2026-27 · District salary guide
Waterbury Public SchoolsTeacher salary schedule
Find your pay ↓Lowest published bachelor’s starting pay → highest published maximum across degree lanes in the districts below. Years and eligibility vary.
At Waterbury Public Schools, published master’s starting pay is $65,604 for 2026-27.
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View the official scheduleYour pay ladder.
Find the row for your credited step, then read across to your education lane. Missing values are marked “Not published”.
| Step | Bachelor’s | Master’s | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Salary at a glance
- Bachelor’s starting pay
- $61,497
- Master’s starting pay
- $65,604
- Bachelor’s maximum
- $92,830
- Master’s maximum
- $99,028
- Doctorate maximum
- $108,264
District source · Annual amounts for 2026-27.
Schedule notes
2026-27 teacher schedule, Schedule A-1 (p. 67) of the Waterbury Teachers Association contract, 2026-2029, posted on the City of Waterbury's union contracts page. Steps 1-6 are shaded out, so pay starts at step 7; the old step 20 was removed and steps 21-22 renumbered, leaving 21 steps. Doctorate = the PhD lane; 6th Year and 6th Year+15 lanes also exist.
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Experience credit and education requirements are set by the district. Check the official schedule for contract length, supplements and rules for moving between lanes. These base amounts are not take-home pay.
Reported district enrollment: 18,381 students. Source.
Sources and last checked
- Waterbury Public Schools official salary schedule · Waterbury Public Schools
- District source and context · Waterbury Public Schools
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