Letcher County School District teacher salaries
Letcher County is a county school district in Kentucky with 160 teachers (full-time equivalents).1 A new teacher with a bachelor's degree starts at $43,683, or $48,559 with a master's. The schedule tops out at $67,872 for Rank I teachers with 25 years of experience.
What is the average teacher salary at Letcher County?
Lowest on the schedule
$43,683
Rank III, 0 years
Highest on the schedule
$67,872
Rank I, 25 years
- Teachers (full-time equivalents)
- 160
- Starting salary, bachelor's
- $43,683
- 65th highest of 171 districts
- Schedule raise on last year
- 3%
- typical change across the schedule
- Average pay rank in Kentucky
- 74th
- of 171 districts
Letcher County's teacher salary schedule, 2025-261
Annual salary by rank (columns) and years of experience (rows), as Letcher County reported it to the Kentucky Department of Education. Rows that repeat the same salaries are folded together.
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Rank I, II and III pay at Letcher County
Kentucky ranks teachers by their education; state law sets what each rank requires.2
- Rank III, bachelor's
- Starts at $43,683 and reaches $58,291 after 25 years.
- Rank II, master's
- Starts at $48,559 and reaches $63,091 after 25 years.
- Rank I, beyond a master's
- Starts at $53,233 and reaches $67,872 after 25 years.
How fast does teacher pay grow at Letcher County?
On Rank III, pay rises for 25 years, from $43,683 to $58,291.
$54,527
a year with 10 years of experience. This rank tops out at $58,291 after 25 years.
Does Letcher County pay teachers more than the typical Kentucky district?
Yes
Letcher County's average of $60,248 ranks 74th of 171, above the middle district's $59,250. Compare every Kentucky district.
Questions about Letcher County teacher salaries
How much do teachers make at Letcher County?
Classroom teachers at Letcher County School District averaged $60,248 in 2025-26, as the district reported it to the Kentucky Department of Education. Its schedule changed 3% on last year, against 2% at the typical Kentucky district.
What is the starting salary for a new teacher at Letcher County?
$43,683 for a new teacher with a bachelor's degree (Rank III, 0 years of experience) and $48,559 with a master's degree (Rank II), on the 2025-26 schedule. The typical Kentucky district starts a new teacher with a bachelor's at $42,700.
What is the highest teacher salary at Letcher County?
$67,872 a year, for a Rank I teacher with 25 or more years of experience. That's the top of the 2025-26 schedule; at the typical Kentucky district the top is $71,092.
More Kentucky teacher salaries
- Compare all 171 Kentucky districts
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- Green County$60,342 average classroom teacher salary
- Caverna Independent$60,328 average classroom teacher salary
- Garrard County$60,318 average classroom teacher salary
- Russell Independent$60,215 average classroom teacher salary
- Somerset Independent$60,202 average classroom teacher salary
Sources for the Letcher County figures
Salaries are the yearly amounts on the schedule the district reported to the state; the average salary includes pay for extra days and duties.
- Kentucky Department of Education, School District Personnel Information, 2025-26: Certified Salary Schedule, Average Classroom Teacher Salaries and Yearly FTE for Teachers.
- Kentucky Revised Statutes 161.1211, rank classification of teachers, as amended by 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 113 (SB 174): what each rank requires.