Annual salary
$56,773
Massachusetts · salary schedule · 2025-26
Salem salary schedule, 2025-26
Teacher salary schedule, 2025-26. 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.
- Salem's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $56,773 (B, step 1) and tops out at $107,451 (Page 58 of 95 DR, step 13), per Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Educator Contracts.
- The grid has 8 column columns and 13 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 13.
- Salem enrolled 3,811 students in 2023-24, the 65th-largest district in Massachusetts by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule, 2025-26
Official sourceDocumentMassachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Educator ContractsSchool year2025-26Effectivenot printed on the document
| Step \ Column | B | B+15 | M | M+15 | M+30 | M+45 GS/ | M+60/CA EdS/2ndM | Page 58 of 95 DR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $56,773 | $58,154 | $60,665 | $61,735 | $64,014 | $65,153 | $68,569 | $68,880 |
| 2 | $59,267 | $60,655 | $63,351 | $64,412 | $66,971 | $67,878 | $71,224 | $71,834 |
| 3 | $61,755 | $63,149 | $66,037 | $67,092 | $69,263 | $70,605 | $73,880 | $74,790 |
| 4 | $64,251 | $65,649 | $68,718 | $69,772 | $71,975 | $73,336 | $76,539 | $77,744 |
| 5 | $66,743 | $68,147 | $71,400 | $72,448 | $74,630 | $76,067 | $79,196 | $80,698 |
| 6 | $69,235 | $70,646 | $74,093 | $75,127 | $77,285 | $78,796 | $81,852 | $83,653 |
| 7 | $71,727 | $73,146 | $76,775 | $77,805 | $79,938 | $81,526 | $84,508 | $86,608 |
| 8 | $74,507 | $75,965 | $79,820 | $80,877 | $83,020 | $84,715 | $87,664 | $90,062 |
| 9 | $77,286 | $78,783 | $82,864 | $83,949 | $86,101 | $87,905 | $90,819 | $93,515 |
| 10 | $80,066 | $81,602 | $85,908 | $87,020 | $89,182 | $91,094 | $93,975 | $96,968 |
| 11 | $82,845 | $84,421 | $88,952 | $90,092 | $92,263 | $94,283 | $97,130 | $100,421 |
| 12 | $85,624 | $87,240 | $91,995 | $93,164 | $95,345 | $97,473 | $100,286 | $103,875 |
| 13 | $88,496 | $90,150 | $95,131 | $96,326 | $98,516 | $100,752 | $103,530 | $107,451 |
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Per month (12)
$4,731.08
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $59,267 | +$2,494 |
| 3 | $61,755 | +$4,982 |
| 4 | $64,251 | +$7,478 |
| 5 | $66,743 | +$9,970 |
| 6 | $69,235 | +$12,462 |
Worked example as rendered: B, step 1 = $56,773 a year, $4,731.08 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 2025-26. 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: B B+15 M M+15 M+30 M+45 M+60/CA DR
How this schedule moves
On the B column a teacher moves from $56,773 at step 1 to $88,496 at step 13: 12 step increases worth $2,644 each on average, 56% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,872, between step 12 and step 13.
The highest-paid column, Page 58 of 95 DR, starts at $68,880 and tops out at $107,451, 21% above the top of the B column.
Among the 34 Massachusetts district schedules indexed here, Salem's starting pay ranks 16th and its top cell ranks 22nd; 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 68th percentile and the top cell at the 71st percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | $56,773 | $88,496 | 12 | 56% |
| B+15 | $58,154 | $90,150 | 12 | 55% |
| M | $60,665 | $95,131 | 12 | 57% |
| M+15 | $61,735 | $96,326 | 12 | 56% |
| M+30 | $64,014 | $98,516 | 12 | 54% |
| M+45 GS/ | $65,153 | $100,752 | 12 | 55% |
| M+60/CA EdS/2ndM | $68,569 | $103,530 | 12 | 51% |
| Page 58 of 95 DR | $68,880 | $107,451 | 12 | 56% |
Against Massachusetts districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem | 3,811 | 2025-26 | $56,773 | – | $107,451 |
| Hopkinton | 4,187 | 2026-27 | $53,917 | – | $127,834 |
| Dartmouth | 3,351 | 2026-27 | $58,813 | – | $106,943 |
| Belmont | 4,424 | 2023-24 | $55,624 | – | $111,942 |
| Randolph | 2,685 | 2025-26 | $62,443 | – | $116,689 |
| Bedford | 2,559 | 2026-27 | $67,069 | – | $127,066 |
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 Salem schedule?
$56,773 at step 1 on B, per the 2025-26 schedule (Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Educator Contracts).
What is the top of the Salem salary schedule?
$107,451, at step 13 on Page 58 of 95 DR (2025-26). 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 Salem salary schedule?
On the B column the top figure, $88,496, is reached at step 13, 12 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
Other Massachusetts districts with schedules
- Hopkintonstarts $53,917
- Dartmouthstarts $58,813
- Belmontstarts $55,624
- Randolphstarts $62,443
- Bedfordstarts $67,069
- Northamptonstarts $54,176
- Andoverstarts $65,194
- Tritonstarts $55,116
- Bridgewater-Raynhamstarts $54,316
- Concordstarts $55,757
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