What's different about each district
Miami-Dade County
New teachers start at $53,159. A teacher hired with 10 years of experience starts at $62,284. Pay includes a voter-approved referendum supplement, which has to be renewed by voters. Raises for 2025-26: Grandfathered +0.74% base; Effective +0.69375% base; Highly Effective +0.925% base.
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Broward County
New teachers start at $51,597 for a 196-day contract. Experience barely counts at hire: a teacher with 10 years starts at the same $51,597. Raises for 2025-26: Grandfathered +0.50% on every level; Effective +0.46%; Highly Effective +0.65%.
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Palm Beach County
New teachers start at $54,500. A teacher hired with 10 years of experience starts at $64,900. Pay includes a voter-approved referendum supplement, which has to be renewed by voters.
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Common questions
Which pays teachers more, Miami-Dade vs. Broward vs. Palm Beach?
For a new teacher with a bachelor's degree, Miami-Dade pays $53,159, Broward pays $51,597 and Palm Beach pays $54,500. With 10 years of experience at hire: Miami-Dade $62,284, Broward $51,597 and Palm Beach $64,900.
Do South Florida districts pay a referendum supplement?
Miami-Dade and Palm Beach pay a voter-approved referendum supplement, included in the figures here. Broward doesn't have one in the documents we checked.