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2026-27 · State salary guide

ConnecticutTeacher salary schedules 2026-27

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Starting pay$51,079
Top pay$141,759

Lowest published bachelor’s starting pay → highest published maximum across degree lanes in the districts below. Years and eligibility vary.

Average salary
$89,593NEA 2024-25
Starting salary
$51,053NEA 2024-25
State minimum
Not publishedSee state terms
Districts sourced
9Official schedules

Connecticut teachers averaged $89,593 in 2024-25 per NEA, 6th in the nation, and the average starting salary was $51,053.

Connecticut teachers averaged $89,593 in 2024-25 per NEA, 6th in the nation, and the average starting salary was $51,053. There is no statewide salary schedule; each district bargains its own. Among the large districts with posted schedules, bachelor's starting pay runs from $51,079 in Bridgeport to $61,497 in Waterbury (both 2026-27), and Greenwich has the highest doctorate maximum, $141,759 (2025-26).

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Experience × education

Your pay, step by step.

Read across from your credited step to your degree lane. These are published observations; missing steps are not estimated.

Greenwich Public Schools

Official schedule ↗
Greenwich Public Schools · 2025-26 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
1$60,426$66,694$77,654
2$63,083$69,448$80,589
3$66,265$72,639$83,769
4$69,448$76,768$87,938
5$72,639$80,763$91,907
6$75,823$84,833$95,967
7$78,999$89,578$100,722
8$82,188$93,649$104,801
9$85,363$97,495$108,493
10$87,151$102,278$113,425
11$92,132$106,321$117,468
12$93,896$108,997$121,056
13$106,696$111,839$124,377
14Not published$125,149$126,939
15Not publishedNot published$141,759

Stamford Public Schools

Official schedule ↗
Stamford Public Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
2$53,319$58,934$65,830
3$55,551$61,540$68,611
4$57,781$64,137$71,381
5$60,009$66,735$74,165
7$64,465$71,946$79,715
8$66,702$74,545$82,491
9$69,887$78,323$86,469
10$74,138$82,346$90,819
11$78,446$84,946$93,595
12$82,455$88,299$96,372
13$87,666$92,051$99,150
14$87,666$95,803$107,085
15$87,666$99,917$113,645
16$95,062$114,721$132,824

Norwalk Public Schools

Official schedule ↗
Norwalk Public Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
4$57,089$63,583$78,495
5$59,407$65,642$81,584
6$61,980$68,475$84,673
7$64,555$71,306$87,016
8$67,733$74,138$89,358
9$70,734$77,330$91,701
10$72,278$80,522$94,791
11$73,823$83,714$97,879
12$75,367$86,906$100,969
13$76,912$90,099$104,057
14$78,456$92,699$107,119
15$80,001$95,299$110,237
16$80,001$97,899$113,325
17$86,189$99,939$116,418
18Not published$101,979$119,503
19Not published$104,019$121,543
20Not published$106,059$123,583
21Not published$108,099$125,623
22Not published$111,283$132,454

Fairfield Public Schools

Official schedule ↗
Fairfield Public Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
5$57,515$63,100$74,268
6$59,191$64,776$75,943
7$61,429$67,010$78,179
8$64,776$70,360$81,529
9$70,360$74,268$85,436
10$72,037$78,179$89,346
11$73,712$82,087$93,254
12$76,502$85,998$97,167
13$78,179$91,581$101,072
14$79,853$93,254$104,981
15$81,529$94,931$110,564
16$84,322$97,722$112,241
17$87,626$101,072$116,707
18$90,930$104,838$120,473
19Not published$108,456$125,729
20Not published$112,072$130,984

West Hartford Public Schools

Official schedule ↗
West Hartford Public Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
2$52,844$57,844$75,793
3$55,344$60,344$78,293
4$57,844$62,844$80,793
5$60,344$65,344$83,293
6$62,844$67,844$85,793
7$65,344$70,344$88,293
8$67,844$72,844$90,793
9$70,344$75,344$93,293
10$72,844$77,844$95,793
11$75,344$83,212$100,793
12$78,066$88,580$105,793
13$87,220$107,736$122,496

