Annual salary
$60,153
New York · salary schedule · 2026-27
Dobbs Ferry 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.
- Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $60,153 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $150,752 (MA+75/PHD, step 26), 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 $60,153 and reaches $80,761 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $68,973 to $131,611.
- The grid has 12 column columns and 26 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 26.
- Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District enrolled 1,499 students in 2023-24, the 335th-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 | BA | BA+30 | MA | MA+10 | MA+15 | MA+20 | MA+30 | MA+40 | MA+45 | MA+50 | MA+60 | MA+75/PHD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,153 | $65,544 | $68,973 | $70,978 | $71,980 | $72,983 | $74,988 | $77,185 | $78,282 | $79,381 | $81,577 | $83,605 |
| 2 | $62,541 | $68,230 | $72,157 | $74,204 | $75,229 | $76,252 | $78,302 | $80,519 | $81,631 | $82,739 | $84,958 | $87,013 |
| 3 | $64,939 | $70,922 | $75,339 | $77,428 | $78,472 | $79,518 | $81,607 | $83,851 | $84,972 | $86,095 | $88,339 | $90,412 |
| 4 | $67,319 | $73,620 | $78,526 | $80,655 | $81,720 | $82,787 | $84,917 | $87,182 | $88,315 | $89,447 | $91,713 | $93,812 |
| 5 | $69,706 | $76,305 | $81,708 | $83,880 | $84,968 | $86,056 | $88,229 | $90,519 | $91,663 | $92,809 | $95,098 | $97,216 |
| 6 | $71,916 | $78,823 | $84,894 | $87,112 | $88,222 | $89,331 | $91,549 | $93,762 | $94,869 | $95,976 | $98,189 | $100,332 |
| 7 | $74,044 | $81,332 | $88,075 | $90,334 | $91,465 | $92,595 | $94,855 | $97,186 | $98,352 | $99,519 | $101,849 | $104,020 |
| 8 | $76,342 | $83,850 | $91,258 | $93,558 | $94,710 | $95,859 | $98,158 | $100,515 | $101,693 | $102,871 | $105,229 | $107,419 |
| 9 | $78,406 | $86,369 | $94,451 | $96,790 | $97,960 | $99,130 | $101,469 | $103,843 | $105,030 | $106,216 | $108,590 | $110,804 |
| 10 | $80,761 | $88,878 | $97,654 | $100,041 | $101,233 | $102,428 | $104,815 | $107,217 | $108,417 | $109,616 | $112,019 | $114,252 |
| 11 | $80,761 | $91,389 | $100,868 | $103,299 | $104,512 | $105,728 | $108,154 | $110,579 | $111,790 | $113,003 | $115,428 | $117,687 |
| 12 | $80,761 | $94,274 | $104,089 | $106,557 | $107,793 | $109,028 | $111,501 | $113,946 | $115,168 | $116,391 | $118,836 | $121,124 |
| 13 | $80,761 | $97,689 | $107,298 | $109,815 | $111,072 | $112,331 | $114,846 | $117,310 | $118,540 | $119,771 | $122,233 | $124,556 |
| 14 | $80,761 | $99,518 | $110,517 | $113,071 | $114,347 | $115,624 | $118,179 | $120,672 | $121,920 | $123,167 | $125,661 | $127,994 |
| 15 | $80,761 | $104,348 | $117,179 | $119,843 | $121,176 | $122,508 | $125,172 | $127,749 | $129,036 | $130,323 | $132,899 | $135,306 |
| 16 | $109,604 | $123,086 | $125,876 | $127,271 | $128,667 | $131,457 | $134,151 | $135,498 | $136,844 | $139,540 | $142,048 | |
| 17 | $111,983 | $125,564 | $128,365 | $129,765 | $131,168 | $133,969 | $136,673 | $138,025 | $139,376 | $142,079 | $144,586 | |
| 18 | $112,780 | $126,459 | $129,272 | $130,678 | $132,086 | $134,901 | $137,612 | $138,966 | $140,322 | $143,033 | $145,540 | |
| 19 | $113,577 | $127,352 | $130,178 | $131,590 | $133,004 | $135,831 | $138,549 | $139,909 | $141,269 | $143,986 | $146,494 | |
| 20 | $114,337 | $128,142 | $130,967 | $132,379 | $133,792 | $136,619 | $139,338 | $140,698 | $142,057 | $144,775 | $147,282 | |
| 21 | $114,568 | $128,402 | $131,227 | $132,640 | $134,053 | $136,880 | $139,599 | $140,958 | $142,318 | $145,037 | $147,543 | |
| 22 | $114,800 | $128,662 | $131,487 | $132,901 | $134,315 | $137,141 | $139,859 | $141,219 | $142,576 | $145,297 | $147,803 | |
| 23 | $115,031 | $128,923 | $131,748 | $133,162 | $134,574 | $137,402 | $140,119 | $141,480 | $142,839 | $145,557 | $148,064 | |
