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Canandaigua City School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27). 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.
- Canandaigua City School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $48,483 (Salary schedule, step 1) and tops out at $91,385 (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 column columns and 30 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 30.
- Canandaigua City School District enrolled 3,254 students in 2023-24, the 180th-largest district in New York by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | Salary schedule |
|---|---|
| 1 | $48,483 |
| 2 | $49,312 |
| 3 | $50,142 |
| 4 | $50,976 |
| 5 | $51,910 |
| 6 | $52,753 |
| 7 | $53,603 |
| 8 | |
| 9 | $55,362 |
| 10 | $56,355 |
| 11 | $57,556 |
| 12 | $58,768 |
| 13 | $60,518 |
| 14 | $62,225 |
| 15 | $63,819 |
| 16 | $65,560 |
| 17 | $67,366 |
| 18 | $69,088 |
| 19 | $70,849 |
| 20 | $72,665 |
| 21 | $74,591 |
| 22 | $76,316 |
| 23 | $77,928 |
| 24 | $79,501 |
| 25 | $81,149 |
| 26 | $83,426 |
| 27 | $85,461 |
| 28 | $86,782 |
| 29 | $89,102 |
| 30 | $91,385 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $49,312 | +$829 |
| 3 | $50,142 | +$1,659 |
| 4 | $50,976 | +$2,493 |
| 5 | $51,910 | +$3,427 |
| 6 | $52,753 | +$4,270 |
Worked example as rendered: Salary schedule, step 1 = $48,483 a year, $4,040.25 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 7/1/2025 to 6/30/2028), page 21 of the PDF.
The agreement prints one column per school year; this page reproduces the 2026-27 column.
- Soft spot: Some cells are blank because the figure could not be read cleanly from the page.
How this schedule moves
On the Salary schedule column a teacher moves from $48,483 at step 1 to $91,385 at step 30: 28 step increases worth $1,532 each on average, 88% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,320, between step 28 and step 29.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Canandaigua City School District's starting pay ranks 257th and its top cell ranks 249th; 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 41st percentile and the top cell at the 49th percentile.
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canandaigua City School District | 3,254 | 2026-27 | $48,483 | – | $91,385 |
| Glen Cove City School District | 3,248 | 2025-26 | $63,076 | – | $149,834 |
| Jericho Union Free School District | 3,242 | 2026-27 | $68,472 | $76,730 | $179,323 |
| Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District | 3,271 | 2026-27 | $50,300 | $54,359 | $112,406 |
| Hauppauge Union Free School District | 3,215 | 2026-27 | $54,460 | – | $168,241 |
| North Tonawanda City School District | 3,198 | 2025-26 | $44,142 | – | $99,595 |
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 Canandaigua City School District schedule?
$48,483 at step 1 on 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 Canandaigua City School District salary schedule?
$91,385, at step 30 on 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 Canandaigua City School District salary schedule?
On the Salary schedule column the top figure, $91,385, is reached at step 30, 28 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Glen Cove City School Districtstarts $63,076
- Jericho Union Free School Districtstarts $68,472
- Niagara-Wheatfield Central School Districtstarts $50,300
- Hauppauge Union Free School Districtstarts $54,460
- North Tonawanda City School Districtstarts $44,142
- Rockville Centre Union Free School Districtstarts $66,476
- Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School Districtstarts $53,000
- Carthage Central School Districtstarts $54,180
- Hamburg Central School Districtstarts $49,027
- Bethpage Union Free School Districtstarts $62,465
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