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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)
| 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 |
| 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.
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.
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