Annual salary
$67,069
Massachusetts · salary schedule · 2026-27
Bedford salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher salary schedule, 2026-27. The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a column and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Bedford's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $67,069 (B, step 1) and tops out at $127,066 (M+70 / CAGS / DMA / PHD, step 12), per Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Educator Contracts.
- The grid has 6 column columns and 12 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 12.
- Bedford enrolled 2,559 students in 2023-24, the 108th-largest district in Massachusetts by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule, 2026-27
Official sourceDocumentMassachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Educator ContractsSchool year2026-27Effectivenot printed on the document
| Step \ Column | B | B+30 | B+50 / M | M+30 | M+50 | M+70 / CAGS / DMA / PHD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $67,069 | $68,622 | $70,178 | $72,458 | $74,020 | $75,531 |
| 2 | $70,027 | $71,577 | $73,129 | $75,443 | $77,010 | $78,522 |
| 3 | $73,743 | $75,313 | $76,883 | $79,247 | $80,822 | $82,349 |
| 4 | $77,325 | $78,894 | $80,467 | $82,865 | $84,455 | $85,982 |
| 5 | $81,925 | $83,837 | $85,750 | $88,217 | $89,836 | $91,374 |
| 6 | $86,589 | $88,829 | $91,072 | $93,614 | $95,228 | $96,779 |
| 7 | $91,598 | $94,190 | $96,783 | $99,378 | $101,017 | $102,570 |
| 8 | $98,823 | $101,744 | $104,665 | $107,339 | $108,981 | $110,534 |
| 9 | $108,597 | $106,761 | $109,995 | $112,726 | $114,362 | $115,919 |
| 10 | $113,301 | $112,447 | $115,215 | $116,854 | $117,372 | |
| 11 | $120,526 | $116,841 | $118,481 | $120,120 | ||
| 12 | $123,519 | $125,295 | $127,066 |
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Per month (12)
$5,589.08
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $70,027 | +$2,958 |
| 3 | $73,743 | +$6,674 |
| 4 | $77,325 | +$10,256 |
| 5 | $81,925 | +$14,856 |
| 6 | $86,589 | +$19,520 |
Worked example as rendered: B, step 1 = $67,069 a year, $5,589.08 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Massachusetts has no statewide teacher salary schedule. Pay is bargained district by district, and this grid comes from the salary appendix of this district's teacher collective bargaining agreement as filed with the state.
The agreement labels this table 2026-27. Massachusetts does not require districts to file a current contract, so a successor agreement may already be in force locally; the year shown is the year printed in the filed document.
Table caption in the agreement: Step B B+30 B+50 / M M+30 M+50 M+70 / CAGS
How this schedule moves
On the B column a teacher moves from $67,069 at step 1 to $108,597 at step 9: 8 step increases worth $5,191 each on average, 62% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $9,774, between step 8 and step 9.
The highest-paid column, M+70 / CAGS / DMA / PHD, starts at $75,531 and tops out at $127,066, 17% above the top of the B column.
Among the 34 Massachusetts district schedules indexed here, Bedford's starting pay ranks 1st and its top cell ranks 8th; the state medians are $56,720 to start and $111,218 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 94th percentile and the top cell at the 88th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | $67,069 | $108,597 | 8 | 62% |
| B+30 | $68,622 | $113,301 | 9 | 65% |
| B+50 / M | $70,178 | $120,526 | 10 | 72% |
| M+30 | $72,458 | $123,519 | 11 | 70% |
| M+50 | $74,020 | $125,295 | 11 | 69% |
| M+70 / CAGS / DMA / PHD | $75,531 | $127,066 | 11 | 68% |
Against Massachusetts districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford | 2,559 | 2026-27 | $67,069 | – | $127,066 |
| Northampton | 2,495 | 2026-27 | $54,176 | $58,517 | $108,408 |
| Randolph | 2,685 | 2025-26 | $62,443 | – | $116,689 |
| Triton | 2,155 | 2025-26 | $55,116 | – | $107,556 |
| Concord | 1,971 | 2023-24 | $55,757 | $65,239 | $135,065 |
| Dartmouth | 3,351 | 2026-27 | $58,813 | – | $106,943 |
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 salary on the Bedford schedule?
$67,069 at step 1 on B, per the 2026-27 schedule (Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Educator Contracts).
What is the top of the Bedford salary schedule?
$127,066, at step 12 on M+70 / CAGS / DMA / 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 Bedford salary schedule?
On the B column the top figure, $108,597, is reached at step 9, 8 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Massachusetts districts with schedules
- Northamptonstarts $54,176
- Randolphstarts $62,443
- Tritonstarts $55,116
- Concordstarts $55,757
- Dartmouthstarts $58,813
- Masconometstarts $55,940
- Cohassetstarts $56,760
- Leicesterstarts $58,066
- Salemstarts $56,773
- Concord-Carlislestarts $60,927
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