District Name | State | Additional compensation for prior work experience | Student Enrollment | Free/Reduced Lunch |
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Albuquerque Public Schools |
NM |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
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89,788 | 69% |
Aldine Independent School District |
TX |
CTE teachers receive up to two years of experience for prior industry related work.
|
66,854 | 87% |
Alpine School District |
UT |
If prior work experience is granted, it must related to the individual's area of certification and credit may be given for up to 10 years. |
81,715 | 16% |
Anchorage School District |
AK |
Vocational teachers are credited with up to three years of experience on the salary schedule for work directly related to their teaching assignment. |
46,115 | 19% |
Anne Arundel County Public Schools |
MD |
Up to 15 years of credit is awarded as long as experience is in field of certification. |
83,300 | 32% |
Anoka-Hennepin School District |
MN |
Vocational teachers can receive up to 13 years of credit. |
38,802 | 32% |
Arlington Independent School District |
TX |
The starting salary is determined individually based on each person’s job-related experience and salaries paid to peer employees in the same position with similar experience (no maximum number of years credit is specified).
|
59,900 | 73% |
Atlanta Public Schools |
GA |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
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52,377 | 75% |
Austin Independent School District |
TX |
Experience is awarded based on the Commissioner's rules, in accordance with state law |
80,032 | 53% |
Baltimore City Public School System |
MD |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
79,297 | 100% |
Baltimore County Public Schools |
MD |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
113,814 | 50% |
Billings Public Schools |
MT |
Class IV Vocational Certified employees receive a maximum of 10 years credit. Teachers moving from a regular academic assignment to a vocational educational teaching assignment shall receive 1 year of experience credit for each 5 years of work experience. |
16,958 | 36% |
Birmingham City Schools |
AL |
When filling specified positions, experience in the private sector that requires specialized training or certification may be considered. |
23,041 | 83% |
Bismarck Public Schools |
ND |
Career and technical instructors can receive credit for up to 12 years of related career and technical experience. |
13,197 | 23% |
Boston Public Schools |
MA |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
51,433 | 68% |
Brevard Public Schools |
FL |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
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73,734 | 49% |
Bridgeport Public Schools |
CT |
For certification areas deemed as shortage areas, up to 7 years of work experience in related fields can be credited on the salary schedule, at the discretion of the Superintendent. |
20,296 | 73% |
Broward County Public Schools |
FL |
Up to 20 years credit for work experience directly related to the teacher's current teaching assignment.
|
270,978 | 60% |
Buffalo School District |
NY |
Vocational teachers receive a maximum of 5 years credit for prior work experience. |
32,891 | 73% |
Burlington School District |
VT |
Number of years not specified; the Superintendent may give credit for subject-related work experience. |
3,834 | 46% |
Capistrano Unified School District |
CA |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
47,135 | 25% |
Charleston County School District |
SC |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
49,769 | 57% |
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools |
NC |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
147,638 | 58% |
Cherry Creek School District |
CO |
Career and Technical Education teachers will receive up to 5 years credit for work experience. |
55,839 | 29% |
Chesterfield County Public Schools |
VA |
Vocational education teachers, where the requirement calls for occupational work experience beyond the apprentice level, will be given credit for one year of teaching experience for each two years of work experience |
61,552 | 36% |
Chicago Public Schools |
IL |
Credit (maximum amount not specified) is awarded for subject-related professional experience for shop, industrial arts, or drafting teachers or for Career and Technical Education teachers. |
358,453 | 78% |
Cincinnati Public Schools |
OH |
Trade and industrial career technical program teachers receive credit for related work experience; maximum number of years not specified. |
34,802 | 7% |
Clark County School District |
NV |
Not specified; the Superintendent may, after consultation and agreement with the Association, recognize additional service credit for licensed occupational teachers with an endorsement in business and industry assigned to teach a vocational subject. |
