Annual salary
$53,479
New York · salary schedule · 2026-27
Lowville Academy & 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.
- Lowville Academy & Central School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $53,479 (Scale 2, step 1) and tops out at $96,039 (Scale 4, step 30), per New York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract library (effective ).
- The grid has 3 column columns and 30 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 30.
- Lowville Academy & Central School District enrolled 1,304 students in 2023-24, the 377th-largest district in New York by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27)
Official sourceDocumentNew York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract librarySchool year2026-27Effective
| Step \ Column | Scale 2 | Scale 3 | Scale 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $53,479 | $54,799 | $56,119 |
| 2 | $54,479 | $55,799 | $57,119 |
| 3 | $55,479 | $56,799 | $58,119 |
| 4 | $56,479 | $57,799 | $59,119 |
| 5 | $57,559 | $58,879 | $60,199 |
| 6 | $58,639 | $59,959 | $61,279 |
| 7 | $59,719 | $61,039 | $62,359 |
| 8 | $60,799 | $62,119 | $63,439 |
| 9 | $61,979 | $63,299 | $64,619 |
| 10 | $63,159 | $64,479 | $65,799 |
| 11 | $64,339 | $65,659 | $66,979 |
| 12 | $65,519 | $66,839 | $68,159 |
| 13 | $66,699 | $68,019 | $69,339 |
| 14 | $68,499 | $69,819 | $71,139 |
| 15 | $70,899 | $72,219 | $73,539 |
| 16 | $73,299 | $74,619 | $75,939 |
| 17 | $74,699 | $76,019 | $77,339 |
| 18 | $76,099 | $77,419 | $78,739 |
| 19 | $77,499 | $78,819 | $80,139 |
| 20 | $79,099 | $80,419 | $81,739 |
| 21 | $80,599 | $81,919 | $83,239 |
| 22 | $82,099 | $83,419 | $84,739 |
| 23 | $83,599 | $84,919 | $86,239 |
| 24 | $85,099 | $86,419 | $87,739 |
| 25 | $86,899 | $88,219 | $89,539 |
| 26 | $88,099 | $89,419 | $90,739 |
| 27 | $89,299 | $90,619 | $91,939 |
| 28 | $90,499 | $91,819 | $93,139 |
| 29 | $91,699 | $93,019 | $94,339 |
| 30 | $93,399 | $94,719 | $96,039 |
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Per month (12)
$4,456.58
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $54,479 | +$1,000 |
| 3 | $55,479 | +$2,000 |
| 4 | $56,479 | +$3,000 |
| 5 | $57,559 | +$4,080 |
| 6 | $58,639 | +$5,160 |
Worked example as rendered: Scale 2, step 1 = $53,479 a year, $4,456.58 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 41 of the PDF.
How this schedule moves
On the Scale 2 column a teacher moves from $53,479 at step 1 to $93,399 at step 30: 29 step increases worth $1,377 each on average, 75% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,400, between step 14 and step 15.
The highest-paid column, Scale 4, starts at $56,119 and tops out at $96,039, 3% above the top of the Scale 2 column.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Lowville Academy & Central School District's starting pay ranks 176th and its top cell ranks 229th; 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 58th percentile and the top cell at the 55th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scale 2 | $53,479 | $93,399 | 29 | 75% |
| Scale 3 | $54,799 | $94,719 | 29 | 73% |
| Scale 4 | $56,119 | $96,039 | 29 | 71% |
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowville Academy & Central School District | 1,304 | 2026-27 | $53,479 | – | $96,039 |
| Catskill Central School District | 1,297 | 2026-27 | $56,023 | $59,255 | $101,910 |
| Sherburne-Earlville Central School District | 1,314 | 2026-27 | $53,840 | – | $111,264 |
| Fonda-Fultonville Central School District | 1,291 | 2026-27 | $50,685 | – | $98,811 |
| Holland Patent Central School District | 1,291 | 2026-27 | $40,447 | – | $69,006 |
| Carle Place Union Free School District | 1,286 | 2026-27 | $66,837 | $77,531 | $174,564 |
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 Lowville Academy & Central School District schedule?
$53,479 at step 1 on Scale 2, 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 Lowville Academy & Central School District salary schedule?
$96,039, at step 30 on Scale 4 (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 Lowville Academy & Central School District salary schedule?
On the Scale 2 column the top figure, $93,399, is reached at step 30, 29 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Catskill Central School Districtstarts $56,023
- Sherburne-Earlville Central School Districtstarts $53,840
- Fonda-Fultonville Central School Districtstarts $50,685
- Holland Patent Central School Districtstarts $40,447
- Carle Place Union Free School Districtstarts $66,837
- Hannibal Central School Districtstarts $60,864
- Southwestern Central School District at Jamestownstarts $43,250
- Eden Central School Districtstarts $54,300
- Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School Districtstarts $45,729
- Briarcliff Manor Union Free School Districtstarts $66,209
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