New York · salary schedule · 2026-27
Shelter Island Union Free 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.
- Shelter Island Union Free School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $62,994 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $150,714 (BA+120, step 20), 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 $62,994 and reaches $94,405 at the top of that column.
- The grid has 9 column columns and 20 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 20.
- Shelter Island Union Free School District enrolled 194 students in 2023-24, the 680th-largest district in New York by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+15 | BA+30 | BA+45 | BA+60 | BA+75 | BA+90 | BA+105 | BA+120 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $62,994 | $65,761 | $68,525 | $72,798 | $75,661 | $78,526 | $81,579 | $84,633 | $86,868 |
| 2 | $65,935 | $68,885 | $71,845 | $75,983 | $79,029 | $82,224 | $85,115 | $88,006 | $90,329 |
| 3 | $68,873 | $72,017 | $75,162 | $79,170 | $82,546 | $85,924 | $88,653 | $91,380 | $93,793 |
| 4 | $71,812 | $75,145 | $78,479 | $82,358 | $85,993 | $89,624 | $92,187 | $94,756 | $97,258 |
| 5 | $74,750 | $78,269 | $81,791 | $85,539 | $89,427 | $93,314 | $95,725 | $98,140 | $100,730 |
| 6 | $77,670 | $81,346 | $85,026 | $89,001 | $92,829 | $96,663 | $99,242 | $101,829 | $104,517 |
| 7 | $80,587 | $84,075 | $88,260 | $92,460 | $95,901 | $100,006 | $102,756 | $105,518 | $108,304 |
| 8 | $83,511 | $87,501 | $91,492 | $95,920 | $99,641 | $103,354 | $106,278 | $109,209 | $112,092 |
| 9 | $86,433 | $90,580 | $94,727 | $99,383 | $103,041 | $106,696 | $109,795 | $112,893 | $115,873 |
| 10 | $89,361 | $93,661 | $97,953 | $102,838 | $106,442 | $110,035 | $113,309 | $116,582 | $119,660 |
| 11 | $91,883 | $96,452 | $101,025 | $106,179 | $109,906 | $113,637 | $116,880 | $120,118 | $123,290 |
| 12 | $94,405 | $99,249 | $104,095 | $109,524 | $113,382 | $117,238 | $120,451 | $123,655 | $126,919 |
| 13 | $102,050 | $107,162 | $112,863 | $116,854 | $120,837 | $124,015 | $127,189 | $130,547 | |
| 14 | $104,843 | $110,232 | $116,205 | $120,325 | $124,442 | $127,589 | $130,725 | $134,176 | |
| 15 | $107,637 | $113,303 | $119,550 | $123,799 | $128,043 | $131,157 | $134,268 | $137,813 | |
| 16 | $110,437 | $116,372 | $122,886 | $127,271 | $131,642 | $134,722 | $136,042 | $139,634 | |
| 17 | $111,769 | $117,807 | $125,086 | $129,273 | $133,456 | $136,162 | $138,860 | $142,526 | |
| 18 | $113,105 | $119,242 | $127,281 | $131,275 | $135,265 | $138,472 | $141,675 | $145,415 | |
| 19 | $114,410 | $120,675 | $129,450 | $133,265 | $137,077 | $140,786 | $144,492 | $148,307 | |
| 20 | $115,714 | $122,110 | $131,619 | $135,239 | $138,860 | $142,852 | $146,837 | $150,714 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $65,935 | +$2,941 |
| 3 | $68,873 | +$5,879 |
| 4 | $71,812 | +$8,818 |
| 5 | $74,750 | +$11,756 |
| 6 | $77,670 | +$14,676 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $62,994 a year, $5,249.50 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 7/1/2021 to 6/30/2027), page 31 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 $62,994 at step 1 to $94,405 at step 12: 11 step increases worth $2,856 each on average, 50% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,941, between step 1 and step 2.
The highest-paid column, BA+120, starts at $86,868 and tops out at $150,714, 60% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Shelter Island Union Free School District's starting pay ranks 57th and its top cell ranks 60th; 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 86th percentile and the top cell at the 97th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $62,994 | $94,405 | 11 | 50% |
| BA+15 | $65,761 | $115,714 | 19 | 76% |
| BA+30 | $68,525 | $122,110 | 19 | 78% |
| BA+45 | $72,798 | $131,619 | 19 | 81% |
| BA+60 | $75,661 | $135,239 | 19 | 79% |
| BA+75 | $78,526 | $138,860 | 19 | 77% |
| BA+90 | $81,579 | $142,852 | 19 | 75% |
| BA+105 | $84,633 | $146,837 | 19 | 73% |
| BA+120 | $86,868 | $150,714 | 19 | 73% |
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelter Island Union Free School District | 194 | 2026-27 | $62,994 | – | $150,714 |
| West Valley Central School District | 206 | 2023-24 | $39,794 | – | $51,600 |
| Canaseraga Central School District | 219 | 2026-27 | $49,175 | – | $83,313 |
| Keene Central School District | 169 | 2026-27 | $51,293 | – | $93,840 |
| Van Hornesville-Owen D Young Central School District | 167 | 2023-24 | $41,000 | – | $53,345 |
| Jefferson Central School District | 163 | 2025-26 | $48,431 | – | $89,696 |
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 Shelter Island Union Free School District?
$62,994 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 $62,994 (BA).
What is the top of the Shelter Island Union Free School District salary schedule?
$150,714, at step 20 on BA+120 (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 Shelter Island Union Free School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $94,405, is reached at step 12, 11 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- West Valley Central School Districtstarts $39,794
- Canaseraga Central School Districtstarts $49,175
- Keene Central School Districtstarts $51,293
- Van Hornesville-Owen D Young Central School Districtstarts $41,000
- Jefferson Central School Districtstarts $48,431
- Schroon Lake Central School Districtstarts $50,452
- Roxbury Central School Districtstarts $48,437
- Town of Webb Union Free School Districtstarts $51,200
- Hammond Central School Districtstarts $53,791
- Bradford Central School Districtstarts $48,719
See every New York district on the New York page. Compare this district on the comparison pages or the rankings.