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State profile · NCES F-33 FY2023

Teacher Salary in Connecticut

Connecticut sits in the highest third of reporting jurisdictions at $86,015 (#8 of 49). According to the NCES Common Core of Data finance survey, estimated teacher pay and per-pupil spending are available for every public school district in Connecticut.

$86,015
Est. state avg salary

Well above benchmark

+22.4%
vs national
#8
National rank
171
Districts

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$86,015/year (est.)

Connecticut sits in the highest third of reporting jurisdictions at $86,015 (#8 of 49). Estimated average teacher salary is $86,015, meaningfully above the national average of $70,245, ranking #8 of 49, across 154 public school districts with reliable data (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third estimated pay: Connecticut sits in the highest third of reporting jurisdictions at $86,015 (#8 of 49).
  • upper third nationally (#8 of 49)
  • Connecticut ranks #8 of 49 on the salary estimate and #31 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • $75,819 spread between its highest- and lowest-paying districts
  • +22.4% vs the national average
  • +10.9% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (balanced cohort, not the FTE average above)
  • #14 of 49 purchasing-power-adjusted (BEA RPP 104.2)

Connecticut sits in the upper third for estimated pay

Across 154 reliable-salary districts, the average estimate is $86,015: #8 of 49 jurisdictions with a reliable district estimate, and 22.4% above the national benchmark of $70,245.

The rank compares the same F-33-derived district measure nationwide. It does not include benefits, experience steps, taxes, or local living costs; use it as a relative state placement rather than an exact paycheck.

Connecticut purchasing-power check on upper-third pay

Connecticut's nominal average teacher salary ranks #8 of the 49 states and territories that report teacher salaries. Adjusted by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis's 2023 Regional Price Parity (104.2, US = 100, a relative state-level price-level index, not a district or metro cost-of-living figure), the estimate becomes $82,580, ranking #14 of 49 , 6 places lower than the nominal rank once relative price levels are factored in. This purchasing-power view is not published by NEA's teacher-pay rankings or the aggregator sites; it comes from combining our own F-33-derived salary estimate with BEA's public RPP series. See the full 51-state release for methodology and download. BEA Regional Price Parities · NCES CCD F-33

Connecticut in the teacher-salary distribution

FY2023 estimated state averages from the same NCES-derived ranking

$86,015 Top 16% higher than 84% of 49 reporting states and territories

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Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey; state estimates derived from reported instructional-salary expenditure and teacher FTE · FY2023

Connecticut's comparable salary trend

Same reporting-district cohort, FY2019-FY2023

FY2023 estimated average
$101,868 10.854036751599175% vs FY2019
82 districts held in the panel
$90,000$95,000$100,000$105,000 FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023 Connecticut est. avg teacher salary, FY2019: $91,894Connecticut est. avg teacher salary, FY2020: $93,378Connecticut est. avg teacher salary, FY2021: $97,983Connecticut est. avg teacher salary, FY2022: $100,591Connecticut est. avg teacher salary, FY2023: $101,868 $91,894 $101,868 ▲ +10.9%
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Period Connecticut est. avg teacher salary
FY2019 $91,894
FY2020 $93,378
FY2021 $97,983
FY2022 $100,591
FY2023 $101,868

Highest-paying districts in Connecticut

Estimated average teacher salary, enrolling districts (200+ students)

Est. avg salary

What this shows Regional School District 09 leads Connecticut on the F-33 instructional-salary estimate. Service entities (CTCs, county offices) are excluded, their enrollment-based ratios are not reliable salary figures.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

