Annual salary
$55,300
New York · salary schedule · 2025-26
Lancaster Central 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.
- Lancaster Central School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $55,300 (MA schedule, step 1) and tops out at $104,125 (MA schedule, step 21), per New York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract library (effective ).
- On the master's column (MA schedule) the range is $55,300 to $104,125.
- The grid has 1 column columns and 21 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 21.
- Lancaster Central School District enrolled 5,412 students in 2023-24, the 96th-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 | MA schedule |
|---|---|
| 1 | $55,300 |
| 2 | $55,450 |
| 3 | $55,600 |
| 4 | $55,750 |
| 5 | $56,000 |
| 6 | $56,250 |
| 7 | $56,500 |
| 8 | $58,750 |
| 9 | $59,000 |
| 10 | $61,000 |
| 11 | $61,950 |
| 12 | $65,600 |
| 13 | $67,000 |
| 14 | $70,600 |
| 15 | $72,460 |
| 16 | $73,500 |
| 17 | $75,000 |
| 18 | $78,000 |
| 19 | $83,360 |
| 20 | $90,350 |
| 21 | $104,125 |
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Per month (12)
$4,608.33
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $55,450 | +$150 |
| 3 | $55,600 | +$300 |
| 4 | $55,750 | +$450 |
| 5 | $56,000 | +$700 |
| 6 | $56,250 | +$950 |
Worked example as rendered: MA schedule, step 1 = $55,300 a year, $4,608.33 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 8/31/2023 to 8/31/2026), page 63 of the PDF.
The agreement prints one column per school year; this page reproduces the 2025-26 column.
How this schedule moves
On the MA schedule column a teacher moves from $55,300 at step 1 to $104,125 at step 21: 20 step increases worth $2,441 each on average, 88% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $13,775, between step 20 and step 21.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Lancaster Central School District's starting pay ranks 138th and its top cell ranks 179th; 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 64th percentile and the top cell at the 66th percentile.
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster Central School District | 5,412 | 2025-26 | $55,300 | $55,300 | $104,125 |
| Elmira City School District | 5,440 | 2026-27 | $50,000 | – | $69,973 |
| Port Washington Union Free School District | 5,384 | 2026-27 | $65,710 | $73,596 | $154,418 |
| Baldwinsville Central School District | 5,496 | 2026-27 | $60,236 | – | $89,974 |
| Hicksville Union Free School District | 5,508 | 2026-27 | $65,673 | $75,992 | $148,739 |
| Farmingdale Union Free School District | 5,313 | 2025-26 | $57,201 | – | $146,802 |
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 Lancaster Central School District schedule?
$55,300 at step 1 on MA 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 Lancaster Central School District salary schedule?
$104,125, at step 21 on MA 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 Lancaster Central School District salary schedule?
On the MA schedule column the top figure, $104,125, is reached at step 21, 20 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Elmira City School Districtstarts $50,000
- Port Washington Union Free School Districtstarts $65,710
- Baldwinsville Central School Districtstarts $60,236
- Hicksville Union Free School Districtstarts $65,673
- Farmingdale Union Free School Districtstarts $57,201
- Commack Union Free School Districtstarts $57,523
- Oceanside Union Free School Districtstarts $71,598
- Rome City School Districtstarts $54,039
- Bellmore-Merrick Central High School Districtstarts $60,996
- Mamaroneck Union Free School Districtstarts $65,044
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