Snapshot: Teacher salaries in Massachusetts, '07-'08
By Matt Carroll, Boston Globe | June 24, 2010
Which school districts have the highest average teacher salaries? Eight districts have averages greater than $75,000: Old Colony, Nantucket, Brookline, Dover, South Middlesex, Boston, Lincoln-Sudbury, and Sherborn.
Two small systems – Florida and Savoy – average under $40,000. The data, for 2007-08, is from the state Department of Education.
Teacher salaries vary widely, and have some nuances that make them fluctuate. The mix of teachers – whether they are veterans or younger – makes a difference. Teachers in the system longer will be at the top of their step raises, while those with less years will earn less. The state median was $61,800.
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| District | Average Salary | Full-time equivalency jobs | Rank |
| ABINGTON | $59,807 | 148 | 211 |
| ACTON | $68,880 | 137 | 49 |
| ACTON BOXBOROUGH | $67,514 | 172 | 63 |
| ACUSHNET | $49,020 | 76 | 322 |
| ADAMS CHESHIRE | $56,912 | 119 | 266 |
| AGAWAM | $59,323 | 317 | 223 |
| AMESBURY | $61,540 | 167 | 176 |
| AMHERST | $59,376 | 141 | 221 |
| AMHERST PELHAM | $62,552 | 147 | 147 |
| ANDOVER | $69,934 | 444 | 40 |
| ARLINGTON | $57,636 | 334 | 255 |
| ASHBURNHAM WESTMINSTER | $64,246 | 154 | 118 |
| ASHLAND | $61,775 | 179 | 165 |
| ASSABET VALLEY | $66,488 | 102 | 83 |
| ATHOL ROYALSTON | $55,015 | 129 | 289 |
| ATTLEBORO | $69,120 | 395 | 48 |
| AUBURN | $59,995 | 165 | 205 |
| AVON | $54,627 | 61 | 292 |
| AYER | $56,857 | 94 | 267 |
| BARNSTABLE | $66,872 | 352 | 76 |
| BEDFORD | $67,622 | 192 | 61 |
| BELCHERTOWN | $56,708 | 168 | 272 |
| BELLINGHAM | $59,749 | 180 | 212 |
| BELMONT | $66,366 | 239 | 85 |
| BERKLEY | $59,311 | 66 | 224 |
| BERKSHIRE HILLS | $59,614 | 133 | 216 |
| BERLIN | $73,547 | 17 | 13 |
| BERLIN BOYLSTON | $60,917 | 36 | 186 |
| BEVERLY | $62,703 | 310 | 146 |
| BILLERICA | $58,426 | 428 | 238 |
| BLACKSTONE MILLVILLE | $58,706 | 155 | 234 |
| BLACKSTONE VALLEY | $64,581 | 94 | 112 |
| BLUE HILLS | $74,125 | 88 | 12 |
| BOSTON | $76,108 | 4,372 | 6 |
| BOURNE | $57,570 | 171 | 257 |
| BOXBOROUGH | $67,377 | 39 | 67 |
| BOXFORD | $67,331 | 71 | 69 |
| BOYLSTON | $62,383 | 27 | 150 |
| BRAINTREE | $61,682 | 375 | 169 |
| BREWSTER | $59,934 | 46 | 206 |
| BRIDGEWATER RAYNHAM | $67,990 | 320 | 55 |
| BRIMFIELD | $55,809 | 31 | 280 |
| BRISTOL COUNTY | $55,231 | 34 | 285 |
| BRISTOL PLYMOUTH | $70,798 | 94 | 32 |
| BROCKTON | $64,315 | 1,125 | 115 |
| BROOKFIELD | $60,958 | 26 | 185 |
