Annual salary
$56,201
New York · salary schedule · 2026-27
Sachem 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.
- Sachem Central School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $56,201 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $158,206 (Ph.D or Ed.D, step 30), 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 $56,201 and reaches $106,782 at the top of that column.
- The grid has 10 column columns and 30 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 30.
- Sachem Central School District enrolled 11,729 students in 2023-24, the 32nd-largest district in New York by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27)
Transcribed from imageDocumentNew York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract librarySchool year2026-27Effective
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+15 hrs | BA+30 hrs | MA or BA+45 hrs | MA+15 hrs | MA+30 hrs | MA+45 hrs | MA+60 hrs | MA+75 hrs | Ph.D or Ed.D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $56,201 | $59,011 | $61,821 | $64,631 | $67,441 | $70,251 | $73,061 | $75,871 | $78,681 | $81,491 |
| 2 | $59,011 | $61,821 | $64,631 | $67,441 | $70,251 | $73,061 | $75,871 | $78,681 | $81,491 | $84,302 |
| 3 | $61,821 | $64,631 | $67,441 | $70,251 | $73,061 | $75,871 | $78,681 | $81,491 | $84,302 | $87,112 |
| 4 | $64,631 | $67,441 | $70,251 | $73,061 | $75,871 | $78,681 | $81,491 | $84,302 | $87,112 | $89,922 |
| 5 | $67,441 | $70,251 | $73,061 | $75,871 | $78,681 | $81,491 | $84,302 | $87,112 | $89,922 | $92,732 |
| 6 | $70,251 | $73,061 | $75,871 | $78,681 | $81,491 | $84,302 | $87,112 | $89,922 | $92,732 | $95,542 |
| 7 | $73,061 | $75,871 | $78,962 | $82,053 | $85,145 | $88,236 | $91,327 | $94,418 | $97,509 | $100,600 |
| 8 | $75,871 | $78,681 | $82,053 | $85,145 | $88,236 | $91,327 | $94,418 | $97,509 | $100,600 | $103,691 |
| 9 | $78,681 | $81,491 | $85,145 | $88,236 | $91,327 | $94,418 | $97,509 | $100,600 | $103,691 | $106,782 |
| 10 | $81,491 | $84,302 | $88,236 | $91,327 | $94,418 | $97,509 | $100,600 | $103,691 | $106,782 | $109,873 |
| 11 | $84,302 | $87,112 | $91,327 | $94,418 | $97,509 | $100,600 | $103,691 | $106,782 | $109,873 | $112,964 |
| 12 | $87,112 | $89,922 | $94,418 | $97,509 | $100,600 | $103,691 | $106,782 | $109,873 | $112,964 | $116,055 |
| 13 | $89,922 | $92,732 | $97,509 | $100,600 | $103,691 | $106,782 | $109,873 | $112,964 | $116,055 | $119,146 |
| 14 | $92,732 | $95,542 | $100,600 | $103,691 | $106,782 | $109,873 | $112,964 | $116,055 | $119,146 | $122,237 |
| 15 | $95,542 | $98,352 | $103,691 | $106,782 | $109,873 | $112,964 | $116,055 | $119,146 | $122,237 | $125,328 |
| 16 | $98,352 | $101,162 | $106,782 | $109,873 | $112,964 | $116,055 | $119,146 | $122,237 | $125,328 | $128,419 |
| 17 | $101,162 | $103,972 | $109,873 | $112,964 | $116,055 | $119,146 | $122,237 | $125,328 | $128,419 | $131,510 |
| 18 | $103,972 | $106,782 | $112,964 | $116,055 | $119,146 | $122,237 | $125,328 | $128,419 | $131,510 | $134,601 |
| 19 | $106,782 | $109,592 | $116,055 | $119,146 | $122,237 | $125,328 | $128,419 | $131,510 | $134,601 | $137,692 |
| 20 | $122,237 | $125,328 | $128,419 | $131,510 | $134,601 | $137,692 | $140,784 | |||
| 21 | $140,784 | $143,875 | ||||||||
| 22 | $142,526 | $145,280 | ||||||||
| 23 | $144,268 | $146,685 | ||||||||
| 24 | $146,010 | $148,090 | ||||||||
| 25 | $147,752 | $149,495 | ||||||||
| 26 | $149,495 | $151,237 | ||||||||
| 27 | $151,237 | $152,979 | ||||||||
| 28 | $152,979 | $154,721 | ||||||||
| 29 | $154,721 | $156,464 | ||||||||
| 30 | $156,464 | $158,206 |
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Per month (12)
$4,683.42
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $59,011 | +$2,810 |
| 3 | $61,821 | +$5,620 |
| 4 | $64,631 | +$8,430 |
| 5 | $67,441 | +$11,240 |
| 6 | $70,251 | +$14,050 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $56,201 a year, $4,683.42 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 6/30/2032), page 64 of the PDF.
