Annual salary
$53,160
Connecticut · salary schedule · 2025-26
Manchester 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.
- Manchester School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $53,160 (BA, step 4) and tops out at $102,993 (PHD, step 13), per Connecticut Education Association (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $53,160 and reaches $76,493 at the top of that column.
- The grid has 5 degree and credits columns and 10 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 13.
- Manchester School District enrolled 6,167 students in 2023-24, the 18th-largest district in Connecticut by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule, 2025-26
| Step \ Degree and credits | BA | BA+15 | BA+30/MA | MA+30 | PHD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | $53,160 | $54,536 | $56,598 | $61,181 | $69,889 |
| 5 | $54,994 | $56,370 | $58,889 | $63,473 | $72,180 |
| 6 | $56,827 | $58,203 | $61,409 | $65,993 | $74,701 |
| 7 | $58,661 | $60,035 | $64,160 | $68,742 | $77,450 |
| 8 | $61,182 | $62,556 | $67,140 | $71,721 | $80,428 |
| 9 | $64,617 | $65,993 | $70,348 | $75,159 | $83,865 |
| 10 | $68,240 | $69,808 | $74,701 | $79,742 | $88,448 |
| 11 | $71,172 | $73,012 | $79,492 | $84,771 | $93,327 |
| 12 | $73,458 | $75,457 | $83,509 | $89,210 | $97,629 |
| 13 | $76,493 | $78,675 | $88,329 | $94,463 | $102,993 |
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Per month (12)
$4,430.00
Next 5 steps in this degree and credits
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | $54,994 | +$1,834 |
| 6 | $56,827 | +$3,667 |
| 7 | $58,661 | +$5,501 |
| 8 | $61,182 | +$8,022 |
| 9 | $64,617 | +$11,457 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 4 = $53,160 a year, $4,430.00 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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How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $53,160 at step 4 to $76,493 at step 13: 9 step increases worth $2,593 each on average, 44% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,623, between step 9 and step 10.
The highest-paid column, PHD, starts at $69,889 and tops out at $102,993, 35% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 124 Connecticut district schedules indexed here, Manchester School District's starting pay ranks 59th and its top cell ranks 92nd; the state medians are $52,886 to start and $107,940 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 58th percentile and the top cell at the 64th percentile.
Column by column
| Degree and credits | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $53,160 | $76,493 | 9 | 44% |
| BA+15 | $54,536 | $78,675 | 9 | 44% |
| BA+30/MA | $56,598 | $88,329 | 9 | 56% |
| MA+30 | $61,181 | $94,463 | 9 | 54% |
| PHD | $69,889 | $102,993 | 9 | 47% |
Against Connecticut districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester School District | 6,167 | 2025-26 | $53,160 | – | $102,993 |
| Southington School District | 6,242 | 2026-27 | $53,150 | $57,239 | $96,488 |
| West Haven School District | 5,998 | 2026-27 | $45,111 | – | $102,306 |
| East Hartford School District | 6,410 | 2025-26 | $56,564 | $65,050 | $116,353 |
| Glastonbury School District | 5,674 | 2026-27 | $56,795 | $60,238 | $126,130 |
| Stratford School District | 6,743 | 2026-27 | $50,482 | $56,219 | $122,921 |
Starting pay is the first step of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-step cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Manchester School District?
$53,160 on the degree and credits BA at step 4 of the 2025-26 schedule (Connecticut Education Association). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $53,160 (BA).
What is the top of the Manchester School District salary schedule?
$102,993, at step 13 on PHD (2025-26). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Manchester School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $76,493, is reached at step 13, 9 step increases after step 4 (2025-26 schedule).
Other Connecticut districts with schedules
- Southington School Districtstarts $53,150
- West Haven School Districtstarts $45,111
- East Hartford School Districtstarts $56,564
- Glastonbury School Districtstarts $56,795
- Stratford School Districtstarts $60,043
- Trumbull School Districtstarts $53,657
- Westport School Districtstarts $56,592
- Wallingford School Districtstarts $55,024
- South Windsor School Districtstarts $54,422
- Darien School Districtstarts $54,646
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