SNAPSHOT: TEACHER SALARIES, 2011
By Matt Carroll, Boston Globe | June 7, 2012
Average teacher salaries vary widely in school districts across the state. Topping $90,000 are Dover and Sherborn. The small town of Florida in the western part of the state was at the bottom of the list at $37,580. The data, for fiscal 2011, is from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
School district | Average pay 2011 | Rank |
ABINGTON | $73,887 | 67 |
ACTON | $75,741 | 50 |
ACTON BOXBOROUGH | $72,411 | 91 |
ACUSHNET | $57,227 | 289 |
ADAMS CHESHIRE | $65,939 | 199 |
AGAWAM | $60,647 | 263 |
AMESBURY | $70,341 | 124 |
AMHERST | $66,484 | 187 |
AMHERST PELHAM | $75,213 | 54 |
ANDOVER | $77,136 | 40 |
ARLINGTON | $55,373 | 301 |
ASHBURNHAM WESTMINSTER | $68,642 | 153 |
ASHLAND | $69,830 | 130 |
ASSABET VALLEY | $71,858 | 101 |
ATHOL ROYALSTON | $62,843 | 236 |
AUBURN | $61,146 | 257 |
AVON | $60,160 | 269 |
AYER | $75,201 | 55 |
BARNSTABLE | $68,127 | 160 |
BEDFORD | $78,282 | 35 |
BELCHERTOWN | $63,046 | 234 |
BELLINGHAM | $68,328 | 156 |
BELMONT | $79,489 | 27 |
BERKSHIRE HILLS | $64,762 | 209 |
BERLIN BOYLSTON | $66,369 | 191 |
BEVERLY | $69,535 | 135 |
BILLERICA | $63,885 | 220 |
BLACKSTONE MILLVILLE | $61,756 | 251 |
BLACKSTONE VALLEY | $70,835 | 119 |
BLUE HILLS | $74,643 | 61 |
BOSTON | $83,354 | 13 |
BOURNE | $65,670 | 202 |
BOXBOROUGH | $77,786 | 38 |
BOXFORD | $71,559 | 108 |
BOYLSTON | $72,001 | 98 |
BRAINTREE | $63,652 | 224 |
BREWSTER | $72,995 | 77 |
BRIDGEWATER RAYNHAM | $75,532 | 52 |
BRIMFIELD | $62,653 | 239 |
BRISTOL COUNTY | $61,803 | 249 |
BRISTOL PLYMOUTH | $76,008 | 47 |
BROOKFIELD | $73,645 | 70 |
BROOKLINE | $80,485 | 23 |
BURLINGTON | $84,265 | 11 |
CAMBRIDGE | $82,076 | 17 |
CANTON | $72,299 | 92 |
CAPE COD | $72,495 | 88 |
CARLISLE | $82,489 | 16 |
CARVER | $67,111 | 172 |
CENTRAL BERKSHIRE | $61,022 | 261 |
CHATHAM | $70,171 | 126 |
CHELMSFORD | $66,416 | 190 |
CHELSEA | $63,751 | 221 |
CHESTERFIELD GOSHEN | $54,499 | 306 |
CHICOPEE | $64,213 | 215 |
CLARKSBURG | $52,340 | 308 |
CLINTON | $72,778 | 80 |
COHASSET | $71,360 | 111 |
CONCORD | $83,291 | 14 |
CONCORD CARLISLE | $89,892 | 3 |
CONWAY | $52,287 | 309 |
DANVERS | $71,015 | 116 |
DARTMOUTH | $66,531 | 185 |
DEDHAM | $69,546 | 133 |
DEERFIELD | $55,015 | 304 |
DENNIS YARMOUTH | $66,620 | 183 |
DIGHTON REHOBOTH | $63,458 | 228 |
DOUGLAS | $59,762 | 276 |
