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Herricks Union Free School District salary schedule, 2025-26
Teacher salary schedule (2025-26). 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.
- Herricks Union Free School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $67,221 (B, step 1) and tops out at $159,949 (PHD, step 30), per New York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract library (effective ).
- The grid has 9 column columns and 30 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 30.
- Herricks Union Free School District enrolled 4,320 students in 2023-24, the 126th-largest district in New York by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2025-26)
| Step \ Column | B | B+15 | B+30 | M | M+10 or B+60 | M+30 | M+40 | M+60 | PHD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $67,221 | $68,550 | $75,686 | $77,798 | $79,492 | $82,641 | $84,235 | $87,380 | $88,958 |
| 2 | $69,522 | $70,897 | $78,539 | $80,771 | $82,520 | $85,677 | $87,274 | $90,431 | $92,010 |
| 3 | $71,824 | $73,244 | $81,392 | $83,746 | $85,546 | $88,714 | $90,313 | $93,482 | $95,063 |
| 4 | $74,127 | $75,591 | $84,244 | $86,722 | $88,572 | $91,748 | $93,351 | $96,531 | $98,116 |
| 5 | $76,430 | $77,937 | $87,097 | $89,696 | $91,599 | $94,784 | $96,388 | $99,580 | $101,168 |
| 6 | $78,731 | $80,284 | $89,950 | $92,670 | $94,623 | $97,818 | $99,428 | $102,630 | $104,220 |
| 7 | $81,032 | $82,631 | $92,803 | $95,645 | $97,650 | $100,854 | $102,467 | $105,680 | $107,273 |
| 8 | $83,334 | $84,978 | $95,657 | $98,619 | $100,676 | $103,890 | $105,505 | $108,728 | $110,326 |
| 9 | $85,636 | $87,326 | $98,510 | $101,593 | $103,704 | $106,925 | $108,543 | $111,778 | $113,378 |
| 10 | $87,937 | $89,672 | $101,363 | $104,569 | $106,729 | $109,961 | $111,582 | $114,827 | $116,431 |
| 11 | $90,239 | $92,018 | $104,216 | $107,543 | $109,754 | $112,996 | $114,622 | $117,877 | $119,484 |
| 12 | $92,541 | $94,367 | $107,069 | $110,517 | $112,781 | $116,030 | $117,660 | $120,927 | $122,537 |
| 13 | $94,842 | $96,712 | $109,921 | $113,492 | $115,806 | $119,067 | $120,698 | $123,976 | $125,590 |
| 14 | $97,144 | $99,060 | $112,776 | $116,467 | $118,833 | $122,103 | $123,738 | $127,024 | $128,641 |
| 15 | $99,446 | $101,407 | $115,630 | $119,441 | $121,860 | $125,137 | $126,777 | $130,075 | $131,694 |
| 16 | $101,749 | $103,752 | $118,482 | $122,416 | $124,886 | $128,173 | $129,814 | $133,125 | $134,747 |
| 17 | $104,051 | $106,100 | $121,335 | $125,391 | $127,912 | $131,207 | $132,852 | $136,173 | $137,799 |
| 18 | $106,352 | $108,448 | $124,186 | $128,365 | $130,937 | $134,245 | $135,892 | $139,225 | $140,854 |
| 19 | $108,653 | $110,793 | $127,041 | $131,340 | $133,965 | $137,279 | $138,930 | $142,273 | $143,905 |
| 20 | $110,956 | $113,141 | $129,894 | $134,315 | $136,992 | $140,314 | $141,969 | $145,323 | $146,959 |
| 21 | $112,179 | $114,371 | $131,158 | $135,587 | $138,269 | $141,600 | $143,258 | $146,618 | $148,257 |
| 22 | $113,406 | $115,600 | $132,421 | $136,860 | $139,549 | $142,886 | $144,547 | $147,914 | $149,556 |
| 23 | $114,631 | $116,832 | $133,685 | $138,130 | $140,826 | $144,171 | $145,836 | $149,207 | $150,854 |
| 24 | $115,856 | $118,061 | $134,949 | $139,405 | $142,106 | $145,458 | $147,125 | $150,503 | $152,154 |
| 25 | $117,083 | $119,290 | $136,213 | $140,676 | $143,387 | $146,744 | $148,414 | $151,798 | $153,452 |
| 26 | $118,307 | $120,521 | $137,476 | $141,948 | $144,664 | $148,029 | $149,702 | $153,093 | $154,753 |
| 27 | $119,532 | $121,750 | $138,739 | $143,220 | $145,945 | $149,315 | $150,991 | $154,389 | $156,052 |
| 28 | $120,758 | $122,980 | $140,003 | $144,493 | $147,225 | $150,601 | $152,280 | $155,684 | $157,350 |
