Teachers Would Be Paid A Minimum Salary Of $70,000 In Massachusetts If Bill Becomes Law

CBS Boston

January 22, 2025

BOSTON - There's a new push to establish a minimum salary for public school teachers and other educators in Massachusetts that would allow them to earn a living wage.

"An Act Relative To Educator Pay," backed by the Massachusetts Teachers Association, would guarantee a salary of $70,000 a year for teachers and $55,000 a year for education support professionals. The bill calls for another pay hike in 2030, at which time teachers would be paid $80,000 annually and support staff would get a raise to $65,000.

The term "education support professionals" includes classroom aides, custodians, cafeteria workers and bus drivers. The state would reimburse school districts for the added cost of higher salaries, the bill says.

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