DOVER | $92,765 | 1 |
DOVER SHERBORN | $88,438 | 4 |
DRACUT | $68,284 | 158 |
DUDLEY CHARLTON | $61,110 | 259 |
DUXBURY | $66,540 | 184 |
EAST BRIDGEWATER | $72,557 | 83 |
EASTHAM | $71,920 | 100 |
EASTHAMPTON | $62,483 | 243 |
EAST LONGMEADOW | $66,723 | 178 |
EASTON | $67,837 | 164 |
EDGARTOWN | $75,025 | 57 |
ERVING | $56,405 | 295 |
ESSEX COUNTY | $59,256 | 277 |
EVERETT | $69,151 | 143 |
FAIRHAVEN | $60,033 | 271 |
FALL RIVER | $74,949 | 58 |
FALMOUTH | $72,191 | 95 |
FARMINGTON RIVER | $55,175 | 302 |
FITCHBURG | $69,317 | 140 |
FLORIDA | $37,580 | 316 |
FOXBOROUGH | $72,232 | 94 |
FRAMINGHAM | $73,653 | 69 |
FRANKLIN | $71,127 | 114 |
FRANKLIN COUNTY | $62,928 | 235 |
FREETOWN | $61,405 | 255 |
FREETOWN LAKEVILLE | $65,728 | 200 |
FRONTIER | $60,006 | 273 |
GARDNER | $66,028 | 195 |
GATEWAY | $59,043 | 278 |
GEORGETOWN | $61,801 | 250 |
GILL MONTAGUE | $55,819 | 297 |
GLOUCESTER | $67,541 | 166 |
GRAFTON | $63,673 | 223 |
GRANVILLE | $66,924 | 175 |
GREATER FALL RIVER | $74,700 | 60 |
GREATER LAWRENCE | $71,000 | 117 |
GREATER LOWELL | $75,541 | 51 |
GREATER NEW BEDFORD | $73,929 | 66 |
GREENFIELD | $87,172 | 5 |
GROTON DUNSTABLE | $73,294 | 74 |
HADLEY | $56,677 | 293 |
HALIFAX | $68,746 | 151 |
HAMILTON WENHAM | $75,813 | 49 |
HAMPDEN WILBRAHAM | $63,491 | 227 |
HAMPSHIRE | $66,491 | 186 |
HANCOCK | $61,491 | 254 |
HANOVER | $68,747 | 150 |
HARVARD | $79,461 | 28 |
HARWICH | $67,436 | 169 |
HATFIELD | $50,028 | 312 |
HAVERHILL | $66,213 | 193 |
HAWLEMONT | $49,426 | 313 |
HINGHAM | $73,081 | 76 |
HOLBROOK | $60,030 | 272 |
HOLLAND | $54,590 | 305 |
HOLLISTON | $71,152 | 112 |
HOLYOKE | $64,686 | 210 |
HOPEDALE | $64,378 | 213 |
HOPKINTON | $74,294 | 64 |
HUDSON | $70,503 | 123 |
HULL | $71,967 | 99 |
IPSWICH | $63,121 | 233 |
KING PHILIP | $63,716 | 222 |
KINGSTON | $64,526 | 211 |
LAKEVILLE | $72,613 | 82 |
LAWRENCE | $70,949 | 118 |
LEE | $56,898 | 292 |
LEICESTER | $69,538 | 134 |
LENOX | $68,077 | 161 |
LEOMINSTER | $62,401 | 245 |
LEVERETT | $59,975 | 275 |
LINCOLN | $81,963 | 18 |
LINCOLN SUDBURY | $82,985 | 15 |
LITTLETON | $77,242 | 39 |
LONGMEADOW | $64,403 | 212 |
LOWELL | $76,454 | 44 |
LUDLOW | $57,485 | 287 |
LUNENBURG | $70,771 | 120 |
LYNN | $63,511 | 226 |
LYNNFIELD | $71,387 | 110 |
MALDEN | $73,296 | 73 |
MANCHESTER ESSEX | $66,722 | 179 |
MANSFIELD | $79,613 | 26 |
MARION | $81,253 | 21 |
