diff --git a/pgconn/auth_scram.go b/pgconn/auth_scram.go
index f59d39c4e..f9defcdc3 100644
--- a/pgconn/auth_scram.go
+++ b/pgconn/auth_scram.go
@@ -93,6 +93,14 @@ func (c *PgConn) scramAuth(serverAuthMechanisms []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if cache := c.config.ScramDeriveCache; cache != nil && sc.password != "" {
+		if sp, ok := cache.Get(sc.deriveFingerprint()); ok {
+			sc.saltedPassword = sp
+			sc.hasSaltedPassword = true
+			sc.saltedPasswordFromCache = true
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Send client-final-message in a SASLResponse
 	saslResponse := &pgproto3.SASLResponse{
 		Data: []byte(sc.clientFinalMessage()),
@@ -106,9 +114,25 @@ func (c *PgConn) scramAuth(serverAuthMechanisms []string) error {
 	// Receive server-final-message payload in an AuthenticationSASLFinal.
 	saslFinal, err := c.rxSASLFinal()
 	if err != nil {
+		scramInvalidateDeriveCache(c, sc)
+		return err
+	}
+	err = sc.recvServerFinalMessage(saslFinal.Data)
+	if err != nil {
+		scramInvalidateDeriveCache(c, sc)
 		return err
 	}
-	return sc.recvServerFinalMessage(saslFinal.Data)
+	if cache := c.config.ScramDeriveCache; cache != nil && !sc.saltedPasswordFromCache && sc.hasSaltedPassword {
+		cache.Put(sc.deriveFingerprint(), sc.saltedPassword)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func scramInvalidateDeriveCache(c *PgConn, sc *scramClient) {
+	if c.config.ScramDeriveCache == nil || !sc.saltedPasswordFromCache {
+		return
+	}
+	c.config.ScramDeriveCache.Delete(sc.deriveFingerprint())
 }
 
 func (c *PgConn) rxSASLContinue() (*pgproto3.AuthenticationSASLContinue, error) {
@@ -172,10 +196,12 @@ type scramClient struct {
 	serverFirstMessage   []byte
 	clientAndServerNonce []byte
 	salt                 []byte
-	iterations           int
+	iterations           uint64
 
-	saltedPassword []byte
-	authMessage    []byte
+	saltedPassword          ScramSaltedPassword
+	hasSaltedPassword       bool
+	saltedPasswordFromCache bool
+	authMessage             []byte
 }
 
 func newScramClient(serverAuthMechanisms []string, password string) (*scramClient, error) {
@@ -279,8 +305,8 @@ func (sc *scramClient) recvServerFirstMessage(serverFirstMessage []byte) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid SCRAM salt received from server: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	sc.iterations, err = strconv.Atoi(string(iterationsStr))
-	if err != nil || sc.iterations <= 0 {
+	sc.iterations, err = strconv.ParseUint(string(iterationsStr), 10, 64)
+	if err != nil || sc.iterations == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid SCRAM iteration count received from server: %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -310,14 +336,20 @@ func (sc *scramClient) clientFinalMessage() string {
 	channelBindingEncoded := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(channelBindInput)
 	clientFinalMessageWithoutProof := fmt.Appendf(nil, "c=%s,r=%s", channelBindingEncoded, sc.clientAndServerNonce)
 
-	var err error
-	sc.saltedPassword, err = pbkdf2.Key(sha256.New, sc.password, sc.salt, sc.iterations, 32)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err) // This should never happen.
+	if !sc.hasSaltedPassword {
+		sp, err := pbkdf2.Key(sha256.New, sc.password, sc.salt, int(sc.iterations), 32)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err) // This should never happen.
+		}
+		if len(sp) != 32 {
+			panic("unexpected PBKDF2 output length")
+		}
+		copy(sc.saltedPassword[:], sp)
+		sc.hasSaltedPassword = true
 	}
 	sc.authMessage = bytes.Join([][]byte{sc.clientFirstMessageBare, sc.serverFirstMessage, clientFinalMessageWithoutProof}, []byte(","))
 
-	clientProof := computeClientProof(sc.saltedPassword, sc.authMessage)
+	clientProof := computeClientProof(sc.saltedPassword[:], sc.authMessage)
 
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s,p=%s", clientFinalMessageWithoutProof, clientProof)
 }
@@ -329,7 +361,7 @@ func (sc *scramClient) recvServerFinalMessage(serverFinalMessage []byte) error {
 
 	serverSignature := serverFinalMessage[2:]
 
-	if !hmac.Equal(serverSignature, computeServerSignature(sc.saltedPassword, sc.authMessage)) {
+	if !hmac.Equal(serverSignature, computeServerSignature(sc.saltedPassword[:], sc.authMessage)) {
 		return errors.New("invalid SCRAM ServerSignature received from server")
 	}
 
diff --git a/pgconn/auth_scram_test.go b/pgconn/auth_scram_test.go
index dcb500f8f..e50592814 100644
--- a/pgconn/auth_scram_test.go
+++ b/pgconn/auth_scram_test.go
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ func TestScramClientRecvServerFinalMessage(t *testing.T) {
 
 		sc := setup(t)
 
-		validSignature := computeServerSignature(sc.saltedPassword, sc.authMessage)
+		validSignature := computeServerSignature(sc.saltedPassword[:], sc.authMessage)
 		err := sc.recvServerFinalMessage(append([]byte("v="), validSignature...))
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	})
diff --git a/pgconn/config.go b/pgconn/config.go
index dff550953..939bfe1bb 100644
--- a/pgconn/config.go
+++ b/pgconn/config.go
@@ -100,6 +100,13 @@ type Config struct {
 	// Valid values: "disable", "prefer", "require". Defaults to "prefer".
 	ChannelBinding string
 
