Annual salary
$46,101
Connecticut · salary schedule · 2025-26
Sterling 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.
- Sterling School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $46,101 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $95,134 (6TH YR, step 13), per Connecticut Education Association (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $46,101 and reaches $76,314 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $50,523 to $88,390.
- The grid has 3 degree and credits columns and 13 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 13.
- Sterling School District enrolled 328 students in 2023-24, the 143rd-largest district in Connecticut by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule, 2025-26
| Step \ Degree and credits | BA | MA | 6TH YR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $46,101 | $50,523 | $55,001 |
| 2 | $47,877 | $52,898 | $57,751 |
| 3 | $49,588 | $55,331 | $60,523 |
| 4 | $52,150 | $57,876 | $63,428 |
| 5 | $54,711 | $60,538 | $66,346 |
| 6 | $56,707 | $63,323 | $69,398 |
| 7 | $59,245 | $66,110 | $72,451 |
| 8 | $61,782 | $75,639 | |
| 9 | $64,630 | $72,055 | $78,815 |
| 10 | $67,477 | $75,081 | $82,125 |
| 11 | $70,041 | $85,410 | |
| 12 | $74,814 | $84,181 | $88,740 |
| 13 | $76,314 | $88,390 | $95,134 |
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Per month (12)
$3,841.75
Next 5 steps in this degree and credits
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $47,877 | +$1,776 |
| 3 | $49,588 | +$3,487 |
| 4 | $52,150 | +$6,049 |
| 5 | $54,711 | +$8,610 |
| 6 | $56,707 | +$10,606 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $46,101 a year, $3,841.75 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 $46,101 at step 1 to $76,314 at step 13: 12 step increases worth $2,518 each on average, 66% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $4,773, between step 11 and step 12.
A master's degree is worth $4,422 more than a bachelor's at the first step (9.6%) and $12,076 more at the top of the column (15.8%).
The highest-paid column, 6TH YR, starts at $55,001 and tops out at $95,134, 25% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 124 Connecticut district schedules indexed here, Sterling School District's starting pay ranks 119th and its top cell ranks 116th; 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 34th percentile and the top cell at the 54th percentile.
Column by column
| Degree and credits | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $46,101 | $76,314 | 12 | 66% |
| MA | $50,523 | $88,390 | 10 | 75% |
| 6TH YR | $55,001 | $95,134 | 12 | 73% |
Against Connecticut districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling School District | 328 | 2025-26 | $46,101 | $50,523 | $95,134 |
| Salisbury School District | 303 | 2026-27 | $53,853 | $59,561 | $115,806 |
| Ashford School District | 355 | 2025-26 | $46,379 | $49,667 | $89,879 |
| Sprague School District | 291 | 2026-27 | $51,783 | $54,194 | $98,588 |
| Salem School District | 386 | 2025-26 | $52,760 | $59,299 | $100,701 |
| Willington School District | 394 | 2026-27 | $49,932 | $54,597 | $100,410 |
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 Sterling School District?
$46,101 on the degree and credits BA at step 1 of the 2025-26 schedule (Connecticut Education Association). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $46,101 (BA).
What is the top of the Sterling School District salary schedule?
$95,134, at step 13 on 6TH YR (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 Sterling School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $76,314, is reached at step 13, 12 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Sterling School District?
$4,422 more at the first step: $50,523 on MA against $46,101 on BA (2025-26 schedule).
Other Connecticut districts with schedules
- Salisbury School Districtstarts $53,853
- Ashford School Districtstarts $46,379
- Sprague School Districtstarts $51,783
- Salem School Districtstarts $52,760
- Willington School Districtstarts $49,932
- Sherman School Districtstarts $60,391
- North Canaan School Districtstarts $48,255
- Voluntown School Districtstarts $52,291
- Barkhamsted School Districtstarts $45,348
- Lisbon School Districtstarts $60,316
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