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Canton Central 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.
- Canton Central School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $52,041 (Salary schedule, step 1) and tops out at $91,178 (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.
- Canton Central School District enrolled 1,092 students in 2023-24, the 416th-largest district in New York by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | Salary schedule |
|---|---|
| 1 | $52,041 |
| 2 | $53,235 |
| 3 | $54,430 |
| 4 | $55,624 |
| 5 | $56,819 |
| 6 | $58,045 |
| 7 | $59,271 |
| 8 | $60,498 |
| 9 | $61,724 |
| 10 | $62,950 |
| 11 | $64,204 |
| 12 | $65,457 |
| 13 | $66,710 |
| 14 | $67,963 |
| 15 | $69,296 |
| 16 | $70,629 |
| 17 | $71,962 |
| 18 | $73,295 |
| 19 | $74,628 |
| 20 | $75,961 |
| 21 | $77,320 |
| 22 | $78,680 |
| 23 | $80,040 |
| 24 | $81,399 |
| 25 | $82,759 |
| 26 | $84,119 |
| 27 | $85,514 |
| 28 | $86,961 |
| 29 | $88,702 |
| 30 | $91,178 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $53,235 | +$1,194 |
| 3 | $54,430 | +$2,389 |
| 4 | $55,624 | +$3,583 |
| 5 | $56,819 | +$4,778 |
| 6 | $58,045 | +$6,004 |
Worked example as rendered: Salary schedule, step 1 = $52,041 a year, $4,336.75 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 7/1/2024 to 6/30/2027), page 7 of the PDF.
The agreement prints one column per school year; this page reproduces the 2026-27 column.
How this schedule moves
On the Salary schedule column a teacher moves from $52,041 at step 1 to $91,178 at step 30: 29 step increases worth $1,350 each on average, 75% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,476, between step 29 and step 30.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Canton Central School District's starting pay ranks 197th and its top cell ranks 250th; 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 54th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canton Central School District | 1,092 | 2026-27 | $52,041 | – | $91,178 |
| Pawling Central School District | 1,088 | 2024-25 | $58,383 | – | $101,941 |
| Sullivan West Central School District | 1,104 | 2025-26 | $53,810 | – | $112,411 |
| Tuckahoe Union Free School District | 1,079 | 2024-25 | $64,777 | $74,488 | $151,202 |
| Mount Markham Central School District | 1,078 | 2026-27 | $45,381 | – | $81,914 |
| Gorham-Middlesex Central School District (marcus Whitman) | 1,112 | 2026-27 | $45,200 | – | $66,108 |
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 Canton Central School District schedule?
$52,041 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 Canton Central School District salary schedule?
$91,178, 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 Canton Central School District salary schedule?
On the Salary schedule column the top figure, $91,178, is reached at step 30, 29 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Pawling Central School Districtstarts $58,383
- Sullivan West Central School Districtstarts $53,810
- Tuckahoe Union Free School Districtstarts $64,777
- Mount Markham Central School Districtstarts $45,381
- Gorham-Middlesex Central School District (marcus Whitman)starts $45,200
- Allegany-Limestone Central School Districtstarts $43,552
- Saranac Lake Central School Districtstarts $51,000
- Onteora Central School Districtstarts $69,467
- Hoosick Falls Central School Districtstarts $51,371
- Taconic Hills Central School Districtstarts $56,923
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