MARLBOROUGH | $66,443 | 189 |
MARSHFIELD | $68,434 | 155 |
MARTHAS VINEYARD | $81,719 | 19 |
MASCONOMET | $79,292 | 30 |
MASHPEE | $69,090 | 145 |
MATTAPOISETT | $69,905 | 129 |
MAYNARD | $62,008 | 247 |
MEDFIELD | $71,827 | 102 |
MEDWAY | $70,009 | 128 |
MELROSE | $56,666 | 294 |
MENDON UPTON | $67,073 | 173 |
METHUEN | $72,473 | 89 |
MIDDLEBOROUGH | $66,820 | 177 |
MIDDLETON | $68,140 | 159 |
MILFORD | $63,956 | 219 |
MILLBURY | $73,713 | 68 |
MILLIS | $68,296 | 157 |
MILTON | $76,233 | 45 |
MINUTEMAN | $84,562 | 10 |
MOHAWK TRAIL | $55,664 | 298 |
MONSON | $61,034 | 260 |
MONTACHUSETT | $69,255 | 142 |
MOUNT GREYLOCK | $72,292 | 93 |
NAHANT | $70,647 | 121 |
NANTUCKET | $84,927 | 9 |
NARRAGANSETT | $67,495 | 168 |
NASHOBA | $69,363 | 138 |
NASHOBA VALLEY | $70,520 | 122 |
NATICK | $66,070 | 194 |
NAUSET | $80,505 | 22 |
NEEDHAM | $78,328 | 33 |
NEW BEDFORD | $69,402 | 136 |
NEWBURYPORT | $72,536 | 85 |
NEW SALEM WENDELL | $50,102 | 311 |
NEWTON | $86,560 | 6 |
NORFOLK | $67,514 | 167 |
NORFOLK COUNTY | $67,119 | 171 |
NORTH ADAMS | $66,657 | 182 |
NORTHAMPTON | $57,173 | 291 |
NORTHAMPTON SMITH | $58,970 | 279 |
NORTH ANDOVER | $65,381 | 203 |
NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH | $66,698 | 180 |
NORTHBORO SOUTHBORO | $86,330 | 7 |
NORTHBOROUGH | $75,430 | 53 |
NORTHBRIDGE | $63,123 | 232 |
NORTH BROOKFIELD | $61,514 | 252 |
NORTHEAST METROPOLITAN | $76,849 | 43 |
NORTHERN BERKSHIRE | $67,388 | 170 |
NORTH MIDDLESEX | $66,462 | 188 |
NORTH READING | $65,121 | 204 |
NORTH SHORE | $71,576 | 107 |
NORTON | $69,812 | 131 |
NORWELL | $72,499 | 87 |
NORWOOD | $66,222 | 192 |
OAK BLUFFS | $78,222 | 36 |
OLD COLONY | $73,547 | 71 |
OLD ROCHESTER | $71,701 | 106 |
ORANGE | $55,663 | 299 |
ORLEANS | $63,144 | 231 |
OXFORD | $60,330 | 267 |
PALMER | $58,531 | 282 |
PATHFINDER | $60,050 | 270 |
PEABODY | $73,091 | 75 |
PELHAM | $62,515 | 242 |
PEMBROKE | $65,965 | 198 |
PENTUCKET | $68,692 | 152 |
PETERSHAM | $44,340 | 315 |
PIONEER | $57,278 | 288 |
PITTSFIELD | $58,114 | 284 |
PLAINVILLE | $65,969 | 197 |
PLYMOUTH | $61,507 | 253 |
PLYMPTON | $72,010 | 97 |
PROVINCETOWN | $58,968 | 280 |
QUABBIN | $63,270 | 230 |
QUABOAG | $69,135 | 144 |
QUINCY | $72,931 | 78 |
RALPH C MAHAR | $55,131 | 303 |
RANDOLPH | $69,040 | 146 |
READING | $64,129 | 218 |
REVERE | $74,594 | 62 |
ROCHESTER | $77,806 | 37 |