330,225 | 69% |
Clayton County Public Schools |
GA |
Vocational teachers can receive up to three years of work-experience credit (teachers must have worked an additional three years beyond the two years required for certification to get the maximum credit of three years). |
54,840 | 93% |
Cleveland Metropolitan School District |
OH |
Teachers with relevant and/or specialized experience for a specific teaching position will receive 1 level of credit on the salary schedule for every 3 years of experience. |
37,617 | 79% |
Cobb County School District |
GA |
Vocational teachers are granted a maximum of 3 years of experience beyond the requirement for obtaining certification
|
111,854 | 41% |
Columbus City Schools |
OH |
Only vocational teachers can receive credit for work-related experience; 10 years |
48,925 | 81% |
Conroe Independent School District |
TX |
Experience is awarded based on the Commissioner's rules, in accordance with state law. |
62,837 | 40% |
Corona-Norco Unified School District |
CA |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
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52,877 | 45% |
Cumberland County Schools |
NC |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
50,879 | 76% |
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District |
TX |
Experience is awarded based on the Commissioner's rules, in accordance with state law |
116,512 | 54% |
Dallas Independent School District |
TX |
Career and Technology Education teachers receive up to two years of credit when work experience is required for certification or 8 years of specifically related work experience when a teacher does not hold a bachelor's degree. For all other teachers, experience is awarded based on the Commissioner's rules, in accordance with state law.
|
155,119 | 86% |
Davis School District |
UT |
Up to 10 years of credit for professional employment may be given if approved by the Superintendent. |
74,289 | 19% |
Dayton Public Schools |
OH |
Vocational teachers can get credit for subject-related work experience. 10 years of work experience counts towards college credits; after that point, each year of experience will count toward a year of service on the salary schedule. |
12,537 | 92% |
DeKalb County School District |
GA |
Yes; the district will evaluate experience to assess the similarities of job responsibilities from verified previous experience. If the work experience is determined to be related, the Compensation Unit will consider the length of previous employment and the days and hours worked to determine the amount of experience towards salary placement. |
99,166 | 73% |
Denver Public Schools |
CO |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
92,039 | 65% |
Des Moines Public Schools |
IA |
Teachers may be placed up to step 14 for job-related experience and 2 years of credit are given to business or industrial education teachers. |
33,167 | 78% |
Desoto County School District |
MS |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
34,392 | 52% |
Detroit Public Schools Community District |
MI |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
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49,534 | 86% |
District of Columbia Public Schools |
DC |
Yes; 9 years for each year of work in another field deemed applicable to education. |
48,568 | 77% |
Douglas County School District |
CO |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
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67,591 | 12% |
Duval County Public Schools |
FL |
Vocational teachers can receive up to 10 years of credit for related experience. |
130,229 | 51% |
El Paso Independent School District |
TX |
Trade and industry teachers are allowed up to 10 years for related, approved industrial work experience (2 years of credit by the state and 8 years by the district). Career and Technical Education teachers are allowed up to 5 years. For all other positions, experience is awarded based on the Commissioner's rules, in accordance with state law.
|
57,315 | 75% |
Elk Grove Unified School District |
CA |
Teachers with vocational experience may be placed as high as step 16.
|
62,865 | 54% |
Fairfax County Public Schools |
VA |
Career and technical teachers receive one year of credit per three years of occupational experience up to 15 years. |
187,797 | 29% |
Fort Bend Independent School District |
TX |
Experience is awarded based on the Commissioner's rules, in accordance with state law. |
76,122 | 43% |
Fort Wayne Community Schools |
IN |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
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29,404 | 61% |
Fort Worth Independent School District |
TX |
Career and technology teachers may count up to 2 years of work experience if it was required for certification. For all other positions, experience is awarded based on the Commissioner's rules, in accordance with state law.
