What a Lexington teacher's paycheck is actually worth
Salary schedule data for 2008–09 through 2026–27, adjusted for inflation, with a five-year outlook
you control — drag the raise and inflation assumptions below and every chart updates.
Sourced from seven LEA–School Committee contracts (2009–2026) and BLS CPI‑U.
Full citations at the bottom of the page.
This year, in real terms—
Model a possible 2026‑27 raise (not yet approved)2.0%
Real wages — at a glance
Real pay change, 2008–09 → 2026–27—Master's + 45, Step 12, in 2026‑27 dollars
Projected real change, 2026–27 → 2031–32—Under the sliders below
Real pay change, comparison period—Master's + 45, Step 12
Real income change, comparison period—Lexington median household income (Census)
Salary over time, 2008–09 to 2031–32
Solid = actual, negotiated pay through 2025–26. Dashed = modeled — including 2026–27 itself, since no raise has been approved for it yet (see the callout above). The gold line marks today, partway through 2026‑27.
Chart controls
Five-year outlook, your assumptions
Future annual raise2.0%
Future annual inflation3.8%
Applied uniformly across the whole schedule for 2027‑28 through 2031‑32 — the same way each of the district's own contracts has built one year's grid from the last.
Full salary schedule for a chosen year
Shaded by real salary (darker = higher) on a scale shared across every year, so color is comparable year to year. “—” marks a lane that didn't exist yet (Master's+60 was created in 2023‑24) or a step consolidated away (Step 1 was retired in 2023‑24; see note below).