Annual salary
$51,000
New York · salary schedule · 2025-26
South Jefferson Central School District salary schedule, 2025-26
Teacher salary schedule (2025-26). 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.
- South Jefferson Central School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $51,000 (Salary schedule, step 1) and tops out at $88,092 (Salary schedule, step 29), 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 29 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 29.
- South Jefferson Central School District enrolled 1,824 students in 2023-24, the 290th-largest district in New York by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2025-26)
Official sourceDocumentNew York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract librarySchool year2025-26Effective
| Step \ Column | Salary schedule |
|---|---|
| 1 | $51,000 |
| 2 | $51,566 |
| 3 | $51,835 |
| 4 | $52,523 |
| 5 | $53,517 |
| 6 | $54,078 |
| 7 | $55,370 |
| 8 | $56,509 |
| 9 | $57,658 |
| 10 | $59,196 |
| 11 | $60,893 |
| 12 | $62,409 |
| 13 | $63,979 |
| 14 | $65,631 |
| 15 | $67,348 |
| 16 | $68,466 |
| 17 | $69,513 |
| 18 | $70,363 |
| 19 | $71,250 |
| 20 | $72,852 |
| 21 | $74,961 |
| 22 | $77,537 |
| 23 | $79,538 |
| 24 | $81,587 |
| 25 | $83,349 |
| 26 | $84,575 |
| 27 | $85,721 |
| 28 | $86,999 |
| 29 | $88,092 |
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Per month (12)
$4,250.00
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $51,566 | +$566 |
| 3 | $51,835 | +$835 |
| 4 | $52,523 | +$1,523 |
| 5 | $53,517 | +$2,517 |
| 6 | $54,078 | +$3,078 |
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 6/30/2026), page 41 of the PDF.
The agreement prints one column per school year; this page reproduces the 2025-26 column.
How this schedule moves
On the Salary schedule column a teacher moves from $51,000 at step 1 to $88,092 at step 29: 28 step increases worth $1,325 each on average, 73% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,576, between step 21 and step 22.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, South Jefferson Central School District's starting pay ranks 214th and its top cell ranks 271st; 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 45th percentile.
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Jefferson Central School District | 1,824 | 2025-26 | $51,000 | – | $88,092 |
| Liberty Central School District | 1,834 | 2025-26 | $55,699 | – | $93,045 |
| Albion Central School District | 1,800 | 2024-25 | $49,037 | – | $90,044 |
| Edgemont Union Free School District | 1,858 | 2023-24 | $68,949 | – | $152,363 |
| Oneida City School District | 1,775 | 2026-27 | $52,500 | – | $68,356 |
| Locust Valley Central School District | 1,889 | 2026-27 | $69,156 | $78,081 | $162,528 |
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 Jefferson Central School District schedule?
$51,000 at step 1 on Salary schedule, per the 2025-26 schedule (New York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract library).
What is the top of the South Jefferson Central School District salary schedule?
$88,092, at step 29 on Salary schedule (2025-26). 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 Jefferson Central School District salary schedule?
On the Salary schedule column the top figure, $88,092, is reached at step 29, 28 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Liberty Central School Districtstarts $55,699
- Albion Central School Districtstarts $49,037
- Edgemont Union Free School Districtstarts $68,949
- Oneida City School Districtstarts $52,500
- Locust Valley Central School Districtstarts $69,156
- East Aurora Union Free School Districtstarts $42,714
- Rondout Valley Central School Districtstarts $59,112
- Depew Union Free School Districtstarts $46,382
- Chenango Valley Central School Districtstarts $53,949
- Olean City School Districtstarts $42,386
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