Annual salary
$58,802
New York · salary schedule · 2026-27
Copiague 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 new step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Copiague Union Free School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $58,802 (BA, new step 1) and tops out at $171,572 (Doctorate, new step 29), 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 (BA) starts at $58,802 and reaches $125,597 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $70,781 to $151,179.
- The grid has 14 column columns and 29 new step rows; the highest cell is reached at new step 29.
- Copiague Union Free School District enrolled 4,862 students in 2023-24, the 109th-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
| New step \ Column | BA | BA+9 | BA+24 | MA | MA+9 | MA+15 | MA+24 | MA+30 | MA+36 | MA+45 | MA+54 | MA+60 | MA+75 | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $58,802 | $62,795 | $66,788 | $70,781 | $71,671 | $72,562 | $73,452 | $74,343 | $75,400 | $76,457 | $77,516 | $78,573 | $79,451 | $80,329 |
| 2 | $60,360 | $64,459 | $68,557 | $72,656 | $73,570 | $74,484 | $75,398 | $76,313 | $77,399 | $78,484 | $79,569 | $80,654 | $81,557 | $82,456 |
| 3 | $61,959 | $66,166 | $70,374 | $74,582 | $75,520 | $76,457 | $77,397 | $78,335 | $79,449 | $80,563 | $81,678 | $82,792 | $83,718 | $84,642 |
| 4 | $66,438 | $70,950 | $75,452 | $79,974 | $80,981 | $81,985 | $82,992 | $83,999 | $85,193 | $86,388 | $87,583 | $88,778 | $89,770 | $90,761 |
| 5 | $68,627 | $73,287 | $77,950 | $82,611 | $83,650 | $84,687 | $85,726 | $86,767 | $88,001 | $89,237 | $90,471 | $91,704 | $92,728 | $93,753 |
| 6 | $70,447 | $75,231 | $80,017 | $84,801 | $85,866 | $86,931 | $87,999 | $89,067 | $90,334 | $91,603 | $92,869 | $94,135 | $95,187 | $96,237 |
| 7 | $72,313 | $77,225 | $82,136 | $87,049 | $88,142 | $89,237 | $90,330 | $91,427 | $92,728 | $94,029 | $95,329 | $96,630 | $97,709 | $98,789 |
| 8 | $74,232 | $79,272 | $84,315 | $89,355 | $90,478 | $91,603 | $92,726 | $93,850 | $95,185 | $96,523 | $97,856 | $99,190 | $100,298 | $101,407 |
| 9 | $76,198 | $81,373 | $86,547 | $91,720 | $92,876 | $94,029 | $95,182 | $96,336 | $97,708 | $99,080 | $100,449 | $101,818 | $102,955 | $104,093 |
| 10 | $78,218 | $83,529 | $88,841 | $94,153 | $95,337 | $96,523 | $97,704 | $98,890 | $100,298 | $101,706 | $103,109 | $104,515 | $105,684 | $106,853 |
| 11 | $80,291 | $85,743 | $91,195 | $96,645 | $97,863 | $99,080 | $100,295 | $101,512 | $102,955 | $104,400 | $105,842 | $107,283 | $108,485 | $109,686 |
| 12 | $82,419 | $88,015 | $93,611 | $99,206 | $100,456 | $101,706 | $102,953 | $104,202 | $105,684 | $107,166 | $108,648 | $110,127 | $111,359 | $112,592 |
| 13 | $84,604 | $90,347 | $96,090 | $101,835 | $103,118 | $104,400 | $105,682 | $106,963 | $108,486 | $110,009 | $111,528 | $113,047 | $114,311 | $115,574 |
| 14 | $86,846 | $92,743 | $98,638 | $104,535 | $105,853 | $107,168 | $108,483 | $109,797 | $111,360 | $112,923 | $114,483 | $116,041 | $117,340 | $118,637 |
| 15 | $89,148 | $95,199 | $101,252 | $107,305 | $108,658 | $110,010 | $111,358 | $112,706 | $114,311 | $115,914 | $117,516 | $119,118 | $120,448 | $121,780 |
