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Pine Bush Central 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.
- Pine Bush Central School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $58,819 (< BA, step 1) and tops out at $133,183 (MA60, step 26), 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 $60,124 and reaches $117,947 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $65,408 to $123,962.
- The grid has 6 column columns and 26 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 26.
- Pine Bush Central School District enrolled 4,853 students in 2023-24, the 110th-largest district in New York by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2025-26)
| Step \ Column | < BA | BA | BA30 | MA | MA30 | MA60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $58,819 | $60,124 | $64,289 | $65,408 | $69,583 | $73,747 |
| 2 | $60,509 | $61,814 | $66,103 | $67,254 | $71,556 | $75,845 |
| 3 | $61,736 | $63,042 | $67,342 | $68,480 | $72,778 | $77,080 |
| 4 | $63,623 | $64,928 | $69,227 | $70,369 | $74,668 | $78,956 |
| 5 | $65,633 | $66,938 | $71,208 | $72,377 | $76,667 | $80,968 |
| 6 | $67,647 | $68,952 | $73,238 | $74,379 | $78,665 | $82,966 |
| 7 | $69,639 | $70,945 | $75,237 | $76,372 | $80,672 | $84,974 |
| 8 | $71,637 | $72,943 | $77,233 | $78,381 | $82,673 | $86,975 |
| 9 | $73,636 | $74,941 | $79,242 | $80,382 | $84,681 | $88,973 |
| 10 | $75,526 | $76,831 | $81,120 | $82,274 | $86,570 | $90,859 |
| 11 | $77,910 | $79,215 | $83,525 | $84,668 | $88,991 | $93,314 |
| 12 | $80,299 | $81,604 | $85,952 | $87,103 | $91,433 | $95,777 |
| 13 | $82,324 | $83,629 | $87,958 | $89,511 | $93,854 | $98,181 |
| 14 | $84,353 | $85,658 | $89,987 | $91,531 | $95,868 | $100,199 |
| 15 | $86,366 | $87,671 | $92,003 | $93,547 | $97,883 | $102,228 |
| 16 | $87,406 | $88,711 | $94,241 | $95,786 | $100,115 | $104,455 |
| 17 | $90,518 | $91,824 | $96,150 | $97,695 | $102,034 | $106,369 |
| 18 | $92,535 | $93,840 | $98,180 | $99,714 | $104,055 | $108,397 |
| 19 | $94,643 | $95,948 | $100,295 | $101,848 | $106,187 | $110,518 |
| 20 | $96,625 | $97,930 | $102,322 | $103,862 | $108,194 | $112,533 |
| 21 | $101,895 | $103,200 | $107,535 | $108,768 | $113,100 | $117,433 |
| 22 | $108,315 | $109,620 | $114,084 | $115,428 | $119,879 | $124,342 |
| 23 | $109,944 | $111,249 | $115,755 | $117,113 | $121,607 | $126,115 |
| 24 | $109,944 | $111,249 | $115,755 | $117,113 | $121,607 | $126,115 |
| 25 | $112,442 | $113,748 | $118,209 | $119,555 | $124,006 | $128,468 |
| 26 | $116,642 | $117,947 | $122,569 | $123,962 | $128,566 | $133,183 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $61,814 | +$1,690 |
| 3 | $63,042 | +$2,918 |
| 4 | $64,928 | +$4,804 |
| 5 | $66,938 | +$6,814 |
| 6 | $68,952 | +$8,828 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $60,124 a year, $5,010.33 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Schedule A of the Pine Bush Teachers agreement.
- Soft spot: The schedule prints a seventh column headed 'BN' whose meaning the agreement does not state on this page; it is not reproduced here.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $60,124 at step 1 to $117,947 at step 26: 25 step increases worth $2,313 each on average, 96% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $6,420, between step 21 and step 22.
1 of the 25 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
A master's degree is worth $5,284 more than a bachelor's at the first step (8.8%) and $6,015 more at the top of the column (5.1%).
The highest-paid column, MA60, starts at $73,747 and tops out at $133,183, 13% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Pine Bush Central School District's starting pay ranks 86th and its top cell ranks 103rd; 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 78th percentile and the top cell at the 92nd percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < BA | $58,819 | $116,642 | 25 | 98% |
| BA | $60,124 | $117,947 | 25 | 96% |
| BA30 | $64,289 | $122,569 | 25 | 91% |
| MA | $65,408 | $123,962 | 25 | 90% |
| MA30 | $69,583 | $128,566 | 25 | 85% |
| MA60 | $73,747 | $133,183 | 25 | 81% |
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Bush Central School District | 4,853 | 2025-26 | $60,124 | $65,408 | $133,183 |
| Copiague Union Free School District | 4,862 | 2026-27 | $58,802 | $70,781 | $171,572 |
| Guilderland Central School District | 4,906 | 2024-25 | $56,098 | – | $99,100 |
| Binghamton City School District | 4,775 | 2025-26 | $54,193 | – | $132,221 |
| Scarsdale Union Free School District | 4,724 | 2025-26 | $68,328 | $76,431 | $168,919 |
| South Colonie Central School District | 4,990 | 2026-27 | $57,677 | – | $125,934 |
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 Pine Bush Central School District?
$60,124 on the column BA 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 $58,819 (< BA).
What is the top of the Pine Bush Central School District salary schedule?
$133,183, at step 26 on MA60 (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 Pine Bush Central School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $117,947, is reached at step 26, 25 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Pine Bush Central School District?
$5,284 more at the first step: $65,408 on MA against $60,124 on BA (2025-26 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Copiague Union Free School Districtstarts $58,802
- Guilderland Central School Districtstarts $56,098
- Binghamton City School Districtstarts $54,193
- Scarsdale Union Free School Districtstarts $68,328
- South Colonie Central School Districtstarts $57,677
- North Babylon Union Free School Districtstarts $54,587
- Frontier Central School Districtstarts $46,625
- Ithaca City School Districtstarts $56,918
- Jamestown City School Districtstarts $41,191
- Port Chester-Rye Union Free School Districtstarts $68,548
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