Annual salary
$46,170
New York · salary schedule · 2025-26
Buffalo City 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.
- Buffalo City School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $46,170 (BS, step 1) and tops out at $121,579 (DR, step 24), 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 (BS) starts at $46,170 and reaches $105,180 at the top of that column.
- The grid has 12 column columns and 24 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 24.
- Buffalo City School District enrolled 29,866 students in 2023-24, the 14th-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 | BS | BS+10 | BS+20 | BS+30 | BS+40 | BS+50 | BS+60 | MS | MS+10 | MS+20 | MS+30 | DR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $46,170 | $47,578 | $48,986 | $50,394 | $51,802 | $53,210 | $54,618 | $52,704 | $54,112 | $55,520 | $56,928 | $60,260 |
| 2 | $48,479 | $49,887 | $51,295 | $52,703 | $54,111 | $55,519 | $56,927 | $55,013 | $56,421 | $57,829 | $59,237 | $62,569 |
| 3 | $50,788 | $52,196 | $53,604 | $55,012 | $56,420 | $57,828 | $59,236 | $57,322 | $58,730 | $60,138 | $61,546 | $64,878 |
| 4 | $53,097 | $54,505 | $55,913 | $57,321 | $58,729 | $60,137 | $61,545 | $59,631 | $61,039 | $62,447 | $63,855 | $67,187 |
| 5 | $55,406 | $56,814 | $58,222 | $59,630 | $61,038 | $62,446 | $63,854 | $61,940 | $63,348 | $64,756 | $66,164 | $69,496 |
| 6 | $57,715 | $59,123 | $60,531 | $61,939 | $63,347 | $64,755 | $66,163 | $64,249 | $65,657 | $67,065 | $68,473 | $71,805 |
| 7 | $60,024 | $61,432 | $62,840 | $64,248 | $65,656 | $67,064 | $68,472 | $66,558 | $67,966 | $69,374 | $70,782 | $74,114 |
| 8 | $62,333 | $63,741 | $65,149 | $66,557 | $67,965 | $69,373 | $70,781 | $68,867 | $70,275 | $71,683 | $73,091 | $76,423 |
| 9 | $64,642 | $66,050 | $67,458 | $68,866 | $70,274 | $71,682 | $73,090 | $71,176 | $72,584 | $73,992 | $75,400 | $78,732 |
| 10 | $66,951 | $68,359 | $69,767 | $71,175 | $72,583 | $73,991 | $75,399 | $73,485 | $74,893 | $76,301 | $77,709 | $81,041 |
| 11 | $69,260 | $70,668 | $72,076 | $73,484 | $74,892 | $76,300 | $77,708 | $75,794 | $77,202 | $78,610 | $80,018 | $83,350 |
| 12 | $71,569 | $72,977 | $74,385 | $75,793 | $77,201 | $78,609 | $80,017 | $78,103 | $79,511 | $80,919 | $82,327 | $85,659 |
| 13 | $73,878 | $75,286 | $76,694 | $78,102 | $79,510 | $80,918 | $82,326 | $80,412 | $81,820 | $83,228 | $84,636 | $87,968 |
| 14 | $73,878 | $75,286 | $76,694 | $78,102 | $81,819 | $83,227 | $84,635 | $82,721 | $84,129 | $85,537 | $86,945 | $90,277 |
| 15 | $77,472 | $78,880 | $80,288 | $81,696 | $85,413 | $86,821 | $88,229 | $86,315 | $87,723 | $89,131 | $90,539 | $93,871 |
| 16 | $82,090 | $83,498 | $84,906 | $86,314 | $90,031 | $91,439 | $92,847 | $90,933 | $92,341 | $93,749 | $95,157 | $98,489 |
| 17 | $84,399 | $85,807 | $87,215 | $88,623 | $92,340 | $93,748 | $95,156 | $93,242 | $94,650 | $96,058 | $97,466 | $100,798 |
| 18 | $89,017 | $90,425 | $91,833 | $93,241 | $96,958 | $98,366 | $99,774 | $97,860 | $99,268 | $100,676 | $102,084 | $105,416 |
| 19 | $91,326 | $92,734 | $94,142 | $95,550 | $99,267 | $100,675 | $102,083 | $100,169 | $101,577 | $102,985 | $104,393 | $107,725 |
| 20 | $95,944 | $97,352 | $98,760 | $100,168 | $103,885 | $105,293 | $106,701 | $104,787 | $106,195 | $107,603 | $109,011 | $112,343 |
| 21 | $98,253 | $99,661 | $101,069 | $102,477 | $106,194 | $107,602 | $109,010 | $107,096 | $108,504 | $109,912 | $111,320 | $114,652 |
| 22 | $100,562 | $101,970 | $103,378 | $104,786 | $108,503 | $109,911 | $111,319 | $109,405 | $110,813 | $112,221 | $113,629 | $116,961 |
| 23 | $102,871 | $104,279 | $105,687 | $107,095 | $110,812 | $112,220 | $113,628 | $111,714 | $113,122 | $114,530 | $115,938 | $119,270 |
