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Hamilton 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.
- Hamilton Central School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $61,405 (Salary schedule, step 1) and tops out at $79,457 (Salary schedule, step 26), per New York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract library (effective ).
- The grid has 1 column columns and 26 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 26.
- Hamilton Central School District enrolled 569 students in 2023-24, the 574th-largest district in New York by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | Salary schedule |
|---|---|
| 1 | $61,405 |
| 2 | $61,729 |
| 3 | $62,054 |
| 4 | $62,380 |
| 5 | $62,703 |
| 6 | $63,028 |
| 7 | $63,356 |
| 8 | $63,669 |
| 9 | $63,998 |
| 10 | $64,350 |
| 11 | $64,610 |
| 12 | $64,985 |
| 13 | $65,400 |
| 14 | $65,991 |
| 15 | $66,986 |
| 16 | $67,962 |
| 17 | $68,937 |
| 18 | $69,915 |
| 19 | $70,956 |
| 20 | $71,880 |
| 21 | $72,808 |
| 22 | $73,962 |
| 23 | $74,887 |
| 24 | $75,701 |
| 25 | $76,681 |
| 26 | $79,457 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $61,729 | +$324 |
| 3 | $62,054 | +$649 |
| 4 | $62,380 | +$975 |
| 5 | $62,703 | +$1,298 |
| 6 | $63,028 | +$1,623 |
Worked example as rendered: Salary schedule, step 1 = $61,405 a year, $5,117.08 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 7/1/2025 to 6/30/2029), page 34 of the PDF.
The agreement prints one column per school year; this page reproduces the 2026-27 column.
How this schedule moves
On the Salary schedule column a teacher moves from $61,405 at step 1 to $79,457 at step 26: 25 step increases worth $722 each on average, 29% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,776, between step 25 and step 26.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Hamilton Central School District's starting pay ranks 74th and its top cell ranks 295th; 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 83rd percentile and the top cell at the 35th percentile.
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Central School District | 569 | 2026-27 | $61,405 | – | $79,457 |
| Lisbon Central School District | 564 | 2026-27 | $50,374 | – | $111,811 |
| Heuvelton Central School District | 576 | 2025-26 | $49,814 | $49,814 | $89,851 |
| Honeoye Central School District | 576 | 2024-25 | $48,871 | $48,871 | $98,838 |
| Ellicottville Central School District | 555 | 2026-27 | $44,470 | – | $80,970 |
| Genesee Valley Central School District | 542 | 2025-26 | $48,300 | – | $78,007 |
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 Hamilton Central School District schedule?
$61,405 at step 1 on Salary schedule, 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 Hamilton Central School District salary schedule?
$79,457, at step 26 on Salary 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 Hamilton Central School District salary schedule?
On the Salary schedule column the top figure, $79,457, is reached at step 26, 25 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Lisbon Central School Districtstarts $50,374
- Heuvelton Central School Districtstarts $49,814
- Honeoye Central School Districtstarts $48,871
- Ellicottville Central School Districtstarts $44,470
- Genesee Valley Central School Districtstarts $48,300
- Bemus Point Central School Districtstarts $46,497
- Poland Central School Districtstarts $46,075
- Lyndonville Central School Districtstarts $53,064
- Morrisville-Eaton Central School Districtstarts $42,840
- Harpursville Central School Districtstarts $50,039
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