Annual salary
$58,832
New York · salary schedule · 2026-27
Cato-Meridian 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.
- Cato-Meridian Central School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $58,832 (Salary schedule, step I) and tops out at $71,332 (Salary schedule, step 26), 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 23 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 26.
- Cato-Meridian Central School District enrolled 878 students in 2023-24, the 467th-largest district in New York by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27)
Official sourceDocumentNew York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract librarySchool year2026-27Effective
| Step \ Column | Salary schedule |
|---|---|
| I | $58,832 |
| 2 | $59,332 |
| 3 | $59,832 |
| 4 | $60,332 |
| 5 | $60,832 |
| 6 | $61,332 |
| 8 | $62,332 |
| 9 | $62,832 |
| 10 | $63,332 |
| 11 | $63,832 |
| 12 | $64,332 |
| 13 | $64,832 |
| 14 | $65,332 |
| 16 | $66,332 |
| 17 | $66,832 |
| 18 | $67,332 |
| 19 | $67,832 |
| 20 | $68,332 |
| 22 | $69,332 |
| 23 | $69,832 |
| 24 | $70,332 |
| 25 | $70,832 |
| 26 | $71,332 |
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Per month (12)
$4,902.67
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $59,332 | +$500 |
| 3 | $59,832 | +$1,000 |
| 4 | $60,332 | +$1,500 |
| 5 | $60,832 | +$2,000 |
| 6 | $61,332 | +$2,500 |
Worked example as rendered: Salary schedule, step I = $58,832 a year, $4,902.67 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 7/1/2024 to 6/30/2027), page 38 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 $58,832 at step I to $71,332 at step 26: 22 step increases worth $568 each on average, 21% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,000, between step 6 and step 8.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Cato-Meridian Central School District's starting pay ranks 99th and its top cell ranks 320th; 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 74th percentile and the top cell at the 25th percentile.
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cato-Meridian Central School District | 878 | 2026-27 | $58,832 | – | $71,332 |
| Pembroke Central School District | 879 | 2026-27 | $45,000 | – | $91,750 |
| Beaver River Central School District | 882 | 2024-25 | $47,050 | $49,050 | $91,840 |
| Schodack Central School District | 871 | 2024-25 | $49,957 | $49,957 | $106,417 |
| Greenwich Central School District | 889 | 2025-26 | $46,082 | – | $68,366 |
| Mayfield Central School District | 866 | 2024-25 | $47,838 | – | $89,839 |
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 Cato-Meridian Central School District schedule?
$58,832 at step I 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 Cato-Meridian Central School District salary schedule?
$71,332, at step 26 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 Cato-Meridian Central School District salary schedule?
On the Salary schedule column the top figure, $71,332, is reached at step 26, 22 step increases after step I (2026-27 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Pembroke Central School Districtstarts $45,000
- Beaver River Central School Districtstarts $47,050
- Schodack Central School Districtstarts $49,957
- Greenwich Central School Districtstarts $46,082
- Mayfield Central School Districtstarts $47,838
- Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School Districtstarts $41,790
- Byron-Bergen Central School Districtstarts $42,900
- Gananda Central School Districtstarts $48,300
- Frankfort-Schuyler Central School Districtstarts $42,316
- Tri-Valley Central School Districtstarts $53,833
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