Atlanta Public Schools teacher salaries

Atlanta Public Schools (APS) is the city of Atlanta's school district in Georgia with 3,405 teachers on its 2024-25 payroll. Those who worked the whole school year were paid a median of $92,912, supplements included.1 On the 2026-27 salary schedule a new teacher with a bachelor's degree starts at $62,434, or $68,776 with a master's.2

What do teachers at Atlanta Public Schools make?

Lowest on the 2026-27 schedule

$62,434

Bachelor's (T-4), 0 years

Median pay, full-year teachers1

$92,912

  • $25,144 above the middle Georgia district

Highest on the 2026-27 schedule

$128,375

Doctorate (T-7), 26 years of experience

Teachers on the payroll
3,405
2024-25 school year
Worked the whole year
2,548
the teachers behind the pay figures
Starting salary, bachelor's
$62,434
2026-27 schedule
Pay rank in Georgia
1st
of 180 districts, by median pay

Atlanta Public Schools's teacher salary schedule, 2026-272

Annual salary by certificate level (columns) and years of experience (rows), as Atlanta Public Schools publishes it, for 202 work days (191 duty days and 11 paid holidays). Rows that repeat the same salaries are folded together.

YearsBachelor's (T-4)Master's (T-5)Specialist (T-6)Doctorate (T-7)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6 to 7
8 to 9
10 to 11
12 to 13
14 to 15
16 to 17
18 to 19
20 to 21
22 to 23
24 to 25
26 to 28

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Tap any salary to see it on the pay climb chart below.

The schedule is for 2026-27; the pay figures above are for 2024-25, so they don't line up year for year. Supplements for coaching and extra duties are paid on top of the schedule.

How fast does teacher pay grow at Atlanta Public Schools?

With a bachelor's degree, pay rises from $62,434 to $91,270 at 26 years of experience. Pick a certificate level and years of experience to see the salary and how far it is from the top.

$78,618

a year with 10 years of experience. This certificate level tops out at $91,270 after 26 years.

$128,375$62,434
0 years28 years
Chosen certificate levelOther certificate levels
Bachelor's (T-4)
Teachers whose Georgia certificate is at level T-4. Starts at $62,434, reaches $91,270 at 26 years of experience.
Master's (T-5)
Teachers whose Georgia certificate is at level T-5. Starts at $68,776, reaches $103,596 at 26 years of experience.
Specialist (T-6)
Teachers whose Georgia certificate is at level T-6. Starts at $77,095, reaches $116,156 at 26 years of experience.
Doctorate (T-7)
Teachers whose Georgia certificate is at level T-7. Starts at $85,203, reaches $128,375 at 26 years of experience.

Do elementary, middle and high school teachers at Atlanta Public Schools earn the same?

Median total pay of full-year teachers by the kind of class they teach, 2024-25. "Other" covers ESOL, gifted, career and technical, alternative school and preschool teachers. Groups with fewer than 5 teachers aren't shown.1

How far apart is teacher pay at Atlanta Public Schools?

Total pay of the 2,548 teachers who worked the whole 2024-25 school year.1

Lowest-paid tenth up to
$70,014
Bottom quarter up to
$79,966
Top quarter from
$105,469
Best-paid tenth from
$117,028

Does Atlanta Public Schools pay teachers more than the typical Georgia district?

Line up all 180 Georgia school districts by median pay of their full-year teachers. The one in the middle pays $67,768: half pay less, half pay more.1

Yes

Atlanta Public Schools's median of $92,912 ranks 1st of 180, above the middle district.

Atlanta Public Schools
$60k$80k

Middle district: $67,768

Each bar counts the districts whose median teacher pay falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the middle district.

Questions about Atlanta Public Schools teacher salaries

How much do teachers make at Atlanta Public Schools?

Teachers who worked the whole 2024-25 school year at Atlanta Public Schools were paid a median of $92,912 in total pay, supplements included. That's $25,144 above the middle Georgia district ($67,768).

What is the starting salary for a new teacher at Atlanta Public Schools?

$62,434 for a new teacher with a bachelor's degree (T-4 certificate) and $68,776 with a master's (T-5), on the district's 2026-27 salary schedule.

What is the highest teacher salary on Atlanta Public Schools's schedule?

$128,375 a year, for a teacher with a doctorate (T-7) at 26 years of experience or more. A teacher with a bachelor's reaches $91,270 at 26 years of experience.

Is teacher pay at Atlanta Public Schools high for Georgia?

Its median teacher pay ranks 1st of 180 Georgia school districts (2024-25, teachers who worked the whole school year).

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Sources for the Atlanta Public Schools figures

Pay is everything the district paid each teacher in the 2024-25 school year (July to June): salary plus supplements for coaching and extra duties. It counts only teachers the district also paid the year before who were paid at least 90% as much this year, so people who started, left or went part time during the year don't pull the figures down; the file has no hours or start dates. Substitutes, aides and Pre-K lottery teachers aren't counted. The Department of Audits and Accounts compiles the file from what each employer reports and says it has not audited or reviewed it. Medians and ranks are our own arithmetic.

  1. Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts, Open Georgia, salaries and travel, fiscal years 2024 and 2025: title and total pay of every school district employee, July 2024 to June 2025, and the year before to see who worked the full year.
  2. Atlanta Public Schools, 2026-2027 Salary Schedule: Teacher, Master Teacher Leader and Media Specialist.

How we read the data