Wayne County School District teacher salaries

Wayne County is a county school district in Kentucky with 178 teachers (full-time equivalents).1 A new teacher with a bachelor's degree starts at $39,512, or $43,946 with a master's. The schedule tops out at $64,469 for Rank I teachers with 29 years of experience.

What is the average teacher salary at Wayne County?

Lowest on the schedule

$39,512

Rank III, 0 years

Average classroom teacher salary1

$54,421

  • $5,434 below the Kentucky district average

Highest on the schedule

$64,469

Rank I, 29 years

Teachers (full-time equivalents)
178
Starting salary, bachelor's
$39,512
154th highest of 171 districts
Schedule raise on last year
2%
typical change across the schedule
Average pay rank in Kentucky
150th
of 171 districts

Wayne County's teacher salary schedule, 2025-261

Annual salary by rank (columns) and years of experience (rows), as Wayne 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
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20 to 24
25
26
27
28
29 to 40

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

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 Wayne County it starts at $39,512 and reaches $55,142 after 29 years.
Rank II
Requires a master's degree in an approved field, National Board certification or equivalent continuing education. At Wayne County it starts at $43,946 and reaches $60,246 after 29 years.
Rank I
Requires Rank II plus a second master's, National Board certification or 30 more graduate hours. At Wayne County it starts at $48,579 and reaches $64,469 after 29 years.

How fast does teacher pay grow at Wayne County?

On Rank III, pay rises for 29 years, from $39,512 to $55,142. Pick a rank and years of experience to see the salary and how far it is from the top.

$49,595

a year with 10 years of experience. This rank tops out at $55,142 after 29 years.

$64,469$39,512
0 years40 years
Chosen rankOther ranks

Does Wayne 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

Wayne County's average of $54,421 ranks 150th of 171, below the middle district.

Wayne 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 Wayne County teacher salaries

How much do teachers make at Wayne County?

Classroom teachers at Wayne County School District averaged $54,421 in 2025-26, as the district reported it to the Kentucky Department of Education. Its salary schedule runs from $39,512 to $64,469.

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

$39,512 for a new teacher with a bachelor's degree (Rank III, 0 years of experience) and $43,946 with a master's degree (Rank II), on the 2025-26 schedule.

What is the highest teacher salary at Wayne County?

$64,469 a year, for a Rank I teacher with 29 or more years of experience. That's the top of the 2025-26 schedule.

Is teacher pay at Wayne County high for Kentucky?

Its average classroom teacher salary ranks 150th of 171 Kentucky school districts. The average across all districts is $59,855.

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Sources for the Wayne 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