Annual salary
$58,813
Massachusetts · salary schedule · 2026-27
Dartmouth salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher salary schedule, 2026-27 (FY27). 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.
- Dartmouth's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $58,813 (B, step 1) and tops out at $106,943 (M+60/Doctoral, step 11), per Dartmouth Public Schools (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 182 work days, which makes the starting cell about $323.15 per day.
- The grid has 8 column columns and 11 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 11.
- Dartmouth enrolled 3,351 students in 2023-24, the 80th-largest district in Massachusetts by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule, 2026-27 (FY27)
| Step \ Column | B | B+15 | B+30 | M | M+15 | M+30 | M+45/CAGS* | M+60/Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $58,813 | $60,441 | $61,261 | $62,073 | $63,706 | $65,345 | $66,975 | $68,612 |
| 2 | $60,441 | $62,072 | $62,897 | $63,706 | $65,345 | $66,978 | $68,612 | $70,248 |
| 3 | $62,072 | $63,706 | $64,528 | $65,345 | $66,975 | $68,612 | $70,248 | $71,878 |
| 4 | $64,530 | $66,193 | $66,977 | $67,793 | $69,426 | $71,064 | $72,695 | $74,333 |
| 5 | $66,975 | $68,612 | $69,426 | $70,248 | $71,878 | $73,511 | $75,144 | $76,784 |
| 6 | $69,426 | $71,064 | $71,878 | $72,695 | $74,333 | $75,964 | $77,597 | $79,231 |
| 7 | $71,878 | $73,511 | $74,325 | $75,144 | $76,784 | $78,414 | $80,047 | $81,680 |
| 8 | $74,333 | $75,964 | $76,785 | $77,597 | $79,231 | $80,865 | $82,499 | $84,130 |
| 9 | $76,784 | $78,414 | $79,231 | $80,047 | $81,680 | $83,308 | $84,949 | $86,693 |
| 10 | $82,159 | $83,786 | $84,599 | $85,409 | $87,035 | $88,660 | $90,287 | $91,909 |
| 11 | $92,030 | $95,762 | $96,698 | $97,625 | $99,494 | $101,352 | $104,712 | $106,943 |
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Per month (12)
$4,901.08
Per work day
$323.15 / 182 days
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $60,441 | +$1,628 |
| 3 | $62,072 | +$3,259 |
| 4 | $64,530 | +$5,717 |
| 5 | $66,975 | +$8,162 |
| 6 | $69,426 | +$10,613 |
Worked example as rendered: B, step 1 = $58,813 a year, $4,901.08 a month spread over 12 months, $323.15 per work day on a 182-day year. 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 is Appendix A of the Dartmouth Educators Association Teachers Unit agreement, 9/1/2025 through 6/30/2028.
The agreement prints three grids: FY26 (3% increase), FY27 (3.5% increase to all steps) and FY28 (3.5%). This page shows FY27, the 2026-27 school year.
*A CAGS must be a minimum of 30 credits. Daily rate for additions and deductions is 1/182 of annual salary. Continuous-service payments ($1,600 at 15 years up to $1,900 at 30 years) are paid on top of the grid and are not shown.
- Soft spot: The contract PDF is a scan with no text layer; the grid was OCR'd twice (150 dpi psm 4 and 300 dpi psm 6) and both passes agree on all 88 cells.
- Soft spot: Every FY27 cell was checked against FY26 x 1.035 and FY28 / 1.035 from the same page; all 88 agree within $2.
- Soft spot: effective_date is the start of the contract year (agreement runs from 9/1); the document does not print a separate effective date for FY27.
How this schedule moves
On the B column a teacher moves from $58,813 at step 1 to $92,030 at step 11: 10 step increases worth $3,322 each on average, 56% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $9,871, between step 10 and step 11.
The highest-paid column, M+60/Doctoral, starts at $68,612 and tops out at $106,943, 16% above the top of the B column.
Among the 34 Massachusetts district schedules indexed here, Dartmouth's starting pay ranks 11th and its top cell ranks 23rd; 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 74th percentile and the top cell at the 70th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | $58,813 | $92,030 | 10 | 56% |
| B+15 | $60,441 | $95,762 | 10 | 58% |
| B+30 | $61,261 | $96,698 | 10 | 58% |
| M | $62,073 | $97,625 | 10 | 57% |
| M+15 | $63,706 | $99,494 | 10 | 56% |
| M+30 | $65,345 | $101,352 | 10 | 55% |
| M+45/CAGS* | $66,975 | $104,712 | 10 | 56% |
| M+60/Doctoral | $68,612 | $106,943 | 10 | 56% |
Against Massachusetts districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth | 3,351 | 2026-27 | $58,813 | – | $106,943 |
| Salem | 3,811 | 2025-26 | $56,773 | – | $107,451 |
| Randolph | 2,685 | 2025-26 | $62,443 | – | $116,689 |
| Bedford | 2,559 | 2026-27 | $67,069 | – | $127,066 |
| Hopkinton | 4,187 | 2026-27 | $53,917 | – | $127,834 |
| Northampton | 2,495 | 2026-27 | $54,176 | $58,517 | $108,408 |
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 Dartmouth schedule?
$58,813 at step 1 on B, per the 2026-27 schedule (Dartmouth Public Schools).
What is the top of the Dartmouth salary schedule?
$106,943, at step 11 on M+60/Doctoral (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 Dartmouth salary schedule?
On the B column the top figure, $92,030, is reached at step 11, 10 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Massachusetts districts with schedules
- Salemstarts $56,773
- Randolphstarts $62,443
- Bedfordstarts $67,069
- Hopkintonstarts $53,917
- Northamptonstarts $54,176
- Belmontstarts $55,624
- Tritonstarts $55,116
- Concordstarts $55,757
- Masconometstarts $55,940
- Cohassetstarts $56,760
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