Anchorage Independent School District teacher salaries

Anchorage Independent is an independent school district in Kentucky with 37 teachers (full-time equivalents).1 A new teacher with a bachelor's degree starts at $46,619, or $52,417 with a master's. The schedule tops out at $92,211 for Rank I teachers with 27 years of experience.

What is the average teacher salary at Anchorage Independent?

Lowest on the schedule

$46,619

Rank III, 0 years

Average classroom teacher salary1

$84,633

  • $24,778 above the Kentucky district average

Highest on the schedule

$92,211

Rank I, 27 years

Teachers (full-time equivalents)
37
Starting salary, bachelor's
$46,619
19th highest of 171 districts
Schedule raise on last year
1%
typical change across the schedule
Average pay rank in Kentucky
1st
of 171 districts

Anchorage Independent's teacher salary schedule, 2025-261

Annual salary by rank (columns) and years of experience (rows), as Anchorage Independent reported it to the Kentucky Department of Education. Rows that repeat the same salaries are folded together.

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27 to 40

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

Anchorage Independent also reports a second salary lane for some ranks, such as 15 graduate hours past a degree or a doctorate. The state's file doesn't say which, so it isn't shown here.

What Rank I, II and III mean for a Kentucky teacher's pay

Kentucky places every teacher in a rank by their education. Higher ranks pay more at every year of experience.2

Rank III
Requires a bachelor's degree and a regular teaching certificate. At Anchorage Independent it starts at $46,619 and reaches $83,617 after 27 years.
Rank II
Requires a master's degree in an approved field, National Board certification or equivalent continuing education. At Anchorage Independent it starts at $52,417 and reaches $85,925 after 27 years.
Rank I
Requires Rank II plus a second master's, National Board certification or 30 more graduate hours. At Anchorage Independent it starts at $58,867 and reaches $92,211 after 27 years.

How fast does teacher pay grow at Anchorage Independent?

On Rank III, pay rises for 27 years, from $46,619 to $83,617. Pick a rank and years of experience to see the salary and how far it is from the top.

$59,071

a year with 10 years of experience. This rank tops out at $83,617 after 27 years.

$92,211$46,619
0 years40 years
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Does Anchorage Independent pay teachers more than the typical Kentucky district?

Line up all 171 Kentucky districts by average classroom teacher salary. The one in the middle pays $59,250: half pay less, half pay more.

Yes

Anchorage Independent's average of $84,633 ranks 1st of 171, above the middle district.

Anchorage Independent
$60k$80k

Middle district: $59,250

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

Questions about Anchorage Independent teacher salaries

How much do teachers make at Anchorage Independent?

Classroom teachers at Anchorage Independent School District averaged $84,633 in 2025-26, as the district reported it to the Kentucky Department of Education. Its salary schedule runs from $46,619 to $92,211.

What is the starting salary for a new teacher at Anchorage Independent?

$46,619 for a new teacher with a bachelor's degree (Rank III, 0 years of experience) and $52,417 with a master's degree (Rank II), on the 2025-26 schedule.

What is the highest teacher salary at Anchorage Independent?

$92,211 a year, for a Rank I teacher with 27 or more years of experience. That's the top of the 2025-26 schedule.

Is teacher pay at Anchorage Independent high for Kentucky?

Its average classroom teacher salary ranks 1st of 171 Kentucky school districts. The average across all districts is $59,855.

More Kentucky teacher salaries

Sources for the Anchorage Independent figures

Salaries are the annual amounts on the district's certified salary schedule, as reported to the state; a district's own published schedule can differ, for example when it covers a different number of work days. The average classroom teacher salary includes pay for contracted extra days and extra duties. Teacher counts are full-time equivalents, so two half-time teachers count as one. Ranks, medians and the raise on last year are our own arithmetic on these figures.

  1. Kentucky Department of Education, School District Personnel Information, 2025-26: Certified Salary Schedule, Average Classroom Teacher Salaries and Yearly FTE for Teachers.
  2. Kentucky Revised Statutes 161.1211, rank classification of teachers, as amended by 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 113 (SB 174): what each rank requires.

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