+	// ScramDeriveCache, if non-nil, caches SCRAM-SHA-256 PBKDF2 output (the 32-byte salted password)
+	// under opaque [ScramCacheFingerprint] values computed by pgx during SCRAM. This can reduce per-connection CPU when many
+	// connections share the same verifier. Entries are invalidated on authentication failure when
+	// the cached material was used. The same cache instance is shared when [Config.Copy] copies
+	// the interface value (typical for connection pools).
+	ScramDeriveCache ScramDeriveCache
+
 	createdByParseConfig bool // Used to enforce created by ParseConfig rule.
 }
 
diff --git a/pgconn/scram_cache.go b/pgconn/scram_cache.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9497f986c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pgconn/scram_cache.go
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+package pgconn
+
+import (
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+// ScramCacheFingerprint is an opaque cache entry identifier for [ScramDeriveCache].
+// pgx computes it while authenticating; implementations must use only the values
+// passed to Get, Put, and Delete (do not construct fingerprints yourself).
+type ScramCacheFingerprint [32]byte
+
+// ScramSaltedPassword is the 32-byte PBKDF2 output cached by [ScramDeriveCache].
+type ScramSaltedPassword [32]byte
+
+func (sc *scramClient) deriveFingerprint() ScramCacheFingerprint {
+	h := sha256.New()
+	h.Write([]byte(sc.password))
+	h.Write([]byte{0})
+	h.Write(sc.salt)
+	h.Write([]byte{0})
+	var iter [8]byte
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(iter[:], sc.iterations)
+	h.Write(iter[:])
+	var fp ScramCacheFingerprint
+	h.Sum(fp[:0])
+	return fp
+}
+
+// ScramDeriveCache stores the 32-byte SCRAM salted password (PBKDF2 output) so new connections
+// can skip PBKDF2 when the server verifier is unchanged.
+//
+// Method arguments never include passwords or raw salts—only opaque [ScramCacheFingerprint]
+// values produced by pgx during SCRAM.
+type ScramDeriveCache interface {
+	Get(ScramCacheFingerprint) (ScramSaltedPassword, bool)
+	Put(ScramCacheFingerprint, ScramSaltedPassword)
+	Delete(ScramCacheFingerprint)
+}
+
+// SimpleScramDeriveCache is a small mutex-backed map implementation of [ScramDeriveCache]
+// for tests and applications that do not need LRU eviction.
+type SimpleScramDeriveCache struct {
+	mu sync.Mutex
+	m  map[ScramCacheFingerprint]ScramSaltedPassword
+}
+
+// NewSimpleScramDeriveCache returns an empty [SimpleScramDeriveCache].
+func NewSimpleScramDeriveCache() *SimpleScramDeriveCache {
+	return &SimpleScramDeriveCache{
+		m: make(map[ScramCacheFingerprint]ScramSaltedPassword),
+	}
+}
+
+// Get implements [ScramDeriveCache].
+func (s *SimpleScramDeriveCache) Get(fp ScramCacheFingerprint) (ScramSaltedPassword, bool) {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	v, ok := s.m[fp]
+	return v, ok
+}
+
+// Put implements [ScramDeriveCache].
+func (s *SimpleScramDeriveCache) Put(fp ScramCacheFingerprint, sp ScramSaltedPassword) {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	s.m[fp] = sp
+}
+
+// Delete implements [ScramDeriveCache].
+func (s *SimpleScramDeriveCache) Delete(fp ScramCacheFingerprint) {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	delete(s.m, fp)
+}
diff --git a/pgconn/scram_cache_test.go b/pgconn/scram_cache_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ecef25879
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pgconn/scram_cache_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package pgconn
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func testScramClient(password string, salt []byte, iterations uint64) *scramClient {
+	return &scramClient{
+		password:   password,
+		salt:       salt,
+		iterations: iterations,
+	}
+}
+
+func TestScramDeriveFingerprintStable(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	sc := testScramClient("pw", []byte{1, 2, 3}, 4096)
+	fp1 := sc.deriveFingerprint()
+	fp2 := sc.deriveFingerprint()
+	assert.Equal(t, fp1, fp2)
+}
+
+func TestScramDeriveFingerprintDistinct(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	a := testScramClient("a", []byte{1}, 1).deriveFingerprint()
+	b := testScramClient("b", []byte{1}, 1).deriveFingerprint()
+	assert.NotEqual(t, a, b)
+}
+
+func TestSimpleScramDeriveCache(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	c := NewSimpleScramDeriveCache()
+	fp := testScramClient("pw", []byte{1, 2, 3}, 4096).deriveFingerprint()
+
+	var sp ScramSaltedPassword
+	for i := range sp {
+		sp[i] = byte(i)
+	}
+
+	_, ok := c.Get(fp)
+	assert.False(t, ok)
+
+	c.Put(fp, sp)
+	got, ok := c.Get(fp)
+	require.True(t, ok)
+	assert.Equal(t, sp, got)
+	got[0] ^= 0xff
+	got2, ok := c.Get(fp)
+	require.True(t, ok)
+	assert.Equal(t, sp, got2)
+
+	c.Delete(fp)
+	_, ok = c.Get(fp)
+	assert.False(t, ok)
+}