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Durham Public Schools staff are getting a much-needed pay boost—new salary schedules raise the minimum wage to $18.22/hour, retroactive to July 1, with full-time classified workers seeing monthly pay over $3,000. A progressive pay model ensures newer hires get bigger raises while veterans aren’t left behind, following a long-awaited state budget approval that brings 3% state-funded increases. But advocates argue it’s still not enough—pushing for $22/hour minimum and $25 by 2025—and note the new wage still falls short of the district’s own living wage policy. Some board members opposed the vote, citing rushed timing and lack of community input. Plus, staff get a 3% state bonus this month and more in October, with teachers and certified staff also receiving state raises and potential local supplements.

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