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Onteora 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.
- Onteora Central School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $69,467 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $126,078 (MA, step 22), 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 $69,467 and reaches $119,285 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $73,240 to $126,078.
- The grid has 2 column columns and 22 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 22.
- Onteora Central School District enrolled 1,124 students in 2023-24, the 407th-largest district in New York by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | BA | MA |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $69,467 | $73,240 |
| 2 | $71,514 | $75,231 |
| 3 | $73,725 | $77,775 |
| 4 | $75,574 | $79,756 |
| 5 | $77,445 | $81,806 |
| 6 | $79,388 | $83,852 |
| 7 | $81,349 | $86,030 |
| 8 | $83,285 | $88,135 |
| 9 | $85,224 | $90,238 |
| 10 | $87,898 | $92,351 |
| 11 | $89,082 | $94,428 |
| 12 | $90,925 | $96,400 |
| 13 | $92,780 | $98,383 |
| 14 | $94,627 | $100,602 |
| 15 | $96,483 | $102,865 |
| 16 | $98,884 | $105,391 |
| 17 | $100,626 | $107,672 |
| 18 | $102,452 | $109,565 |
| 19 | $104,539 | $111,572 |
| 20 | $109,074 | $116,404 |
| 21 | $114,181 | $121,244 |
| 22 | $119,285 | $126,078 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $71,514 | +$2,047 |
| 3 | $73,725 | +$4,258 |
| 4 | $75,574 | +$6,107 |
| 5 | $77,445 | +$7,978 |
| 6 | $79,388 | +$9,921 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $69,467 a year, $5,788.92 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 7/1/2024 to 6/30/2028), page 58 of the PDF.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $69,467 at step 1 to $119,285 at step 22: 21 step increases worth $2,372 each on average, 72% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $5,107, between step 20 and step 21.
A master's degree is worth $3,773 more than a bachelor's at the first step (5.4%) and $6,793 more at the top of the column (5.7%).
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Onteora Central School District's starting pay ranks 13th and its top cell ranks 113th; 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 96th percentile and the top cell at the 88th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $69,467 | $119,285 | 21 | 72% |
| MA | $73,240 | $126,078 | 21 | 72% |
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onteora Central School District | 1,124 | 2026-27 | $69,467 | $73,240 | $126,078 |
| Gorham-Middlesex Central School District (marcus Whitman) | 1,112 | 2026-27 | $45,200 | – | $66,108 |
| Attica Central School District | 1,140 | 2026-27 | $41,519 | – | $81,486 |
| Sullivan West Central School District | 1,104 | 2025-26 | $53,810 | – | $112,411 |
| North Rose-Wolcott Central School District | 1,149 | 2026-27 | $50,014 | – | $104,282 |
| Canton Central School District | 1,092 | 2026-27 | $52,041 | – | $91,178 |
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 Onteora Central School District?
$69,467 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 $69,467 (BA).
What is the top of the Onteora Central School District salary schedule?
$126,078, at step 22 on MA (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 Onteora Central School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $119,285, is reached at step 22, 21 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Onteora Central School District?
$3,773 more at the first step: $73,240 on MA against $69,467 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Gorham-Middlesex Central School District (marcus Whitman)starts $45,200
- Attica Central School Districtstarts $41,519
- Sullivan West Central School Districtstarts $53,810
- North Rose-Wolcott Central School Districtstarts $50,014
- Canton Central School Districtstarts $52,041
- Pawling Central School Districtstarts $58,383
- Herkimer Central School Districtstarts $43,000
- Ausable Valley Central School Districtstarts $47,332
- Tuckahoe Union Free School Districtstarts $64,777
- Mount Markham Central School Districtstarts $45,381
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