Norfolk School Board members are lowest paid in region. They want a raise.

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The Norfolk School Board announced plans this month to significantly increase members annual salaries from the lowest in the region to the highest.

The resolution, if approved by members and Norfolk City Council, would bump annual member pay from $3,060 to $25,000 and the board chair’s pay from $5,100 to $27,000 beginning in January 2027.

It would take Norfolk from one of the lowest-paid school boards in the region to the highest, based on salary data provided to The Virginian-Pilot by Hampton Roads school districts.

Only the Hampton School Board would match it. The board approved a measure in September to also increase its salaries from $14,723 to $25,000 for members and from $16,395 to $27,000 for the chair.

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