| 16 | $91,511 | $97,724 | $103,938 | $110,149 | $111,538 | $112,924 | $114,310 | $115,694 | $117,340 | $118,987 | $120,630 | $122,274 | $123,640 | $125,009 |
| 17 | $93,935 | $100,313 | $106,691 | $113,066 | $114,492 | $115,915 | $117,337 | $118,759 | $120,450 | $122,139 | $123,827 | $125,515 | $126,918 | $128,323 |
| 18 | $96,426 | $102,972 | $109,519 | $116,066 | $117,526 | $118,988 | $120,448 | $121,907 | $123,640 | $125,375 | $127,108 | $128,841 | $130,280 | $131,722 |
| 19 | $98,979 | $105,700 | $112,420 | $119,141 | $120,641 | $122,140 | $123,637 | $125,137 | $126,918 | $128,698 | $130,475 | $132,254 | $133,733 | $135,214 |
| 20 | $101,603 | $108,502 | $115,399 | $122,299 | $123,837 | $125,377 | $126,916 | $128,455 | $130,280 | $132,108 | $133,934 | $135,760 | $137,277 | $138,797 |
| 21 | $104,297 | $111,379 | $118,459 | $125,539 | $127,118 | $128,699 | $130,277 | $131,856 | $133,732 | $135,606 | $137,482 | $139,356 | $140,916 | $142,476 |
| 22 | $107,059 | $114,329 | $121,598 | $128,865 | $130,488 | $132,110 | $133,731 | $135,350 | $137,276 | $139,201 | $141,127 | $143,052 | $144,651 | $146,250 |
| 23 | $109,896 | $117,359 | $124,820 | $132,280 | $133,946 | $135,609 | $137,273 | $138,937 | $140,914 | $142,890 | $144,866 | $146,842 | $148,484 | $150,125 |
| 24 | $112,813 | $120,473 | $128,132 | $135,791 | $137,500 | $139,209 | $140,916 | $142,624 | $144,653 | $146,680 | $148,710 | $150,738 | $152,423 | $154,109 |
| 25 | $116,100 | $123,981 | $131,864 | $139,745 | $141,505 | $143,263 | $145,021 | $146,778 | $148,866 | $150,954 | $153,042 | $155,130 | $156,864 | $158,599 |
| 26 | $119,177 | $127,267 | $135,358 | $143,450 | $145,255 | $147,060 | $148,864 | $150,667 | $152,812 | $154,955 | $157,097 | $159,241 | $161,022 | $162,801 |
| 27 | $122,334 | $130,639 | $138,944 | $147,250 | $149,104 | $150,957 | $152,809 | $154,661 | $156,861 | $159,060 | $161,259 | $163,461 | $165,287 | $167,114 |
| 28 | $123,955 | $132,370 | $140,785 | $149,201 | $151,079 | $152,958 | $154,834 | $156,710 | $158,940 | $161,168 | $163,396 | $165,627 | $167,477 | $169,329 |
| 29 | $125,597 | $134,124 | $142,650 | $151,179 | $153,081 | $154,984 | $156,885 | $158,786 | $161,046 | $163,304 | $165,562 | $167,822 | $169,697 | $171,572 |
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Per month (12)
$4,900.17
Next 5 steps in this column
| New step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $60,360 | +$1,558 |
| 3 | $61,959 | +$3,157 |
| 4 | $66,438 | +$7,636 |
| 5 | $68,627 | +$9,825 |
| 6 | $70,447 | +$11,645 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, new step 1 = $58,802 a year, $4,900.17 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Exhibit A2 of the agreement.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Copiague Union Free School District?
$58,802 on the column BA at new step 1 of the 2026-27 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 $58,802 (BA).
What is the top of the Copiague Union Free School District salary schedule?
$171,572, at new step 29 on Doctorate (2026-27). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
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