Concord teachers’ pay jumps in new contract are among the lowest in the city, region

By: JEREMY MARGOLIS

Outlets: Concord Monitor

Published: June 9, 2026

Words: 811

Last Updated: 2 days, 10 hours ago


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Concord teachers will experience lower annual pay jumps over at least the next two years than employees in any of the city’s other major unions.

Next year’s increase, approved by Concord’s Board of Education on Monday, will be 1.5%. In contrast, the salaries for members of Concord’s police and fire departments will increase by 5% and 4%, respectively.

Salaries for Concord’s educators will increase by 2.75% in each of the final two years …

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