|
84,510 | 86% |
Fresno Unified School District |
CA |
Yes, for work experience directly related to the teaching assignment; amount of credit not specified. |
71,126 | 87% |
Frisco Independent School District |
TX |
Experience is awarded based on the Commissioner's rules, in accordance with state law. |
60,182 | 13% |
Fulton County Schools |
GA |
Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE) teachers receive up to 3 years of credit for verifiable industry experience directly related to the field in which the employee is teaching, in accordance with Georgia Code GBA(5) 160-5-2-.05 |
94,491 | 44% |
Garland Independent School District |
TX |
Experience is awarded based on the Commissioner's rules, in accordance with state law. |
55,987 | 65% |
Granite School District |
UT |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
66,767 | 55% |
Greenville County Schools |
SC |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
76,158 | 48% |
Guilford County Schools |
NC |
Teachers are eligible to receive credit but number of years are not specified |
72,950 | 65% |
Gwinnett County Public Schools |
GA |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
179,758 | 53% |
Hawaii Department of Education |
HI |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
181,278 | 46% |
Henrico County Public Schools |
VA |
Credit may be given for experience deemed relevant by the director of Human Resources |
51,523 | 46% |
Hillsborough County Public Schools |
FL |
Yes; up to 7 years of experience credit may be granted |
220,252 | 59% |
Houston Independent School District |
TX |
Experience is awarded based on the Commissioner's rules, in accordance with state law. |
209,772 | 80% |
Howard County Public School System |
MD |
In designated critical needs subjects, a teacher may receive credit for up to 10 years of professional work experience if it took place while s/he was eligible for a Maryland teaching certificate.
|
57,907 | 19% |
Indianapolis Public Schools |
IN |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
26,410 | 65% |
Jackson Public Schools |
MS |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
23,935 | 100% |
Jeffco Public Schools |
CO |
Vocational teachers receive credit for industry experience; as of 2019-2020, the maximum credit is 8 years. |
84,631 | 31% |
Jefferson County Public Schools |
KY |
4 years |
97,936 | 56% |
Jefferson Parish Public School System |
LA |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
48,254 | 61% |
Jordan School District |
UT |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
56,176 | 21% |
Kanawha County Schools |
WV |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
25,764 | 51% |
Kansas City Public Schools, MO |
MO |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
14,978 | 99% |
Katy Independent School District |
TX |
Experience is awarded based on the Commissioner's rules, in accordance with state law. |
79,913 | 31% |
Klein Independent School District |
TX |
CTE Health Science Technology and CTE Technology Education teachers receive up to 10 years of credit for work experience in a related field. For all other positions, experience is awarded based on the Commissioner's rules, in accordance with state law.
|
53,328 | 45% |
Knox County Schools |
TN |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
60,854 | 46% |
Laramie County School District 1 |
WY |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
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1,051 | 37% |
Lewisville Independent School District |
TX |
Experience is awarded based on the Commissioner's rules, in accordance with state law. |
52,218 | 35% |
Little Rock School District |
AR |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
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23,368 | 72% |
Long Beach Unified School District |
CA |
Credit of up to 4 steps on the salary schedule is awarded when the experience will contribute directly to the effectiveness of the major assignment for which the applicant is being considered.
|
72,661 | 68% |
Los Angeles Unified School District |
CA |
Credit is awarded only for those teaching in shortage fields and for teachers with a teaching credential that has as a requirement the completion of trade experience consonant with the subject named on the credential; amount of credit is not specified in either case. |
492,842 | 79% |
Loudoun County Public Schools |
VA |
Up to 15 years of credit may be awarded for experience deemed relevant by the Assistant Superintendent for Personnel Services. Vocational teachers where occupational work experience beyond the apprenticeship level is required may be allowed credit for one year of teaching experience for each year of relevant work experience. |
81,906 | 18% |
Manchester School District |
NH |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
13,452 | 58% |
Mesa Public Schools |
AZ |
Not specified; additional compensation may be given for unique skills or experience. |
62,981 | 55% |
Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools |
TN |
District acknowledges state law, Tennessee State Board of Education Rules and Regulations (0520-01-02-02). |
84,667 | 71% |
Miami-Dade County Public Schools |
FL |
1.0% above the starting teacher salary for each two years of full Âtime industry aligned work experience for a maximum of 10%. |
350,434 | 69% |
Milwaukee Public Schools |
WI |
Approved work experience may be recognized for equivalent credit when no financial remuneration is involved. |
75,431 | 77% |
Minneapolis Public Schools |
MN |
One year of experience for every two years of related experience, not to exceed 10 years of credit. Vocational teachers receive credit for trade experience - one year for each year as a foreman or lead man and one year of credit for two years of all other trade experience. |
35,580 | 57% |
Mobile County Public Schools |
AL |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
53,967 | 70% |
Montgomery County Public Schools |
MD |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
162,680 | 33% |
New Haven Public Schools |
CT |
New teachers who participate in a state approved alternative certification program may receive up to 5 years on the salary scale for years of service in their prior professions.
