Annual salary
$53,657
Connecticut · salary schedule · 2025-26
Trumbull 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.
- Trumbull School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $53,657 (BA, step 4) and tops out at $127,081 (6TH+15, step 21), per Connecticut Education Association (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $53,657 and reaches $97,160 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $58,734 to $113,845.
- The grid has 4 degree and credits columns and 18 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 21.
- Trumbull School District enrolled 6,940 students in 2023-24, the 14th-largest district in Connecticut by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule, 2025-26
| Step \ Degree and credits | BA | MA | 6TH YR | 6TH+15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | $53,657 | $58,734 | $63,357 | $65,667 |
| 5 | $55,369 | $60,572 | $65,244 | $67,594 |
| 6 | $57,137 | $62,468 | $67,188 | $69,576 |
| 7 | $58,960 | $64,423 | $69,190 | $71,618 |
| 8 | $62,685 | $68,453 | $73,411 | $75,952 |
| 9 | $65,166 | $71,120 | $76,159 | $78,760 |
| 10 | $67,246 | $73,346 | $78,428 | $81,071 |
| 11 | $69,498 | $75,642 | $80,763 | $83,450 |
| 12 | $71,607 | $78,009 | $83,171 | $85,898 |
| 13 | $73,892 | $80,451 | $85,648 | $88,418 |
| 14 | $76,249 | $82,970 | $88,201 | $91,013 |
| 15 | $78,684 | $85,568 | $90,827 | $93,682 |
| 16 | $81,195 | $88,244 | $93,534 | $96,430 |
| 17 | $83,786 | $91,008 | $96,321 | $99,260 |
| 18 | $89,278 | $93,855 | $99,190 | $102,171 |
| 19 | $97,160 | $99,019 | $104,494 | $107,587 |
| 20 | $108,229 | $114,457 | $115,313 | |
| 21 | $113,845 | $123,538 | $127,081 |
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Per month (12)
$4,471.42
Next 5 steps in this degree and credits
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | $55,369 | +$1,712 |
| 6 | $57,137 | +$3,480 |
| 7 | $58,960 | +$5,303 |
| 8 | $62,685 | +$9,028 |
| 9 | $65,166 | +$11,509 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 4 = $53,657 a year, $4,471.42 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 $53,657 at step 4 to $97,160 at step 19: 15 step increases worth $2,900 each on average, 81% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $7,882, between step 18 and step 19.
A master's degree is worth $5,077 more than a bachelor's at the first step (9.5%) and $16,685 more at the top of the column (17.2%).
The highest-paid column, 6TH+15, starts at $65,667 and tops out at $127,081, 31% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 124 Connecticut district schedules indexed here, Trumbull School District's starting pay ranks 53rd and its top cell ranks 10th; 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 59th percentile and the top cell at the 88th percentile.
Column by column
| Degree and credits | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $53,657 | $97,160 | 15 | 81% |
| MA | $58,734 | $113,845 | 17 | 94% |
| 6TH YR | $63,357 | $123,538 | 17 | 95% |
| 6TH+15 | $65,667 | $127,081 | 17 | 94% |
Against Connecticut districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trumbull School District | 6,940 | 2025-26 | $53,657 | $58,734 | $127,081 |
| Stratford School District | 6,743 | 2026-27 | $50,482 | $56,219 | $122,921 |
| East Hartford School District | 6,410 | 2025-26 | $56,564 | $65,050 | $116,353 |
| Southington School District | 6,242 | 2026-27 | $53,150 | $57,239 | $96,488 |
| Manchester School District | 6,167 | 2025-26 | $53,160 | – | $102,993 |
| Bristol School District | 7,774 | 2026-27 | $52,617 | $58,563 | $119,520 |
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 Trumbull School District?
$53,657 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 $53,657 (BA).
What is the top of the Trumbull School District salary schedule?
$127,081, at step 21 on 6TH+15 (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 Trumbull School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $97,160, is reached at step 19, 15 step increases after step 4 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Trumbull School District?
$5,077 more at the first step: $58,734 on MA against $53,657 on BA (2025-26 schedule).
Other Connecticut districts with schedules
- Stratford School Districtstarts $60,043
- East Hartford School Districtstarts $56,564
- Southington School Districtstarts $53,150
- Manchester School Districtstarts $53,160
- Bristol School Districtstarts $52,617
- West Haven School Districtstarts $45,111
- Glastonbury School Districtstarts $56,795
- Westport School Districtstarts $56,592
- Wallingford School Districtstarts $55,024
- Meriden School Districtstarts $54,503
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