Montgomery County School District teacher salaries

Montgomery County is a county school district in Kentucky with 268 teachers (full-time equivalents).1 A new teacher with a bachelor's degree starts at $43,066, or $47,790 with a master's. The schedule tops out at $78,397 for Rank I teachers with 35 years of experience.

What is the average teacher salary at Montgomery County?

Lowest on the schedule

$43,066

Rank III, 0 years

Average classroom teacher salary1

$59,250

  • $605 below the Kentucky district average

Highest on the schedule

$78,397

Rank I, 35 years

Teachers (full-time equivalents)
268
Starting salary, bachelor's
$43,066
77th highest of 171 districts
Schedule raise on last year
4%
typical change across the schedule
Average pay rank in Kentucky
86th
of 171 districts

Montgomery County's teacher salary schedule, 2025-261

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

YearsRank IIIRank IIRank I
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35 to 40

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

Montgomery 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 Montgomery County it starts at $43,066 and reaches $66,935 after 35 years.
Rank II
Requires a master's degree in an approved field, National Board certification or equivalent continuing education. At Montgomery County it starts at $47,790 and reaches $72,602 after 35 years.
Rank I
Requires Rank II plus a second master's, National Board certification or 30 more graduate hours. At Montgomery County it starts at $52,547 and reaches $78,397 after 35 years.

How fast does teacher pay grow at Montgomery County?

On Rank III, pay rises for 35 years, from $43,066 to $66,935. Pick a rank and years of experience to see the salary and how far it is from the top.

$52,437

a year with 10 years of experience. This rank tops out at $66,935 after 35 years.

$78,397$43,066
0 years40 years
Chosen rankOther ranks

Does Montgomery 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.

Level

Montgomery County's average of $59,250 ranks 86th of 171, level with the middle district.

Montgomery 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 Montgomery County teacher salaries

How much do teachers make at Montgomery County?

Classroom teachers at Montgomery County School District averaged $59,250 in 2025-26, as the district reported it to the Kentucky Department of Education. Its salary schedule runs from $43,066 to $78,397.

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

$43,066 for a new teacher with a bachelor's degree (Rank III, 0 years of experience) and $47,790 with a master's degree (Rank II), on the 2025-26 schedule.

What is the highest teacher salary at Montgomery County?

$78,397 a year, for a Rank I teacher with 35 or more years of experience. That's the top of the 2025-26 schedule.

Is teacher pay at Montgomery County high for Kentucky?

Its average classroom teacher salary ranks 86th of 171 Kentucky school districts. The average across all districts is $59,855.

More Kentucky teacher salaries

Sources for the Montgomery 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.

How we read the data