Annual salary
$62,860
New York · salary schedule · 2026-27
East Meadow 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.
- East Meadow Union Free School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $62,860 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $151,808 (D, step 31), 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 $62,860 and reaches $118,613 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $74,123 to $137,970.
- The grid has 11 column columns and 31 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 31.
- East Meadow Union Free School District enrolled 7,900 students in 2023-24, the 56th-largest district in New York by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27)
Transcribed from imageDocumentNew York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract librarySchool year2026-27Effective
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+15 | BA+30 | BA+60 | MA | MA+15 | MA+30 | MA+45 | MA+60 | MA+75 | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $62,860 | $65,546 | $68,608 | $73,766 | $74,123 | $76,829 | $79,571 | $82,338 | $85,172 | $86,279 | $87,721 |
| 2 | $65,374 | $68,059 | $71,110 | $76,278 | $76,622 | $79,330 | $82,080 | $84,847 | $87,676 | $88,777 | $90,219 |
| 3 | $67,870 | $70,565 | $73,626 | $78,772 | $79,132 | $81,845 | $84,589 | $87,350 | $90,185 | $91,289 | $92,730 |
| 4 | $70,669 | $73,364 | $76,744 | $81,983 | $82,338 | $85,018 | $87,790 | $90,553 | $93,383 | $94,488 | $95,930 |
| 5 | $73,476 | $76,157 | $79,873 | $85,433 | $85,788 | $88,483 | $91,234 | $93,999 | $96,831 | $97,935 | $99,385 |
| 6 | $76,307 | $79,004 | $82,992 | $88,879 | $89,239 | $91,934 | $94,700 | $97,456 | $100,299 | $101,400 | $102,829 |
| 7 | $79,132 | $81,845 | $86,110 | $92,338 | $92,690 | $95,387 | $98,148 | $100,682 | $103,733 | $104,838 | $106,288 |
| 8 | $81,983 | $84,666 | $89,239 | $95,780 | $96,145 | $98,839 | $101,732 | $104,354 | $107,197 | $108,301 | $109,737 |
| 9 | $84,811 | $87,490 | $92,368 | $99,257 | $99,625 | $102,331 | $105,076 | $107,842 | $110,682 | $111,786 | $113,227 |
| 10 | $87,649 | $90,336 | $95,565 | $102,754 | $103,126 | $105,806 | $108,570 | $111,330 | $114,158 | $115,261 | $116,710 |
| 11 | $90,487 | $93,169 | $98,755 | $106,252 | $106,603 | $109,295 | $112,065 | $114,821 | $117,661 | $118,767 | $120,204 |
| 12 | $93,312 | $96,007 | $102,546 | $109,737 | $110,106 | $112,798 | $115,546 | $118,316 | $121,150 | $122,254 | $123,690 |
| 13 | $96,293 | $98,945 | $106,335 | $113,361 | $113,732 | $116,428 | $119,186 | $121,939 | $124,776 | $125,881 | $127,323 |
| 14 | $99,565 | $102,250 | $110,106 | $117,143 | $117,516 | $120,204 | $122,970 | $125,725 | $128,549 | $129,655 | $131,109 |
| 15 | $104,084 | $106,786 | $115,011 | $122,136 | $122,507 | $125,215 | $128,014 | $130,798 | $133,656 | $134,757 | $136,227 |
| 16 | $104,845 | $107,546 | $115,770 | $122,896 | $123,268 | $125,976 | $128,776 | $131,562 | $134,417 | $135,518 | $136,989 |
| 17 | $105,606 | $108,307 | $116,530 | $123,656 | $124,031 | $126,738 | $129,534 | $132,321 | $135,178 | $136,280 | $137,750 |
| 18 | $106,366 | $109,066 | $117,292 | $124,420 | $124,790 | $127,496 | $130,297 | $133,081 | $135,938 | $137,042 | $138,512 |
| 19 | $108,602 | $111,326 | $119,914 | $127,129 | $127,962 | $130,694 | $133,518 | $136,327 | $139,221 | $140,330 | $141,803 |
| 20 | $109,364 | $112,085 | $120,674 | $127,890 | $128,724 | $131,454 | $134,278 | $137,085 | $139,983 | $141,090 | $142,564 |
| 21 | $110,126 | $112,847 | $121,436 | $128,648 | $129,484 | $132,213 | $135,042 | $137,845 | $140,742 | $141,851 | $143,324 |
| 22 | $110,889 | $113,609 | $122,198 | $129,408 | $130,242 | $132,972 | $135,801 | $138,605 | $141,503 | $142,611 | $144,082 |
| 23 | $111,054 | $113,776 | $122,362 | $129,579 | $130,416 | $133,142 | $135,968 | $138,776 | $141,676 | $142,780 | $144,261 |
| 24 | $112,017 | $114,742 | $123,330 | $130,541 | $131,382 | $134,105 | $136,937 | $139,200 | $142,638 | $143,743 | $145,222 |
| 25 | $112,782 | $115,504 | $124,092 | $131,304 | $132,143 | $134,868 | $137,695 | $140,500 | $143,400 | $144,507 | $145,981 |
| 26 | $113,539 | $116,261 | $124,851 | $132,065 | $132,903 | $135,628 | $138,456 | $141,260 | $144,160 | $145,265 | $146,744 |
| 27 | $113,715 | $116,432 | $125,022 | $132,235 | $133,074 | $135,798 | $138,626 | $141,434 | $144,329 | $145,435 | $146,914 |
| 28 | $114,478 | $117,192 | $125,783 | $132,997 | $133,832 | $136,558 | $139,386 | $142,194 | $145,087 | $146,195 | $147,673 |
| 29 | $115,238 | $117,951 | $126,540 | $133,757 | $134,594 | $137,319 | $140,144 | $142,955 | $145,850 | $146,957 | $148,434 |
| 30 | $115,998 | $118,717 | $127,300 | $134,518 | $135,354 | $138,080 | $140,905 | $143,715 | $146,612 | $147,718 | $149,194 |
| 31 | $118,613 | $121,331 | $129,920 | $137,133 | $137,970 | $140,693 | $143,524 | $146,335 | $149,231 | $150,336 | $151,808 |
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Per month (12)
$5,238.33
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $65,374 | +$2,514 |
| 3 | $67,870 | +$5,010 |
| 4 | $70,669 | +$7,809 |
| 5 | $73,476 | +$10,616 |
| 6 | $76,307 | +$13,447 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $62,860 a year, $5,238.33 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 9/1/2024 to 8/31/2027), page 39 of the PDF.
Exhibit A-3 of the agreement, the schedule for September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027 (a 1.5% increase over the prior year).
- Soft spot: Every cell was checked against the previous year's printed grid, which this one uplifts by exactly 1.5%.
- Soft spot: The filed agreement is a scan with no text layer; this grid was read from the page image by OCR and every cell was checked against the rendered page.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in East Meadow Union Free School District?
$62,860 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 $62,860 (BA).
What is the top of the East Meadow Union Free School District salary schedule?
$151,808, at step 31 on D (2026-27). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
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