Maximum Teacher Salary
Numbers represent the 1997-98 year unless marked with a (*) which is representative of the 1998-99 year.
Rank |
Town |
Salary |
Population |
1 |
Westwood |
$ 69,192* |
12,935 |
2 |
Weston |
$ 65,090* |
10,448 |
3 |
Concord |
$ 64,294 |
17,792 |
4 |
Lexington |
$ 64,220 |
29,484 |
5 |
Westford |
$ 63,500 |
18,642 |
6 |
Sherborn |
$ 63,466 |
4,107 |
7 |
Dover |
$ 63,466 |
5,383 |
8 |
Norwell |
$ 63,274 |
9,652 |
9 |
Wellesley |
$ 63,097 |
26,809 |
10 |
Newton |
$ 63,074 |
80,238 |
11 |
Brookline |
$ 62,853 |
54,137 |
12 |
Acton |
$ 62,598 |
18,851 |
13 |
Hingham |
$ 62,518 |
20,265 |
14 |
Carlisle |
$ 61,853 |
4,599 |
15 |
Sudbury |
$ 61,710 |
15,130 |
16 |
Belmont |
$ 61,209 |
24,044 |
17 |
Hanover |
$ 60,964 |
12,891 |
18 |
Andover |
$ 60,878 |
30,891 |
19 |
Needham |
$ 60,531 |
27,828 |
20 |
Natick |
$ 58,355 |
31,310 |
21 |
Foxborough |
$ 58,188 |
16,011 |
22 |
ManchesterbytheSea |
$ 57,606 |
5,357 |
23 |
Boston |
$ 57,545 |
558,394 |
24 |
Framingham |
$ 57,455 |
64,536 |
25 |
Cambridge |
$ 57,334 |
93,707 |
26 |
North_Reading |
$ 56,905 |
12,919 |
27 |
Duxbury |
$ 56,848 |
15,007 |
28 |
Hopkinton |
$ 56,663 |
10,805 |
29 |
Scituate |
$ 56,650 |
17,242 |
30 |
Hull |
$ 56,592 |
10,472 |
31 |
Cohasset |
$ 56,488 |
7,070 |
32 |
Marlborough |
$ 56,468 |
32,974 |
33 |
Medfield |
$ 56,343 |
11,467 |
34 |
Franklin |
$ 56,278 |
26,664 |
35 |
Watertown |
$ 56,240 |
32,490 |
36 |
Revere |
$ 56,078 |
41,761 |
37 |
Danvers |
$ 56,077 |
24,467 |
38 |
Bedford |
$ 55,141 |
13,676 |
39 |
Braintree |
$ 54,918 |
34,708 |
40 |
Berlin |
$ 54,866 |
2,332 |
41 |
Maynard |
$ 54,807 |
10,412 |
42 |
Dedham |
$ 54,802 |
23,741 |
43 |
Walpole |
$ 54,760 |
22,251 |
44 |
Easton |
$ 54,179 |
20,970 |
45 |
Swampscott |
$ 54,166 |
13,676 |
46 |
Brockton |
$ 54,110 |
92,324 |
47 |
Hudson |
$ 54,105 |
17,695 |
48 |
Everett |
$ 53,936 |
35,006 |
49 |
Lynnfield |
$ 53,930 |
11,232 |
50 |
East_Bridgewater |
$ 53,917 |
12,133 |
51 |
Shrewsbury |
$ 53,909 |
26,771 |
52 |
Pembroke |
$ 53,632 |
16,010 |
53 |
Canton |
$ 53,540 |
20,314 |
54 |
Kingston |
$ 53,296 |
10,447 |
55 |
Beverly |
$ 53,254 |
38,596 |
56 |
Weymouth |
$ 53,178 |
54,847 |
57 |
Reading |
$ 53,153 |
22,956 |
58 |
Wakefield |
$ 53,052 |
24,756 |
59 |
Wrentham |
$ 52,769 |
10,049 |
60 |
Ashland |
$ 52,473 |
12,940 |
61 |
Quincy |
$ 52,313 |
85,532 |
62 |
West_Bridgewater |
$ 52,260 |
6,647 |
63 |
Marshfield |
$ 52,244 |
22,911 |
64 |
Medway |
$ 52,224 |
11,391 |
65 |
Plympton |
$ 52,107 |
2,614 |
66 |
Randolph |
$ 51,843 |
30,554 |
67 |
Wilmington |
$ 51,814 |
19,874 |
68 |
Littleton |
$ 51,805 |
7,695 |
69 |
Stoughton |
$ 51,771 |
27,481 |
70 |
Milton |
$ 51,669 |
25,794 |
71 |
Burlington |
$ 51,639 |