| BROOKLINE | $78,308 | 477 | 3 |
| BURLINGTON | $65,581 | 329 | 99 |
| CAMBRIDGE | $71,185 | 618 | 27 |
| CANTON | $66,265 | 199 | 87 |
| CAPE COD | $66,773 | 70 | 78 |
| CARLISLE | $72,000 | 62 | 23 |
| CARVER | $59,809 | 150 | 210 |
| CENTRAL BERKSHIRE | $61,711 | 144 | 167 |
| CHATHAM | $62,891 | 68 | 141 |
| CHELMSFORD | $61,998 | 359 | 160 |
| CHELSEA | $58,243 | 409 | 240 |
| CHESTERFIELD GOSHEN | $48,311 | 15 | 323 |
| CHICOPEE | $58,932 | 584 | 230 |
| CLARKSBURG | $63,662 | 13 | 130 |
| CLINTON | $62,164 | 157 | 154 |
| COHASSET | $62,404 | 115 | 149 |
| CONCORD | $72,540 | 152 | 19 |
| CONCORD CARLISLE | $74,296 | 97 | 11 |
| CONWAY | $56,493 | 14 | 273 |
| DANVERS | $64,693 | 270 | 110 |
| DARTMOUTH | $64,414 | 259 | 114 |
| DEDHAM | $67,269 | 222 | 71 |
| DEERFIELD | $53,851 | 37 | 298 |
| DENNIS YARMOUTH | $57,718 | 300 | 253 |
| DIGHTON REHOBOTH | $58,788 | 212 | 232 |
| DOUGLAS | $53,703 | 114 | 301 |
| DOVER | $77,088 | 42 | 4 |
| DOVER SHERBORN | $73,396 | 99 | 15 |
| DRACUT | $61,290 | 246 | 179 |
| DUDLEY CHARLTON | $58,601 | 281 | 235 |
| DUXBURY | $67,259 | 217 | 72 |
| EAST BRIDGEWATER | $61,226 | 152 | 180 |
| EASTHAM | $66,775 | 21 | 77 |
| EASTHAMPTON | $56,937 | 135 | 265 |
| EAST LONGMEADOW | $61,676 | 201 | 170 |
| EASTON | $60,456 | 253 | 198 |
| EDGARTOWN | $65,593 | 37 | 98 |
| ERVING | $52,623 | 14 | 305 |
| ESSEX COUNTY | $58,176 | 44 | 242 |
| EVERETT | $64,822 | 402 | 109 |
| FAIRHAVEN | $54,834 | 152 | 290 |
| FALL RIVER | $63,381 | 788 | 133 |
| FALMOUTH | $66,242 | 326 | 88 |
| FARMINGTON RIVER | $55,119 | 17 | 286 |
| FITCHBURG | $65,382 | 382 | 102 |
| FLORIDA | $34,252 | 12 | 329 |
| FOXBOROUGH | $62,089 | 203 | 156 |
| FRAMINGHAM | $68,259 | 641 | 54 |
| FRANKLIN | $66,361 | 443 | 86 |
| FRANKLIN COUNTY | $56,082 | 57 | 275 |
| FREETOWN | $57,259 | 35 | 262 |
| FREETOWN LAKEVILLE | $60,812 | 137 | 189 |
| FRONTIER | $53,799 | 65 | 299 |
| GARDNER | $61,980 | 181 | 161 |
| GATEWAY | $50,875 | 109 | 317 |
| GEORGETOWN | $57,610 | 107 | 256 |
| GILL MONTAGUE | $61,651 | 89 | 171 |
| GLOUCESTER | $65,392 | 250 | 101 |
| GRAFTON | $61,073 | 190 | 182 |
| GRANBY | $53,749 | 85 | 300 |
| GRANVILLE | $50,544 | 19 | 319 |
| GREATER FALL RIVER | $68,471 | 119 | 52 |
| GREATER LAWRENCE | $63,907 | 140 | 124 |
| GREATER LOWELL | $66,577 | 179 | 81 |
| GREATER NEW BEDFORD | $71,103 | 186 | 29 |
| GREENFIELD | $57,888 | 142 | 246 |
| GROTON DUNSTABLE | $59,446 | 181 | 219 |
| HADLEY | $51,423 | 49 | 313 |
| HALIFAX | $59,382 | 44 | 220 |
| HAMILTON WENHAM | $67,953 | 159 | 58 |
