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 |