Annual salary
$44,142
New York · salary schedule · 2025-26
North Tonawanda City 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.
- North Tonawanda City School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $44,142 (Salary schedule, step 1) and tops out at $99,595 (Salary schedule, step 24), per New York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract library (effective ).
- The grid has 1 column columns and 24 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 24.
- North Tonawanda City School District enrolled 3,198 students in 2023-24, the 184th-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 \ Column | Salary schedule |
|---|---|
| 1 | $44,142 |
| 2 | $44,840 |
| 3 | $45,378 |
| 4 | $46,569 |
| 5 | $48,776 |
| 6 | $51,204 |
| 7 | $53,191 |
| 8 | $55,528 |
| 9 | $57,825 |
| 10 | $60,031 |
| 11 | $62,239 |
| 12 | $63,874 |
| 13 | $67,006 |
| 14 | $69,080 |
| 15 | $71,507 |
| 16 | $73,628 |
| 17 | $76,584 |
| 18 | $79,689 |
| 19 | $83,735 |
| 20 | $88,327 |
| 21 | $91,297 |
| 22 | $92,637 |
| 23 | $93,916 |
| 24 | $99,595 |
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Per month (12)
$3,678.50
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $44,840 | +$698 |
| 3 | $45,378 | +$1,236 |
| 4 | $46,569 | +$2,427 |
| 5 | $48,776 | +$4,634 |
| 6 | $51,204 | +$7,062 |
Worked example as rendered: Salary schedule, step 1 = $44,142 a year, $3,678.50 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 7/1/2022 to 6/30/2026), page 9 of the PDF.
The agreement prints one column per school year; this page reproduces the 2025-26 column.
How this schedule moves
On the Salary schedule column a teacher moves from $44,142 at step 1 to $99,595 at step 24: 23 step increases worth $2,411 each on average, 126% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $5,679, between step 23 and step 24.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, North Tonawanda City School District's starting pay ranks 311th and its top cell ranks 204th; 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 28th percentile and the top cell at the 60th percentile.
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Tonawanda City School District | 3,198 | 2025-26 | $44,142 | – | $99,595 |
| Hauppauge Union Free School District | 3,215 | 2026-27 | $54,460 | – | $168,241 |
| Jericho Union Free School District | 3,242 | 2026-27 | $68,472 | $76,730 | $179,323 |
| Glen Cove City School District | 3,248 | 2025-26 | $63,076 | – | $149,834 |
| Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District | 3,147 | 2025-26 | $53,000 | – | $104,000 |
| Canandaigua City School District | 3,254 | 2026-27 | $48,483 | – | $91,385 |
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 North Tonawanda City School District schedule?
$44,142 at step 1 on Salary schedule, per the 2025-26 schedule (New York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract library).
What is the top of the North Tonawanda City School District salary schedule?
$99,595, at step 24 on Salary 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 North Tonawanda City School District salary schedule?
On the Salary schedule column the top figure, $99,595, is reached at step 24, 23 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Hauppauge Union Free School Districtstarts $54,460
- Jericho Union Free School Districtstarts $68,472
- Glen Cove City School Districtstarts $63,076
- Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School Districtstarts $53,000
- Canandaigua City School Districtstarts $48,483
- Carthage Central School Districtstarts $54,180
- Niagara-Wheatfield Central School Districtstarts $50,300
- Bethpage Union Free School Districtstarts $62,465
- Rockville Centre Union Free School Districtstarts $66,476
- Whitesboro Central School Districtstarts $41,859
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