+4.01%
Your rating sets your raise
Highly Effective teachers get +4.01% this year; Effective, +3.01%.
Orange County teacher salary, 2025-26
The short version
Orange pays new teachers $50,000, 7th of the 9 Florida districts we track.
Starting salary
$50,000
Bachelor's, new teacher
With a master's
$53,517
starting salary + supplement
Daily rate
$254
197 contract days
Top of schedule
$117,000
highest published teacher pay
How Orange compares
$60,405
$54,500
$54,500
$53,159
$51,597
$51,000
Orange
$50,000
$48,700
$48,351
How raises work
Orange uses an open salary range ($50,000 to $117,000) instead of a step schedule. New hires are placed at the same level as current teachers with comparable years of experience.
- Rated Highly Effective: +4.01% base salary
- Rated Effective: +3.01% base salary
- Performance schedule maximum: $117,000
Florida requires performance-based pay for teachers hired on or after July 1, 2014: raises depend on your annual evaluation, not years of service.
Things to know before you sign
Is a master's degree worth it in Orange?
A master's adds $3,517 a year in Orange. Over a 30-year career that's $105,510 before taxes.
Performance pay schedule
Minimum base salary by years of experience for 2025-26 (teachers below their range minimum were raised to it) · 197-day contract
| Years of experience | Bachelor's |
|---|---|
| 0-1 | $50,000 |
| 2-4 | $50,225 |
| 5-9 | $50,575 |
| 10-14 | $51,000 |
| 15-19 | $53,000 |
| 20-24 | $55,000 |
| 25-29 | $60,000 |
| 30-31 | $65,000 |
| 32+ | $70,000 |
Advanced degree supplements
- Master's: $3,517 a year
- Specialist: $5,396 a year
- Doctorate: $7,115 a year
Common questions
How much do Orange County teachers make?
New teachers start at $50,000 in 2025-26 for a 197-day contract. The highest published teacher salary is $117,000.
Do Orange County teachers get paid more with a master's degree?
Yes, $3,517 a year. Specialist degrees add $5,396 and Doctorates add $7,115.
How do raises work for Orange County teachers?
Teachers on the performance schedule get a raise based on their annual evaluation: 4.01% for Highly Effective and 3.01% for Effective.
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Reading this schedule
- These are floors, not a step schedule: any teacher whose 2025-26 base salary was below the minimum for their experience was raised to it, before performance raises.
- Performance raises for 2025-26: +3.01% for Effective, +4.01% for Highly Effective, paid after evaluation scores are final.
- Advanced degrees add $3,517 (master's), $5,396 (specialist) or $7,115 (doctorate). The contract says eleven-month employees "add 0.10" and twelve-month employees "add 0.20" to these amounts.
- Teachers at Targeted Schools get at least $1,500 plus $1,100 (Title I) a year. School psychologists have their own range ($58,410 to $118,000).
- Teacher contract year is 197 days.
Sources
Official documents:
- CTA Contract 2025-26 (files.smartsites.parentsquare.com)
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