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Menands Union Free 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.
- Menands Union Free School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $59,588 (Master's degree schedule, step 1) and tops out at $113,001 (Master's degree schedule, step 24), 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 $59,588 to $113,001.
- The grid has 1 column columns and 24 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 24.
- Menands Union Free School District enrolled 264 students in 2023-24, the 659th-largest district in New York by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | Master's degree schedule |
|---|---|
| 1 | $59,588 |
| 2 | $60,304 |
| 3 | $61,081 |
| 4 | $61,930 |
| 5 | $62,859 |
| 6 | $63,984 |
| 7 | $65,238 |
| 8 | $66,588 |
| 9 | $68,479 |
| 10 | $70,452 |
| 11 | $72,502 |
| 12 | $74,634 |
| 13 | $76,828 |
| 14 | $79,317 |
| 15 | $81,697 |
| 16 | $84,213 |
| 17 | $86,790 |
| 18 | $89,688 |
| 19 | $92,791 |
| 20 | $95,863 |
| 21 | $99,018 |
| 22 | $102,137 |
| 23 | $105,313 |
| 24 | $113,001 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $60,304 | +$716 |
| 3 | $61,081 | +$1,493 |
| 4 | $61,930 | +$2,342 |
| 5 | $62,859 | +$3,271 |
| 6 | $63,984 | +$4,396 |
Worked example as rendered: Master's degree schedule, step 1 = $59,588 a year, $4,965.67 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 16 of the PDF.
The agreement prints one column per school year; this page reproduces the 2026-27 column.
How this schedule moves
On the Master's degree schedule column a teacher moves from $59,588 at step 1 to $113,001 at step 24: 23 step increases worth $2,322 each on average, 90% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $7,688, between step 23 and step 24.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Menands Union Free School District's starting pay ranks 90th and its top cell ranks 133rd; 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 76th percentile and the top cell at the 77th percentile.
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menands Union Free School District | 264 | 2026-27 | $59,588 | $59,588 | $113,001 |
| Green Island Union Free School District | 261 | 2026-27 | $49,551 | $49,551 | $107,510 |
| Willsboro Central School District | 269 | 2026-27 | $49,838 | – | $94,053 |
| Andover Central School District | 259 | 2026-27 | $49,862 | – | $71,181 |
| Bradford Central School District | 251 | 2026-27 | $48,719 | – | $69,503 |
| Hammond Central School District | 243 | 2024-25 | $53,791 | – | $100,601 |
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 Menands Union Free School District schedule?
$59,588 at step 1 on Master's degree schedule, 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 Menands Union Free School District salary schedule?
$113,001, at step 24 on Master's degree 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 Menands Union Free School District salary schedule?
On the Master's degree schedule column the top figure, $113,001, is reached at step 24, 23 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Green Island Union Free School Districtstarts $49,551
- Willsboro Central School Districtstarts $49,838
- Andover Central School Districtstarts $49,862
- Bradford Central School Districtstarts $48,719
- Hammond Central School Districtstarts $53,791
- Town of Webb Union Free School Districtstarts $51,200
- Roxbury Central School Districtstarts $48,437
- Friendship Central School Districtstarts $39,265
- Schroon Lake Central School Districtstarts $50,452
- Canaseraga Central School Districtstarts $49,175
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