Annual salary
$42,426
New York · salary schedule · 2025-26
Amherst Central School District salary schedule, 2025-26
Teacher salary schedule (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a column and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Amherst Central School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $42,426 (B, step 1) and tops out at $104,571 (M, step 21), per New York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract library (effective ).
- The grid has 2 column columns and 21 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 21.
- Amherst Central School District enrolled 3,043 students in 2023-24, the 192nd-largest district in New York by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2025-26)
Official sourceDocumentNew York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract librarySchool year2025-26Effective
| Step \ Column | B | M |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $42,426 | $46,014 |
| 2 | $44,426 | $48,014 |
| 3 | $46,426 | $50,014 |
| 4 | $48,426 | $52,014 |
| 5 | $50,426 | $54,014 |
| 6 | $52,426 | $56,014 |
| 7 | $54,426 | $58,014 |
| 8 | $56,426 | $60,014 |
| 9 | $58,426 | $62,014 |
| 10 | $60,577 | $64,170 |
| 11 | $62,732 | $66,681 |
| 12 | $64,887 | $69,194 |
| 13 | $67,040 | $71,707 |
| 14 | $69,194 | $74,220 |
| 15 | $71,349 | $76,733 |
| 16 | $73,502 | $79,605 |
| 17 | $74,938 | $82,835 |
| 18 | $78,970 | $86,867 |
| 19 | $83,003 | $90,900 |
| 20 | $87,036 | $94,933 |
| 21 | $96,674 | $104,571 |
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Per month (12)
$3,535.50
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $44,426 | +$2,000 |
| 3 | $46,426 | +$4,000 |
| 4 | $48,426 | +$6,000 |
| 5 | $50,426 | +$8,000 |
| 6 | $52,426 | +$10,000 |
Worked example as rendered: B, step 1 = $42,426 a year, $3,535.50 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Read from the salary appendix of the district-association agreement on file with the Empire Center (contract term 7/1/2022 to 6/30/2026), page 62 of the PDF.
The agreement prints one block of columns per school year side by side on the page; this page reproduces the 2025-26 block.
How this schedule moves
On the B column a teacher moves from $42,426 at step 1 to $96,674 at step 21: 20 step increases worth $2,712 each on average, 128% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $9,638, between step 20 and step 21.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Amherst Central School District's starting pay ranks 330th and its top cell ranks 174th; 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 23rd percentile and the top cell at the 66th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | $42,426 | $96,674 | 20 | 128% |
| M | $46,014 | $104,571 | 20 | 127% |
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst Central School District | 3,043 | 2025-26 | $42,426 | – | $104,571 |
| Manhasset Union Free School District | 3,038 | 2026-27 | $69,639 | $72,591 | $167,536 |
| Whitesboro Central School District | 3,053 | 2026-27 | $41,859 | – | $98,413 |
| Bethpage Union Free School District | 3,083 | 2024-25 | $62,465 | $73,036 | $147,394 |
| Brewster Central School District | 2,988 | 2026-27 | $62,514 | $75,293 | $151,273 |
| Carthage Central School District | 3,127 | 2026-27 | $54,180 | – | $66,530 |
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 Amherst Central School District schedule?
$42,426 at step 1 on B, per the 2025-26 schedule (New York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract library).
What is the top of the Amherst Central School District salary schedule?
$104,571, at step 21 on M (2025-26). 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 Amherst Central School District salary schedule?
On the B column the top figure, $96,674, is reached at step 21, 20 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Manhasset Union Free School Districtstarts $69,639
- Whitesboro Central School Districtstarts $41,859
- Bethpage Union Free School Districtstarts $62,465
- Brewster Central School Districtstarts $62,514
- Carthage Central School Districtstarts $54,180
- South Glens Falls Central School Districtstarts $48,570
- Plainedge Union Free School Districtstarts $67,890
- Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School Districtstarts $53,000
- Starpoint Central School Districtstarts $51,700
- North Tonawanda City School Districtstarts $44,142
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