Annual salary
$54,176
Massachusetts · salary schedule · 2026-27
Northampton 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.
- Northampton's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $54,176 (BA, step 3) and tops out at $108,408 (DOC, step 14), per Northampton Association of School Employees (Unit A agreement with Northampton School Committee).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $54,176 and reaches $87,851 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $58,517 to $94,891.
- The grid has 5 column columns and 12 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 14.
- Northampton enrolled 2,495 students in 2023-24, the 114th-largest district in Massachusetts by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule, 2026-27
Transcribed from imageDocumentNorthampton Association of School Employees (Unit A agreement with Northampton School Committee)School year2026-27Effectivenot printed on the document
| Step \ Column | BA | MA | MA+30 | MA+60/CAGS | DOC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | $54,176 | $58,517 | $60,324 | $63,755 | $67,632 |
| 4 | $56,612 | $61,148 | $63,033 | $66,619 | $70,594 |
| 5 | $59,156 | $63,895 | $65,866 | $69,611 | $73,690 |
| 6 | $61,815 | $66,766 | $68,825 | $72,740 | $76,922 |
| 7 | $64,590 | $69,767 | $71,919 | $76,007 | $80,292 |
| 8 | $67,494 | $72,899 | $75,151 | $79,424 | $83,813 |
| 9 | $70,525 | $76,177 | $78,528 | $82,993 | $87,488 |
| 10 | $73,694 | $79,599 | $82,054 | $86,721 | $91,321 |
| 11 | $77,005 | $83,177 | $85,743 | $90,619 | $95,325 |
| 12 | $80,463 | $86,912 | $89,593 | $94,689 | $99,501 |
| 13 | $84,076 | $90,814 | $93,616 | $98,940 | $103,859 |
| 14 | $87,851 | $94,891 | $97,819 | $103,382 | $108,408 |
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Per month (12)
$4,514.67
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | $56,612 | +$2,436 |
| 5 | $59,156 | +$4,980 |
| 6 | $61,815 | +$7,639 |
| 7 | $64,590 | +$10,414 |
| 8 | $67,494 | +$13,318 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 3 = $54,176 a year, $4,514.67 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Appendix A of the Unit A (licensed staff) agreement, contract term FY26 to FY28, pages 69-70 of the PDF. This is the FY27 (2026-27) table, the year in force; the agreement also prints FY26 and FY28.
FY27 carries a 3% cost-of-living increase on every column. Step increases take effect on day 1 of the new school year.
Step 2 is printed as a shaded, blank row and is omitted; the schedule starts at step 3, as in the prior contract.
- Soft spot: The filed agreement is a scan with no text layer; the grid was read from the page image (steps 3-9 on page 69, steps 10-14 on page 70) and cross-checked against a tesseract OCR pass.
- Soft spot: Every FY27 cell was checked to equal the FY26 cell times 1.03 (rounded, within $1) and to rise step over step.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $54,176 at step 3 to $87,851 at step 14: 11 step increases worth $3,061 each on average, 62% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,775, between step 13 and step 14.
A master's degree is worth $4,341 more than a bachelor's at the first step (8.0%) and $7,040 more at the top of the column (8.0%).
The highest-paid column, DOC, starts at $67,632 and tops out at $108,408, 23% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 34 Massachusetts district schedules indexed here, Northampton's starting pay ranks 27th and its top cell ranks 19th; 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 60th percentile and the top cell at the 72nd percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $54,176 | $87,851 | 11 | 62% |
| MA | $58,517 | $94,891 | 11 | 62% |
| MA+30 | $60,324 | $97,819 | 11 | 62% |
| MA+60/CAGS | $63,755 | $103,382 | 11 | 62% |
| DOC | $67,632 | $108,408 | 11 | 60% |
Against Massachusetts districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton | 2,495 | 2026-27 | $54,176 | $58,517 | $108,408 |
| Bedford | 2,559 | 2026-27 | $67,069 | – | $127,066 |
| 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 teacher salary in Northampton?
$54,176 on the column BA at step 3 of the 2026-27 schedule (Northampton Association of School Employees (Unit A agreement with Northampton School Committee)). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $54,176 (BA).
What is the top of the Northampton salary schedule?
$108,408, at step 14 on DOC (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 Northampton salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $87,851, is reached at step 14, 11 step increases after step 3 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Northampton?
$4,341 more at the first step: $58,517 on MA against $54,176 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other Massachusetts districts with schedules
- Bedfordstarts $67,069
- Randolphstarts $62,443
- Tritonstarts $55,116
- Concordstarts $55,757
- Dartmouthstarts $58,813
- Masconometstarts $55,940
- Cohassetstarts $56,760
- Leicesterstarts $58,066
- Concord-Carlislestarts $60,927
- Maynardstarts $51,396
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