Annual salary
$57,677
New York · salary schedule · 2026-27
South Colonie Central School District salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a schedule and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- South Colonie Central School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $57,677 (1, step 1) and tops out at $125,934 (5, step 25), per New York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract library (effective ).
- The grid has 5 schedule columns and 25 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 25.
- South Colonie Central School District enrolled 4,990 students in 2023-24, the 106th-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 \ Schedule | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $57,677 | $61,581 | $65,493 | $69,394 | $73,302 |
| 2 | $59,850 | $63,754 | $67,660 | $71,566 | $75,474 |
| 3 | $62,019 | $65,922 | $69,829 | $73,738 | $77,646 |
| 4 | $64,189 | $68,096 | $72,006 | $75,907 | $79,816 |
| 5 | $66,364 | $70,267 | $74,177 | $78,078 | $81,987 |
| 6 | $68,533 | $72,438 | $76,348 | $80,254 | $84,161 |
| 7 | $70,705 | $74,612 | $78,520 | $82,423 | $86,331 |
| 8 | $72,875 | $76,782 | $80,693 | $84,595 | $88,503 |
| 9 | $75,047 | $78,956 | $82,859 | $86,765 | $90,672 |
| 10 | $77,217 | $81,125 | $85,030 | $88,936 | $92,847 |
| 11 | $79,389 | $83,294 | $87,205 | $91,107 | $95,017 |
| 12 | $81,561 | $85,467 | $89,374 | $93,281 | $97,188 |
| 13 | $83,731 | $87,638 | $91,547 | $95,453 | $99,359 |
| 14 | $85,904 | $89,812 | $93,721 | $97,622 | $101,529 |
| 15 | $88,079 | $91,984 | $95,893 | $99,798 | $103,702 |
| 16 | $90,252 | $94,155 | $98,062 | $101,967 | $105,876 |
| 17 | $92,419 | $96,326 | $100,234 | $104,136 | $108,044 |
| 18 | $94,590 | $98,496 | $102,404 | $106,308 | $110,218 |
| 19 | $96,761 | $100,669 | $104,578 | $108,480 | $112,387 |
| 20 | $98,933 | $102,840 | $106,747 | $110,651 | $114,558 |
| 21 | $101,869 | $105,775 | $109,684 | $113,586 | $117,493 |
| 22 | $103,653 | $107,628 | $111,603 | $115,574 | $119,549 |
| 23 | $105,466 | $109,509 | $113,556 | $117,597 | $121,642 |
| 24 | $107,311 | $111,427 | $115,542 | $119,654 | $123,770 |
| 25 | $109,188 | $113,377 | $117,564 | $121,748 | $125,934 |
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Per month (12)
$4,806.42
Next 5 steps in this schedule
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $59,850 | +$2,173 |
| 3 | $62,019 | +$4,342 |
| 4 | $64,189 | +$6,512 |
| 5 | $66,364 | +$8,687 |
| 6 | $68,533 | +$10,856 |
Worked example as rendered: 1, step 1 = $57,677 a year, $4,806.42 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 7/1/2023 to 6/20/2028), page 4 of the PDF.
The district's "Salary Step Schedule" for 2026-27 (a 2% increase). Columns 1 to 5 are the district's own schedule numbers, printed under the heading "SCHEDULE".
- Soft spot: Checked against the 2025-26 sheet printed on the preceding page: every cell is that sheet uplifted by 2%.
- Soft spot: The filed agreement is a scan with no text layer, so this grid was read from the page image by OCR (tesseract at 300 dpi or more, rotated where the page is printed sideways) rather than from machine-readable text.
How this schedule moves
On the 1 column a teacher moves from $57,677 at step 1 to $109,188 at step 25: 24 step increases worth $2,146 each on average, 89% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,936, between step 20 and step 21.
The highest-paid column, 5, starts at $73,302 and tops out at $125,934, 15% above the top of the 1 column.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, South Colonie Central School District's starting pay ranks 110th and its top cell ranks 114th; 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 71st percentile and the top cell at the 88th percentile.
Column by column
| Schedule | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $57,677 | $109,188 | 24 | 89% |
| 2 | $61,581 | $113,377 | 24 | 84% |
| 3 | $65,493 | $117,564 | 24 | 80% |
| 4 | $69,394 | $121,748 | 24 | 75% |
| 5 | $73,302 | $125,934 | 24 | 72% |
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Colonie Central School District | 4,990 | 2026-27 | $57,677 | – | $125,934 |
| Guilderland Central School District | 4,906 | 2024-25 | $56,098 | – | $99,100 |
| Ithaca City School District | 5,103 | 2026-27 | $56,918 | – | $119,338 |
| Copiague Union Free School District | 4,862 | 2026-27 | $58,802 | $70,781 | $171,572 |
| Pine Bush Central School District | 4,853 | 2025-26 | $60,124 | $65,408 | $133,183 |
| Binghamton City School District | 4,775 | 2025-26 | $54,193 | – | $132,221 |
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 South Colonie Central School District schedule?
$57,677 at step 1 on 1, 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 South Colonie Central School District salary schedule?
$125,934, at step 25 on 5 (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 South Colonie Central School District salary schedule?
On the 1 column the top figure, $109,188, is reached at step 25, 24 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
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- Copiague Union Free School Districtstarts $58,802
- Pine Bush Central School Districtstarts $58,819
- Binghamton City School Districtstarts $54,193
- Scarsdale Union Free School Districtstarts $68,328
- Bellmore-Merrick Central High School Districtstarts $60,996
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