Annual salary
$50,935
New York · salary schedule · 2025-26
Niskayuna Central School District salary schedule, 2025-26
Teacher salary schedule (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a schedule and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Niskayuna Central School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $50,935 (Bachelor's schedule, step 1) and tops out at $109,266 (Master's schedule, step 30), 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 (Bachelor's schedule) starts at $50,935 and reaches $104,587 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Master's schedule) the range is $53,973 to $109,266.
- The grid has 2 schedule columns and 30 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 30.
- Niskayuna Central School District enrolled 4,363 students in 2023-24, the 124th-largest district in New York by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2025-26)
Official sourceDocumentNew York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract librarySchool year2025-26Effective
| Step \ Schedule | Bachelor's schedule | Master's schedule |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,935 | $53,973 |
| 2 | $51,998 | $55,123 |
| 3 | $53,432 | $56,641 |
| 4 | $54,970 | $58,271 |
| 5 | $56,497 | $59,895 |
| 6 | $57,953 | $61,671 |
| 7 | $60,352 | $63,380 |
| 8 | $62,534 | $65,885 |
| 9 | $64,812 | $68,069 |
| 10 | $67,362 | $70,384 |
| 11 | $68,824 | $71,699 |
| 12 | $70,384 | $73,973 |
| 13 | $71,545 | $76,062 |
| 14 | $73,046 | $76,877 |
| 15 | $74,356 | $77,959 |
| 16 | $76,557 | $80,114 |
| 17 | $78,679 | $82,567 |
| 18 | $81,374 | $85,620 |
| 19 | $84,538 | $88,619 |
| 20 | $86,903 | $91,564 |
| 21 | $92,127 | $96,712 |
| 22 | $94,893 | $99,886 |
| 23 | $96,677 | $101,391 |
| 24 | $98,505 | $103,217 |
| 25 | $100,331 | $105,045 |
| 26 | $101,134 | $105,885 |
| 27 | $101,875 | $106,625 |
| 28 | $102,613 | $107,362 |
| 29 | $103,344 | $108,094 |
| 30 | $104,587 | $109,266 |
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Per month (12)
$4,244.58
Next 5 steps in this schedule
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $51,998 | +$1,063 |
| 3 | $53,432 | +$2,497 |
| 4 | $54,970 | +$4,035 |
| 5 | $56,497 | +$5,562 |
| 6 | $57,953 | +$7,018 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelor's schedule, step 1 = $50,935 a year, $4,244.58 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Appendix D prints one column per year from 2021-22 to 2025-26 for each schedule; the 2025-26 columns are reproduced here.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelor's schedule column a teacher moves from $50,935 at step 1 to $104,587 at step 30: 29 step increases worth $1,850 each on average, 105% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $5,224, between step 20 and step 21.
A master's degree is worth $3,038 more than a bachelor's at the first step (6.0%) and $4,679 more at the top of the column (4.5%).
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Niskayuna Central School District's starting pay ranks 217th and its top cell ranks 153rd; 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 50th percentile and the top cell at the 73rd percentile.
Column by column
| Schedule | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's schedule | $50,935 | $104,587 | 29 | 105% |
| Master's schedule | $53,973 | $109,266 | 29 | 102% |
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niskayuna Central School District | 4,363 | 2025-26 | $50,935 | $53,973 | $109,266 |
| Corning City School District | 4,365 | 2025-26 | $54,926 | – | $75,112 |
| Herricks Union Free School District | 4,320 | 2025-26 | $67,221 | – | $159,949 |
| Northport-East Northport Union Free School District | 4,434 | 2026-27 | $60,809 | $69,076 | $158,652 |
| Lockport City School District | 4,274 | 2025-26 | $45,544 | – | $108,000 |
| Valley Central School District (montgomery) | 4,273 | 2025-26 | $62,760 | $69,701 | $141,412 |
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 Niskayuna Central School District?
$50,935 on the schedule Bachelor's schedule 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 $50,935 (Bachelor's schedule).
What is the top of the Niskayuna Central School District salary schedule?
$109,266, at step 30 on Master's schedule (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 Niskayuna Central School District salary schedule?
On the Bachelor's schedule column the top figure, $104,587, is reached at step 30, 29 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Niskayuna Central School District?
$3,038 more at the first step: $53,973 on Master's schedule against $50,935 on Bachelor's schedule (2025-26 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Corning City School Districtstarts $54,926
- Herricks Union Free School Districtstarts $67,221
- Northport-East Northport Union Free School Districtstarts $60,809
- Lockport City School Districtstarts $45,544
- Valley Central School District (montgomery)starts $62,760
- Baldwin Union Free School Districtstarts $63,798
- Port Chester-Rye Union Free School Districtstarts $68,548
- Jamestown City School Districtstarts $41,191
- Fayetteville-Manlius Central School Districtstarts $55,098
- Huntington Union Free School Districtstarts $57,730.72
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