Hartford Public Schools

Official schedule ↗
Hartford Public Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
6$55,643$61,955$72,685
7$58,038$65,122$75,827
8$60,876$68,334$79,182
9$63,362$71,512$82,828
10$66,228$74,694$86,574
11$69,788$78,833$91,422
12$72,361$81,818$95,012
13$76,301$86,343$100,397
14$78,741$88,898$103,112
15$85,398$96,062$110,981
16$86,235$97,003$112,069
17$87,926$98,905$114,267

Meriden Public Schools

Official schedule ↗
Meriden Public Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
4$55,048$58,274$64,748
5$57,234$60,148$67,038
6$59,106$61,916$69,119
7$60,876$64,517$71,512
8$63,581$67,952$75,050
9$67,744$72,842$80,046
10$71,802$78,046$85,248
11$77,004$83,248$90,556
12$82,208$88,972$96,382
13$88,452$95,215$103,147
14$90,221$97,119$105,170
15$92,025$99,061$107,233
16$93,866$101,042$109,338

Waterbury Public Schools

Official schedule ↗
Waterbury Public Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
7$61,497$65,604$71,723
8$63,564$67,809$74,133
9$65,699$70,085$76,623
10$67,905$72,440$79,197
11$70,187$74,874$81,857
12$72,545$77,388$84,607
13$74,982$79,989$87,449
14$77,501$82,676$90,387
15$79,692$85,014$92,942
16$81,735$87,193$95,326
17$83,616$89,200$97,519
18$85,322$91,022$99,510
19$86,842$92,642$101,282
20$89,026$94,973$103,830
21$92,830$99,028$108,264

Bridgeport Public Schools

Official schedule ↗
Bridgeport Public Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
6$51,079$53,699Not published
7$52,825$55,821Not published
8$54,571$58,209Not published
9$56,317$61,251Not published
10$58,064$64,292Not published
11$59,810$67,331Not published
12$61,730$70,372Not published
13$66,100$76,280Not published
14$70,459$81,770Not published
15$73,770$85,833Not published
16$83,715$97,635Not published

District pay rankings.

Ranked by highest published maximum across degree lanes. Annual base pay, by education level. Years and contract terms can differ; open each schedule before comparing.

Select a column heading to sort. Scroll the table horizontally for more columns. Missing values are marked “Not published”.

Connecticut district salary comparison
Official source
Greenwich Public SchoolsGreenwich2025-26$60,426$66,694$106,696$125,149$141,759Schedule ↗ for Greenwich Public Schools
Stamford Public SchoolsStamford2026-27$53,319$58,934$95,062$114,721$132,824Schedule ↗ for Stamford Public Schools
Norwalk Public SchoolsNorwalk2026-27$57,089$63,583$86,189$111,283$132,454Schedule ↗ for Norwalk Public Schools
Fairfield Public SchoolsFairfield2026-27$57,515$63,100$90,930$112,072$130,984Schedule ↗ for Fairfield Public Schools
West Hartford Public SchoolsWest Hartford2026-27$52,844$57,844$87,220$107,736$122,496Schedule ↗ for West Hartford Public Schools
Hartford Public SchoolsHartford2026-27$55,643$61,955$87,926$98,905$114,267Schedule ↗ for Hartford Public Schools
Meriden Public SchoolsMeriden2026-27$55,048$58,274$93,866$101,042$109,338Schedule ↗ for Meriden Public Schools
Waterbury Public SchoolsWaterbury2026-27$61,497$65,604$92,830$99,028$108,264Schedule ↗ for Waterbury Public Schools
Bridgeport Public SchoolsBridgeport2026-27$51,079$53,699$83,715$97,635Not publishedSchedule ↗ for Bridgeport Public Schools

9 districts shown

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The district picture

Starting pay to top pay

Largest districts included in this guide, sorted by published top pay. Starting pay is the bachelor’s entry rate; top pay is the highest published maximum across degree lanes.