|
20,180 | 71% |
New York City Department of Education |
NY |
Teachers in designated license areas may receive salary step credit for related non-teaching experience (see footnote). Credit of up to 10 years is also awarded for appropriate industrial experience and nursing experience and certain trade experience
|
922,935 | 72% |
Newark Public Schools |
NJ |
Work experience is credited for teachers of special or critical need areas; year-for-year up to the maximum step. |
35,665 | 74% |
NOLA Public Schools |
LA |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
4,642 | 54% |
Norfolk Public Schools |
VA |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
30,087 | 72% |
North East Independent School District |
TX |
Experience is awarded based on the Commissioner's rules, in accordance with state law. |
65,186 | 48% |
Northside Independent School District |
TX |
Experience is awarded based on the Commissioner's rules, in accordance with state law. |
106,501 | 49% |
Oakland Unified School District |
CA |
Credit is awarded on a case-by-case basis at a rate of one step for every two years of experience to a maximum of 5 steps for experience in a shortage field which was directly related to the certificated assignment. |
36,373 | 73% |
Oklahoma City Public Schools |
OK |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
37,530 | 85% |
Omaha Public Schools |
NE |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
53,194 | 72% |
Orange County Public Schools |
FL |
Maximum years of credit not specified; credit is given for positions requiring work experience for certification or for teachers of math, science and special education. |
209,089 | 52% |
Osceola County School District |
FL |
Up to 10 years of work experience will be recognized for teachers in positions requiring work experience for certification or for vocational teachers. |
68,554 | 44% |
Pasadena Independent School District |
TX |
Experience is awarded based on the Commissioner's rules, in accordance with state law. |
53,291 | 86% |
Pasco County Schools |
FL |
7 years |
75,048 | 54% |
Pinellas County Schools |
FL |
Vocational and/or technical shop and technical laboratory instructors can receive up to 6 years of credit. The district may grant additional years of experience for related work experience when agreed to by the parties and when that work experience meets specified criteria. |
100,948 | 50% |
Pittsburgh Public Schools |
PA |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
22,567 | 96% |
Plano Independent School District |
TX |
Experience is awarded based on the Commissioner's rules, in accordance with state law. |
53,057 | 32% |
Polk County Public Schools |
FL |
Teachers who were previously employed as full-time Polk County School Board non-union professional/technical personnel will be awarded one year of experience credit on the teacher salary schedule for every one year of related service. |
105,648 | 52% |
Portland Public Schools, ME |
ME |
The Superintendent may approve subject-related experience if it can contribute to career knowledge for students and is directly and substantially related to the teacher's initial assignment; amount of credit not specified |
6,764 | 52% |
Portland Public Schools, OR |
OR |
Non-degreed teachers in vocational teaching position are placed on the BA lane of the schedule and receive up to 10 years of work experience credit. Degreed teachers in vocational positions receive credit for each year of work experience (maximum years not specified). |
46,924 | 36% |
Prince George's County Public Schools |
MD |
Trades and industry teachers may receive credit for work experience, but it must be approved by the Superintendent. |
132,657 | 66% |
Prince William County Public Schools |
VA |
The Human Resources Supervisor may make exceptions for good cause (e.g., teachers in a critical shortage area who have related work experience) and award credit for work experience. |
90,843 | 42% |
Providence Public School District |
RI |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
23,699 | 85% |
Red Clay Consolidated School District |
DE |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
15,414 | 43% |
Richmond Public Schools |
VA |
Credit is awarded on a basis of one year of credit for every two years of full-time experience in selected highly technical areas outside the public teaching environment. |
24,763 | 88% |
Rochester City School District |
NY |
Up to 10 years of credit may be awarded upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools with the approval of the Board of Education for related vocational experience. |
27,044 | 89% |
Sacramento City Unified School District |
CA |
Credit is awarded for comparable experience in an "exceptional professional assignment".