| 24 | $105,180 | $106,588 | $107,996 | $109,404 | $113,121 | $114,529 | $115,937 | $114,023 | $115,431 | $116,839 | $118,247 | $121,579 |
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Per month (12)
$3,847.50
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $48,479 | +$2,309 |
| 3 | $50,788 | +$4,618 |
| 4 | $53,097 | +$6,927 |
| 5 | $55,406 | +$9,236 |
| 6 | $57,715 | +$11,545 |
Worked example as rendered: BS, step 1 = $46,170 a year, $3,847.50 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Longevity of $1,285 is paid on top of the schedule and is not shown here.
- Soft spot: The contract PDF is a scan with an OCR text layer; the column headings print as 'BS+S0' and 'MS+lO' and were read as BS+50 and MS+10, which the neighbouring 2022-23 and 2023-24 schedules in the same appendix spell correctly.
- Soft spot: Step 14 repeats the step 13 figure in the BS through BS+30 columns; that is what the document prints.
How this schedule moves
On the BS column a teacher moves from $46,170 at step 1 to $105,180 at step 24: 23 step increases worth $2,566 each on average, 128% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $4,618, between step 15 and step 16.
1 of the 23 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
The highest-paid column, DR, starts at $60,260 and tops out at $121,579, 16% above the top of the BS column.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Buffalo City School District's starting pay ranks 292nd and its top cell ranks 119th; 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 34th percentile and the top cell at the 85th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS | $46,170 | $105,180 | 23 | 128% |
| BS+10 | $47,578 | $106,588 | 23 | 124% |
| BS+20 | $48,986 | $107,996 | 23 | 120% |
| BS+30 | $50,394 | $109,404 | 23 | 117% |
| BS+40 | $51,802 | $113,121 | 23 | 118% |
| BS+50 | $53,210 | $114,529 | 23 | 115% |
| BS+60 | $54,618 | $115,937 | 23 | 112% |
| MS | $52,704 | $114,023 | 23 | 116% |
| MS+10 | $54,112 | $115,431 | 23 | 113% |
| MS+20 | $55,520 | $116,839 | 23 | 110% |
| MS+30 | $56,928 | $118,247 | 23 | 108% |
| DR | $60,260 | $121,579 | 23 | 102% |
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo City School District | 29,866 | 2025-26 | $46,170 | – | $121,579 |
| Yonkers City School District | 24,339 | 2025-26 | $76,175 | – | $167,774 |
| Rochester City School District | 22,164 | 2025-26 | $51,500 | – | $166,859 |
| Syracuse City School District | 18,072 | 2023-24 | $53,000 | – | $94,300 |
| Sachem Central School District | 11,729 | 2026-27 | $56,201 | – | $158,206 |
| Wappingers Central School District | 10,614 | 2026-27 | $65,980 | – | $132,293 |
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 Buffalo City School District?
$46,170 on the column BS 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 $46,170 (BS).
What is the top of the Buffalo City School District salary schedule?
$121,579, at step 24 on DR (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 Buffalo City School District salary schedule?
On the BS column the top figure, $105,180, is reached at step 24, 23 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Yonkers City School Districtstarts $76,175
- Rochester City School Districtstarts $51,500
- Syracuse City School Districtstarts $53,000
- Sachem Central School Districtstarts $56,201
- Wappingers Central School Districtstarts $65,980
- Greece Central School Districtstarts $47,638
- Williamsville Central School Districtstarts $47,200
- Utica City School Districtstarts $42,086
- Shenendehowa Central School Districtstarts $55,093
- Schenectady City School Districtstarts $54,100
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