How much do teachers get paid in Connecticut?
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Teachers made between $61,000 and $93,600 per year in 2025, depending on the role. These figures represent the annual median wage for Connecticut pre-K–12 teachers. Preschool teachers tend to be at the lower end of the range, while middle school teachers tend to be at the higher end, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates. The median wage is the midpoint — half of teachers in each role earn more, and half earn less.
For comparison, in Connecticut, the median wage across all occupations was $59,700 in 2025 — about 2% lower than the median preschool teacher wage.
$61K
median annual wage for preschool teachers in Connecticut (2025)
$93.6K
median annual wage for middle school teachers in Connecticut (2025)
Among teachers working in elementary, middle, and high schools, annual pay varied by the grade level taught. In Connecticut in 2025, preschool teachers earned the least, earning around $61,000 annually. Middle school teachers made the most at around $93,610 per year. In other words, middle school teachers earned about 53% more than preschool teachers.
Middle school teachers earn $93,600 annually, more than any other CT teachers
Median annual salary of elementary and secondary school teachers, excluding teachers of students with disabilities and technical teachers (CT, 2025)
Do Connecticut teachers make more or less than the US average?
Teacher salaries vary nationwide. In 2025, Connecticut teachers earned more than the national median for every grade level reported. The largest percentage difference was among middle school teachers, who earned 45% more than the national median. Preschool teachers — typically the lowest-paid group — earned about 7% more than their counterparts nationwide.
Connecticut teachers earn more than the national average at every level.
Median annual salary of elementary and secondary school teachers, excluding teachers of students with disabilities and technical teachers (CT, 2025)
How much do special education teachers make in Connecticut? What about technical education teachers?
Pay also varies by specialization. Teachers of students with disabilities (collected in the data as “special education”), earn about the more than general education teachers at 3 of 5 levels in Connecticut. In 2025, the median wages for teachers of students with disabilities ranged from 8% lower to 34% higher than those of other teachers at the same grade level.
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The largest difference for teachers of students with disabilities was at the preschool level, where they earned $81,800 per year compared to $61,000 for other preschool teachers, a 34% difference.
Some schools, primarily middle and high schools, also employ technical teachers. These teachers provide vocational and technical training in fields such as automotive repair, culinary arts, cosmetology, and information technology, to help students develop career skills. In Connecticut, their median wages were $95,700 at the middle school level and $100,800 at the high school level in 2025, 2% higher and 25% higher, respectively, than those of general education teachers at the same levels.
In Connecticut, teachers of students with disabilities earned more than other teachers at several grade levels.
Median annual salary of elementary and secondary school teachers (CT, 2025)
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