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.
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.
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