Annual salary
$49,261
Massachusetts · salary schedule · 2024-25
Deerfield salary schedule, 2024-25
Teacher salary schedule, 2024-25. 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.
- Deerfield's 2024-25 salary schedule starts at $49,261 (B, step 3) and tops out at $87,996 (M+45, step 20), per Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Educator Contracts.
- The grid has 6 column columns and 13 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 20.
- Deerfield enrolled 313 students in 2023-24, the 287th-largest district in Massachusetts by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule, 2024-25
Official sourceDocumentMassachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Educator ContractsSchool year2024-25Effectivenot printed on the document
| Step \ Column | B | B+15 | M | M+15 | M+30 | M+45 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | $49,261 | $50,798 | $52,385 | $54,025 | $55,713 | $57,369 |
| 4 | $50,798 | $52,385 | $54,025 | $55,713 | $57,456 | $59,112 |
| 5 | $52,385 | $54,025 | $55,713 | $57,456 | $59,251 | $60,907 |
| 6 | $54,025 | $55,713 | $57,456 | $59,251 | $61,098 | $62,754 |
| 7 | $55,713 | $57,456 | $59,251 | $61,098 | $63,007 | $64,662 |
| 8 | $57,456 | $59,251 | $61,098 | $63,007 | $64,977 | $66,633 |
| 9 | $59,251 | $61,098 | $63,007 | $64,977 | $67,007 | $68,664 |
| 10 | $61,098 | $63,007 | $64,977 | $67,007 | $69,100 | $70,755 |
| 11 | $63,007 | $64,977 | $67,007 | $69,100 | $71,258 | $72,915 |
| 12 | $64,977 | $67,007 | $69,100 | $71,258 | $73,487 | $75,142 |
| 13 | $67,007 | $69,100 | $71,258 | $73,487 | $75,788 | $77,445 |
| 14 | $73,348 | $75,565 | $78,288 | $80,642 | $83,835 | $85,508 |
| 20 | $75,625 | $77,884 | $80,662 | $83,065 | $86,323 | $87,996 |
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Per month (12)
$4,105.08
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | $50,798 | +$1,537 |
| 5 | $52,385 | +$3,124 |
| 6 | $54,025 | +$4,764 |
| 7 | $55,713 | +$6,452 |
| 8 | $57,456 | +$8,195 |
Worked example as rendered: B, step 3 = $49,261 a year, $4,105.08 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 2024-25. 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+15 M M+15 M+30 M+45
How this schedule moves
On the B column a teacher moves from $49,261 at step 3 to $75,625 at step 20: 12 step increases worth $2,197 each on average, 54% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $6,341, between step 13 and step 14.
The highest-paid column, M+45, starts at $57,369 and tops out at $87,996, 16% above the top of the B column.
Among the 34 Massachusetts district schedules indexed here, Deerfield's starting pay ranks 31st and its top cell ranks 31st; 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 44th percentile and the top cell at the 45th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | $49,261 | $75,625 | 12 | 54% |
| B+15 | $50,798 | $77,884 | 12 | 53% |
| M | $52,385 | $80,662 | 12 | 54% |
| M+15 | $54,025 | $83,065 | 12 | 54% |
| M+30 | $55,713 | $86,323 | 12 | 55% |
| M+45 | $57,369 | $87,996 | 12 | 53% |
Against Massachusetts districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield | 313 | 2024-25 | $49,261 | – | $87,996 |
| Plympton | 253 | 2023-24 | $56,882 | – | $102,490 |
| Sunderland | 183 | 2024-25 | $49,261 | – | $87,996 |
| Conway | 144 | 2024-25 | $49,261 | – | $87,996 |
| Whately | 125 | 2024-25 | $49,261 | – | $87,996 |
| Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | 663 | 2026-27 | $65,165 | – | $111,519 |
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 Deerfield schedule?
$49,261 at step 3 on B, per the 2024-25 schedule (Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Educator Contracts).
What is the top of the Deerfield salary schedule?
$87,996, at step 20 on M+45 (2024-25). 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 Deerfield salary schedule?
On the B column the top figure, $75,625, is reached at step 20, 12 step increases after step 3 (2024-25 schedule).
Other Massachusetts districts with schedules
- Plymptonstarts $56,882
- Sunderlandstarts $49,261
- Conwaystarts $49,261
- Whatelystarts $49,261
- Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technicalstarts $65,165
- Avonstarts $54,338
- Hullstarts $56,680
- Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technicalstarts $58,991
- West Boylstonstarts $50,512
- Maynardstarts $51,396
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