Annual salary
$53,796
New York · salary schedule · 2026-27
Niagara Falls City School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher salary schedule A (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a credit hours and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Niagara Falls City School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $53,796 (B.A., step 1) and tops out at $118,070 (90, step 17), 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 (B.A.) starts at $53,796 and reaches $104,560 at the top of that column.
- The grid has 10 credit hours columns and 17 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 17.
- Niagara Falls City School District enrolled 7,029 students in 2023-24, the 65th-largest district in New York by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule A (2026-27)
Official sourceDocumentNew York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract librarySchool year2026-27Effective
| Step \ Credit hours | B.A. | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $53,796 | $54,888 | $55,983 | $57,073 | $58,163 | $59,256 | $60,351 | $61,441 | $62,537 | $63,630 |
| 2 | $54,322 | $55,416 | $56,509 | $57,585 | $58,694 | $59,785 | $60,878 | $61,971 | $63,062 | $64,349 |
| 3 | $54,851 | $55,941 | $57,033 | $58,126 | $59,216 | $60,308 | $61,404 | $62,495 | $63,588 | $64,681 |
| 4 | $55,922 | $57,017 | $58,188 | $59,199 | $60,291 | $61,386 | $62,476 | $63,568 | $64,661 | $65,754 |
| 5 | $57,462 | $58,556 | $59,648 | $60,742 | $61,834 | $62,924 | $64,017 | $65,109 | $66,204 | $67,295 |
| 6 | $59,004 | $60,098 | $61,187 | $62,282 | $63,374 | $64,466 | $65,560 | $66,651 | $67,743 | $68,835 |
| 7 | $60,146 | $61,239 | $62,329 | $63,420 | $64,515 | $66,408 | $66,699 | $67,789 | $68,882 | $69,974 |
| 8 | $62,971 | $64,063 | $65,156 | $66,248 | $67,341 | $68,432 | $69,525 | $70,617 | $71,711 | $72,802 |
| 9 | $65,525 | $67,020 | $67,714 | $68,804 | $69,884 | $70,988 | $72,078 | $73,172 | $74,261 | $75,359 |
| 10 | $67,067 | $68,160 | $69,251 | $70,344 | $71,439 | $72,531 | $73,623 | $74,715 | $75,809 | $76,899 |
| 11 | $67,067 | $68,160 | $69,251 | $71,888 | $72,980 | $74,071 | $75,164 | $76,254 | $77,349 | $78,441 |
| 12 | $67,067 | $68,160 | $69,251 | $71,888 | $72,980 | $74,071 | $76,705 | $77,795 | $78,889 | $79,981 |
| 13 | $68,550 | $69,701 | $70,796 | $73,426 | $74,521 | $75,611 | $78,244 | $79,338 | $80,431 | $81,524 |
| 14 | $72,547 | $73,705 | $74,799 | $77,434 | $78,526 | $79,617 | $82,245 | $83,344 | $84,438 | $85,527 |
| 15 | $72,547 | $73,705 | $74,799 | $77,434 | $78,526 | $79,617 | $82,245 | $83,344 | $84,438 | $85,527 |
| 16 | $74,156 | $75,249 | $76,343 | $78,973 | $80,066 | $81,160 | $83,795 | $84,883 | $85,974 | $87,071 |
| 17 | $104,560 | $105,702 | $106,848 | $109,601 | $110,744 | $111,803 | $114,640 | $115,781 | $116,925 | $118,070 |
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Per month (12)
$4,483.00
Next 5 steps in this credit hours
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $54,322 | +$526 |
| 3 | $54,851 | +$1,055 |
| 4 | $55,922 | +$2,126 |
| 5 | $57,462 | +$3,666 |
| 6 | $59,004 | +$5,208 |
Worked example as rendered: B.A., step 1 = $53,796 a year, $4,483.00 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Salary Schedule A. The columns are credit hours beyond the B.A.
The schedule is added to: a master's degree adds $5,238, a doctorate $5,765, and school psychologists $10,882.
How this schedule moves
On the B.A. column a teacher moves from $53,796 at step 1 to $104,560 at step 17: 16 step increases worth $3,173 each on average, 94% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $30,404, between step 16 and step 17.
3 of the 16 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
The highest-paid column, 90, starts at $63,630 and tops out at $118,070, 13% above the top of the B.A. column.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Niagara Falls City School District's starting pay ranks 169th and its top cell ranks 123rd; 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 59th percentile and the top cell at the 82nd percentile.
Column by column
| Credit hours | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.A. | $53,796 | $104,560 | 16 | 94% |
| 10 | $54,888 | $105,702 | 16 | 93% |
| 20 | $55,983 | $106,848 | 16 | 91% |
| 30 | $57,073 | $109,601 | 16 | 92% |
| 40 | $58,163 | $110,744 | 16 | 90% |
| 50 | $59,256 | $111,803 | 16 | 89% |
| 60 | $60,351 | $114,640 | 16 | 90% |
| 70 | $61,441 | $115,781 | 16 | 88% |
| 80 | $62,537 | $116,925 | 16 | 87% |
| 90 | $63,630 | $118,070 | 16 | 86% |
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Falls City School District | 7,029 | 2026-27 | $53,796 | – | $118,070 |
| Syosset Central School District | 7,016 | 2026-27 | $68,687 | $79,562 | $168,266 |
| Great Neck Union Free School District | 6,841 | 2026-27 | $66,975 | $76,602 | $170,382 |
| Mount Vernon City School District | 6,813 | 2024-25 | $57,559 | $65,345 | $136,553 |
| Half Hollow Hills Central School District | 7,248 | 2026-27 | $62,997 | $72,336 | $173,876 |
| White Plains City School District | 6,784 | 2025-26 | $64,207 | $73,886 | $164,067 |
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 Niagara Falls City School District?
$53,796 on the credit hours B.A. at step 1 of the 2026-27 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 $53,796 (B.A.).
What is the top of the Niagara Falls City School District salary schedule?
$118,070, at step 17 on 90 (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 Niagara Falls City School District salary schedule?
On the B.A. column the top figure, $104,560, is reached at step 17, 16 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
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- White Plains City School Districtstarts $64,207
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- Middletown City School Districtstarts $70,374
- Patchogue-Medford Union Free School Districtstarts $57,028
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