Teacher Salary at Gaston County Schools
Gastonia, North Carolina · Gaston
Estimated salary range
$38,000–$72,000
Estimated annual teacher salary range at Gaston County Schools
Estimate only. Actual district salary schedules are negotiated by contract and vary by step (years of service) and lane (degree / credit hours). Contact Gaston County Schools directly for the exact schedule.
How we estimated this
- State baseline: North Carolina average teacher salary is $55,460 (NEA Rankings & Estimates 2023–24). Entry BS step-1 averages $37,500.
- District adjustment: Per-pupil spending data not yet available for Gaston County Schools — estimate uses the North Carolina state baseline directly.
- Cost of living: North Carolina cost-of-living index is 95.5 (BEA Regional Price Parities; national average = 100). High-COL states tend to pay more in nominal terms, but real purchasing power may not track.
- Range bounds: Lower bound = entry BS step-1 (a new hire with a bachelor's degree and no district experience). Upper bound ≈ MA + 30 credits at top of step ladder. The exact ceiling depends on each district's specific schedule.
About Gaston County Schools
- Enrollment
- 30,995 students
- Schools
- 56
- Teachers
- 1,947.51
- Student / teacher ratio
- 15.9 : 1
- Title I status
- eligible
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Open teaching positions at Gaston County Schools
1 open position right now at Gaston County Schools.
- 1 certificated teaching