Annual salary
$45,729
New York · salary schedule · 2026-27
Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free 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.
- Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $45,729 (Salary schedule, step 1) and tops out at $97,588 (Salary schedule, step 17), 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 17 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 17.
- Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District enrolled 1,342 students in 2023-24, the 368th-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 |
|---|---|
| 1 | $45,729 |
| 2 | $47,004 |
| 3 | $48,276 |
| 4 | $49,539 |
| 5 | $51,645 |
| 6 | $53,479 |
| 7 | $55,845 |
| 8 | $58,209 |
| 9 | $61,088 |
| 10 | $64,432 |
| 11 | $67,790 |
| 12 | $71,186 |
| 13 | $74,581 |
| 14 | $78,490 |
| 15 | $83,549 |
| 16 | $88,874 |
| 17 | $97,588 |
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Per month (12)
$3,810.75
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $47,004 | +$1,275 |
| 3 | $48,276 | +$2,547 |
| 4 | $49,539 | +$3,810 |
| 5 | $51,645 | +$5,916 |
| 6 | $53,479 | +$7,750 |
Worked example as rendered: Salary schedule, step 1 = $45,729 a year, $3,810.75 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 7/1/2025 to 6/30/2029), 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 $45,729 at step 1 to $97,588 at step 17: 16 step increases worth $3,241 each on average, 113% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $8,714, between step 16 and step 17.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District's starting pay ranks 296th and its top cell ranks 220th; 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 33rd percentile and the top cell at the 57th percentile.
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District | 1,342 | 2026-27 | $45,729 | – | $97,588 |
| Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District | 1,346 | 2025-26 | $66,209 | $73,398 | $144,851 |
| Eden Central School District | 1,335 | 2024-25 | $54,300 | $54,300 | $100,250 |
| Newfane Central School District | 1,352 | 2026-27 | $51,031 | – | $104,483 |
| Schuylerville Central School District | 1,357 | 2023-24 | $40,000 | – | $90,431 |
| Mechanicville City School District | 1,363 | 2024-25 | $48,171 | $48,171 | $104,602 |
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 Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District schedule?
$45,729 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 Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District salary schedule?
$97,588, at step 17 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 Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District salary schedule?
On the Salary schedule column the top figure, $97,588, is reached at step 17, 16 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Briarcliff Manor Union Free School Districtstarts $66,209
- Eden Central School Districtstarts $54,300
- Newfane Central School Districtstarts $51,031
- Schuylerville Central School Districtstarts $40,000
- Mechanicville City School Districtstarts $48,171
- Sherburne-Earlville Central School Districtstarts $53,840
- Salmon River Central School Districtstarts $54,186
- Lowville Academy & Central School Districtstarts $53,479
- Catskill Central School Districtstarts $56,023
- Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School Districtstarts $63,197
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