Connecticut Teacher Salary
Rankings
Average Teacher Salary Rank: 2nd
Starting Teacher Salary Rank: 1st
Salary raise last year: 2.7%
Salary raise over 10 years: 18.0%
Starting Teacher Salary Rank: 1st
Salary raise last year: 2.7%
Salary raise over 10 years: 18.0%
Connecticut is twenty-second on our comfort scale with a starting salary of $39,259 and average salaries of $59,304. Home mortgage assistance is offered in some districts. In certain low-income schools, teachers can also get loan forgiveness. If you get your masters degree, you will also start higher on the pay scale than the above stated beginning income. This state has it all with four seasons of natural beauty, snow sports, and beaches.
How do salaries grow in Connecticut?
Starting Salary: $39,259
Average Salary: $59,304
Average Salary: $59,304
Student/Teacher Ratios in Connecticut, 2006
Number of Teachers: 42,837
Number of Students: 578,300
Students per Teacher: 13.5
Number of Students: 578,300
Students per Teacher: 13.5
Connecticut teacher salaries vs. total education expenditures
Total Expenditures: $7,191,732,582
Teacher Expenditures: $2,473,279,869
Percent Spent on Teachers: 34%
Teacher Expenditures: $2,473,279,869
Percent Spent on Teachers: 34%
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Our Best Schools in Connecticut
University of Phoenix Fairfield County Campus
- Associate of Arts-Paraprofessional Education
- Continuing Education for Teachers
- Master of Arts in Education/Adult Education and Training
- Master of Arts in Education/Curriculum and Instruction
- Master of Arts in Education/Curriculum and Instruction/Computer Education
- Master of Arts in Education/Curriculum and Instruction/English and Language Arts Education
- Master of Arts in Education/Curriculum and Instruction/English as a Second Language
- Master of Arts in Education/Curriculum and Instruction/Mathematics Education
- Master of Arts in Education/Early Childhood Education
- Master of Arts in Education/Special Education
- Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership
- Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership/Educational Technology
- Continuing Education for Teachers
- Associate of Arts-Elementary Education
- Doctor of Philosophy in Higher Education Administration
- Early Childhood Education Endorsement Certificate
- Master of Arts in Education/Teacher Leadership
- Educational Specialist
Top Online Schools
Liberty University Online Campus
- EdD in Teaching and Learning
- MA in Teaching - Elementary Education
- MA in Teaching - Secondary Education
- MEd in Administration and Supervision
- BS in Education
- EdD in Educational Leadership
- EdS in Educational Leadership
- MA in Teaching - Special Education
- MEd in School Counseling
- MEd in Teaching and Learning - Elementary Education
- MEd in Teaching and Learning - Special Education
- Master's in Religious Education
- MEd in Teaching and Learning - General Education
- MEd in Teaching and Learning - Secondary Education
- EdS in Teaching and Learning
- AA in Education
- MEd Program Specialist - Gifted Specialist
- MEd Program Specialist - Early Childhood Specialist
- MEd Program Specialist - Math Specialist
- MEd Program Specialist - Reading Specialist
Western Governors University Online Campus
- BA in Mathematics (5-9 or 5-12)
- MA in Teaching - Science (5-9 or 5-12)
- MA in Teaching - Mathematics (5-9 or 5-12)
- MA in Mathematics Education (K-6, 5-9, or 5-12)
- BA in Social Science (5-12)
- MA in Teaching - Social Science (5-12)
- MEd - Instructional Design
- MS in Special Education
- MS in Educational Leadership
- BA in Special Education
- BA in Interdisciplinary Studies (K-8)
- Post-Baccalaureate in Teacher Preparation (K-8)
- Post-Baccalaureate in Teacher Preparation - Mathematics (5-9 or 5-12)
- Post-Baccalaureate in Teacher Preparation - Science (5-9 or 5-12)
- Post-Baccalaureate in Teacher Preparation - Social Science (5-12)
- BA in Science (5-9)
- BA in Science (5-12 Biological Science)
- BA in Science (5-12 Chemistry)
- BA in Science (5-12 Geosciences)
- BA in Science (5-12 Physics)
- MA in Science Education (5-9)
- MA in Science Education (5-12 Biological Science)
- MA in Science Education (5-12 Chemistry)
- MA in Science Education (5-12 Geosciences)
- MA in Science Education (5-12 Physics)
- Endorsement Prep Program in ELL (PK-12)
- MA in English Language Learning (PK-12)
- MEd - Learning and Technology
- MEd - Measurement and Evaluation
- BA in Early Childhood Education (Birth through Grade 3)
- Endorsement Preparation Program in Educational Leadership
Post University Online Campus
- MS in Education
- Certificate in Early Childhood Education
- AS in Early Childhood Education
- BS in Child Studies

Talk About Salaries in Connecticut
5 Comments
Are there any teachers from CT that can confrim this?
this looks about right to me: I've been teaching for about 5 years in a large district and am about $3K from the average.
I've been in Hartford CT for 8 years. The pay is good--I have an MA plus 75 hours and make 78,000 a year. But working conditions aren't that good if you are in the innercity. Probably true anywhere, though. Cost of living is very high if you want to buy a house.
is there anything like 'forgiving' one's student loans if one is a teacher in Waterbury, CT? I heard that this may be possible if one is a teacher in the 'inner city' such as Waterbury.
I'm very interested in the answer to the question of loan forgiveness in this area. I read on an airline magazine that Yale Education Masters offers that if you work 5 years in a Title One school. Anyone know?
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