Annual salary
$70,428
New York · salary schedule · 2025-26
Putnam Valley 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.
- Putnam Valley Central School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $70,428 (MA, step 1) and tops out at $132,484 (MA, step 25), per New York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract library (effective ).
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $70,428 to $132,484.
- The grid has 1 column columns and 25 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 25.
- Putnam Valley Central School District enrolled 1,531 students in 2023-24, the 333rd-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 | MA |
|---|---|
| 1 | $70,428 |
| 2 | $73,021 |
| 3 | $75,574 |
| 4 | $78,125 |
| 5 | $80,469 |
| 6 | $82,884 |
| 7 | $85,370 |
| 8 | $87,931 |
| 9 | $90,569 |
| 10 | $94,172 |
| 11 | $96,963 |
| 12 | $99,753 |
| 13 | $103,425 |
| 14 | $107,116 |
| 15 | $110,796 |
| 16 | $113,590 |
| 17 | $117,070 |
| 18 | $120,562 |
| 19 | $121,767 |
| 20 | $122,985 |
| 21 | $124,216 |
| 22 | $125,457 |
| 23 | $127,339 |
| 24 | $129,886 |
| 25 | $132,484 |
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Per month (12)
$5,869.00
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $73,021 | +$2,593 |
| 3 | $75,574 | +$5,146 |
| 4 | $78,125 | +$7,697 |
| 5 | $80,469 | +$10,041 |
| 6 | $82,884 | +$12,456 |
Worked example as rendered: MA, step 1 = $70,428 a year, $5,869.00 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 35 of the PDF.
The agreement prints one block of columns per school year side by side on the page; this page reproduces the 2025-26 block.
How this schedule moves
On the MA column a teacher moves from $70,428 at step 1 to $132,484 at step 25: 24 step increases worth $2,586 each on average, 88% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,691, between step 13 and step 14.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Putnam Valley Central School District's starting pay ranks 9th and its top cell ranks 104th; 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 97th percentile and the top cell at the 92nd percentile.
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Putnam Valley Central School District | 1,531 | 2025-26 | $70,428 | $70,428 | $132,484 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Central School District | 1,533 | 2023-24 | $62,983 | $74,320 | $159,096 |
| Bronxville Union Free School District | 1,543 | 2026-27 | $63,792 | $73,201 | $156,777 |
| Babylon Union Free School District | 1,548 | 2025-26 | $58,921 | $66,854 | $140,317 |
| Fredonia Central School District | 1,506 | 2026-27 | $44,066 | – | $84,491 |
| Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District | 1,499 | 2026-27 | $60,153 | $68,973 | $150,752 |
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 Putnam Valley Central School District schedule?
$70,428 at step 1 on MA, 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 Putnam Valley Central School District salary schedule?
$132,484, at step 25 on MA (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 Putnam Valley Central School District salary schedule?
On the MA column the top figure, $132,484, is reached at step 25, 24 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Cold Spring Harbor Central School Districtstarts $62,983
- Bronxville Union Free School Districtstarts $63,792
- Babylon Union Free School Districtstarts $58,921
- Fredonia Central School Districtstarts $44,066
- Dobbs Ferry Union Free School Districtstarts $60,153
- Saranac Central School Districtstarts $58,407
- Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School Districtstarts $55,745
- Alden Central School Districtstarts $38,462
- Watervliet City School Districtstarts $52,649
- Croton-Harmon Union Free School Districtstarts $63,275
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