Annual salary
$61,497
Connecticut · salary schedule · 2026-27
Waterbury Public Schools salary schedule, 2026-27
Schedule A-1 salary schedule (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a lane and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Waterbury Public Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $61,497 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $108,264 (PHD, step 21), per City of Waterbury Board of Education and Waterbury Teachers Association (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $61,497 and reaches $92,830 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $65,604 to $99,028.
- The grid has 5 lane columns and 21 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 21.
- Waterbury School District enrolled 18,956 students in 2023-24, the 3rd-largest district in Connecticut by NCES enrollment.
Schedule A-1 salary schedule (2026-27)
Transcribed from imageDocumentCity of Waterbury Board of Education and Waterbury Teachers AssociationSchool year2026-27Effective
| Step \ Lane | BA | MA | 6TH | 6TH + 15 | PHD |
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| 6 | |||||
| 7 | $61,497 | $65,604 | $67,620 | $69,684 | $71,723 |
| 8 | $63,564 | $67,809 | $69,892 | $72,025 | $74,133 |
| 9 | $65,699 | $70,085 | $72,240 | $74,444 | $76,623 |
| 10 | $67,905 | $72,440 | $74,667 | $76,946 | $79,197 |
| 11 | $70,187 | $74,874 | $77,564 | $79,732 | $81,857 |
| 12 | $72,545 | $77,388 | $79,767 | $82,202 | $84,607 |
| 13 | $74,982 | $79,989 | $82,446 | $84,963 | $87,449 |
| 14 | $77,501 | $82,676 | $85,215 | $87,817 | $90,387 |
| 15 | $79,692 | $85,014 | $87,626 | $90,301 | $92,942 |
| 16 | $81,735 | $87,193 | $89,873 | $92,616 | $95,326 |
| 17 | $83,616 | $89,200 | $91,941 | $94,748 | $97,519 |
| 18 | $85,322 | $91,022 | $93,818 | $96,682 | $99,510 |
| 19 | $86,842 | $92,642 | $95,489 | $98,403 | $101,282 |
| 20 | $89,026 | $94,973 | $97,891 | $100,877 | $103,830 |
| 21 | $92,830 | $99,028 | $102,071 | $105,187 | $108,264 |
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Per month (12)
$5,124.75
Next 5 steps in this lane
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | $63,564 | +$2,067 |
| 9 | $65,699 | +$4,202 |
| 10 | $67,905 | +$6,408 |
| 11 | $70,187 | +$8,690 |
| 12 | $72,545 | +$11,048 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 7 = $61,497 a year, $5,124.75 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Schedule A-1 of the 2026-2029 agreement between the City of Waterbury Board of Education and the Waterbury Teachers Association. Schedules A-2 and A-3 carry 2027-28 and 2028-29.
Steps 1 through 6 are printed on the schedule but shaded out with no dollar values, so those rows are null.
The contract notes that the old step 20 was removed and former steps 21 and 22 were renumbered 20 and 21; teachers on steps 21 or 22 in 2025-26 are on step 21 in 2026-27.
All teachers advance one step during the 2026-27 school year.
- Soft spot: The posted contract is a scan with a rough OCR text layer; the grid was verified against the page image at 160 dpi, which corrected two OCR misreads (step 11 6TH and step 12 6TH).
- Soft spot: The agreement does not state a number of contract days for teachers, so work_days is null.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $61,497 at step 7 to $92,830 at step 21: 14 step increases worth $2,238 each on average, 51% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,804, between step 20 and step 21.
A master's degree is worth $4,107 more than a bachelor's at the first step (6.7%) and $6,198 more at the top of the column (6.7%).
The highest-paid column, PHD, starts at $71,723 and tops out at $108,264, 17% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 124 Connecticut district schedules indexed here, Waterbury Public Schools's starting pay ranks 3rd and its top cell ranks 61st; 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 83rd percentile and the top cell at the 72nd percentile.
Column by column
| Lane | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $61,497 | $92,830 | 14 | 51% |
| MA | $65,604 | $99,028 | 14 | 51% |
| 6TH | $67,620 | $102,071 | 14 | 51% |
| 6TH + 15 | $69,684 | $105,187 | 14 | 51% |
| PHD | $71,723 | $108,264 | 14 | 51% |
Against Connecticut districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterbury Public Schools | 18,956 | 2026-27 | $61,497 | $65,604 | $108,264 |
| New Haven Public Schools | 18,966 | 2026-27 | $51,421 | $53,615 | $108,047 |
| Bridgeport Board of Education | 19,591 | 2026-27 | $51,079 | $53,699 | $107,539 |
| Hartford Public Schools | 16,839 | 2026-27 | $55,643 | $61,955 | $114,267 |
| Stamford Public Schools | 16,339 | 2026-27 | $53,319 | $58,934 | $132,824 |
| Danbury Public Schools | 12,126 | 2026-27 | $55,781 | $60,999 | $121,691 |
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 Waterbury Public Schools?
$61,497 on the lane BA at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (City of Waterbury Board of Education and Waterbury Teachers Association). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $61,497 (BA).
What is the top of the Waterbury Public Schools salary schedule?
$108,264, at step 21 on PHD (2026-27). 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 Waterbury Public Schools salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $92,830, is reached at step 21, 14 step increases after step 7 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Waterbury Public Schools?
$4,107 more at the first step: $65,604 on MA against $61,497 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
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- New Haven Public Schoolsstarts $51,421
- Bridgeport Board of Educationstarts $51,079
- Hartford Public Schoolsstarts $55,643
- Stamford Public Schoolsstarts $53,319
- Danbury Public Schoolsstarts $55,781
- Norwalk School Districtstarts $50,948
- New Britain School Districtstarts $54,131
- Fairfield School Districtstarts $57,515
- West Hartford School Districtstarts $52,844
- Meriden School Districtstarts $54,503
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