Fulton County Schools teacher salaries

Fulton County (FCS) is a county school district in Georgia with 4,198 teachers on its 2024-25 payroll. Those who worked the whole school year were paid a median of $85,494, supplements included.1 On the 2026-27 salary schedule a new teacher with a bachelor's degree starts at $60,506, or $66,514 with a master's.2

What do teachers at Fulton County make?

Lowest on the 2026-27 schedule

$60,506

Bachelor's (T-4), 0 years

Median pay, full-year teachers1

$85,494

  • $17,726 above the middle Georgia district

Highest on the 2026-27 schedule

$118,572

Doctorate (T-7), 27 years of experience

Teachers on the payroll
4,198
2024-25 school year
Worked the whole year
3,235
the teachers behind the pay figures
Starting salary, bachelor's
$60,506
2026-27 schedule
Pay rank in Georgia
4th
of 180 districts, by median pay

Fulton County's teacher salary schedule, 2026-272

Annual salary by certificate level (columns) and years of experience (rows), as Fulton County Schools publishes it, for 190 work days. Rows that repeat the same salaries are folded together.

YearsBachelor's (T-4)Master's (T-5)Specialist (T-6)Doctorate (T-7)
0 to 3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21 to 23
24
25
26
27

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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 Fulton County?

With a bachelor's degree, pay rises from $60,506 to $92,528 at 27 years of experience. Pick a certificate level and years of experience to see the salary and how far it is from the top.

$67,081

a year with 10 years of experience. This certificate level tops out at $92,528 after 27 years.

$118,572$60,506
0 years27 years
Chosen certificate levelOther certificate levels
Bachelor's (T-4)
Teachers whose Georgia certificate is at level T-4. Starts at $60,506, reaches $92,528 at 27 years of experience.
Master's (T-5)
Teachers whose Georgia certificate is at level T-5. Starts at $66,514, reaches $102,040 at 27 years of experience.
Specialist (T-6)
Teachers whose Georgia certificate is at level T-6. Starts at $72,001, reaches $110,754 at 27 years of experience.
Doctorate (T-7)
Teachers whose Georgia certificate is at level T-7. Starts at $76,908, reaches $118,572 at 27 years of experience.

Do elementary, middle and high school teachers at Fulton County 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 Fulton County?

Total pay of the 3,235 teachers who worked the whole 2024-25 school year.1

Lowest-paid tenth up to
$66,002
Bottom quarter up to
$73,415
Top quarter from
$97,229
Best-paid tenth from
$106,906

Does Fulton County 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

Fulton County's median of $85,494 ranks 4th of 180, above the middle district.

Fulton County
$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 Fulton County teacher salaries

How much do teachers make at Fulton County?

Teachers who worked the whole 2024-25 school year at Fulton County Schools were paid a median of $85,494 in total pay, supplements included. That's $17,726 above the middle Georgia district ($67,768).

What is the starting salary for a new teacher at Fulton County?

$60,506 for a new teacher with a bachelor's degree (T-4 certificate) and $66,514 with a master's (T-5), on the district's 2026-27 salary schedule.

What is the highest teacher salary on Fulton County's schedule?

$118,572 a year, for a teacher with a doctorate (T-7) at 27 years of experience or more. A teacher with a bachelor's reaches $92,528 at 27 years of experience.

Is teacher pay at Fulton County high for Georgia?

Its median teacher pay ranks 4th of 180 Georgia school districts (2024-25, teachers who worked the whole school year).

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Sources for the Fulton County 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. Fulton County Schools, Teacher (190 Day) Salary Schedule, 2026-2027 school year.

How we read the data