Annual salary
$57,426
New York · salary schedule · 2026-27
Elwood Union Free School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Schedule A-2 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.
- Elwood Union Free School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $57,426 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $142,232 (PHD, step 15), per Elwood Union Free School District (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $57,426 and reaches $87,836 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $68,744 to $110,318.
- The grid has 9 column columns and 15 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 15.
- Elwood Union Free School District enrolled 1,978 students in 2023-24, the 269th-largest district in New York by NCES enrollment.
Schedule A-2 teacher salary schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | BA | BA15 | MA | MA15 | MA30 | MA45 | MA60 | MA75 | PHD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $57,426 | $60,591 | $68,744 | $72,436 | $75,781 | $79,484 | $83,227 | $88,773 | $97,673 |
| 2 | $58,396 | $61,481 | $71,043 | $74,424 | $78,221 | $81,993 | $85,693 | $91,222 | $101,263 |
| 3 | $60,703 | $63,377 | $73,379 | $76,623 | $80,676 | $84,721 | $88,149 | $93,684 | $104,828 |
| 4 | $64,219 | $66,936 | $76,807 | $80,461 | $84,335 | $88,417 | $91,998 | $97,530 | $108,714 |
| 5 | $66,770 | $69,511 | $80,392 | $84,368 | $88,169 | $91,491 | $95,873 | $101,402 | $110,938 |
| 6 | $68,881 | $72,011 | $83,729 | $87,734 | $91,566 | $95,398 | $99,214 | $104,744 | $113,706 |
| 7 | $71,197 | $75,431 | $87,969 | $91,954 | $95,779 | $99,608 | $103,436 | $108,963 | $117,257 |
| 8 | $74,166 | $77,724 | $91,021 | $95,018 | $98,837 | $102,670 | $106,536 | $112,070 | $120,287 |
| 9 | $76,716 | $79,751 | $93,245 | $97,688 | $102,011 | $105,828 | $109,651 | $115,181 | $123,260 |
| 10 | $78,875 | $81,841 | $96,150 | $101,119 | $104,826 | $109,065 | $112,875 | $118,411 | $126,212 |
| 11 | $81,195 | $83,949 | $101,358 | $105,618 | $108,949 | $112,717 | $116,485 | $122,018 | $128,879 |
| 12 | $83,209 | $86,185 | $103,513 | $108,250 | $111,593 | $116,066 | $119,757 | $125,289 | $131,892 |
| 13 | $85,949 | $89,274 | $107,036 | $111,797 | $115,668 | $119,280 | $123,977 | $129,501 | $135,928 |
| 14 | $87,836 | $91,423 | $110,318 | $113,293 | $119,285 | $122,315 | $127,629 | $133,164 | $139,302 |
| 15 | $124,005 | $131,024 | $136,558 | $142,232 |
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Per month (12)
$4,785.50
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $58,396 | +$970 |
| 3 | $60,703 | +$3,277 |
| 4 | $64,219 | +$6,793 |
| 5 | $66,770 | +$9,344 |
| 6 | $68,881 | +$11,455 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $57,426 a year, $4,785.50 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Schedule A-2 of the Elwood Teachers' Alliance agreement running to 6/30/2030, which prints Schedules A-1 through A-5, one for each year from 2025-26 to 2029-30. This is the 2026-2027 sheet.
Step 15 exists only from MA45 across; the BA through MA30 cells at that step are blank on the sheet and are left empty here.
The agreement is a scan with no text layer, so the figures were read from the page image.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $57,426 at step 1 to $87,836 at step 14: 13 step increases worth $2,339 each on average, 53% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,516, between step 3 and step 4.
A master's degree is worth $11,318 more than a bachelor's at the first step (19.7%) and $22,482 more at the top of the column (25.6%).
The highest-paid column, PHD, starts at $97,673 and tops out at $142,232, 62% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Elwood Union Free School District's starting pay ranks 114th and its top cell ranks 87th; 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 70th percentile and the top cell at the 96th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $57,426 | $87,836 | 13 | 53% |
| BA15 | $60,591 | $91,423 | 13 | 51% |
| MA | $68,744 | $110,318 | 13 | 60% |
| MA15 | $72,436 | $113,293 | 13 | 56% |
| MA30 | $75,781 | $119,285 | 13 | 57% |
| MA45 | $79,484 | $124,005 | 14 | 56% |
| MA60 | $83,227 | $131,024 | 14 | 57% |
| MA75 | $88,773 | $136,558 | 14 | 54% |
| PHD | $97,673 | $142,232 | 14 | 46% |
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elwood Union Free School District | 1,978 | 2026-27 | $57,426 | $68,744 | $142,232 |
| Cortland City School District | 1,970 | 2025-26 | $52,841 | – | $66,999 |
| Shoreham-Wading River Central School District | 1,964 | 2024-25 | $54,067 | – | $143,404 |
| Chittenango Central School District | 1,960 | 2026-27 | $50,660 | – | $89,641 |
| Mount Pleasant Central School District | 1,954 | 2025-26 | $65,165 | $73,644 | $154,131 |
| Cohoes City School District | 1,945 | 2026-27 | $48,904 | – | $94,686 |
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 Elwood Union Free School District?
$57,426 on the column BA at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Elwood Union Free School District). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $57,426 (BA).
What is the top of the Elwood Union Free School District salary schedule?
$142,232, at step 15 on 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 Elwood Union Free School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $87,836, is reached at step 14, 13 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Elwood Union Free School District?
$11,318 more at the first step: $68,744 on MA against $57,426 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
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- Cortland City School Districtstarts $52,841
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- Mount Pleasant Central School Districtstarts $65,165
- Cohoes City School Districtstarts $48,904
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