WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Every employee in the New Hanover County school system is set for a pay bump this year, with teachers seeing up to a 17.1% salary increase.
Under the new pay structure, teachers and assistant principals will see salary increases ranging from 5% to 17.1%, depending on experience, following the state’s passage of its budget in July. Principals will receive a 3% raise.
While the state pays for those raises for state-paid employees, the local district covers the rest. This dynamic left New Hanover County Schools with a nearly $2 million funding gap, according to Superintendent Dr. Christopher Barnes…