|
42,196 | 71% |
San Antonio Independent School District |
TX |
Experience is awarded based on the Commissioner's rules, in accordance with state law. |
48,745 | 90% |
San Bernardino City Unified School District |
CA |
Vocational teachers receive 1 year of credit for every 2 years of work-related experience, up to 10 years. |
48,769 | 89% |
San Diego Unified School District |
CA |
3 years |
102,884 | 58% |
San Francisco Unified School District |
CA |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents; however, occupational experience may be recognized for teacher interns for advanced placement on the salary schedule |
52,417 | 53% |
Santa Ana Unified School District |
CA |
The Board may approve and award credit for experience when the duties performed were similar to those expected in the position being filled or were of a highly specialized and/or technical nature having an immediate or direct relationship to those expected in the position being filled, and the experience was full time and successful; one year of credit will be given for three years of experience (maximum amount of credit not specified) |
46,923 | 84% |
School District of Lee County |
FL |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
94,410 | 49% |
School District of Manatee County |
FL |
Vocational teachers will receive full credit for all related work experience (no maximum credit specified). |
49,301 | 52% |
School District of Palm Beach County |
FL |
Vocational and co-operative instructors will receive up to 10 years credit for full-time work experience as approved by the Superintendent. |
194,172 | 59% |
School District of Philadelphia |
PA |
Teachers of trade subjects who do not hold a BA may receive credit for trade experience up to step 10 on the salary schedule and those who hold a BA may receive credit for all years - minus 1 - of trade experience. |
128,647 | 100% |
Seattle Public Schools |
WA |
Up to 6 years of credit is awarded for state-accepted occupational experience acquired after the instructor meets the minimum vocational certification requirements. |
55,271 | 31% |
Seminole County Public Schools |
FL |
Vocational teachers can receive credit for up to 28 years of work-related experience |
68,269 | 48% |
Shelby County Schools |
TN |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
112,125 | 82% |
Sioux Falls School District |
SD |
Trade experience may be credited at a rate of 1 year for every 2 years of experience.
|
24,968 | 44% |
Springfield Public School District, MO |
MO |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
25,641 | 55% |
St. Louis Public Schools |
MO |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents |
21,814 | 99% |
St. Paul Public Schools |
MN |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
36,888 | 66% |
Stockton Unified School District |
CA |
Year-for-year credit up to 16 years. Vocational teachers are paid on the CTE Equivalency Salary Schedule and receive 1 Vocational Equivalency (VE) credit for each year of industry work. VEs determine lane placement on the CTE salary schedule.
|
37,502 | 74% |
Toledo Public Schools |
OH |
Career Technology teachers receive up to 10 years credit for trade or work experience. |
23,153 | 12% |
Tulsa Public Schools |
OK |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
36,512 | 82% |
Virginia Beach City Public Schools |
VA |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
68,624 | 39% |
Volusia County Schools |
FL |
Teachers in Cooperative, Technical, and Industrial Education who are required to have work experience for certification, Vocational Home Economics teachers and Certificated Visiting teachers receive up to 10 years of credit for prior work experience. |
63,223 | 64% |
Wake County School District |
NC |
Maximum years of credit are not specified. |
161,784 | 33% |
Washoe County Public Schools |
NV |
Non-degree teachers with an occupational endorsement receive credit for up to 5 years of work experience |
67,113 | 46% |
West Ada School District |
ID |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
40,205 | 22% |
Wichita Public Schools |
KS |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
48,916 | 77% |
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools |
NC |
Issue not addressed in scope of NCTQ reviewed documents
|
54,707 | 61% |