Teacher Salary at Wayne County Public Schools
Goldsboro, North Carolina · Wayne
Estimated salary range
$38,000–$72,000
Estimated annual teacher salary range at Wayne 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 Wayne 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County Public Schools
- Enrollment
- 17,150 students
- Schools
- 33
- Teachers
- 949.19
- Student / teacher ratio
- 18.1 : 1
- Title I status
- eligible
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Open teaching positions at Wayne County Public Schools
6 open positions right now at Wayne County Public Schools.
- 2 certificated teaching
- 2 paraprofessional