| HAMPDEN WILBRAHAM | $57,118 | 252 | 264 |
| HAMPSHIRE | $56,839 | 66 | 268 |
| HANCOCK | $67,317 | 5 | 70 |
| HANOVER | $59,162 | 210 | 227 |
| HARVARD | $69,246 | 86 | 45 |
| HARWICH | $57,894 | 117 | 245 |
| HATFIELD | $51,208 | 38 | 316 |
| HAVERHILL | $66,417 | 505 | 84 |
| HAWLEMONT | $42,024 | 13 | 327 |
| HINGHAM | $63,329 | 268 | 134 |
| HOLBROOK | $54,508 | 84 | 293 |
| HOLLAND | $50,622 | 21 | 318 |
| HOLLISTON | $64,271 | 220 | 117 |
| HOLYOKE | $62,051 | 590 | 158 |
| HOPEDALE | $57,832 | 89 | 249 |
| HOPKINTON | $67,600 | 238 | 62 |
| HUDSON | $65,727 | 214 | 96 |
| HULL | $55,671 | 102 | 281 |
| IPSWICH | $59,829 | 145 | 208 |
| KING PHILIP | $67,955 | 115 | 57 |
| KINGSTON | $62,505 | 73 | 148 |
| LAKEVILLE | $58,530 | 46 | 236 |
| LANESBOROUGH | $59,817 | 22 | 209 |
| LAWRENCE | $70,840 | 847 | 31 |
| LEE | $55,901 | 76 | 277 |
| LEICESTER | $62,875 | 129 | 142 |
| LENOX | $65,541 | 70 | 100 |
| LEOMINSTER | $57,856 | 400 | 248 |
| LEVERETT | $51,987 | 16 | 310 |
| LEXINGTON | $69,129 | 505 | 47 |
| LINCOLN | $69,778 | 121 | 41 |
| LINCOLN SUDBURY | $76,022 | 127 | 7 |
| LITTLETON | $62,955 | 109 | 140 |
| LONGMEADOW | $64,206 | 236 | 120 |
| LOWELL | $69,387 | 1,085 | 44 |
| LUDLOW | $55,481 | 216 | 283 |
| LUNENBURG | $59,180 | 120 | 226 |
| LYNN | $60,523 | 1,053 | 196 |
| LYNNFIELD | $65,940 | 152 | 91 |
| MALDEN | $73,547 | 454 | 13 |
| MANCHESTER ESSEX | $65,940 | 104 | 91 |
| MANSFIELD | $60,576 | 323 | 195 |
| MARBLEHEAD | $57,477 | 236 | 259 |
| MARION | $67,215 | 34 | 73 |
| MARLBOROUGH | $59,902 | 357 | 207 |
| MARSHFIELD | $63,431 | 331 | 132 |
| MARTHAS VINEYARD | $69,510 | 78 | 42 |
| MASCONOMET | $66,712 | 132 | 79 |
| MASHPEE | $71,878 | 133 | 24 |
| MATTAPOISETT | $60,598 | 38 | 194 |
| MAYNARD | $65,843 | 92 | 95 |
| MEDFIELD | $65,346 | 201 | 103 |
| MEDFORD | $66,627 | 352 | 80 |
| MEDWAY | $60,164 | 186 | 204 |
| MELROSE | $54,010 | 238 | 296 |
| MENDON UPTON | $52,224 | 225 | 307 |
| METHUEN | $64,061 | 481 | 122 |
| MIDDLEBOROUGH | $60,510 | 221 | 197 |
| MIDDLETON | $61,572 | 60 | 175 |
| MILFORD | $61,961 | 312 | 162 |
| MILLBURY | $63,771 | 139 | 128 |
| MILLIS | $59,601 | 89 | 217 |
| MILTON | $72,221 | 246 | 21 |
| MINUTEMAN | $74,494 | 92 | 9 |
| MOHAWK TRAIL | $53,614 | 103 | 302 |
| MONSON | $51,256 | 105 | 315 |
| MONTACHUSETT | $70,353 | 100 | 35 |
| MOUNT GREYLOCK | $64,018 | 50 | 123 |
| NAHANT | $45,752 | 18 | 326 |
| NANTUCKET | $78,627 | 118 | 2 |
| NARRAGANSETT | $66,188 | 102 | 89 |
| NASHOBA | $69,388 | 247 | 43 |
| NASHOBA VALLEY | $59,079 | 52 | 229 |
