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Hadley-Luzerne Central 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.
- Hadley-Luzerne Central School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $46,415 (A, step 1) and tops out at $100,682 (D, step 24), per New York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract library (effective ).
- The grid has 4 column columns and 24 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 24.
- Hadley-Luzerne Central School District enrolled 649 students in 2023-24, the 551st-largest district in New York by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | A | B | C | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $46,415 | $48,455 | $50,495 | $52,025 |
| 2 | $47,807 | $49,908 | $52,010 | $53,586 |
| 3 | $49,241 | $51,406 | $53,570 | $55,193 |
| 4 | $50,718 | $52,948 | $55,177 | $56,849 |
| 5 | $52,240 | $54,536 | $56,833 | $58,555 |
| 6 | $56,172 | $58,537 | $60,311 | |
| 7 | $57,858 | $60,294 | $62,121 | |
| 8 | $59,593 | $62,102 | $63,984 | |
| 9 | $61,381 | $63,965 | $65,904 | |
| 10 | $63,222 | $65,884 | $67,881 | |
| 11 | $65,119 | $67,861 | $69,917 | |
| 12 | $67,073 | $69,897 | $72,015 | |
| 13 | $69,085 | $71,994 | $74,175 | |
| 14 | $71,157 | $74,154 | $76,401 | |
| 15 | $73,292 | $76,378 | $78,693 | |
| 16 | $75,491 | $78,669 | $81,053 | |
| 17 | $77,756 | $81,030 | $83,485 | |
| 18 | $80,088 | $83,460 | $85,990 | |
| 19 | $82,491 | $85,964 | $88,569 | |
| 20 | $84,966 | $88,543 | $91,226 | |
| 21 | $87,515 | $91,199 | $93,963 | |
| 22 | $90,140 | $93,935 | $96,782 | |
| 23 | $92,844 | $96,754 | $99,685 | |
| 24 | $93,773 | $97,721 | $100,682 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $47,807 | +$1,392 |
| 3 | $49,241 | +$2,826 |
| 4 | $50,718 | +$4,303 |
| 5 | $52,240 | +$5,825 |
Worked example as rendered: A, step 1 = $46,415 a year, $3,867.92 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 7/1/2024 to 6/30/2028), page 32 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 A column a teacher moves from $46,415 at step 1 to $52,240 at step 5: 4 step increases worth $1,456 each on average, 13% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,522, between step 4 and step 5.
The highest-paid column, D, starts at $52,025 and tops out at $100,682, 93% above the top of the A column.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Hadley-Luzerne Central School District's starting pay ranks 290th and its top cell ranks 197th; 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 61st percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | $46,415 | $52,240 | 4 | 13% |
| B | $48,455 | $93,773 | 23 | 94% |
| C | $50,495 | $97,721 | 23 | 94% |
| D | $52,025 | $100,682 | 23 | 94% |
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hadley-Luzerne Central School District | 649 | 2026-27 | $46,415 | – | $100,682 |
| Westfield Central School District | 653 | 2025-26 | $46,000 | – | $105,000 |
| Southern Cayuga Central School District | 667 | 2025-26 | $56,332 | – | $71,750 |
| Franklinville Central School District | 629 | 2024-25 | $45,350 | – | $70,500 |
| Madrid-Waddington Central School District | 627 | 2024-25 | $53,485 | – | $87,735 |
| Southold Union Free School District | 673 | 2026-27 | $57,422 | – | $155,437 |
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 salary on the Hadley-Luzerne Central School District schedule?
$46,415 at step 1 on A, per the 2026-27 schedule (New York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract library).
What is the top of the Hadley-Luzerne Central School District salary schedule?
$100,682, at step 24 on D (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 Hadley-Luzerne Central School District salary schedule?
On the A column the top figure, $52,240, is reached at step 5, 4 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Westfield Central School Districtstarts $46,000
- Southern Cayuga Central School Districtstarts $56,332
- Franklinville Central School Districtstarts $45,350
- Madrid-Waddington Central School Districtstarts $53,485
- Southold Union Free School Districtstarts $57,422
- Dundee Central School Districtstarts $53,559
- Lake George Central School Districtstarts $48,988
- Harpursville Central School Districtstarts $50,039
- Morrisville-Eaton Central School Districtstarts $42,840
- Barker Central School Districtstarts $44,132
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