Teacher Salary Increases, SREB States
2019-20 school year
December 2019
Legislatures in many SREB states took action to increase teacher salaries for the 2019-20 school year. This table summarizes those actions across the region.
| Alabama | 4% |
| Arkansas | $1,000 |
| Delaware | 2% |
| Florida | $2,0001 |
| Georgia | $3,0002 |
| Louisiana | $1,000 |
| Mississippi | $1,500 |
| Oklahoma | $1,2203 |
| South Carolina | 4% to 10.6% |
| Tennessee | 2.5%4 |
| Texas | $5,500 to $9,000 increase in statewide minimum salary schedule steps |
| Virginia | 3% on July 1, 2019, plus an additional 2% on September 1, 2019 |
| West Virginia | 5% average |
Notes:
1 Salaries are determined at the local level via collective bargaining; legislators appropriated funds sufficient to provide $2,000 across-the-board raises, but it is up to the districts to budget as such.
2 Funding for the raise was provided through the state funding formula so non-formula-funded employees do not automatically receive this; also, some districts have “strategic waivers” that may allow them to opt out of mandated salary increases.
3 Districts were allowed to provide differentiated raises as long as the increases averaged $1,220.
4 Legislators provided additional formula funds for the increases, but local districts determine funding allocations and some teacher salaries are paid with non-formula funds.