23,493 |
72 |
Arlington |
$ 51,369 |
43,656 |
73 |
Mansfield |
$ 51,156 |
18,806 |
74 |
Chelmsford |
$ 51,053 |
33,484 |
75 |
Holbrook |
$ 50,846 |
11,092 |
76 |
Ipswich |
$ 50,717 |
12,352 |
77 |
Plymouth |
$ 50,707 |
48,329 |
78 |
Carver |
$ 50,682 |
11,289 |
79 |
Milford |
$ 50,643 |
25,194 |
80 |
Rockland |
$ 50,633 |
17,236 |
81 |
Gloucester |
$ 50,540 |
29,267 |
82 |
Waltham |
$ 50,497 |
57,214 |
83 |
Medford |
$ 50,444 |
56,190 |
84 |
Halifax |
$ 50,406 |
6,844 |
85 |
Norwood |
$ 50,328 |
28,899 |
86 |
Marblehead |
$ 50,060 |
19,973 |
87 |
Rockport |
$ 49,992 |
7,580 |
88 |
Whitman |
$ 49,982 |
13,743 |
89 |
Westborough |
$ 49,982 |
15,005 |
90 |
West_Newbury |
$ 49,982 |
3,871 |
91 |
Wenham |
$ 49,982 |
4,423 |
92 |
Stow |
$ 49,982 |
5,731 |
93 |
Salisbury |
$ 49,982 |
7,093 |
94 |
Rowley |
$ 49,982 |
5,196 |
95 |
Raynham |
$ 49,982 |
10,513 |
96 |
Newburyport |
$ 49,982 |
16,558 |
97 |
Newbury |
$ 49,982 |
5,985 |
98 |
Merrimac |
$ 49,982 |
5,670 |
99 |
Hanson |
$ 49,982 |
9,512 |
100 |
Hamilton |
$ 49,982 |
7,487 |
101 |
Groveland |
$ 49,982 |
5,610 |
102 |
Bridgewater |
$ 49,982 |
23,692 |
103 |
Bolton |
$ 49,982 |
3,279 |
104 |
Dracut |
$ 49,884 |
27,769 |
105 |
Stoneham |
$ 49,838 |
22,131 |
106 |
Haverhill |
$ 49,588 |
53,952 |
107 |
Abington |
$ 49,561 |
14,683 |
108 |
Essex |
$ 49,333 |
3,368 |
109 |
Lawrence |
$ 49,283 |
68,807 |
110 |
Melrose |
$ 49,233 |
27,426 |
111 |
Peabody |
$ 49,153 |
48,365 |
112 |
Somerville |
$ 49,043 |
74,356 |
113 |
Lakeville |
$ 48,766 |
8,596 |
114 |
North_Andover |
$ 48,405 |
24,283 |
115 |
Methuen |
$ 48,353 |
41,029 |
116 |
Amesbury |
$ 48,260 |
15,784 |
117 |
Norton |
$ 47,730 |
15,659 |
118 |
Saugus |
$ 47,657 |
26,223 |
119 |
Middleborough |
$ 47,406 |
19,200 |
120 |
Southborough |
$ 47,394 |
7,388 |
121 |
Lowell |
$ 47,028 |
100,973 |
122 |
Woburn |
$ 46,919 |
36,628 |
123 |
Winthrop |
$ 46,919 |
17,305 |
124 |
Winchester |
$ 46,919 |
20,318 |
125 |
Wayland |
$ 46,919 |
12,041 |
126 |
Topsfield |
$ 46,919 |
6,098 |
127 |
Tewksbury |
$ 46,919 |
28,644 |
128 |
Sharon |
$ 46,919 |
16,684 |
129 |
Norfolk |
$ 46,919 |
10,389 |
130 |
Millis |
$ 46,919 |
7,965 |
131 |
Middleton |
$ 46,919 |
5,624 |
132 |
Malden |
$ 46,919 |
52,749 |
133 |
Lincoln |
$ 46,919 |
7,899 |
134 |
Holliston |
$ 46,919 |
13,381 |
135 |
Boxford |
$ 46,919 |
8,550 |
136 |
Boxborough |
$ 46,919 |
3,979 |
137 |
Billerica |
$ 46,919 |
38,861 |
138 |
Avon |
$ 46,919 |
4,611 |
139 |
Salem |
$ 45,715 |
38,008 |
140 |
Chelsea |
$ 45,560 |
27,608 |
141 |
Nahant |
$ 44,257 |
3,782 |
142 |
Georgetown |
$ 44,183 |
7,054 |
143 |
Northborough |
$ 44,134 |
12,801 |
144 |
Lynn |
$ 41,334 |
80,563 |
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