| 29 | $121,984 | $124,212 | $141,267 | $145,765 | $148,503 | $151,887 | $153,571 | $156,980 | $158,651 |
| 30 | $123,209 | $125,439 | $142,530 | $147,038 | $149,783 | $153,173 | $154,860 | $158,273 | $159,949 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $69,522 | +$2,301 |
| 3 | $71,824 | +$4,603 |
| 4 | $74,127 | +$6,906 |
| 5 | $76,430 | +$9,209 |
| 6 | $78,731 | +$11,510 |
Worked example as rendered: B, step 1 = $67,221 a year, $5,601.75 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 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2026), page 46 of the PDF.
Appendix "A-3" of the agreement, the 2025-2026 teachers' salary schedule and the last year the contract prints (its term ends 30 June 2026).
- Soft spot: Read from the page image; every figure was also checked against the 2024-2025 sheet in the same appendix, 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.
How this schedule moves
On the B column a teacher moves from $67,221 at step 1 to $123,209 at step 30: 29 step increases worth $1,931 each on average, 83% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,303, between step 3 and step 4.
The highest-paid column, PHD, starts at $88,958 and tops out at $159,949, 30% above the top of the B column.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Herricks Union Free School District's starting pay ranks 25th and its top cell ranks 31st; 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 94th percentile and the top cell at the 99th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | $67,221 | $123,209 | 29 | 83% |
| B+15 | $68,550 | $125,439 | 29 | 83% |
| B+30 | $75,686 | $142,530 | 29 | 88% |
| M | $77,798 | $147,038 | 29 | 89% |
| M+10 or B+60 | $79,492 | $149,783 | 29 | 88% |
| M+30 | $82,641 | $153,173 | 29 | 85% |
| M+40 | $84,235 | $154,860 | 29 | 84% |
| M+60 | $87,380 | $158,273 | 29 | 81% |
| PHD | $88,958 | $159,949 | 29 | 80% |
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herricks Union Free School District | 4,320 | 2025-26 | $67,221 | – | $159,949 |
| Niskayuna Central School District | 4,363 | 2025-26 | $50,935 | $53,973 | $109,266 |
| Corning City School District | 4,365 | 2025-26 | $54,926 | – | $75,112 |
| Lockport City School District | 4,274 | 2025-26 | $45,544 | – | $108,000 |
| Valley Central School District (montgomery) | 4,273 | 2025-26 | $62,760 | $69,701 | $141,412 |
| Northport-East Northport Union Free School District | 4,434 | 2026-27 | $60,809 | $69,076 | $158,652 |
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 Herricks Union Free School District schedule?
$67,221 at step 1 on B, per the 2025-26 schedule (New York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract library).
What is the top of the Herricks Union Free School District salary schedule?
$159,949, at step 30 on PHD (2025-26). 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 Herricks Union Free School District salary schedule?
On the B column the top figure, $123,209, is reached at step 30, 29 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Niskayuna Central School Districtstarts $50,935
- Corning City School Districtstarts $54,926
- Lockport City School Districtstarts $45,544
- Valley Central School District (montgomery)starts $62,760
- Northport-East Northport Union Free School Districtstarts $60,809
- Fayetteville-Manlius Central School Districtstarts $55,098
- Baldwin Union Free School Districtstarts $63,798
- Huntington Union Free School Districtstarts $57,730.72
- East Greenbush Central School Districtstarts $48,016
- Bethlehem Central School Districtstarts $58,405
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