Annual salary
$50,869
New York · salary schedule · 2025-26
Lackawanna City 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.
- Lackawanna City School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $50,869 (Master's degree schedule, step 2) and tops out at $104,893 (Master's degree schedule, step 25), per New York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract library (effective ).
- On the master's column (Master's degree schedule) the range is $50,869 to $104,893.
- The grid has 1 column columns and 24 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 25.
- Lackawanna City School District enrolled 2,150 students in 2023-24, the 253rd-largest district in New York by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2025-26)
Official sourceDocumentNew York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract librarySchool year2025-26Effective
| Step \ Column | Master's degree schedule |
|---|---|
| 2 | $50,869 |
| 3 | |
| 4 | $53,042 |
| 5 | $58,510 |
| 6 | $64,840 |
| 7 | $65,651 |
| 8 | |
| 9 | $68,329 |
| 10 | $74,629 |
| 11 | |
| 12 | $78,745 |
| 13 | |
| 14 | |
| 15 | $88,156 |
| 16 | |
| 17 | $93,608 |
| 18 | $94,846 |
| 19 | |
| 20 | $96,900 |
| 21 | $99,500 |
| 22 | $100,235 |
| 23 | $100,587 |
| 24 | $100,817 |
| 25 | $104,893 |
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Per month (12)
$4,239.08
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | $53,042 | +$2,173 |
| 5 | $58,510 | +$7,641 |
| 6 | $64,840 | +$13,971 |
| 7 | $65,651 | +$14,782 |
| 9 | $68,329 | +$17,460 |
Worked example as rendered: Master's degree schedule, step 2 = $50,869 a year, $4,239.08 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 7/1/2019 to 6/30/2026), page 42 of the PDF.
The agreement prints one column per school year; this page reproduces the 2025-26 column.
- Soft spot: Some cells are blank because the figure could not be read cleanly from the page.
How this schedule moves
On the Master's degree schedule column a teacher moves from $50,869 at step 2 to $104,893 at step 25: 16 step increases worth $3,376 each on average, 106% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $9,411, between step 12 and step 15.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Lackawanna City School District's starting pay ranks 218th and its top cell ranks 172nd; 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 50th percentile and the top cell at the 67th percentile.
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lackawanna City School District | 2,150 | 2025-26 | $50,869 | $50,869 | $104,893 |
| Seaford Union Free School District | 2,184 | 2023-24 | $58,427 | $70,515 | $145,008 |
| North Bellmore Union Free School District | 2,113 | 2026-27 | $63,769 | $71,949 | $143,964 |
| Lansingburgh Central School District | 2,109 | 2026-27 | $52,200 | – | $106,253 |
| Scotia-Glenville Central School District | 2,195 | 2023-24 | $45,631 | – | $96,458 |
| Hudson Falls Central School District | 2,201 | 2026-27 | $48,814 | – | $88,836 |
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 Lackawanna City School District schedule?
$50,869 at step 2 on Master's degree schedule, 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 Lackawanna City School District salary schedule?
$104,893, at step 25 on Master's degree schedule (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 Lackawanna City School District salary schedule?
On the Master's degree schedule column the top figure, $104,893, is reached at step 25, 16 step increases after step 2 (2025-26 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Seaford Union Free School Districtstarts $58,427
- North Bellmore Union Free School Districtstarts $63,769
- Lansingburgh Central School Districtstarts $52,200
- Scotia-Glenville Central School Districtstarts $45,631
- Hudson Falls Central School Districtstarts $48,814
- Evans-Brant Central School District (Lake Shore)starts $45,000
- Mexico Central School Districtstarts $54,154
- Iroquois Central School Districtstarts $44,800
- Hendrick Hudson Central School Districtstarts $63,990
- Beekmantown Central School Districtstarts $55,002
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