| 24 | $115,265 | $129,184 | $132,009 | $133,424 | $134,835 | $137,661 | $140,381 | $141,741 | $143,101 | $145,817 | $148,324 | |
| 25 | $115,649 | $129,617 | $132,442 | $133,855 | $135,267 | $138,095 | $140,814 | $142,174 | $143,532 | $146,250 | $148,757 | |
| 26 | $117,454 | $131,611 | $134,438 | $135,851 | $137,262 | $140,090 | $142,808 | $144,168 | $145,527 | $148,245 | $150,752 |
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Per month (12)
$5,012.75
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $62,541 | +$2,388 |
| 3 | $64,939 | +$4,786 |
| 4 | $67,319 | +$7,166 |
| 5 | $69,706 | +$9,553 |
| 6 | $71,916 | +$11,763 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $60,153 a year, $5,012.75 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 7/1/2020 to 6/30/2024), page 10 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 BA column a teacher moves from $60,153 at step 1 to $80,761 at step 10: 9 step increases worth $2,290 each on average, 34% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,398, between step 2 and step 3.
5 of the 14 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
A master's degree is worth $8,820 more than a bachelor's at the first step (14.7%) and $50,850 more at the top of the column (63.0%).
The highest-paid column, MA+75/PHD, starts at $83,605 and tops out at $150,752, 87% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District's starting pay ranks 85th and its top cell ranks 59th; 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 78th percentile and the top cell at the 97th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $60,153 | $80,761 | 9 | 34% |
| BA+30 | $65,544 | $117,454 | 25 | 79% |
| MA | $68,973 | $131,611 | 25 | 91% |
| MA+10 | $70,978 | $134,438 | 25 | 89% |
| MA+15 | $71,980 | $135,851 | 25 | 89% |
| MA+20 | $72,983 | $137,262 | 25 | 88% |
| MA+30 | $74,988 | $140,090 | 25 | 87% |
| MA+40 | $77,185 | $142,808 | 25 | 85% |
| MA+45 | $78,282 | $144,168 | 25 | 84% |
| MA+50 | $79,381 | $145,527 | 25 | 83% |
| MA+60 | $81,577 | $148,245 | 25 | 82% |
| MA+75/PHD | $83,605 | $150,752 | 25 | 80% |
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District | 1,499 | 2026-27 | $60,153 | $68,973 | $150,752 |
| Fredonia Central School District | 1,506 | 2026-27 | $44,066 | – | $84,491 |
| Alden Central School District | 1,485 | 2026-27 | $38,462 | – | $102,666 |
| Watervliet City School District | 1,485 | 2025-26 | $52,649 | – | $111,292 |
| Ellenville Central School District | 1,475 | 2025-26 | $61,900 | – | $121,431 |
| Putnam Valley Central School District | 1,531 | 2025-26 | $70,428 | $70,428 | $132,484 |
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 Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District?
$60,153 on the column BA 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 $60,153 (BA).
What is the top of the Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District salary schedule?
$150,752, at step 26 on MA+75/PHD (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 Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $80,761, is reached at step 10, 9 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District?
$8,820 more at the first step: $68,973 on MA against $60,153 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Fredonia Central School Districtstarts $44,066
- Alden Central School Districtstarts $38,462
- Watervliet City School Districtstarts $52,649
- Ellenville Central School Districtstarts $61,900
- Putnam Valley Central School Districtstarts $70,428
- Center Moriches Union Free School Districtstarts $55,037.36
- Cold Spring Harbor Central School Districtstarts $62,983
- Bronxville Union Free School Districtstarts $63,792
- Babylon Union Free School Districtstarts $58,921
- Valhalla Union Free School Districtstarts $60,488
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