Appendix A-1, the 2026-2027 salary schedule (a 2.00% increase, step 1-1 = $56,201).
Column 4 is headed "MA / BA+45 hrs" and column 10 "Ph.D / Ed.D", exactly as the district prints them.
- Soft spot: Steps 20 through 30 are blank in the lower lanes because the printed grid leaves those cells empty.
- Soft spot: The filed agreement is a scan with no text layer; this grid was read from the page image by OCR and every cell was checked against the rendered page.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $56,201 at step 1 to $106,782 at step 19: 18 step increases worth $2,810 each on average, 90% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,811, between step 10 and step 11.
The highest-paid column, Ph.D or Ed.D, starts at $81,491 and tops out at $158,206, 48% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Sachem Central School District's starting pay ranks 129th and its top cell ranks 36th; 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 66th percentile and the top cell at the 99th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $56,201 | $106,782 | 18 | 90% |
| BA+15 hrs | $59,011 | $109,592 | 18 | 86% |
| BA+30 hrs | $61,821 | $116,055 | 18 | 88% |
| MA or BA+45 hrs | $64,631 | $122,237 | 19 | 89% |
| MA+15 hrs | $67,441 | $125,328 | 19 | 86% |
| MA+30 hrs | $70,251 | $128,419 | 19 | 83% |
| MA+45 hrs | $73,061 | $131,510 | 19 | 80% |
| MA+60 hrs | $75,871 | $134,601 | 19 | 77% |
| MA+75 hrs | $78,681 | $156,464 | 29 | 99% |
| Ph.D or Ed.D | $81,491 | $158,206 | 29 | 94% |
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sachem Central School District | 11,729 | 2026-27 | $56,201 | – | $158,206 |
| Wappingers Central School District | 10,614 | 2026-27 | $65,980 | – | $132,293 |
| Greece Central School District | 10,007 | 2024-25 | $47,638 | – | $97,986 |
| Williamsville Central School District | 9,731 | 2026-27 | $47,200 | $47,200 | $113,135 |
| Utica City School District | 9,329 | 2024-25 | $42,086 | – | $93,255 |
| Shenendehowa Central School District | 9,328 | 2024-25 | $55,093 | – | $114,665 |
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 Sachem Central School District?
$56,201 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 $56,201 (BA).
What is the top of the Sachem Central School District salary schedule?
$158,206, at step 30 on Ph.D or Ed.D (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 Sachem Central School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $106,782, is reached at step 19, 18 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Wappingers Central School Districtstarts $65,980
- Greece Central School Districtstarts $47,638
- Williamsville Central School Districtstarts $47,200
- Utica City School Districtstarts $42,086
- Shenendehowa Central School Districtstarts $55,093
- Schenectady City School Districtstarts $54,100
- Albany City School Districtstarts $62,072
- Haverstraw-Stony Point CSD (north Rockland)starts $59,238
- East Meadow Union Free School Districtstarts $62,860
- Central Islip Union Free School Districtstarts $55,716
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