,207	262,034
12	82,690	90,336	106,476	117,501	122,731	128,199	133,908	145,935	163,727	245,354	269,897
13	85,169	93,044	109,670	121,027	126,413	132,045	137,925	150,315	168,637	252,715
14	87,725	95,836	112,960	124,658	130,206	136,006	142,064	154,825	173,697
15	90,358	98,710	116,349	128,397	134,112	140,087	146,325	159,469	178,909
16	93,066	101,672	119,839	132,251	138,136	144,289	150,716	164,253	184,275
17	95,860	104,720	123,434	136,217	142,281	148,619	155,238	169,178	189,805
18	98,733	107,862	127,138	140,304	146,549	153,078	159,895	174,254	195,498
19	101,696	111,100	130,951	144,514	150,945	157,671	164,692	179,484	201,363
20	104,749	114,429	134,880	148,849	155,474	162,403	169,634	184,869	207,404
21	107,892	117,863	138,927	153,314	160,137	167,276	174,722	190,415	213,627
22	111,128	121,399	143,095	157,915	164,943	172,295	179,965	196,128	220,036
23	114,461	125,042	147,390	162,654	169,892	177,464	185,365	202,013	226,637
24	117,895	128,793	151,812	167,535	174,989	182,788	190,927	208,075	233,436
25	121,433	132,658	156,367
26	125,077	136,639	161,059
27	128,831	140,740
28	132,696	144,963
29	136,677	149,312
30	140,777	153,791

Step numbers are not directly related to years of experience. Salary caps apply.

*Asterisk indicates step values that have been discontinued. Please see Regulation 524-1, Management - Guidelines for Determining Grades and Salaries for additional information.

2021-22 Classified Salary Scale

Classified Salary Scale 2021-22

Print-Only PDF Version

Adopted April 30, 2021

Step #	Grade 1	Grade 2	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5	Grade 6	Grade 7	Grade 8	Grade 9	Grade 10	Grade 11
3	23,527	25,706	28,084	30,682	33,518	36,620	40,009	43,709	47,751	52,435	57,284
4	24,213	26,453	28,903	31,573	34,488	37,680	41,169	44,976	49,134	53,956	58,946
5	24,913	27,217	29,740	32,491	35,491	38,777	42,362	46,278	50,559	55,519	60,654
6	25,637	28,008	30,601	33,431	36,519	39,900	43,591	47,622	52,026	57,129	62,410
7	26,380	28,820	31,488	34,398	37,579	41,058	44,856	49,001	53,532	58,785	64,222
8	27,144	29,656	32,401	35,401	38,668	42,247	46,156	50,420	55,088	60,493	66,086
9	27,934	30,518	33,340	36,424	39,789	43,473	47,496	51,883	56,686	62,244	68,002
10	28,741	31,401	34,306	37,481	40,943	44,733	48,873	53,388	58,333	64,050	69,974
11	29,573	32,313	35,302	38,570	42,132	46,031	50,289	54,937	60,021	65,909	72,002
12	30,435	33,250	36,326	39,687	43,354	47,365	51,747	56,530	61,762	67,820	74,090
13	31,316	34,211	37,380	40,838	44,610	48,739	53,248	58,169	63,552	69,786	76,241
14	32,225	35,207	38,463	42,020	45,903	50,154	54,792	59,854	65,397	71,811	78,455
15	33,157	36,228	39,578	43,240	47,236	51,605	56,383	61,591	67,292	73,894	80,727
16	34,122	37,277	40,728	44,493	48,606	53,103	58,018	63,378	69,245	76,038	83,067
17	35,109	38,360	41,909	45,783	50,015	54,642	59,701	65,215	71,250	78,243	85,478
18	36,127	39,470	43,122	47,110	51,465	56,229	61,431	67,106	73,319	80,510	87,957
19	37,176	40,615	44,372	48,477	52,955	57,860	63,214	69,052	75,442	82,846	90,507
20	38,253	41,794	45,660	49,882	54,492	59,536	65,047	71,055	77,630	85,247	93,134
21	39,362	43,004	46,985	51,331	56,070	61,261	66,933	73,116	79,884	87,718	95,834
22	40,505	44,253	48,349	52,819	57,699	63,038	68,874	75,237	82,199	90,263	98,614
23	41,679	45,536	49,749	54,353	59,369	64,868	70,872	77,418	84,586	92,883	101,473
24	42,888	46,859	51,193	55,929	61,090	66,750	72,928	79,665	87,038	95,577	104,418
25	44,134	48,216	52,677	57,550	62,863	68,687	75,043	81,975	89,563	98,350	107,446
26	45,413	49,616	54,205	59,220	64,685	70,679	77,220	84,351	92,162	101,202	110,563
27	46,729	51,054	55,778	60,936	66,563	72,728	79,461	86,796	94,836	104,135	113,769
28	48,084	52,535	57,396	62,703	68,492	74,838	81,766	89,315	97,586	107,155	117,067
29	49,478	54,060	59,060	64,521	70,479	77,009	84,139	91,904	100,417	110,263	120,462
30	50,914	55,630	60,773	66,392	72,523	79,244	86,583	94,570	103,327	113,462	123,955
31	52,391	57,245	62,536	68,318	74,627	81,543	89,094	97,313	106,324	116,754	127,550
32	53,911	58,906	64,350	70,299	76,792	83,909	91,677	100,136	109,407	120,141	131,249
33	55,474	60,615	66,216	72,338	79,019	86,344	94,336	103,040	112,579	123,626	135,056
34	57,082	62,374	68,136	74,436	81,311	88,850	97,072	106,028	115,843	127,212	138,973