ROCKLAND | $73,421 | 72 |
ROCKPORT | $72,438 | 90 |
ROWE | $60,796 | 262 |
SALEM | $68,846 | 147 |
SANDWICH | $64,939 | 206 |
SAUGUS | $65,695 | 201 |
SAVOY | $44,898 | 314 |
SCITUATE | $74,936 | 59 |
SEEKONK | $71,023 | 115 |
SHARON | $69,283 | 141 |
SHAWSHEEN VALLEY | $77,074 | 41 |
SHERBORN | $92,381 | 2 |
SHIRLEY | $54,213 | 307 |
SHREWSBURY | $72,532 | 86 |
SHUTESBURY | $57,637 | 286 |
SILVER LAKE | $79,690 | 25 |
SOMERVILLE | $80,144 | 24 |
SOUTHAMPTON | $64,206 | 216 |
SOUTHBOROUGH | $75,961 | 48 |
SOUTHBRIDGE | $58,909 | 281 |
SOUTHEASTERN | $72,557 | 83 |
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE | $60,357 | 266 |
SOUTHERN WORCESTER | $66,864 | 176 |
SOUTH HADLEY | $64,819 | 207 |
SOUTH MIDDLESEX | $72,652 | 81 |
SOUTH SHORE | $72,013 | 96 |
SOUTHWICK TOLLAND | $57,223 | 290 |
SPENCER EAST BROOKFIELD | $63,382 | 229 |
SPRINGFIELD | $58,503 | 283 |
STONEHAM | $61,959 | 248 |
STOUGHTON | $69,366 | 137 |
STURBRIDGE | $67,781 | 165 |
SUDBURY | $64,999 | 205 |
SUNDERLAND | $62,552 | 241 |
SUTTON | $68,529 | 154 |
SWAMPSCOTT | $69,684 | 132 |
SWANSEA | $61,142 | 258 |
TANTASQUA | $79,308 | 29 |
TAUNTON | $74,147 | 65 |
TEWKSBURY | $70,175 | 125 |
TISBURY | $78,323 | 34 |
TOPSFIELD | $67,057 | 174 |
TRI COUNTY | $76,025 | 46 |
TRITON | $71,739 | 104 |
TRURO | $61,180 | 256 |
TYNGSBOROUGH | $64,795 | 208 |
UPISLAND | $78,540 | 32 |
UPPER CAPE COD | $71,808 | 103 |
UXBRIDGE | $68,804 | 148 |
WACHUSETT | $62,723 | 238 |
WAKEFIELD | $63,623 | 225 |
WALES | $64,310 | 214 |
WALPOLE | $66,024 | 196 |
WALTHAM | $67,907 | 162 |
WARE | $56,397 | 296 |
WAREHAM | $60,003 | 274 |
WATERTOWN | $71,129 | 113 |
WAYLAND | $84,238 | 12 |
WEBSTER | $62,586 | 240 |
WELLESLEY | $78,731 | 31 |
WELLFLEET | $62,809 | 237 |
WESTBOROUGH | $75,090 | 56 |
WEST BOYLSTON | $74,304 | 63 |
WEST BRIDGEWATER | $50,616 | 310 |
WESTFIELD | $60,626 | 264 |
WESTFORD | $69,319 | 139 |
WESTHAMPTON | $57,816 | 285 |
WESTON | $81,619 | 20 |
WESTPORT | $62,026 | 246 |
WEST SPRINGFIELD | $62,477 | 244 |
WESTWOOD | $72,827 | 79 |
WEYMOUTH | $71,418 | 109 |
WHATELY | $55,388 | 300 |
WHITMAN HANSON | $71,732 | 105 |
WHITTIER | $76,971 | 42 |
WILLIAMSBURG | $60,469 | 265 |
WILMINGTON | $64,169 | 217 |
WINCHENDON | $68,762 | 149 |
WINCHESTER | $70,128 | 127 |
WINTHROP | $60,257 | 268 |
WOBURN | $66,669 | 181 |
WORCESTER | $86,005 | 8 |
WRENTHAM | $67,894 | 163 |