Provincetown paid the highest average teacher salary of any Massachusetts school district in 2023–24: $164,619. The typical (median) district paid $91,393, and 71 of 259 town, regional, and vocational districts averaged $100,000 or more. Here are the highest-paying districts statewide and in each region, the biggest raises since 2018–19, and how pay lines up with school rankings.
$164,619
Highest average (Provincetown)
$91,393
Median district
71
Districts averaging $100K+
+16%
Median raise since 2018–19
The 25 highest-paying school districts
Average salary across all of a district's teachers in 2023–24, compared with the median district. "Teachers" is full-time equivalents; "School rank" is the district's place in our 2026 school rankings.
| # | District | Avg salary | vs median | Teachers | Since 2018–19 | School rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Provincetown | $164,619 | +$73,226 | 19 | +77% | #325 C- |
| 2 | Martha's Vineyard | $135,635 | +$44,242 | 79 | +32% | #164 B- |
| 3 | Boston | $133,127 | +$41,734 | 4385 | +27% | #246 C |
| 4 | Weston | $127,449 | +$36,056 | 174 | +26% | #1 A+ |
| 5 | Concord-Carlisle | $126,051 | +$34,658 | 105 | +17% | #11 A |
| 6 | Brookline | $122,329 | +$30,936 | 582 | +24% | #19 A |
| 7 | Dover-Sherborn | $117,000 | +$25,607 | 103 | +20% | #12 A |
| 8 | Lincoln-Sudbury | $116,612 | +$25,219 | 129 | +12% | #30 A- |
| 9 | Wayland | $115,723 | +$24,330 | 241 | +19% | #7 A+ |
| 10 | Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical | $113,305 | +$21,912 | 132 | +18% | #282 C- |
| 11 | Westwood | $113,220 | +$21,827 | 238 | +18% | #8 A+ |
| 12 | Everett | $112,487 | +$21,094 | 578 | +25% | #265 C |
| 13 | Belmont | $111,738 | +$20,345 | 294 | +20% | #3 A+ |
| 14 | Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical | $111,529 | +$20,136 | 82 | +5% | #135 B- |
| 15 | Masconomet | $111,192 | +$19,799 | 131 | +15% | #71 B+ |
| 16 | Dennis-Yarmouth | $110,664 | +$19,271 | 259 | +35% | #200 C+ |
| 17 | Wellesley | $109,899 | +$18,506 | 392 | +13% | #4 A+ |
| 18 | Bristol-Plymouth Regional Vocational Technical | $109,818 | +$18,425 | 104 | +20% | #267 C |
| 19 | Hopkinton | $109,298 | +$17,905 | 292 | +16% | #2 A+ |
| 20 | Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical | $109,289 | +$17,896 | 86 | +20% | #212 C+ |
| 21 | Northern Berkshire Regional Vocational Technical | $109,233 | +$17,840 | 48 | +32% | #316 C- |
| 22 | South Shore Regional Vocational Technical | $108,940 | +$17,547 | 64 | +34% | #284 C- |
| 23 | Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical | $108,331 | +$16,938 | 120 | +18% | #305 C- |
| 24 | Medfield | $108,310 | +$16,917 | 209 | +19% | #9 A+ |
| 25 | Billerica | $108,203 | +$16,810 | 360 | +20% | #132 B- |
The highest-paying districts in each region
The biggest raises since 2018–19
Change in average salary from 2018–19 to 2023–24, for districts with at least 20 teachers. The median district's average rose 16%. Figures aren't adjusted for inflation, and a district's average also moves as experienced teachers retire and new ones are hired.
| # | District | 2018–19 | 2023–24 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gardner | $66,830 | $104,103 | +56% |
| 2 | Hatfield | $57,169 | $87,392 | +53% |
| 3 | Randolph | $69,527 | $97,920 | +41% |
| 4 | Middleborough | $75,625 | $103,514 | +37% |
| 5 | Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Technical | $74,767 | $101,260 | +35% |
| 6 | Dennis-Yarmouth | $82,126 | $110,664 | +35% |
| 7 | South Shore Regional Vocational Technical | $81,578 | $108,940 | +34% |
| 8 | Ayer Shirley School District | $64,689 | $85,887 | +33% |
| 9 | Martha's Vineyard | $102,427 | $135,635 | +32% |
| 10 | Northern Berkshire Regional Vocational Technical | $82,995 | $109,233 | +32% |
Do higher-paying districts have better schools?
Somewhat. The 44 districts in the top 50 of our school rankings paid a median of $101,329, compared with $91,128 for the other 215 ranked districts. But pay also tracks local wealth and the cost of living, and several of the highest-paying districts, including some cities, rank in the middle or lower half, so a high salary schedule alone doesn't make a top school district.
Highest-paying charter schools
Charter schools are their own districts in DESE's data, so they're listed separately.
| # | Charter school | Avg salary | Teachers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservatory Lab Charter | $143,067 | 30 |
| 2 | Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers: A Horace Mann Charter Public School | $118,493 | 36 |
| 3 | Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School | $117,469 | 19 |
| 4 | Learning First Charter Public School | $112,296 | 35 |
| 5 | Brooke Charter School | $105,564 | 181 |
| 6 | Bridge Boston Charter School | $104,899 | 34 |
| 7 | New Heights Charter School of Brockton | $104,260 | 44 |
| 8 | Four Rivers Charter Public | $101,236 | 18 |
| 9 | KIPP Academy Boston Charter School | $96,886 | 55 |
| 10 | KIPP Academy Lynn Charter | $93,799 | 116 |
About the data. Salaries come from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's Teacher Salaries report for 2023–24, the latest year available. A district's average is its total teacher salaries divided by its number of full-time-equivalent teachers, so it reflects experience and degrees as well as pay scales, and it isn't a starting salary. We left out districts with fewer than 10 teachers and virtual schools. We also left out 12 districts whose average changed by more than 20% in a single year (Roxbury Preparatory Charter, UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester, Georgetown, Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School, Holyoke Community Charter, Community Charter School of Cambridge, Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public, Martha's Vineyard Charter Public School, Richmond, Hampden Charter School of Science, Chesterfield-Goshen, Southern Berkshire), which usually reflects a change in how teachers were reported rather than a change in pay.