Schools
Dedham Teacher Salaries Above State Average
The Boston Business Journal released its annual list based on the average teacher salary in each community.
DEDHAM, MA - Public school teachers in Dedham on average were paid above the Massachusetts average in 2015.
Earlier this month, the Boston Business Journal released a full list of average annual salaries of public educators in each community, based on data from the Department of Early and Secondary Education.
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According to the study, the average salary of the 232.8 public school teachers in Dedham last year was $76,417, close to $2,000 more than the statewide average of $74,737.
317 school districts reported data to the state. Benefits such as summers off and pensions, negotiated between individual school districts and unions, were not included in the data.
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Average wages were determined by dividing each district's total salaries and stipends by the number of full-time teachers employed in 2015.
>>>Read the full report from the Boston Business Journal here.
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