Annual salary
$50,300
New York · salary schedule · 2026-27
Niagara-Wheatfield 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.
- Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $50,300 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $112,406 (MA+30, step 20), 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 $50,300 and reaches $102,018 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $54,359 to $108,907.
- The grid has 4 column columns and 20 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 20.
- Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District enrolled 3,271 students in 2023-24, the 179th-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 | BA | BA+30 | MA | MA+30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,300 | $52,619 | $54,359 | $56,503 |
| 2 | $52,504 | $54,921 | $56,736 | $58,974 |
| 3 | $53,576 | $56,030 | $57,869 | $60,141 |
| 4 | $54,382 | $56,860 | $58,721 | $61,012 |
| 5 | $54,964 | $57,464 | $59,345 | $61,658 |
| 6 | $56,306 | $58,914 | $60,813 | $63,143 |
| 7 | $57,994 | $60,664 | $62,668 | $65,136 |
| 8 | $61,442 | $64,248 | $66,373 | $68,970 |
| 9 | $63,372 | $66,240 | $68,435 | $71,100 |
| 10 | $65,448 | $68,391 | $70,658 | $73,401 |
| 11 | $67,051 | $70,049 | $72,373 | $75,167 |
| 12 | $69,404 | $72,474 | $74,874 | $77,741 |
| 13 | $71,419 | $74,543 | $77,009 | $79,934 |
| 14 | $73,758 | $76,965 | $79,497 | $82,497 |
| 15 | $76,468 | $79,759 | $82,377 | $85,463 |
| 16 | $79,571 | $82,972 | $85,687 | $88,875 |
| 17 | $87,010 | $90,677 | $93,624 | $97,075 |
| 18 | $89,060 | $92,770 | $95,765 | $99,252 |
| 19 | $91,430 | $95,191 | $98,246 | $101,795 |
| 20 | $102,018 | $105,646 | $108,907 | $112,406 |
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Per month (12)
$4,191.67
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $52,504 | +$2,204 |
| 3 | $53,576 | +$3,276 |
| 4 | $54,382 | +$4,082 |
| 5 | $54,964 | +$4,664 |
| 6 | $56,306 | +$6,006 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $50,300 a year, $4,191.67 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 7/1/2025 to 6/30/2028), page 71 of the PDF.
The agreement prints one block of columns per school year side by side on the page; this page reproduces the 2026-27 block.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $50,300 at step 1 to $102,018 at step 20: 19 step increases worth $2,722 each on average, 103% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $10,588, between step 19 and step 20.
A master's degree is worth $4,059 more than a bachelor's at the first step (8.1%) and $6,889 more at the top of the column (6.8%).
The highest-paid column, MA+30, starts at $56,503 and tops out at $112,406, 10% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District's starting pay ranks 229th and its top cell ranks 139th; 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 48th percentile and the top cell at the 77th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $50,300 | $102,018 | 19 | 103% |
| BA+30 | $52,619 | $105,646 | 19 | 101% |
| MA | $54,359 | $108,907 | 19 | 100% |
| MA+30 | $56,503 | $112,406 | 19 | 99% |
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District | 3,271 | 2026-27 | $50,300 | $54,359 | $112,406 |
| Canandaigua City School District | 3,254 | 2026-27 | $48,483 | – | $91,385 |
| Glen Cove City School District | 3,248 | 2025-26 | $63,076 | – | $149,834 |
| Jericho Union Free School District | 3,242 | 2026-27 | $68,472 | $76,730 | $179,323 |
| Rockville Centre Union Free School District | 3,326 | 2026-27 | $66,476 | $79,367 | $162,097 |
| Hauppauge Union Free School District | 3,215 | 2026-27 | $54,460 | – | $168,241 |
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-Wheatfield Central School District?
$50,300 on the column BA 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 $50,300 (BA).
What is the top of the Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District salary schedule?
$112,406, at step 20 on MA+30 (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-Wheatfield Central School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $102,018, is reached at step 20, 19 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District?
$4,059 more at the first step: $54,359 on MA against $50,300 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
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- Hauppauge Union Free School Districtstarts $54,460
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