The 10 Best-Paying School Systems in Mass.

Concord, MA., 03/24/14, Scene of buses leaving at Concord Carlisle High School for a story about the high school has used four snow days this year, and the last day of school is June 27. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff (The Boston Globe) Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

By Adam Vaccaro

May 19, 2014

1 minute to read

Few get into education for the money. But teachers in the following school systems are probably pleased to know they pull in the highest salaries in the state.

The list of system-by-system teacher salaries was compiled by the Boston Business Journal, using state data from 2013. You can, and should, check out its complete searchable database, which will let you find out where your town ranks.

Click on through to see the top teacher wages in the state by school system—and a bonus slide showing who comes up last.
10. Martha’s Vineyard

Average salary: $87,725

Total teachers: 74
9. Minuteman

Average salary: $88,021

Total teachers: 70

Note: The regional vocational school accepts students from Acton, Arlington, Belmont, Bolton, Boxborough, Carlisle, Concord, Dover, Lancaster, Lexington, Lincoln, Needham, Stow, Sudbury, Wayland, and Weston.
8. Wayland

Average salary: $89,099

Total teachers: 199
7. Concord

Average salary: $89,171

Total teachers: 156
6. Harvard

Average salary: $89,489

Total teachers: 76
5. Dover-Sherborn

Average salary: $89,600

Total teachers: 97

Note: According to the BBJ’s data, the Sherborn School System employees 33 teachers at an average salary of $91,848.
4. Worcester

Average salary: $91,504

Total teachers: 1,581
3. Sherborn

Average salary: $91,848

Total teachers: 33

Note: The Dover and Sherborn systems regionalize at middle school, which is why Sherborn shows up in both places on this list.
2. Lincoln-Sudbury

Average salary: $94,087

Total teachers: 119
1. Concord-Carlisle

Average salary: $95,947

Total teachers: 90

Note: Concord-Carlisle regionalizes for grades 9-12, which is why the Concord system is also listed separately.

So. Who’s last? Click through to the final slide to see the lowest-paying system in the state.
Ranked last (328): Florida, Mass.

The small town of Florida, way out west, employs 11 teachers, paying each $35,497 per year. It is the only system in the state whose average teacher is paid less than $50,000 annually. The town’s one school serves students from K-8, until they are sent to high schools in nearby North Adams.

Check out the Boston Business Journal’s full list here.