Hopkins County School District teacher salaries

Hopkins County is a county school district in Kentucky with 433 teachers (full-time equivalents).1 A new teacher with a bachelor's degree starts at $43,516, or $45,311 with a master's. The schedule tops out at $75,353 for Rank I teachers with 28 years of experience.

What is the average teacher salary at Hopkins County?

Lowest on the schedule

$43,516

Rank III, 0 years

Average classroom teacher salary1

$57,763

  • $2,092 below the Kentucky district average

Highest on the schedule

$75,353

Rank I, 28 years

Teachers (full-time equivalents)
433
Starting salary, bachelor's
$43,516
67th highest of 171 districts
Schedule raise on last year
2%
typical change across the schedule
Average pay rank in Kentucky
101st
of 171 districts

Hopkins County's teacher salary schedule, 2025-261

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

YearsRank IIIRank IIRank I
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12 to 14
15 to 17
18 to 19
20 to 22
23 to 24
25
26
27
28 to 40

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

Hopkins County 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 Hopkins County it starts at $43,516 and reaches $63,326 after 28 years.
Rank II
Requires a master's degree in an approved field, National Board certification or equivalent continuing education. At Hopkins County it starts at $45,311 and reaches $66,979 after 28 years.
Rank I
Requires Rank II plus a second master's, National Board certification or 30 more graduate hours. At Hopkins County it starts at $50,465 and reaches $75,353 after 28 years.

How fast does teacher pay grow at Hopkins County?

On Rank III, pay rises for 28 years, from $43,516 to $63,326. Pick a rank and years of experience to see the salary and how far it is from the top.

$51,520

a year with 10 years of experience. This rank tops out at $63,326 after 28 years.

$75,353$43,516
0 years40 years
Chosen rankOther ranks

Does Hopkins County 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.

No

Hopkins County's average of $57,763 ranks 101st of 171, below the middle district.

Hopkins County
$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 Hopkins County teacher salaries

How much do teachers make at Hopkins County?

Classroom teachers at Hopkins County School District averaged $57,763 in 2025-26, as the district reported it to the Kentucky Department of Education. Its salary schedule runs from $43,516 to $75,353.

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

$43,516 for a new teacher with a bachelor's degree (Rank III, 0 years of experience) and $45,311 with a master's degree (Rank II), on the 2025-26 schedule.

What is the highest teacher salary at Hopkins County?

$75,353 a year, for a Rank I teacher with 28 or more years of experience. That's the top of the 2025-26 schedule.

Is teacher pay at Hopkins County high for Kentucky?

Its average classroom teacher salary ranks 101st of 171 Kentucky school districts. The average across all districts is $59,855.

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Sources for the Hopkins County 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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