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Darien School District salary schedule, 2025-26
Teacher salary schedule, 2025-26. The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a degree and credits and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Darien School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $54,646 (BA, step 5) and tops out at $132,491 (PHD, step 20), per Connecticut Education Association (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $54,646 and reaches $78,345 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $63,454 to $120,793.
- The grid has 6 degree and credits columns and 16 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 20.
- Darien School District enrolled 4,681 students in 2023-24, the 27th-largest district in Connecticut by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule, 2025-26
| Step \ Degree and credits | BA | MA | MA+15 | MA+30 | MA+60 | PHD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | $54,646 | $63,454 | $65,167 | $67,502 | $72,558 | $76,474 |
| 6 | $56,826 | $65,849 | $67,532 | $69,891 | $74,984 | $78,858 |
| 7 | $59,318 | $68,532 | $70,187 | $72,574 | $77,716 | $81,552 |
| 8 | $61,996 | $71,333 | $72,953 | $75,368 | $80,555 | $84,344 |
| 9 | $64,914 | $74,256 | $75,835 | $78,275 | $83,503 | $87,239 |
| 10 | $68,361 | $77,307 | $78,839 | $81,302 | $86,565 | $90,235 |
| 11 | $72,253 | $80,491 | $81,970 | $84,455 | $89,747 | $93,343 |
| 12 | $78,345 | $83,816 | $85,233 | $87,735 | $93,052 | $96,561 |
| 13 | $87,285 | $88,631 | $91,150 | $96,485 | $99,897 | |
| 14 | $90,906 | $92,174 | $94,706 | $100,051 | $103,354 | |
| 15 | $94,523 | $95,702 | $98,238 | $103,577 | $106,752 | |
| 16 | $98,460 | $99,542 | $102,084 | $107,418 | $110,457 | |
| 17 | $102,569 | $103,545 | $106,088 | $111,408 | $114,296 | |
| 18 | $107,473 | $108,335 | $110,892 | $116,218 | $118,958 | |
| 19 | $113,993 | $114,761 | $117,441 | $123,005 | $125,691 | |
| 20 | $120,793 | $121,561 | $124,241 | $129,805 | $132,491 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | $56,826 | +$2,180 |
| 7 | $59,318 | +$4,672 |
| 8 | $61,996 | +$7,350 |
| 9 | $64,914 | +$10,268 |
| 10 | $68,361 | +$13,715 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 5 = $54,646 a year, $4,553.83 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Connecticut has no statewide teacher salary schedule. Every district bargains its own, and the Connecticut Education Association collects them all into one annual compendium; this grid is that district's page from it.
Lane structures are bargained locally, so the columns here are this district's own and do not match the district next door.
The compendium prints negotiated schedules through 2028-29; the grid shown is this district's 2025-26 one, the year in force.
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Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Darien School District?
$54,646 on the degree and credits BA at step 5 of the 2025-26 schedule (Connecticut Education Association). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $54,646 (BA).
What is the top of the Darien School District salary schedule?
$132,491, at step 20 on PHD (2025-26). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
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