━ Bachelor’s start▨ Top pay · all degree lanes
Greenwich Public Schools2025-26

BA start $60,426

Top $141,759

Stamford Public Schools2026-27

BA start $53,319

Top $132,824

Norwalk Public Schools2026-27

BA start $57,089

Top $132,454

Fairfield Public Schools2026-27

BA start $57,515

Top $130,984

West Hartford Public Schools2026-27

BA start $52,844

Top $122,496

Hartford Public Schools2026-27

BA start $55,643

Top $114,267

Meriden Public Schools2026-27

BA start $55,048

Top $109,338

Waterbury Public Schools2026-27

BA start $61,497

Top $108,264

Bridgeport Public Schools2026-27

BA start $51,079

Top $97,635

New Haven Public SchoolsYear not published

Schedule not published

Danbury Public SchoolsYear not published

Schedule not published

Consolidated School District of New BritainYear not published

Schedule not published

Annual base salary on a shared zero-based scale. Top pay can require advanced qualifications and many years of service. Missing values are not zero.
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Published district pay
DistrictYearBA startTop pay
Greenwich Public Schools2025-26$60,426$141,759
Stamford Public Schools2026-27$53,319$132,824
Norwalk Public Schools2026-27$57,089$132,454
Fairfield Public Schools2026-27$57,515$130,984
West Hartford Public Schools2026-27$52,844$122,496
Hartford Public Schools2026-27$55,643$114,267
Meriden Public Schools2026-27$55,048$109,338
Waterbury Public Schools2026-27$61,497$108,264
Bridgeport Public Schools2026-27$51,079$97,635
New Haven Public SchoolsNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Danbury Public SchoolsNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Consolidated School District of New BritainNot publishedNot publishedNot published

