Paintsville Independent School District teacher salaries

Paintsville Independent is an independent school district in Kentucky with 60 teachers (full-time equivalents).1 A new teacher with a bachelor's degree starts at $42,596, or $46,838 with a master's. The schedule tops out at $66,830 for Rank I teachers with 27 years of experience.

What is the average teacher salary at Paintsville Independent?

Lowest on the schedule

$42,596

Rank III, 0 years

Average classroom teacher salary1

$61,351

  • $1,496 above the Kentucky district average

Highest on the schedule

$66,830

Rank I, 27 years

Teachers (full-time equivalents)
60
Starting salary, bachelor's
$42,596
89th highest of 171 districts
Schedule raise on last year
3.2%
typical change across the schedule
Average pay rank in Kentucky
59th
of 171 districts

Paintsville Independent's teacher salary schedule, 2025-261

Annual salary by rank (columns) and years of experience (rows), as Paintsville 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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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 Paintsville Independent it starts at $42,596 and reaches $57,707 after 27 years.
Rank II
Requires a master's degree in an approved field, National Board certification or equivalent continuing education. At Paintsville Independent it starts at $46,838 and reaches $62,228 after 27 years.
Rank I
Requires Rank II plus a second master's, National Board certification or 30 more graduate hours. At Paintsville Independent it starts at $51,337 and reaches $66,830 after 27 years.

How fast does teacher pay grow at Paintsville Independent?

On Rank III, pay rises for 27 years, from $42,596 to $57,707. Pick a rank and years of experience to see the salary and how far it is from the top.

$52,839

a year with 10 years of experience. This rank tops out at $57,707 after 27 years.

$66,830$42,596
0 years40 years
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Does Paintsville 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

Paintsville Independent's average of $61,351 ranks 59th of 171, above the middle district.

Paintsville 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 Paintsville Independent teacher salaries

How much do teachers make at Paintsville Independent?

Classroom teachers at Paintsville Independent School District averaged $61,351 in 2025-26, as the district reported it to the Kentucky Department of Education. Its salary schedule runs from $42,596 to $66,830.

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

$42,596 for a new teacher with a bachelor's degree (Rank III, 0 years of experience) and $46,838 with a master's degree (Rank II), on the 2025-26 schedule.

What is the highest teacher salary at Paintsville Independent?

$66,830 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 Paintsville Independent high for Kentucky?

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

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Sources for the Paintsville 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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