Annual salary
$46,382
New York · salary schedule · 2026-27
Depew 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.
- Depew Union Free School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $46,382 (Bachelor's degree schedule, step 1) and tops out at $112,598 (Master's degree schedule, step 24), 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 (Bachelor's degree schedule) starts at $46,382 and reaches $103,139 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Master's degree schedule) the range is $48,592 to $112,598.
- The grid has 2 column columns and 24 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 24.
- Depew Union Free School District enrolled 1,919 students in 2023-24, the 279th-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 | Bachelor's degree schedule | Master's degree schedule |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $46,382 | $48,592 |
| 2 | $48,110 | $49,903 |
| 3 | $50,313 | $51,253 |
| 4 | $50,918 | $53,107 |
| 5 | $51,533 | $55,036 |
| 6 | $52,154 | $56,541 |
| 7 | $53,304 | $58,606 |
| 8 | $54,760 | $60,218 |
| 9 | $56,276 | $62,431 |
| 10 | $59,084 | $64,157 |
| 11 | $62,270 | $65,935 |
| 12 | $65,950 | $71,428 |
| 13 | $68,813 | $73,425 |
| 14 | $71,300 | $76,166 |
| 15 | $73,821 | $79,729 |
| 16 | $76,275 | $81,975 |
| 17 | $78,851 | $85,829 |
| 18 | $81,362 | $89,066 |
| 19 | $83,638 | $92,433 |
| 20 | $86,008 | $95,934 |
| 21 | $88,723 | $102,307 |
| 22 | $91,736 | $105,229 |
| 23 | $94,337 | $108,038 |
| 24 | $103,139 | $112,598 |
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Per month (12)
$3,865.17
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $48,110 | +$1,728 |
| 3 | $50,313 | +$3,931 |
| 4 | $50,918 | +$4,536 |
| 5 | $51,533 | +$5,151 |
| 6 | $52,154 | +$5,772 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelor's degree schedule, step 1 = $46,382 a year, $3,865.17 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 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2027), page 36 of the PDF.
The agreement prints one column per school year; this page reproduces the 2026-27 column.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelor's degree schedule column a teacher moves from $46,382 at step 1 to $103,139 at step 24: 23 step increases worth $2,468 each on average, 122% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $8,802, between step 23 and step 24.
A master's degree is worth $2,210 more than a bachelor's at the first step (4.8%) and $9,459 more at the top of the column (9.2%).
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Depew Union Free School District's starting pay ranks 291st and its top cell ranks 137th; 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 35th percentile and the top cell at the 77th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree schedule | $46,382 | $103,139 | 23 | 122% |
| Master's degree schedule | $48,592 | $112,598 | 23 | 132% |
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depew Union Free School District | 1,919 | 2026-27 | $46,382 | $48,592 | $112,598 |
| Olean City School District | 1,929 | 2024-25 | $42,386 | – | $91,948 |
| Cohoes City School District | 1,945 | 2026-27 | $48,904 | – | $94,686 |
| Locust Valley Central School District | 1,889 | 2026-27 | $69,156 | $78,081 | $162,528 |
| Mount Pleasant Central School District | 1,954 | 2025-26 | $65,165 | $73,644 | $154,131 |
| Chittenango Central School District | 1,960 | 2026-27 | $50,660 | – | $89,641 |
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 Depew Union Free School District?
$46,382 on the column Bachelor's degree schedule at 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 $46,382 (Bachelor's degree schedule).
What is the top of the Depew Union Free School District salary schedule?
$112,598, at step 24 on Master's degree 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 Depew Union Free School District salary schedule?
On the Bachelor's degree schedule column the top figure, $103,139, is reached at step 24, 23 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Depew Union Free School District?
$2,210 more at the first step: $48,592 on Master's degree schedule against $46,382 on Bachelor's degree schedule (2026-27 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Olean City School Districtstarts $42,386
- Cohoes City School Districtstarts $48,904
- Locust Valley Central School Districtstarts $69,156
- Mount Pleasant Central School Districtstarts $65,165
- Chittenango Central School Districtstarts $50,660
- Shoreham-Wading River Central School Districtstarts $54,067
- Cortland City School Districtstarts $52,841
- Elwood Union Free School Districtstarts $57,426
- Edgemont Union Free School Districtstarts $68,949
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