Teacher Salary at Union County Public Schools
Monroe, North Carolina · Union
Estimated salary range
$38,000–$72,000
Estimated annual teacher salary range at Union County Public Schools
Estimate only. Actual district salary schedules are negotiated by contract and vary by step (years of service) and lane (degree / credit hours). Contact Union County Public 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 Union County Public 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 Union County Public Schools
- Enrollment
- 41,404 students
- Schools
- 52
- Teachers
- 2,506.81
- Student / teacher ratio
- 16.5 : 1
- Title I status
- eligible
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Open teaching positions at Union County Public Schools
161 open positions right now at Union County Public Schools.
- 75 certificated teaching
- 2 administration
- 7 paraprofessional
- 1 substitute