| NATICK | $62,757 | 325 | 145 |
| NAUSET | $67,366 | 137 | 68 |
| NEEDHAM | $67,977 | 347 | 56 |
| NEW BEDFORD | $71,638 | 864 | 26 |
| NEWBURYPORT | $67,884 | 159 | 59 |
| NEW SALEM WENDELL | $49,993 | 12 | 320 |
| NEWTON | $70,961 | 946 | 30 |
| NORFOLK | $62,178 | 84 | 153 |
| NORFOLK COUNTY | $65,861 | 45 | 94 |
| NORTH ADAMS | $58,475 | 162 | 237 |
| NORTHAMPTON | $54,002 | 215 | 297 |
| NORTHAMPTON SMITH | $57,185 | 51 | 263 |
| NORTH ANDOVER | $56,721 | 297 | 271 |
| NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH | $63,155 | 299 | 136 |
| NORTHBORO SOUTHBORO | $68,639 | 105 | 51 |
| NORTHBOROUGH | $70,190 | 132 | 37 |
| NORTHBRIDGE | $70,056 | 133 | 39 |
| NORTH BROOKFIELD | $58,774 | 54 | 233 |
| NORTHEAST METROPOLITAN | $61,775 | 122 | 165 |
| NORTHERN BERKSHIRE | $72,394 | 44 | 20 |
| NORTH MIDDLESEX | $61,702 | 275 | 168 |
| NORTH READING | $61,324 | 172 | 178 |
| NORTH SHORE | $64,543 | 58 | 113 |
| NORTON | $61,899 | 184 | 163 |
| NORWELL | $65,999 | 138 | 90 |
| NORWOOD | $57,974 | 259 | 244 |
| OAK BLUFFS | $63,665 | 46 | 129 |
| OLD COLONY | $79,444 | 45 | 1 |
| OLD ROCHESTER | $67,378 | 88 | 66 |
| ORANGE | $52,825 | 61 | 304 |
| ORLEANS | $60,979 | 23 | 183 |
| OXFORD | $58,200 | 141 | 241 |
| PALMER | $54,736 | 140 | 291 |
| PATHFINDER | $57,327 | 78 | 261 |
| PEABODY | $60,227 | 454 | 202 |
| PELHAM | $59,722 | 11 | 213 |
| PEMBROKE | $60,213 | 207 | 203 |
| PENTUCKET | $63,019 | 228 | 138 |
| PETERSHAM | $52,183 | 8 | 308 |
| PIONEER | $55,891 | 88 | 278 |
| PITTSFIELD | $51,351 | 509 | 314 |
| PLAINVILLE | $56,164 | 54 | 274 |
| PLYMOUTH | $60,283 | 598 | 200 |
| PLYMPTON | $63,816 | 16 | 125 |
| PROVINCETOWN | $57,497 | 31 | 258 |
| QUABBIN | $60,627 | 207 | 193 |
| QUABOAG | $67,843 | 93 | 60 |
| QUINCY | $64,825 | 707 | 108 |
| RALPH C MAHAR | $48,266 | 62 | 324 |
| RANDOLPH | $59,137 | 212 | 228 |
| READING | $61,212 | 285 | 181 |
| REVERE | $65,306 | 409 | 104 |
| RICHMOND | $68,645 | 17 | 50 |
| ROCHESTER | $62,143 | 43 | 155 |
| ROCKLAND | $60,769 | 147 | 190 |
| ROCKPORT | $60,967 | 83 | 184 |
| ROWE | $47,290 | 9 | 325 |
| SALEM | $57,731 | 422 | 252 |
| SANDWICH | $62,297 | 239 | 151 |
| SAUGUS | $59,299 | 185 | 225 |
| SAVOY | $36,261 | 7 | 328 |
| SCITUATE | $59,709 | 242 | 214 |
| SEEKONK | $62,000 | 141 | 159 |
| SHARON | $61,611 | 250 | 173 |
| SHAWSHEEN VALLEY | $70,440 | 122 | 34 |
| SHERBORN | $75,260 | 33 | 8 |
| SHIRLEY | $57,341 | 48 | 260 |
| SHREWSBURY | $60,915 | 363 | 187 |
| SHUTESBURY | $53,579 | 14 | 303 |
| SILVER LAKE | $69,158 | 139 | 46 |
| SOMERSET | $55,016 | 227 | 288 |
