Rowan County School District teacher salaries

Rowan County is a county school district in Kentucky with 193 teachers (full-time equivalents).1 A new teacher with a bachelor's degree starts at $42,700, or $46,600 with a master's. The schedule tops out at $70,850 for Rank I teachers with 30 years of experience.

What is the average teacher salary at Rowan County?

Lowest on the schedule

$42,700

Rank III, 0 years

Average classroom teacher salary1

$56,105

  • $3,750 below the Kentucky district average

Highest on the schedule

$70,850

Rank I, 30 years

Teachers (full-time equivalents)
193
Starting salary, bachelor's
$42,700
86th highest of 171 districts
Schedule raise on last year
1.1%
typical change across the schedule
Average pay rank in Kentucky
128th
of 171 districts

Rowan County's teacher salary schedule, 2025-261

Annual salary by rank (columns) and years of experience (rows), as Rowan 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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30 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 Rowan County it starts at $42,700 and reaches $51,325 after 15 years.
Rank II
Requires a master's degree in an approved field, National Board certification or equivalent continuing education. At Rowan County it starts at $46,600 and reaches $65,350 after 30 years.
Rank I
Requires Rank II plus a second master's, National Board certification or 30 more graduate hours. At Rowan County it starts at $50,600 and reaches $70,850 after 30 years.

How fast does teacher pay grow at Rowan County?

On Rank III, pay rises for 15 years, from $42,700 to $51,325. Pick a rank and years of experience to see the salary and how far it is from the top.

$48,450

a year with 10 years of experience. This rank tops out at $51,325 after 15 years.

$70,850$42,700
0 years40 years
Chosen rankOther ranks

Does Rowan 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

Rowan County's average of $56,105 ranks 128th of 171, below the middle district.

Rowan 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 Rowan County teacher salaries

How much do teachers make at Rowan County?

Classroom teachers at Rowan County School District averaged $56,105 in 2025-26, as the district reported it to the Kentucky Department of Education. Its salary schedule runs from $42,700 to $70,850.

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

$42,700 for a new teacher with a bachelor's degree (Rank III, 0 years of experience) and $46,600 with a master's degree (Rank II), on the 2025-26 schedule.

What is the highest teacher salary at Rowan County?

$70,850 a year, for a Rank I teacher with 30 or more years of experience. That's the top of the 2025-26 schedule.

Is teacher pay at Rowan County high for Kentucky?

Its average classroom teacher salary ranks 128th of 171 Kentucky school districts. The average across all districts is $59,855.

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Sources for the Rowan 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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