It is critical that you complete your licensure requirements promptly.
All Instructional employees who do not hold a valid NC Professional Educator's License (includes expired NC licenses), are paid at bachelor's level, beginning teacher pay scale until the license is issued by the NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI). Once NCDPI has approved and issued your license, a salary adjustment will be made to place you at the degree level and years of experience on your license. Pay is retroactive to your start date or effective date of the license. (Note: Degrees or Experience filed with NCDPI after April 1, will not be considered for retroactive payment for current school year.) Most educators who hold a valid NC license are paid at the degree level and years of experience currently on the license.
***For teaching areas only- Based on current North Carolina graduate pay policy, in order for NCDPI to approve compensation at the advanced level, at least one course towards the advanced degree must have been completed by August 1, 2013, and be relevant to the subject area you will be teaching.***