Annual salary
$44,132
New York · salary schedule · 2025-26
Barker 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.
- Barker Central School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $44,132 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $104,349 (MA30, step 22), per New York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract library (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $44,132 and reaches $93,872 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $49,470 to $99,875.
- The grid has 6 column columns and 22 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 22.
- Barker Central School District enrolled 688 students in 2023-24, the 538th-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 | BA | BA30 | BA45 | MA | MA15 | MA30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $44,132 | $47,047 | $51,722 | $49,470 | $50,915 | $53,803 |
| 2 | $44,132 | $47,047 | $51,722 | $49,964 | $51,425 | $54,341 |
| 3 | $44,631 | $47,546 | $51,921 | $50,713 | $52,179 | $55,110 |
| 4 | $45,461 | $48,378 | $52,754 | $51,549 | $53,015 | $55,943 |
| 5 | $46,456 | $49,372 | $53,747 | $52,548 | $54,013 | $56,946 |
| 6 | $47,613 | $50,534 | $54,911 | $53,451 | $54,911 | $57,825 |
| 7 | $49,108 | $52,029 | $56,403 | $55,081 | $56,542 | $59,466 |
| 8 | $51,185 | $54,123 | $58,498 | $57,035 | $58,498 | $61,415 |
| 9 | $52,701 | $55,617 | $59,991 | $58,532 | $59,991 | $62,910 |
| 10 | $53,930 | $56,843 | $61,219 | $59,760 | $61,219 | $64,135 |
| 11 | $55,753 | $58,670 | $63,042 | $61,585 | $63,042 | $65,961 |
| 12 | $58,177 | $61,079 | $65,470 | $64,008 | $65,470 | $68,387 |
| 13 | $59,570 | $62,488 | $66,861 | $65,404 | $66,861 | $69,779 |
| 14 | $61,816 | $64,722 | $69,078 | $67,628 | $69,078 | $71,984 |
| 15 | $65,124 | $68,029 | $72,384 | $70,935 | $72,384 | $75,291 |
| 16 | $68,247 | $71,110 | $75,403 | $73,975 | $75,403 | $78,264 |
| 17 | $72,321 | $75,184 | $79,479 | $78,047 | $79,479 | $82,339 |
| 18 | $80,245 | $83,102 | $87,386 | $85,958 | $87,386 | $90,244 |
| 19 | $84,312 | $87,167 | $91,450 | $90,022 | $91,450 | $94,307 |
| 20 | $91,682 | $94,677 | $99,194 | $97,685 | $99,194 | $102,159 |
| 21 | $93,460 | $96,455 | $100,972 | $99,462 | $100,972 | $103,937 |
| 22 | $93,872 | $96,867 | $101,384 | $99,875 | $101,384 | $104,349 |
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Per month (12)
$3,677.67
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $44,132 | +$0 |
| 3 | $44,631 | +$499 |
| 4 | $45,461 | +$1,329 |
| 5 | $46,456 | +$2,324 |
| 6 | $47,613 | +$3,481 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $44,132 a year, $3,677.67 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 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2026), page 48 of the PDF.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $44,132 at step 1 to $93,872 at step 22: 21 step increases worth $2,369 each on average, 113% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $7,924, between step 17 and step 18.
1 of the 21 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
A master's degree is worth $5,338 more than a bachelor's at the first step (12.1%) and $6,003 more at the top of the column (6.4%).
The highest-paid column, MA30, starts at $53,803 and tops out at $104,349, 11% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Barker Central School District's starting pay ranks 312th and its top cell ranks 176th; 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 28th percentile and the top cell at the 66th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $44,132 | $93,872 | 21 | 113% |
| BA30 | $47,047 | $96,867 | 21 | 106% |
| BA45 | $51,722 | $101,384 | 21 | 96% |
| MA | $49,470 | $99,875 | 21 | 102% |
| MA15 | $50,915 | $101,384 | 21 | 99% |
| MA30 | $53,803 | $104,349 | 21 | 94% |
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barker Central School District | 688 | 2025-26 | $44,132 | $49,470 | $104,349 |
| Bolivar-Richburg Central School District | 699 | 2026-27 | $52,320.91 | – | $77,749.58 |
| Whitehall Central School District | 700 | 2026-27 | $53,442 | $53,442 | $103,285 |
| Moriah Central School District | 701 | 2023-24 | $47,650 | – | $79,443 |
| Southold Union Free School District | 673 | 2026-27 | $57,422 | – | $155,437 |
| Southern Cayuga Central School District | 667 | 2025-26 | $56,332 | – | $71,750 |
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 teacher salary in Barker Central School District?
$44,132 on the column BA at step 1 of the 2025-26 schedule (New York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract library). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $44,132 (BA).
What is the top of the Barker Central School District salary schedule?
$104,349, at step 22 on MA30 (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 Barker Central School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $93,872, is reached at step 22, 21 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Barker Central School District?
$5,338 more at the first step: $49,470 on MA against $44,132 on BA (2025-26 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Bolivar-Richburg Central School Districtstarts $52,320.91
- Whitehall Central School Districtstarts $53,442
- Moriah Central School Districtstarts $47,650
- Southold Union Free School Districtstarts $57,422
- Southern Cayuga Central School Districtstarts $56,332
- Fort Plain Central School Districtstarts $51,969
- Candor Central School Districtstarts $57,309
- Westfield Central School Districtstarts $46,000
- Hadley-Luzerne Central School Districtstarts $46,415
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