Steps 1 and 2 are reserved and are not in use for placement purposes. Salary caps apply for new hires. The salary scale above is based on 250 days, 7.5 hours per day, for a total of 1,875 hours of work.

To determine your annual salary if you work less than 250 days per year, but work a 7.5 hour day:

Divide the annual salary shown above for your grade and step by 250 to get your daily rate.
Multiply that daily rate by the number of days you are scheduled to work and that will be your annual salary.

To determine your annual salary if you work less than 250 days per year and less than a 7.5 hour day:

Divide the annual salary shown above for your grade and step by 1875 to get your hourly rate.
Multiply that hourly rate by the number of hours per day that you will work to get your daily rate.
Multiply that daily rate by the number of days you are scheduled to work and that will be your annual salary.

Example: A 188-day Teacher Assistant (Grade 4, Step 3) works 6.5 hours per day

Annual Salary for 250 days: $30,682

Hourly Rate: $30,682/1,875 = $16.36

Daily Rate: $16.36 x 6.5 = $106.34

Annual Salary: $106.34 x 188 days = $19,991.92

Issue Date: April 2021

Extracurricular Pay Rates

2022-23

Principals have the discretion in determining which level to use based on the time and effort required of the sponsor(s). For specific information, contact your school Finance Specialist.

Elementary Schools

Position	Rate
SCA (Student Council)	$917
Robotics	$917

Middle Schools

Position	Rate
Academic Club, Level 1	$823
Academic Club, Level 2	$1,096
Athletic Coordinator	$5,492
Baseball, Head	$2,291
Basketball, Head	$2,291
Basketball, Assistant	$2,291
Cheerleader	$2,291
Football, Head	$2,613
Football, Assistant	$1,832
Intramurals	$1,049
Robotics	$1,049
Soccer, Head	$2,291
Softball	$2,291
Track, Head	$2,291
Track, Assistant	$1,832
Volleyball	$2,291
Wrestling	$2,291
Yearbook	$1,374

Specialty Programs

Position	Rate
Middle School IB Program	$7,882
Lead Teacher Mentor	Up to $900
Beginning Teacher Mentor	Up to $700

High Schools

Position	Rate
Academic Club, Level 1	$945
Academic Club, Level 2	$1,422
Academic Club, Level 3	$1,895
Activity Supervisor	$6,546
Athletic Trainer	$7,701
Band	$2,745
Band Assistant	$1,606
Baseball, Head	$4,102
Baseball, Assistant	$2,681
Basketball, Head	$5,536
Basketball, Assistant	$3,603
Cheerleader	$4,579
Choral Director	$2,745
Choral Assistant	$1,606
Crew, Head	$3,784
Crew, Assistant	$2,463
Cross Country	$3,780
Debate	$2,288
Dramatics	$2,748
Drill/Dance Team	$2,748
Educator Rising (HS Only)	$577
Field Hockey, Head	$4,102
Field Hockey, Assistant	$2,666
Football, Head	$8,135
Football, Assistant	$5,782
Forensics	$2,288
Golf	$2,579
Gymnastics	$3,681
Indoor Track	$3,787
Lacrosse, Head	$4,102
Lacrosse, Assistant	$2,666
Literary Magazine	$2,288
Marching Band	$3,431
Marching Band, Assistant	$1,832
Newspaper	$4,579
Orchestra	$2,745
Robotics	$1,374
SCA (Student Council)	$4,579
Science Instructional Safety Liaison	$1,122
Soccer, Head	$4,102
Soccer, Assistant	$2,666
Softball, Head	$4,102
Softball, Assistant	$2,681
Swimming, Head	$4,568
Swimming, Assistant	$2,977
Tennis	$3,383
Track, Head	$3,787
Track, Assistant	$2,462
Volleyball, Head	$4,080
Volleyball, Assistant	$2,745
Wrestling, Head	$4,568
Wrestling, Assistant	$2,976
Yearbook	$4,579

2021-22

Principals have the discretion in determining which level to use based on the time and effort required of the sponsor(s). For specific information, contact your school Finance Specialist.

