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Rhode Island teacher salary schedules
Every Rhode Island district in the NCES directory, with enrollment, and the salary schedules indexed for it. Districts marked "not yet indexed" publish their schedules on their own sites; this index only lists grids it has parsed from a source document.
- NCES lists 36 regular public school districts in Rhode Island (2023-24 directory); 5 have a step-and-lane schedule indexed here.
- The largest is Providence with 19,856 students.
Rankings from the parsed grids
Highest starting bachelor's salary
| District | Starting | Column | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Warwick Public Schools | $54,192 | Sept. 1, 2026 | 7,914 |
| 2. Woonsocket Education Department | $52,132 | Bachelors | 5,574 |
| 3. Cranston Public Schools | $51,132 | Annual salary | 10,126 |
| 4. Providence Public School District | $50,155.74 | Basic salary | 19,856 |
| 5. Pawtucket School Department | $49,699 | BACHELOR | 7,887 |
Highest top-of-schedule cell
| District | Top cell | Column | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Woonsocket Education Department | $101,863 | PHD | 5,574 |
| 2. Warwick Public Schools | $100,453 | Mar. 1, 2027 | 7,914 |
| 3. Pawtucket School Department | $99,768 | DOCTORATE | 7,887 |
| 4. Cranston Public Schools | $95,553 | Annual salary | 10,126 |
| 5. Providence Public School District | $94,540.66 | Basic salary | 19,856 |
Fewest steps to the top cell
| District | Steps to top | Column | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Woonsocket Education Department | 10 | PHD | 5,574 |
| 2. Warwick Public Schools | 10 | Mar. 1, 2027 | 7,914 |
| 3. Cranston Public Schools | 11 | Annual salary | 10,126 |
| 4. Providence Public School District | 12 | Basic salary | 19,856 |
| 5. Pawtucket School Department | 13 | DOCTORATE | 7,887 |
All 36 Rhode Island districts (NCES 2023-24)
| District | Enrollment | Indexed schedule | Lowest cell |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Providence | 19,856 | Teacher's Basic Salary Schedule (2026-27) 2026-27 | $50,155.74 |
| Cranston Cranston | 10,126 | Annual Salary, teacher scale (2026-27) 2026-27 | $51,132 |
| Warwick Warwick | 7,914 | Appendix A-1 Regular Schedule (2026-27) 2026-27 | $54,192 |
| Pawtucket Pawtucket | 7,887 | Teacher Salary Scale (2025-26) 2025-26 | $49,699 |
| Woonsocket Woonsocket | 5,574 | Teachers' Salary Scale, FY 2027 (2026-2027) 2026-27 | $52,132 |
| East Providence East Providence | 5,314 | No step grid: The most recent teacher agreement on file for this district dates from 2022-23. Its salary schedule is too old to describe what the district pays now, so it is not published as a current grid. Source. | – |
| Cumberland Cumberland | 4,868 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Coventry Coventry | 4,133 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| North Kingstown North Kingstown | 3,781 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| West Warwick West Warwick | 3,562 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| North Providence North Providence | 3,543 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Lincoln Lincoln | 3,340 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Barrington Barrington | 3,309 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Johnston Johnston | 3,172 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Chariho Wood River Junction | 3,008 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Bristol Warren Bristol | 2,794 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Central Falls Central Falls | 2,539 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| East Greenwich East Greenwich | 2,521 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Smithfield Smithfield | 2,402 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| South Kingstown Wakefield | 2,348 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Westerly Westerly | 2,215 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Portsmouth Portsmouth | 2,161 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Burrillville Harrisville | 2,037 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Middletown Middletown | 1,961 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Newport Newport | 1,856 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| North Smithfield North Smithfield | 1,664 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Exeter-West Greenwich West Greenwich | 1,578 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Tiverton Tiverton | 1,562 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Foster-Glocester North Scituate | 1,331 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Scituate Clayville | 1,175 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Narragansett Narragansett | 1,072 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Glocester Chepachet | 550 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Jamestown Jamestown | 412 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Foster Foster | 226 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| Little Compton Little Compton | 211 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
| New Shoreham Block Island | 126 | schedule not yet indexed | – |
Enrollment is the NCES Common Core of Data 2023-24 membership total for each LEA. District websites are not linked because this index does not verify them; every schedule page links its own source document.