Experience & progression

How pay grows by step

Bachelor’s lane · 5 districts with numeric step data

$0k$25k$50k$75k$100k05111621Experience stepBridgeport Public Schools: step 6, $51,079Bridgeport Public Schools: step 7, $52,825Bridgeport Public Schools: step 8, $54,571Bridgeport Public Schools: step 9, $56,317Bridgeport Public Schools: step 10, $58,064Bridgeport Public Schools: step 11, $59,810Bridgeport Public Schools: step 12, $61,730Bridgeport Public Schools: step 13, $66,100Bridgeport Public Schools: step 14, $70,459Bridgeport Public Schools: step 15, $73,770Bridgeport Public Schools: step 16, $83,715Waterbury Public Schools: step 7, $61,497Waterbury Public Schools: step 8, $63,564Waterbury Public Schools: step 9, $65,699Waterbury Public Schools: step 10, $67,905Waterbury Public Schools: step 11, $70,187Waterbury Public Schools: step 12, $72,545Waterbury Public Schools: step 13, $74,982Waterbury Public Schools: step 14, $77,501Waterbury Public Schools: step 15, $79,692Waterbury Public Schools: step 16, $81,735Waterbury Public Schools: step 17, $83,616Waterbury Public Schools: step 18, $85,322Waterbury Public Schools: step 19, $86,842Waterbury Public Schools: step 20, $89,026Waterbury Public Schools: step 21, $92,830Hartford Public Schools: step 6, $55,643Hartford Public Schools: step 7, $58,038Hartford Public Schools: step 8, $60,876Hartford Public Schools: step 9, $63,362Hartford Public Schools: step 10, $66,228Hartford Public Schools: step 11, $69,788Hartford Public Schools: step 12, $72,361Hartford Public Schools: step 13, $76,301Hartford Public Schools: step 14, $78,741Hartford Public Schools: step 15, $85,398Hartford Public Schools: step 16, $86,235Hartford Public Schools: step 17, $87,926Stamford Public Schools: step 2, $53,319Stamford Public Schools: step 3, $55,551Stamford Public Schools: step 4, $57,781Stamford Public Schools: step 5, $60,009Stamford Public Schools: step 7, $64,465Stamford Public Schools: step 8, $66,702Stamford Public Schools: step 9, $69,887Stamford Public Schools: step 10, $74,138Stamford Public Schools: step 11, $78,446Stamford Public Schools: step 12, $82,455Stamford Public Schools: step 13, $87,666Stamford Public Schools: step 14, $87,666Stamford Public Schools: step 15, $87,666Stamford Public Schools: step 16, $95,062Norwalk Public Schools: step 4, $57,089Norwalk Public Schools: step 5, $59,407Norwalk Public Schools: step 6, $61,980Norwalk Public Schools: step 7, $64,555Norwalk Public Schools: step 8, $67,733Norwalk Public Schools: step 9, $70,734Norwalk Public Schools: step 10, $72,278Norwalk Public Schools: step 11, $73,823Norwalk Public Schools: step 12, $75,367Norwalk Public Schools: step 13, $76,912Norwalk Public Schools: step 14, $78,456Norwalk Public Schools: step 15, $80,001Norwalk Public Schools: step 16, $80,001Norwalk Public Schools: step 17, $86,189
  • Bridgeport Public Schools2026-27
  • Waterbury Public Schools2026-27
  • Hartford Public Schools2026-27
  • Stamford Public Schools2026-27
  • Norwalk Public Schools2026-27
Lines connect published observations, not estimated salaries for missing steps. A step is not always a year of service. District placement rules and schedule years vary.
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Bachelor’s lane by published step
DistrictStepAnnual pay
Bridgeport Public Schools6$51,079
Bridgeport Public Schools7$52,825
Bridgeport Public Schools8$54,571
Bridgeport Public Schools9$56,317
Bridgeport Public Schools10$58,064
Bridgeport Public Schools11$59,810
Bridgeport Public Schools12$61,730
Bridgeport Public Schools13$66,100
Bridgeport Public Schools14$70,459
Bridgeport Public Schools15$73,770
Bridgeport Public Schools16$83,715
Waterbury Public Schools7$61,497
Waterbury Public Schools8$63,564
Waterbury Public Schools9$65,699
Waterbury Public Schools10$67,905
Waterbury Public Schools11$70,187
Waterbury Public Schools12$72,545
Waterbury Public Schools13$74,982
Waterbury Public Schools14$77,501
Waterbury Public Schools15$79,692
Waterbury Public Schools16$81,735
Waterbury Public Schools17$83,616
Waterbury Public Schools18$85,322
Waterbury Public Schools19$86,842
Waterbury Public Schools20$89,026
Waterbury Public Schools21$92,830
Hartford Public Schools6$55,643
Hartford Public Schools7$58,038
Hartford Public Schools8$60,876
Hartford Public Schools9$63,362
Hartford Public Schools10$66,228
Hartford Public Schools11$69,788
Hartford Public Schools12$72,361
Hartford Public Schools13$76,301
Hartford Public Schools14$78,741
Hartford Public Schools15$85,398
Hartford Public Schools16$86,235
Hartford Public Schools17$87,926
Stamford Public Schools2$53,319
Stamford Public Schools3$55,551
Stamford Public Schools4$57,781
Stamford Public Schools5$60,009
Stamford Public Schools7$64,465
Stamford Public Schools8$66,702
Stamford Public Schools9$69,887
Stamford Public Schools10$74,138
Stamford Public Schools11$78,446
Stamford Public Schools12$82,455
Stamford Public Schools13$87,666
Stamford Public Schools14$87,666
Stamford Public Schools15$87,666
Stamford Public Schools16$95,062
Norwalk Public Schools4$57,089
Norwalk Public Schools5$59,407
Norwalk Public Schools6$61,980
Norwalk Public Schools7$64,555
Norwalk Public Schools8$67,733
Norwalk Public Schools9$70,734
Norwalk Public Schools10$72,278
Norwalk Public Schools11$73,823
Norwalk Public Schools12$75,367
Norwalk Public Schools13$76,912
Norwalk Public Schools14$78,456
Norwalk Public Schools15$80,001
Norwalk Public Schools16$80,001
Norwalk Public Schools17$86,189

The wider picture

Salary in context

Connecticut average$89,593
NEA 2024-25 · Source
State minimumNot published
See state minimum terms below
National average$74,495
Reporting year not published · Source
Average pay describes the workforce; a minimum is a floor subject to state rules. These measures can cover different years and are not equivalent starting offers.
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State and national salary measures
MeasureAmountContext
Connecticut average$89,593NEA 2024-25
State minimumNot publishedSee state minimum terms below
National average$74,495Reporting year not published

Before you compare offers

Match the school year, degree lane and credited experience. The published maximum is not a promise of starting placement. Confirm contract days, supplements and eligibility in each district’s official schedule.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Connecticut district salary schedules?

Use the district comparison table on this page to open a district guide and its official salary schedule. Each source is linked with a verification date.

Does a master’s degree change the salary?

Check the master’s lane in the district’s published schedule. Degree supplements and placement rules vary; a missing value here does not mean there is no additional pay.

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