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Saranac 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.
- Saranac Central School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $58,407 (Salary schedule, step 1) and tops out at $88,611 (Salary schedule, step 21), per New York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract library (effective ).
- The grid has 1 column columns and 21 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 21.
- Saranac Central School District enrolled 1,567 students in 2023-24, the 327th-largest district in New York by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | Salary schedule |
|---|---|
| 1 | $58,407 |
| 2 | $59,253 |
| 3 | $60,117 |
| 4 | $61,114 |
| 5 | $62,784 |
| 6 | $63,048 |
| 7 | $63,184 |
| 8 | $64,998 |
| 9 | $66,814 |
| 10 | $68,631 |
| 11 | $70,447 |
| 12 | $72,263 |
| 13 | $74,080 |
| 14 | $75,897 |
| 15 | $77,713 |
| 16 | $79,529 |
| 17 | $81,346 |
| 18 | $83,160 |
| 19 | $84,978 |
| 20 | $86,794 |
| 21 | $88,611 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $59,253 | +$846 |
| 3 | $60,117 | +$1,710 |
| 4 | $61,114 | +$2,707 |
| 5 | $62,784 | +$4,377 |
| 6 | $63,048 | +$4,641 |
Worked example as rendered: Salary schedule, step 1 = $58,407 a year, $4,867.25 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 37 of the PDF.
The agreement prints one column per school year; this page reproduces the 2026-27 column.
How this schedule moves
On the Salary schedule column a teacher moves from $58,407 at step 1 to $88,611 at step 21: 20 step increases worth $1,510 each on average, 52% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,818, between step 18 and step 19.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Saranac Central School District's starting pay ranks 104th and its top cell ranks 268th; 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 73rd percentile and the top cell at the 46th percentile.
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saranac Central School District | 1,567 | 2026-27 | $58,407 | – | $88,611 |
| Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District | 1,571 | 2024-25 | $55,745 | – | $96,257 |
| Croton-Harmon Union Free School District | 1,583 | 2026-27 | $63,275 | $70,916 | $151,234 |
| Babylon Union Free School District | 1,548 | 2025-26 | $58,921 | $66,854 | $140,317 |
| Bronxville Union Free School District | 1,543 | 2026-27 | $63,792 | $73,201 | $156,777 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Central School District | 1,533 | 2023-24 | $62,983 | $74,320 | $159,096 |
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 Saranac Central School District schedule?
$58,407 at step 1 on Salary schedule, per the 2026-27 schedule (New York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract library).
What is the top of the Saranac Central School District salary schedule?
$88,611, at step 21 on Salary schedule (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 Saranac Central School District salary schedule?
On the Salary schedule column the top figure, $88,611, is reached at step 21, 20 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School Districtstarts $55,745
- Croton-Harmon Union Free School Districtstarts $63,275
- Babylon Union Free School Districtstarts $58,921
- Bronxville Union Free School Districtstarts $63,792
- Cold Spring Harbor Central School Districtstarts $62,983
- Putnam Valley Central School Districtstarts $70,428
- New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School Districtstarts $62,844
- Pleasantville Union Free School Districtstarts $62,396
- West Hempstead Union Free School Districtstarts $54,272
- Fredonia Central School Districtstarts $44,066
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