Gwinnett County Public Schools teacher salaries

Gwinnett County (GCPS) is a county school district in Georgia with 13,872 teachers on its 2024-25 payroll. Those who worked the whole school year were paid a median of $76,113, supplements included.1 On the 2026-27 salary schedule a new teacher with a bachelor's degree starts at $61,146, or $66,276 with a master's.2

What do teachers at Gwinnett County make?

Lowest on the 2026-27 schedule

$61,146

Bachelor's (T-4), 0 years

Median pay, full-year teachers1

$76,113

  • $8,345 above the middle Georgia district

Highest on the 2026-27 schedule

$114,000

Doctorate (T-7), 30 years of experience

Teachers on the payroll
13,872
2024-25 school year
Worked the whole year
10,717
the teachers behind the pay figures
Starting salary, bachelor's
$61,146
2026-27 schedule
Pay rank in Georgia
20th
of 180 districts, by median pay

Gwinnett County's teacher salary schedule, 2026-272

Annual salary by certificate level (columns) and years of experience (rows), as Gwinnett County Public Schools publishes it. 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 2
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7
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10
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12
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15
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Tap any salary to see it on the pay climb chart below.

Steps are performance steps: a teacher moves up one a year with a rating of Proficient or higher. Years are the creditable outside experience a new teacher brings.

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 Gwinnett County?

With a bachelor's degree, pay rises from $61,146 to $85,170 at 30 years of experience. Pick a certificate level and years of experience to see the salary and how far it is from the top.

$68,010

a year with 10 years of experience. This certificate level tops out at $85,170 after 30 years.

$114,000$61,146
0 years30 years
Chosen certificate levelOther certificate levels
Bachelor's (T-4)
Teachers whose Georgia certificate is at level T-4. Starts at $61,146, reaches $85,170 at 30 years of experience.
Master's (T-5)
Teachers whose Georgia certificate is at level T-5. Starts at $66,276, reaches $94,948 at 30 years of experience.
Specialist (T-6)
Teachers whose Georgia certificate is at level T-6. Starts at $70,782, reaches $104,690 at 30 years of experience.
Doctorate (T-7)
Teachers whose Georgia certificate is at level T-7. Starts at $76,480, reaches $114,000 at 30 years of experience.

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

Total pay of the 10,717 teachers who worked the whole 2024-25 school year.1

Lowest-paid tenth up to
$61,457
Bottom quarter up to
$67,167
Top quarter from
$87,493
Best-paid tenth from
$97,777

Does Gwinnett 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

Gwinnett County's median of $76,113 ranks 20th of 180, above the middle district.

Gwinnett 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 Gwinnett County teacher salaries

How much do teachers make at Gwinnett County?

Teachers who worked the whole 2024-25 school year at Gwinnett County Public Schools were paid a median of $76,113 in total pay, supplements included. That's $8,345 above the middle Georgia district ($67,768).

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

$61,146 for a new teacher with a bachelor's degree (T-4 certificate) and $66,276 with a master's (T-5), on the district's 2026-27 salary schedule.

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

$114,000 a year, for a teacher with a doctorate (T-7) at 30 years of experience or more. A teacher with a bachelor's reaches $85,170 at 30 years of experience.

Is teacher pay at Gwinnett County high for Georgia?

Its median teacher pay ranks 20th of 180 Georgia school districts (2024-25, teachers who worked the whole school year).

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Sources for the Gwinnett 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. Gwinnett County Public Schools, Teacher Performance-Based Salary Schedule, 2026-2027 school year.

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