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Lake George 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.
- Lake George Central School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $48,988 (BA schedule, step 1) and tops out at $84,283 (BA schedule, step 20), per New York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract library (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA schedule) starts at $48,988 and reaches $84,283 at the top of that column.
- The grid has 1 column columns and 20 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 20.
- Lake George Central School District enrolled 618 students in 2023-24, the 561st-largest district in New York by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | BA schedule |
|---|---|
| 1 | $48,988 |
| 2 | $51,552 |
| 3 | $53,096 |
| 4 | |
| 5 | $56,542 |
| 6 | $57,797 |
| 7 | $59,193 |
| 8 | $60,806 |
| 9 | $62,452 |
| 10 | $64,089 |
| 11 | $65,718 |
| 12 | $67,357 |
| 13 | $68,954 |
| 14 | $70,538 |
| 15 | $72,246 |
| 16 | $74,350 |
| 17 | $76,727 |
| 18 | $78,944 |
| 19 | $81,562 |
| 20 | $84,283 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $51,552 | +$2,564 |
| 3 | $53,096 | +$4,108 |
| 5 | $56,542 | +$7,554 |
| 6 | $57,797 | +$8,809 |
| 7 | $59,193 | +$10,205 |
Worked example as rendered: BA schedule, step 1 = $48,988 a year, $4,082.33 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 6/30/2028), page 30 of the PDF.
The agreement prints one column per school year; this page reproduces the 2026-27 column.
- Soft spot: Some cells are blank because the figure could not be read cleanly from the page.
How this schedule moves
On the BA schedule column a teacher moves from $48,988 at step 1 to $84,283 at step 20: 18 step increases worth $1,961 each on average, 72% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,446, between step 3 and step 5.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Lake George Central School District's starting pay ranks 248th and its top cell ranks 284th; 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 43rd percentile and the top cell at the 41st percentile.
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake George Central School District | 618 | 2026-27 | $48,988 | – | $84,283 |
| Harpursville Central School District | 617 | 2026-27 | $50,039 | $55,609 | $93,711 |
| Dundee Central School District | 620 | 2026-27 | $53,559 | – | $69,675 |
| Morrisville-Eaton Central School District | 611 | 2025-26 | $42,840 | $46,083 | $102,103 |
| Madrid-Waddington Central School District | 627 | 2024-25 | $53,485 | – | $87,735 |
| Lyndonville Central School District | 607 | 2026-27 | $53,064 | $53,064 | $109,969 |
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 Lake George Central School District?
$48,988 on the column BA schedule at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (New York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract library). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $48,988 (BA schedule).
What is the top of the Lake George Central School District salary schedule?
$84,283, at step 20 on BA 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 Lake George Central School District salary schedule?
On the BA schedule column the top figure, $84,283, is reached at step 20, 18 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Harpursville Central School Districtstarts $50,039
- Dundee Central School Districtstarts $53,559
- Morrisville-Eaton Central School Districtstarts $42,840
- Madrid-Waddington Central School Districtstarts $53,485
- Lyndonville Central School Districtstarts $53,064
- Franklinville Central School Districtstarts $45,350
- Bemus Point Central School Districtstarts $46,497
- Hadley-Luzerne Central School Districtstarts $46,415
- Westfield Central School Districtstarts $46,000
- Heuvelton Central School Districtstarts $49,814
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