| SOMERVILLE | $66,942 | 394 | 74 |
| SOUTHAMPTON | $57,871 | 39 | 247 |
| SOUTHBOROUGH | $62,802 | 116 | 143 |
| SOUTHBRIDGE | $67,483 | 172 | 64 |
| SOUTHEASTERN | $73,134 | 106 | 17 |
| SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE | $56,814 | 82 | 270 |
| SOUTHERN WORCESTER | $63,438 | 109 | 131 |
| SOUTH HADLEY | $58,071 | 166 | 243 |
| SOUTH MIDDLESEX | $76,443 | 76 | 5 |
| SOUTH SHORE | $70,483 | 59 | 33 |
| SOUTHWICK TOLLAND | $55,042 | 138 | 287 |
| SPENCER EAST BROOKFIELD | $60,905 | 139 | 188 |
| SPRINGFIELD | $55,505 | 2,208 | 282 |
| STATE TOTALS | $64,166 | 69,331 | 121 |
| STONEHAM | $57,795 | 194 | 251 |
| STOUGHTON | $62,235 | 295 | 152 |
| STURBRIDGE | $63,142 | 71 | 137 |
| SUDBURY | $58,395 | 218 | 239 |
| SUNDERLAND | $51,643 | 21 | 312 |
| SUTTON | $63,251 | 113 | 135 |
| SWAMPSCOTT | $65,007 | 175 | 107 |
| SWANSEA | $55,820 | 152 | 279 |
| TANTASQUA | $64,647 | 146 | 111 |
| TAUNTON | $63,800 | 505 | 127 |
| TEWKSBURY | $62,972 | 262 | 139 |
| TISBURY | $65,873 | 35 | 93 |
| TOPSFIELD | $60,755 | 54 | 191 |
| TRI COUNTY | $72,132 | 84 | 22 |
| TRITON | $61,800 | 230 | 164 |
| TRURO | $54,160 | 15 | 294 |
| TYNGSBOROUGH | $59,591 | 152 | 218 |
| UPISLAND | $70,300 | 40 | 36 |
| UPPER CAPE COD | $65,036 | 67 | 105 |
| UXBRIDGE | $65,658 | 147 | 97 |
| WACHUSETT | $59,370 | 471 | 222 |
| WAKEFIELD | $60,347 | 260 | 199 |
| WALES | $49,668 | 13 | 321 |
| WALPOLE | $58,908 | 264 | 231 |
| WALTHAM | $65,017 | 415 | 106 |
| WARE | $55,328 | 89 | 284 |
| WAREHAM | $67,448 | 220 | 65 |
| WATERTOWN | $63,801 | 226 | 126 |
| WAYLAND | $73,015 | 211 | 18 |
| WEBSTER | $60,260 | 132 | 201 |
| WELLESLEY | $71,128 | 343 | 28 |
| WELLFLEET | $52,231 | 18 | 306 |
| WESTBOROUGH | $74,375 | 259 | 10 |
| WEST BOYLSTON | $64,308 | 82 | 116 |
| WEST BRIDGEWATER | $59,631 | 83 | 215 |
| WESTFIELD | $54,058 | 510 | 295 |
| WESTFORD | $60,708 | 362 | 192 |
| WESTHAMPTON | $52,172 | 12 | 309 |
| WESTON | $73,338 | 188 | 16 |
| WESTPORT | $56,829 | 125 | 269 |
| WEST SPRINGFIELD | $55,990 | 303 | 276 |
| WESTWOOD | $66,504 | 224 | 82 |
| WEYMOUTH | $61,526 | 491 | 177 |
| WHATELY | $51,653 | 11 | 311 |
| WHITMAN HANSON | $62,769 | 267 | 144 |
| WHITTIER | $66,904 | 114 | 75 |
| WILLIAMSBURG | $57,815 | 18 | 250 |
| WILLIAMSTOWN | $64,242 | 36 | 119 |
| WILMINGTON | $61,603 | 261 | 174 |
| WINCHENDON | $57,689 | 126 | 254 |
| WINCHESTER | $71,681 | 281 | 25 |
| WINTHROP | $68,447 | 148 | 53 |
| WOBURN | $61,640 | 366 | 172 |
| WORCESTER | $70,106 | 1,880 | 38 |
| WRENTHAM | $62,075 | 79 | 157 |
