Annual salary
$54,885
New York · salary schedule · 2026-27
Lyme 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.
- Lyme Central School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $54,885 (A, step 1) and tops out at $101,342 (C, step 35), 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 35 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 35.
- Lyme Central School District enrolled 353 students in 2023-24, the 631st-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 | A | B | C |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $54,885 | $55,885 | $56,885 |
| 2 | $56,193 | $57,193 | $58,193 |
| 3 | $57,500 | $58,500 | $59,500 |
| 4 | $58,808 | $59,808 | $60,808 |
| 5 | $60,115 | $61,115 | $62,115 |
| 6 | $61,423 | $62,423 | $63,423 |
| 7 | $62,730 | $63,730 | $64,730 |
| 8 | $64,038 | $65,038 | $66,038 |
| 9 | $65,345 | $66,345 | $67,345 |
| 10 | $66,653 | $67,653 | $68,653 |
| 11 | $67,961 | $68,961 | $69,961 |
| 12 | $69,268 | $70,268 | $71,268 |
| 13 | $70,576 | $71,576 | $72,576 |
| 14 | $71,883 | $72,883 | $73,883 |
| 15 | $73,191 | $74,191 | $75,191 |
| 16 | $74,498 | $75,498 | $76,498 |
| 17 | $75,806 | $76,806 | $77,806 |
| 18 | $77,113 | $78,113 | $79,113 |
| 19 | $78,421 | $79,421 | $80,421 |
| 20 | $79,729 | $80,729 | $81,729 |
| 21 | $81,036 | $82,036 | $83,036 |
| 22 | $82,344 | $83,344 | $84,344 |
| 23 | $83,651 | $84,651 | $85,651 |
| 24 | $84,959 | $85,959 | $86,959 |
| 25 | $86,266 | $87,266 | $88,266 |
| 26 | $87,574 | $88,574 | $89,574 |
| 27 | $88,881 | $89,881 | $90,881 |
| 28 | $90,189 | $91,189 | $92,189 |
| 29 | $91,497 | $92,497 | $93,497 |
| 30 | $92,804 | $93,804 | $94,804 |
| 31 | $94,112 | $95,112 | $96,112 |
| 32 | $95,419 | $96,419 | $97,419 |
| 33 | $96,727 | $97,727 | $98,727 |
| 34 | $98,034 | $99,034 | $100,034 |
| 35 | $99,342 | $100,342 | $101,342 |
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Per month (12)
$4,573.75
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $56,193 | +$1,308 |
| 3 | $57,500 | +$2,615 |
| 4 | $58,808 | +$3,923 |
| 5 | $60,115 | +$5,230 |
| 6 | $61,423 | +$6,538 |
Worked example as rendered: A, step 1 = $54,885 a year, $4,573.75 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 6/30/2027), page 15 of the PDF.
How this schedule moves
On the A column a teacher moves from $54,885 at step 1 to $99,342 at step 35: 34 step increases worth $1,308 each on average, 81% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,308, between step 1 and step 2.
The highest-paid column, C, starts at $56,885 and tops out at $101,342, 2% above the top of the A column.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Lyme Central School District's starting pay ranks 147th and its top cell ranks 193rd; 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 62nd percentile and the top cell at the 62nd percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | $54,885 | $99,342 | 34 | 81% |
| B | $55,885 | $100,342 | 34 | 80% |
| C | $56,885 | $101,342 | 34 | 78% |
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyme Central School District | 353 | 2026-27 | $54,885 | – | $101,342 |
| Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Central School District | 355 | 2023-24 | $43,399 | – | $81,564 |
| Parishville-Hopkinton Central School District | 347 | 2025-26 | $51,369 | – | $86,412 |
| Pocantico Hills Central School District | 344 | 2025-26 | $64,162 | $73,439 | $145,556 |
| Worcester Central School District | 341 | 2026-27 | $48,434 | – | $71,558 |
| Clymer Central School District | 367 | 2026-27 | $47,250 | – | $90,100 |
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 Lyme Central School District schedule?
$54,885 at step 1 on A, 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 Lyme Central School District salary schedule?
$101,342, at step 35 on C (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 Lyme Central School District salary schedule?
On the A column the top figure, $99,342, is reached at step 35, 34 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Central School Districtstarts $43,399
- Parishville-Hopkinton Central School Districtstarts $51,369
- Pocantico Hills Central School Districtstarts $64,162
- Worcester Central School Districtstarts $48,434
- Clymer Central School Districtstarts $47,250
- Prattsburgh Central School Districtstarts $51,593
- Hartford Central School Districtstarts $44,881
- Belfast Central School Districtstarts $37,500
- Jasper-Troupsburg Central School Districtstarts $50,696
- Colton-Pierrepont Central School Districtstarts $47,328
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