Top 3 districts

1 $127,454

Regional School District 09

Est. avg teacher salary
2 $118,346

Redding School District

Est. avg teacher salary
3 $110,444

Sherman School District

Est. avg teacher salary

Districts by Estimated Teacher Salary

District Est. Avg Salary Enrollment Per-Pupil Exp
Stonington School District $80,361 1,769 $29,358
East Lyme School District $80,343 2,528 $27,138
Regional School District 17 $79,965 1,801 $28,492
Torrington School District $79,961 3,731 $39,582
Regional School District 16 $79,129 1,949 $25,128
New Milford School District $79,034 3,639 $24,394
Woodstock School District $78,920 773 $32,457
Winchester School District $78,885 594 $51,510
Plainville School District $78,785 2,272 $25,273
Lebanon School District $78,747 952 $27,704
Regional School District 06 $78,654 845 $28,369
North Branford School District $78,552 1,521 $44,582
Bristol School District $78,522 7,404 $27,211
Wolcott School District $78,429 2,109 $23,330
Bloomfield School District $78,028 2,016 $37,008
Cromwell School District $77,786 1,923 $24,214
Capitol Region Education Council $77,616 8,630 $31,298
Sterling School District $77,565 315 $32,946
Columbia School District $77,372 462 $32,524
Thomaston School District $77,168 799 $27,121
Litchfield School District $76,807 808 $28,370
Canterbury School District $76,705 468 $30,835
Plymouth School District $76,460 1,292 $26,358
Willington School District $75,852 398 $29,940
Coventry School District $75,695 1,543 $25,739
New Haven School District $75,459 18,290 $26,899
Bridgeport School District $75,369 19,112 $24,161
North Stonington School District $75,189 751 $25,691
Regional School District 04 $75,112 727 $33,425
Hebron School District $74,558 696 $23,136
Regional School District 08 $74,170 1,188 $28,541
Stratford School District $73,755 6,511 $27,363
Bolton School District $73,145 730 $26,071
Putnam School District $72,822 1,159 $24,645
Somers School District $72,343 1,337 $25,542
Griswold School District $72,131 1,715 $22,498
Portland School District $71,998 1,232 $25,733
Stafford School District $71,640 1,390 $28,074
East Haven School District $70,812 2,856 $24,986
Hamden School District $70,234 5,009 $34,453
Ashford School District $70,125 367 $28,877
Vernon School District $69,664 3,103 $25,476
Voluntown School District $69,500 248 $34,746
Windham School District $69,178 2,901 $44,910
Killingly School District $68,829 2,319 $29,316
New London School District $67,169 2,848 $46,425
Area Cooperative Educational Services $66,854 1,139 $91,783
Bethany School District $66,253 429 $22,732
Plainfield School District $65,910 1,857 $25,603
Sprague School District $65,306 270 $32,056
Waterbury School District $64,687 17,131 $24,427
Regional School District 11 $64,440 220 $35,473
Manchester School District $62,129 5,786 $36,406
Learn $51,635 1,335 $33,175

Showing 101–154 of 154 enrolling districts. Specialized non-enrolling agencies (career/technical centers, county offices, service co-ops) are excluded from the salary ranking, their enrollment-based estimates are not reliable.

Lowest-Paying Districts in Connecticut

District Est. Avg Salary Enrollment
Learn $51,635 1,335
Manchester School District $62,129 5,786
Regional School District 11 $64,440 220
Waterbury School District $64,687 17,131
Sprague School District $65,306 270
Plainfield School District $65,910 1,857
Bethany School District $66,253 429
Area Cooperative Educational Services $66,854 1,139
New London School District $67,169 2,848
Killingly School District $68,829 2,319

Among enrolling districts (200+ students) with a reliable estimate; service entities excluded, see methodology.

Nationwide peers near Connecticut's upper-third pay

Two nationwide peer sets for Connecticut: closest on estimated average teacher salary ($86,015 here) and closest on total student enrollment (470,208 here). Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not geographic containment.

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other states by unweighted district-mean teacher pay (F-33 derived, ≥5 districts with reliable estimates).

Similar enrollment

Nearest other states by NCES-reported K-12 enrollment. Salary peers above are excluded.

Compare Nearby-Ranked States

Rhode Island
$89,674
Rank #5
Washington
$88,556
Rank #6
New Hampshire
$87,877
Rank #7
Massachusetts
$84,560
Rank #9

Data: NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey + Staff Universe Survey, FY2023. Salary figures divide instructional expenditure (variable Z33) by each district's reported teacher FTE, or an estimated FTE for the small minority with no reported figure. Not individual salary data. Read our methodology.

Connecticut teacher salary FAQ

What is the average teacher salary in Connecticut?

Across 154 Connecticut public school districts with reliable data, the average teacher salary is $86,015 (NCES CCD F-33 reported teacher salaries divided by CCD Staff Universe Survey teacher headcounts, FY2023). It is a district-level mean derived from finance filings, so it will not match a contract-salary survey exactly, read it as a relative comparison.

Which Connecticut school district pays teachers the most?

Regional School District 09 reports the highest average teacher salary in Connecticut at $127,454, while Learn sits at the lower end at $51,635.

How does Connecticut teacher pay compare to the national average?

Connecticut's average of $86,015 is meaningfully above the national average of $70,245 (+22.4%), ranking #8 of the 49 jurisdictions with a reliable district estimate.

How many school districts are in Connecticut?

Connecticut has 171 public school districts in the NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, together serving 470,208 students.

How much do teachers make in Connecticut?

District-average teacher pay in Connecticut runs from $51,635 in Learn to $127,454 in Regional School District 09, with 21 of 154 reliable-data districts at $100,000 or above. Where a teacher lands depends far more on which district employs them than on the statewide figure. These are district-wide averages from NCES CCD F-33 (FY2023), not individual salaries or pay-scale steps.

Can teachers earn $100,000 in Connecticut?

21 of 154 Connecticut districts with reliable data report an estimated average teacher salary of $100,000 or more, led by Regional School District 09 at $127,454. This is a district-wide average, not an individual salary, step, or years-of-experience figure.

How does Connecticut rank after adjusting for cost of living?

Within the separate enrollment-weighted state comparison, BEA's 2023 Regional Price Parity (104.2, US=100) adjusts Connecticut's nominal estimate of $86,049 from #12 to $82,580 and #14. The headline uses an unweighted district mean, so this does not replace it. Neither measure is take-home pay, taxes, or district/metro cost of living.

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Disclaimer & data sources

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainTeacher for Connecticut