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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)
| 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 |
| 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.
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.
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