Rankings · Massachusetts
Highest paying school districts in Massachusetts
Ranked from the districts' own published salary schedules, not from survey averages or self-reported figures. Every row links to that district's full step-and-lane grid and the document it was read from.
- The highest starting bachelor's salary among the 34 indexed Massachusetts district schedules is Boston Public Schools at $64,432 (2023-24).
- The highest single cell on any indexed Massachusetts grid is Concord at $135,065.
- This ranks the 34 Massachusetts districts whose published schedule is indexed here, out of 323 districts in the state. A district that is not indexed is not ranked.
Highest starting salary on the bachelor's column
| District | Year | Starting | Column | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Boston Public Schools | 2023-24 | $64,432 | Bachelor | 45,742 |
| 2. Lowell Public Schools | 2026-27 | $63,158 | BA | 14,273 |
| 3. Brockton Public Schools | 2026-27 | $58,552 | 1 B.A. | 14,954 |
| 4. Hull | 2023-24 | $56,680 | BACHELORS | 755 |
| 5. Concord | 2023-24 | $55,757 | Bachelor | 1,971 |
| 6. Concord-Carlisle | 2023-24 | $55,757 | Bachelor | 1,230 |
| 7. Arlington | 2023-24 | $55,500 | BA | 5,997 |
| 8. Northampton | 2024-25 | $51,066 | BA | 2,495 |
| 9. West Boylston | 2024-25 | $50,512 | Bachelor | 903 |
Highest cell anywhere on the schedule
The top of a schedule is normally the most senior step of the highest education column, so this is what a long-serving teacher with the most credits can reach, not a typical salary.
| District | Year | Top cell | Column | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Concord | 2023-24 | $135,065 | Doctor | 1,971 |
| 2. Concord-Carlisle | 2023-24 | $135,065 | Doctor | 1,230 |
| 3. Masconomet | 2025-26 | $134,422 | DOC* | 1,535 |
| 4. Andover | 2026-27 | $132,981 | DR | 5,448 |
| 5. Lowell Public Schools | 2026-27 | $132,003 | Doctorate | 14,273 |
| 6. Boston Public Schools | 2023-24 | $128,913 | Doctorate | 45,742 |
| 7. Hopkinton | 2026-27 | $127,834 | M+60 | 4,187 |
| 8. Bedford | 2026-27 | $127,066 | M+70 / CAGS / DMA / PHD | 2,559 |
| 9. Brockton Public Schools | 2026-27 | $125,338 | 9 DOCTOR | 14,954 |
| 10. Cohasset | 2023-24 | $119,324 | MX2/CAGS /DOC | 1,406 |
| 11. Worcester Public Schools | 2025-26 | $117,270 | DOC | 24,350 |
| 12. Randolph | 2025-26 | $116,689 | DR | 2,685 |
| 13. Bridgewater-Raynham | 2023-24 | $115,034 | *M+75/E d.D Ph.D | 5,582 |
| 14. Maynard | 2026-27 | $114,964 | DOCTORATE | 1,201 |
| 15. Belmont | 2023-24 | $111,942 | PHD | 4,424 |
| 16. Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | 2026-27 | $111,519 | Page - 45 - Level VII | 663 |
| 17. Shrewsbury | 2024-25 | $110,934 | M-60 | 5,921 |
| 18. Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical | 2026-27 | $110,916 | CAGS M | 826 |
| 19. Avon | 2025-26 | $107,713 | M+60/ Doct | 732 |
| 20. Triton | 2025-26 | $107,556 | Doctorate | 2,155 |
| 21. Salem | 2025-26 | $107,451 | Page 58 of 95 DR | 3,811 |
| 22. Hull | 2023-24 | $105,395 | MASTERS+30 | 755 |
| 23. Arlington | 2023-24 | $105,130 | MA+60 DOC | 5,997 |
| 24. Lynn Public Schools | 2026-27 | $104,180 | Doctorate (1035) | 16,022 |
| 25. Plympton | 2023-24 | $102,490 | CAGS | 253 |
Coverage grows as more Massachusetts schedules are parsed. See all 323 Massachusetts districts, or the national rankings.