Annual salary
$57,736
New York · salary schedule · 2025-26
Chester Union Free School District salary schedule, 2025-26
Teacher salary schedule (2025-26). 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.
- Chester Union Free School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $57,736 (A BA, step 1) and tops out at $108,712 (E MA+ 30, step 20), per New York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract library (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (A BA) starts at $57,736 and reaches $97,477 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (C MA) the range is $64,550 to $104,290.
- The grid has 5 column columns and 20 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 20.
- Chester Union Free School District enrolled 981 students in 2023-24, the 444th-largest district in New York by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2025-26)
Official sourceDocumentNew York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract librarySchool year2025-26Effective
| Step \ Column | A BA | B BA+ 30 | C MA | D BA+60 | E MA+ 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $57,736 | $61,142 | $64,550 | $66,759 | $68,971 |
| 2 | $59,827 | $63,234 | $66,641 | $68,851 | $71,064 |
| 3 | $61,921 | $65,325 | $68,732 | $70,942 | $73,154 |
| 4 | $64,012 | $67,418 | $70,823 | $73,033 | $75,245 |
| 5 | $66,103 | $69,510 | $72,915 | $75,127 | $77,338 |
| 6 | $68,195 | $71,602 | $75,007 | $77,218 | $79,429 |
| 7 | $70,286 | $73,693 | $77,099 | $79,310 | $81,520 |
| 8 | $72,378 | $75,784 | $79,191 | $81,401 | $83,611 |
| 9 | $74,469 | $77,875 | $81,282 | $83,493 | $85,704 |
| 10 | $76,561 | $79,966 | $83,373 | $85,584 | $87,794 |
| 11 | $78,652 | $82,058 | $85,464 | $87,676 | $89,886 |
| 12 | $80,745 | $84,150 | $87,556 | $89,768 | $91,978 |
| 13 | $82,835 | $86,242 | $89,647 | $91,859 | $94,068 |
| 14 | $84,926 | $88,333 | $91,739 | $93,949 | $96,161 |
| 15 | $87,017 | $90,424 | $93,830 | $96,040 | $98,252 |
| 16 | $89,109 | $95,922 | $98,133 | $100,347 | |
| 17 | $91,202 | $94,607 | $98,014 | $100,224 | $102,437 |
| 18 | $93,293 | $96,698 | $100,106 | $102,316 | $104,529 |
| 19 | $95,386 | $98,792 | $102,198 | $104,410 | $106,620 |
| 20 | $97,477 | $100,884 | $104,290 | $106,502 | $108,712 |
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Per month (12)
$4,811.33
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $59,827 | +$2,091 |
| 3 | $61,921 | +$4,185 |
| 4 | $64,012 | +$6,276 |
| 5 | $66,103 | +$8,367 |
| 6 | $68,195 | +$10,459 |
Worked example as rendered: A BA, step 1 = $57,736 a year, $4,811.33 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 7/1/2022 to 6/30/2026), page 41 of the PDF.
- Soft spot: Some cells are blank because the figure could not be read cleanly from the page.
How this schedule moves
On the A BA column a teacher moves from $57,736 at step 1 to $97,477 at step 20: 19 step increases worth $2,092 each on average, 69% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,094, between step 2 and step 3.
A master's degree is worth $6,814 more than a bachelor's at the first step (11.8%) and $6,813 more at the top of the column (7.0%).
The highest-paid column, E MA+ 30, starts at $68,971 and tops out at $108,712, 12% above the top of the A BA column.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Chester Union Free School District's starting pay ranks 108th and its top cell ranks 156th; 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 71st percentile and the top cell at the 72nd percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A BA | $57,736 | $97,477 | 19 | 69% |
| B BA+ 30 | $61,142 | $100,884 | 18 | 65% |
| C MA | $64,550 | $104,290 | 19 | 62% |
| D BA+60 | $66,759 | $106,502 | 19 | 60% |
| E MA+ 30 | $68,971 | $108,712 | 19 | 58% |
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Union Free School District | 981 | 2025-26 | $57,736 | $64,550 | $108,712 |
| Brasher Falls Central School District | 971 | 2025-26 | $52,171 | – | $101,256 |
| Norwood-Norfolk Central School District | 966 | 2026-27 | $49,603 | – | $79,350 |
| Rhinebeck Central School District | 928 | 2026-27 | $63,714 | $70,006 | $142,048 |
| Granville Central School District | 1,038 | 2023-24 | $43,819 | – | $78,379 |
| Elmsford Union Free School District | 1,050 | 2026-27 | $68,184 | $77,688 | $159,989 |
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 teacher salary in Chester Union Free School District?
$57,736 on the column A BA at step 1 of the 2025-26 schedule (New York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract library). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $57,736 (A BA).
What is the top of the Chester Union Free School District salary schedule?
$108,712, at step 20 on E MA+ 30 (2025-26). 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 Chester Union Free School District salary schedule?
On the A BA column the top figure, $97,477, is reached at step 20, 19 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Chester Union Free School District?
$6,814 more at the first step: $64,550 on C MA against $57,736 on A BA (2025-26 schedule).
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- Brasher Falls Central School Districtstarts $52,171
- Norwood-Norfolk Central School Districtstarts $49,603
- Rhinebeck Central School Districtstarts $63,714
- Granville Central School Districtstarts $43,819
- Elmsford Union Free School Districtstarts $68,184
- Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Central School Districtstarts $60,354
- Taconic Hills Central School Districtstarts $56,923
- Chatham Central School Districtstarts $52,760
- Tri-Valley Central School Districtstarts $53,833
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