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Pocantico Hills 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.
- Pocantico Hills Central School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $64,162 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $145,556 (DR, step 16), 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 $64,162 and reaches $100,648 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $73,439 to $133,188.
- The grid has 8 column columns and 18 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 16.
- Pocantico Hills Central School District enrolled 344 students in 2023-24, the 635th-largest district in New York by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2025-26)
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+30 | BA+45 | MA | MA+30 | PD | MA+60 | DR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $64,162 | $67,255 | $70,345 | $73,439 | $76,530 | $79,622 | $82,714 | $85,808 |
| 2 | $67,255 | $71,582 | $74,675 | $77,766 | $80,859 | $83,952 | $87,044 | $90,134 |
| 3 | $70,964 | $76,530 | $79,622 | $82,714 | $85,808 | $88,898 | $91,989 | $95,082 |
| 3A | $72,820 | $78,694 | $81,787 | $85,342 | $88,436 | $91,526 | $94,618 | $97,710 |
| 4 | $74,675 | $80,859 | $83,952 | $87,970 | $91,064 | $94,154 | $97,246 | $100,338 |
| 5 | $78,385 | $85,190 | $88,279 | $92,300 | $95,391 | $98,483 | $101,577 | $104,668 |
| 6 | $82,096 | $89,516 | $92,609 | $96,628 | $99,720 | $102,813 | $105,905 | $108,997 |
| 7 | $85,808 | $93,845 | $96,938 | $101,266 | $104,358 | $107,451 | $110,543 | $113,634 |
| 8 | $89,516 | $98,176 | $101,266 | $105,596 | $108,688 | $111,780 | $114,871 | $117,963 |
| 9 | $93,227 | $102,503 | $105,596 | $109,924 | $113,016 | $116,108 | $119,201 | $122,293 |
| 9A | $95,082 | $104,667 | $107,760 | $112,089 | $115,180 | $118,273 | $121,366 | $124,457 |
| 10 | $96,938 | $106,832 | $109,924 | $114,253 | $117,344 | $120,438 | $123,530 | $126,621 |
| 11 | $100,030 | $111,161 | $114,253 | $118,582 | $121,675 | $124,767 | $127,857 | $130,950 |
| 12 | $100,648 | $115,489 | $118,582 | $122,912 | $126,002 | $129,094 | $132,188 | $135,279 |
| 13 | $119,820 | $122,912 | $127,239 | $130,332 | $133,424 | $136,516 | $139,608 | |
| 14 | $124,147 | $127,239 | $131,569 | $134,661 | $137,754 | $140,844 | $143,936 | |
| 15 | $124,767 | $127,857 | $132,188 | $135,279 | $138,372 | $141,463 | $144,556 | |
| 16 | $125,767 | $128,857 | $133,188 | $136,279 | $139,372 | $142,463 | $145,556 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $67,255 | +$3,093 |
| 3 | $70,964 | +$6,802 |
| 3A | $72,820 | +$8,658 |
| 4 | $74,675 | +$10,513 |
| 5 | $78,385 | +$14,223 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $64,162 a year, $5,346.83 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 39 of the PDF.
- Soft spot: Some cells are blank because the figure could not be read cleanly from the page.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $64,162 at step 1 to $100,648 at step 12: 13 step increases worth $2,807 each on average, 57% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,712, between step 6 and step 7.
A master's degree is worth $9,277 more than a bachelor's at the first step (14.5%) and $32,540 more at the top of the column (32.3%).
The highest-paid column, DR, starts at $85,808 and tops out at $145,556, 45% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Pocantico Hills Central School District's starting pay ranks 47th and its top cell ranks 74th; 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 89th percentile and the top cell at the 97th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $64,162 | $100,648 | 13 | 57% |
| BA+30 | $67,255 | $125,767 | 17 | 87% |
| BA+45 | $70,345 | $128,857 | 17 | 83% |
| MA | $73,439 | $133,188 | 17 | 81% |
| MA+30 | $76,530 | $136,279 | 17 | 78% |
| PD | $79,622 | $139,372 | 17 | 75% |
| MA+60 | $82,714 | $142,463 | 17 | 72% |
| DR | $85,808 | $145,556 | 17 | 70% |
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pocantico Hills Central School District | 344 | 2025-26 | $64,162 | $73,439 | $145,556 |
| Parishville-Hopkinton Central School District | 347 | 2025-26 | $51,369 | – | $86,412 |
| Worcester Central School District | 341 | 2026-27 | $48,434 | – | $71,558 |
| Lyme Central School District | 353 | 2026-27 | $54,885 | – | $101,342 |
| Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Central School District | 355 | 2023-24 | $43,399 | – | $81,564 |
| Belfast Central School District | 327 | 2023-24 | $37,500 | – | $74,587 |
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 Pocantico Hills Central School District?
$64,162 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 $64,162 (BA).
What is the top of the Pocantico Hills Central School District salary schedule?
$145,556, at step 16 on DR (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 Pocantico Hills Central School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $100,648, is reached at step 12, 13 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Pocantico Hills Central School District?
$9,277 more at the first step: $73,439 on MA against $64,162 on BA (2025-26 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Parishville-Hopkinton Central School Districtstarts $51,369
- Worcester Central School Districtstarts $48,434
- Lyme Central School Districtstarts $54,885
- Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Central School Districtstarts $43,399
- Belfast Central School Districtstarts $37,500
- Clymer Central School Districtstarts $47,250
- Prattsburgh Central School Districtstarts $51,593
- Wynantskill Union Free School Districtstarts $51,119
- Hartford Central School Districtstarts $44,881
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