Annual salary
$51,000
New York · salary schedule · 2026-27
Saranac Lake 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 Lake Central School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $51,000 (Salary schedule, step 1) and tops out at $96,319 (Salary schedule, step 30), 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 30 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 30.
- Saranac Lake Central School District enrolled 1,064 students in 2023-24, the 423rd-largest district in New York by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27)
Official sourceDocumentNew York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract librarySchool year2026-27Effective
| Step \ Column | Salary schedule |
|---|---|
| 1 | $51,000 |
| 2 | $53,333 |
| 3 | $55,597 |
| 4 | $58,007 |
| 5 | $60,142 |
| 6 | $61,348 |
| 7 | $62,805 |
| 8 | $64,262 |
| 9 | $65,719 |
| 10 | $67,176 |
| 11 | $68,634 |
| 12 | $70,091 |
| 13 | $71,548 |
| 14 | $73,005 |
| 15 | $74,462 |
| 16 | $75,919 |
| 17 | $77,461 |
| 18 | $78,834 |
| 19 | $80,291 |
| 20 | $81,747 |
| 21 | $83,204 |
| 22 | $84,661 |
| 23 | $86,119 |
| 24 | $87,576 |
| 25 | $89,033 |
| 26 | $90,490 |
| 27 | $91,947 |
| 28 | $93,405 |
| 29 | $94,862 |
| 30 | $96,319 |
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Per month (12)
$4,250.00
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $53,333 | +$2,333 |
| 3 | $55,597 | +$4,597 |
| 4 | $58,007 | +$7,007 |
| 5 | $60,142 | +$9,142 |
| 6 | $61,348 | +$10,348 |
Worked example as rendered: Salary schedule, step 1 = $51,000 a year, $4,250.00 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 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2028), page 39 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 $51,000 at step 1 to $96,319 at step 30: 29 step increases worth $1,563 each on average, 89% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,410, between step 3 and step 4.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Saranac Lake Central School District's starting pay ranks 214th and its top cell ranks 226th; 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 51st percentile and the top cell at the 55th percentile.
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saranac Lake Central School District | 1,064 | 2026-27 | $51,000 | – | $96,319 |
| Allegany-Limestone Central School District | 1,065 | 2026-27 | $43,552 | – | $60,000 |
| Hoosick Falls Central School District | 1,058 | 2026-27 | $51,371 | – | $101,795 |
| Taconic Hills Central School District | 1,053 | 2026-27 | $56,923 | – | $102,421 |
| Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Central School District | 1,051 | 2025-26 | $60,354 | – | $86,031 |
| Mount Markham Central School District | 1,078 | 2026-27 | $45,381 | – | $81,914 |
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 Lake Central School District schedule?
$51,000 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 Lake Central School District salary schedule?
$96,319, at step 30 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 Lake Central School District salary schedule?
On the Salary schedule column the top figure, $96,319, is reached at step 30, 29 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Allegany-Limestone Central School Districtstarts $43,552
- Hoosick Falls Central School Districtstarts $51,371
- Taconic Hills Central School Districtstarts $56,923
- Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Central School Districtstarts $60,354
- Mount Markham Central School Districtstarts $45,381
- Elmsford Union Free School Districtstarts $68,184
- Tuckahoe Union Free School Districtstarts $64,777
- Pawling Central School Districtstarts $58,383
- Granville Central School Districtstarts $43,819
- Canton Central School Districtstarts $52,041
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