Annual salary
$62,072
New York · salary schedule · 2026-27
Albany City School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a schedule and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Albany City School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $62,072 (APSTA salary schedule, step 1) and tops out at $122,138 (APSTA salary schedule, step 30), per New York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract library (effective ).
- The grid has 1 schedule columns and 30 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 30.
- Albany City School District enrolled 8,329 students in 2023-24, the 51st-largest district in New York by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27)
Official sourceDocumentNew York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract librarySchool year2026-27Effective
| Step \ Schedule | APSTA salary schedule |
|---|---|
| 1 | $62,072 |
| 2 | $64,244 |
| 3 | $66,901 |
| 4 | $69,641 |
| 5 | $72,375 |
| 6 | $75,198 |
| 7 | $77,452 |
| 8 | $79,794 |
| 9 | $82,146 |
| 10 | $85,009 |
| 11 | $87,969 |
| 12 | $91,034 |
| 13 | $94,615 |
| 14 | $99,541 |
| 15 | $106,244 |
| 16 | $106,244 |
| 17 | $106,244 |
| 18 | $106,244 |
| 19 | $114,579 |
| 20 | $114,579 |
| 21 | $114,579 |
| 22 | $114,579 |
| 23 | $114,579 |
| 24 | $114,579 |
| 25 | $114,579 |
| 26 | $119,387 |
| 27 | $119,387 |
| 28 | $119,387 |
| 29 | $119,387 |
| 30 | $122,138 |
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Per month (12)
$5,172.67
Next 5 steps in this schedule
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $64,244 | +$2,172 |
| 3 | $66,901 | +$4,829 |
| 4 | $69,641 | +$7,569 |
| 5 | $72,375 | +$10,303 |
| 6 | $75,198 | +$13,126 |
Worked example as rendered: APSTA salary schedule, step 1 = $62,072 a year, $5,172.67 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Appendix A prints one column per year from 2025-26 to 2029-30; the 2026-27 column is reproduced here.
Levels 19, 26 and 30 are earned by years of service, not by annual step movement.
How this schedule moves
On the APSTA salary schedule column a teacher moves from $62,072 at step 1 to $122,138 at step 30: 29 step increases worth $2,071 each on average, 97% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $8,335, between step 18 and step 19.
12 of the 29 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Albany City School District's starting pay ranks 69th and its top cell ranks 118th; the state medians are $53,485 to start and $104,483 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 84th percentile and the top cell at the 85th percentile.
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany City School District | 8,329 | 2026-27 | $62,072 | – | $122,138 |
| Haverstraw-Stony Point CSD (north Rockland) | 7,901 | 2024-25 | $59,238 | $70,492 | $155,366 |
| East Meadow Union Free School District | 7,900 | 2026-27 | $62,860 | $74,123 | $151,808 |
| Central Islip Union Free School District | 7,867 | 2026-27 | $55,716 | $64,074 | $185,530 |
| Arlington Central School District | 7,768 | 2026-27 | $65,807 | $70,509 | $130,549 |
| Smithtown Central School District | 7,705 | 2026-27 | $59,471 | – | $139,332 |
Starting pay is the first step of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-step cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting salary on the Albany City School District schedule?
$62,072 at step 1 on APSTA salary schedule, per the 2026-27 schedule (New York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract library).
What is the top of the Albany City School District salary schedule?
$122,138, at step 30 on APSTA salary schedule (2026-27). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Albany City School District salary schedule?
On the APSTA salary schedule column the top figure, $122,138, is reached at step 30, 29 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Haverstraw-Stony Point CSD (north Rockland)starts $59,238
- East Meadow Union Free School Districtstarts $62,860
- Central Islip Union Free School Districtstarts $55,716
- Arlington Central School Districtstarts $65,807
- Smithtown Central School Districtstarts $59,471
- Schenectady City School Districtstarts $54,100
- Patchogue-Medford Union Free School Districtstarts $57,028
- Middletown City School Districtstarts $70,374
- Shenendehowa Central School Districtstarts $55,093
- Utica City School Districtstarts $42,086
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