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New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free 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.
- New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $62,844 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $142,930 (DOCTORATE, step 26), 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) starts at $62,844 and reaches $119,114 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $71,820 to $132,790.
- The grid has 7 column columns and 26 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 26.
- New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District enrolled 1,613 students in 2023-24, the 319th-largest district in New York by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2025-26)
| Step \ Column | BA | MA | MA+15 | MA+30 | MA+45 | MA+60 | DOCTORATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $62,844 | $71,820 | $74,813 | $77,810 | $79,067 | $79,856 | $80,656 |
| 2 | $64,416 | $73,566 | $76,578 | $79,585 | $80,855 | $81,655 | $82,472 |
| 3 | $66,026 | $75,352 | $78,384 | $82,681 | $83,491 | $84,327 | |
| 4 | $67,676 | $77,183 | $80,232 | $83,253 | $84,549 | $85,371 | $86,225 |
| 5 | $69,368 | $79,059 | $82,129 | $85,153 | $86,461 | $87,289 | $88,165 |
| 6 | $71,103 | $80,982 | $84,066 | $87,093 | $88,416 | $89,254 | $90,148 |
| 7 | $72,879 | $82,948 | $86,050 | $89,080 | $90,413 | $92,175 | |
| 8 | $74,703 | $84,963 | $88,081 | $91,110 | $92,458 | $93,316 | $94,250 |
| 9 | $76,570 | $87,027 | $90,161 | $93,187 | $94,545 | $95,416 | $96,371 |
| 10 | $78,485 | $89,142 | $92,286 | $95,312 | $96,683 | $97,564 | $98,541 |
| 11 | $80,446 | $94,464 | $97,486 | $98,869 | $99,759 | $100,758 | |
| 12 | $82,458 | $93,528 | $96,696 | $99,706 | $101,102 | $102,004 | $103,024 |
| 13 | $86,631 | $98,130 | $104,306 | $105,723 | $106,643 | $107,712 | |
| 14 | $88,795 | $100,514 | $103,705 | $106,684 | $108,112 | $109,044 | $110,136 |
| 15 | $91,015 | $102,955 | $106,151 | $109,116 | $110,557 | $111,497 | $112,613 |
| 16 | $93,293 | $105,458 | $108,655 | $111,604 | $113,056 | $114,004 | $115,148 |
| 17 | $95,627 | $108,023 | $111,219 | $114,148 | $115,608 | $116,573 | $117,739 |
| 18 | $98,017 | $110,636 | $113,845 | $116,946 | $118,304 | $119,299 | $120,493 |
| 19 | $100,485 | $113,313 | $116,840 | $119,811 | $121,060 | $122,090 | $123,312 |
| 20 | $103,019 | $116,053 | $119,913 | $122,747 | $123,881 | $124,946 | $126,197 |
| 21 | $105,614 | $118,864 | $123,068 | $125,755 | $126,768 | $127,871 | $129,149 |
| 22 | $108,276 | $126,302 | $128,835 | $129,722 | $130,864 | $132,171 | |
| 23 | $124,685 | $129,624 | $132,742 | $133,923 | $135,264 | ||
| 24 | $113,906 | $127,820 | $133,032 | $135,226 | $135,836 | $137,058 | $138,430 |
| 25 | $116,777 | $130,186 | $133,364 | $136,274 | $137,530 | $138,822 | $140,127 |
| 26 | $119,114 | $132,790 | $136,031 | $139,000 | $140,282 | $142,930 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $64,416 | +$1,572 |
| 3 | $66,026 | +$3,182 |
| 4 | $67,676 | +$4,832 |
| 5 | $69,368 | +$6,524 |
| 6 | $71,103 | +$8,259 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $62,844 a year, $5,237.00 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 6/30/2026), page 13 of the PDF.
- Soft spot: Some cells are blank because the figure could not be read cleanly from the page.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $62,844 at step 1 to $119,114 at step 26: 24 step increases worth $2,345 each on average, 90% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $5,630, between step 22 and step 24.
A master's degree is worth $8,976 more than a bachelor's at the first step (14.3%) and $13,676 more at the top of the column (11.5%).
The highest-paid column, DOCTORATE, starts at $80,656 and tops out at $142,930, 20% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District's starting pay ranks 60th and its top cell ranks 84th; 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 86th percentile and the top cell at the 96th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $62,844 | $119,114 | 24 | 90% |
| MA | $71,820 | $132,790 | 23 | 85% |
| MA+15 | $74,813 | $136,031 | 24 | 82% |
| MA+30 | $77,810 | $139,000 | 23 | 79% |
| MA+45 | $79,067 | $140,282 | 25 | 77% |
| MA+60 | $79,856 | $138,822 | 23 | 74% |
| DOCTORATE | $80,656 | $142,930 | 25 | 77% |
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District | 1,613 | 2025-26 | $62,844 | $71,820 | $142,930 |
| Pleasantville Union Free School District | 1,616 | 2026-27 | $62,396 | – | $144,233 |
| West Hempstead Union Free School District | 1,617 | 2025-26 | $54,272 | $61,598 | $141,460 |
| Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District | 1,630 | 2026-27 | $43,758 | $50,297 | $107,869 |
| Croton-Harmon Union Free School District | 1,583 | 2026-27 | $63,275 | $70,916 | $151,234 |
| Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District | 1,571 | 2024-25 | $55,745 | – | $96,257 |
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 New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District?
$62,844 on the column BA at step 1 of the 2025-26 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 $62,844 (BA).
What is the top of the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District salary schedule?
$142,930, at step 26 on DOCTORATE (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 New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $119,114, is reached at step 26, 24 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District?
$8,976 more at the first step: $71,820 on MA against $62,844 on BA (2025-26 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Pleasantville Union Free School Districtstarts $62,396
- West Hempstead Union Free School Districtstarts $54,272
- Springville-Griffith Institute Central School Districtstarts $43,758
- Croton-Harmon Union Free School Districtstarts $63,275
- Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School Districtstarts $55,745
- Saranac Central School Districtstarts $58,407
- Babylon Union Free School Districtstarts $58,921
- Bronxville Union Free School Districtstarts $63,792
- Cold Spring Harbor Central School Districtstarts $62,983
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