Elementary Schools

Position	Rate
SCA (Student Council)	$857
Robotics	$857

Middle Schools

Position	Rate

Academic Club, Level 1	$769
Academic Club, Level 2	$1,024
Athletic Coordinator	$5,133
Baseball, Head	$2,141
Basketball, Head	$2,141
Basketball, Assistant	$2,141
Cheerleader	$2,141
Football, Head	$2,442
Football, Assistant	$1,712
Intramurals	$980
Robotics	$980
Soccer, Head	$2,141
Softball	$2,141
Track, Head	$2,141
Track, Assistant	$1,712
Volleyball	$2,141
Wrestling	$2,141
Yearbook	$1,284

Specialty Programs

Position	Rate
Middle School IB Program	$7,366
Lead Teacher Mentor	$900
Beginning Teacher Mentor	$700

High Schools

Position	Rate
Academic Club, Level 1	$883
Academic Club, Level 2	$1,329
Academic Club, Level 3	$1,771
Activity Supervisor	$6,118
Athletic Trainer	$7,701
Band	$2,565
Band Assistant	$1,501
Baseball, Head	$3,834
Baseball, Assistant	$2,506
Basketball, Head	$5,174
Basketball, Assistant	$3,367
Cheerleader	$4,279
Choral Director	$2,565
Choral Assistant	$1,501
Crew, Head	$3,536
Crew, Assistant	$2,302
Cross Country	$3,533
Debate	$2,138
Dramatics	$2,568
Drill/Dance Team	$2,568
Educator Rising (HS Only)	$539
Field Hockey, Head	$3,834
Field Hockey, Assistant	$2,499
Football, Head	$7,603
Football, Assistant	$5,404
Forensics	$2,138
Golf	$2,410
Gymnastics	$3,440
Indoor Track	$3,539
Lacrosse, Head	$3,834
Lacrosse, Assistant	$2,492
Literary Magazine	$2,138
Marching Band	$3,207
Marching Band, Assistant	$1,712
Newspaper	$4,279
Orchestra	$2,565
Robotics	$1,284
SCA (Student Council)	$4,279
Science Instructional Safety Liaison	$1,048
Soccer, Head	$3,834
Soccer, Assistant	$4,292
Softball, Head	$3,834
Softball, Assistant	$2,506
Swimming, Head	$4,269
Swimming, Assistant	$2,782
Tennis	$3,162
Track, Head	$3,539
Track, Assistant	$2,301
Volleyball, Head	$3,813
Volleyball, Assistant	$2,565
Wrestling, Head	$4,269
Wrestling, Assistant	$2,781
Yearbook	$4,279

Standards of Accreditation (SOA) Payments

2022-23

The Virginia Standards of Accreditation (8VA20-131-240) require school divisions to compensate middle and high school teachers whose student counts exceed stated weekly limits. Those limits are 200 students for music and physical education teachers and 150 for non-music and non-physical education teachers. The chart represents the combined compensation for first and second semester.

Middle and High School Music and Physical Education Teachers

Student Count Range	Payment for Year
201-250	$1,500
251-300	$3,000
301-350	$4,500
341-400	$6,000

Middle and High School Non-Music and Non-Physical Education Teachers

Student Count Range	Payment for Year
151-188	$1,500
189-225	$3,000
226-263	$4,500
264-300	$6,000

Eligibility for first semester compensation will be determined by averaging the teacher-student count totals from first quarter (October 28) with totals from second quarter (January 1). The anticipated date for payout for the first semester is February 28.

Eligibility for the second semester compensation will be determined by averaging the teacher-student count totals from third quarter (March 3) with totals from fourth quarter (May 5). The anticipated payout date for the second semester is June 15, 2023.

Teachers teaching a sixth section are eligible for additional compensation if their student count totals exceed 240 students for music and physical education, and 180 students for non-music and non-physical education teachers.

For more information, please contact Emily Flamenco at flamenen@pwcs.edu