Annual salary
$56,332
New York · salary schedule · 2025-26
Southern Cayuga 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.
- Southern Cayuga Central School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $56,332 (Bachelors, step I) and tops out at $71,750 (Bachelors, 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 (Bachelors) starts at $56,332 and reaches $71,750 at the top of that column.
- The grid has 1 column columns and 17 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 20.
- Southern Cayuga Central School District enrolled 667 students in 2023-24, the 546th-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 | Bachelors |
|---|---|
| I | $56,332 |
| 2 | $57,368 |
| 3 | $58,685 |
| 4 | $58,961 |
| 5 | $59,379 |
| 6 | $60,730 |
| 7 | $61,578 |
| 8 | $62,995 |
| 9 | $63,759 |
| 10 | $64,535 |
| 12 | $65,971 |
| 13 | $66,635 |
| 14 | $67,315 |
| 16 | $68,715 |
| 18 | $70,188 |
| 19 | $70,953 |
| 20 | $71,750 |
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Per month (12)
$4,694.33
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $57,368 | +$1,036 |
| 3 | $58,685 | +$2,353 |
| 4 | $58,961 | +$2,629 |
| 5 | $59,379 | +$3,047 |
| 6 | $60,730 | +$4,398 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelors, step I = $56,332 a year, $4,694.33 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 6/30/2026), page 34 of the PDF.
The agreement prints one block of columns per school year side by side on the page; this page reproduces the 2025-26 block.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelors column a teacher moves from $56,332 at step I to $71,750 at step 20: 16 step increases worth $964 each on average, 27% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,473, between step 16 and step 18.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Southern Cayuga Central School District's starting pay ranks 127th and its top cell ranks 318th; 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 66th percentile and the top cell at the 26th percentile.
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Cayuga Central School District | 667 | 2025-26 | $56,332 | – | $71,750 |
| Southold Union Free School District | 673 | 2026-27 | $57,422 | – | $155,437 |
| Westfield Central School District | 653 | 2025-26 | $46,000 | – | $105,000 |
| Hadley-Luzerne Central School District | 649 | 2026-27 | $46,415 | – | $100,682 |
| Barker Central School District | 688 | 2025-26 | $44,132 | $49,470 | $104,349 |
| Bolivar-Richburg Central School District | 699 | 2026-27 | $52,320.91 | – | $77,749.58 |
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 Southern Cayuga Central School District?
$56,332 on the column Bachelors at step I of the 2025-26 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 $56,332 (Bachelors).
What is the top of the Southern Cayuga Central School District salary schedule?
$71,750, at step 20 on Bachelors (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 Southern Cayuga Central School District salary schedule?
On the Bachelors column the top figure, $71,750, is reached at step 20, 16 step increases after step I (2025-26 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Southold Union Free School Districtstarts $57,422
- Westfield Central School Districtstarts $46,000
- Hadley-Luzerne Central School Districtstarts $46,415
- Barker Central School Districtstarts $44,132
- Bolivar-Richburg Central School Districtstarts $52,320.91
- Whitehall Central School Districtstarts $53,442
- Moriah Central School Districtstarts $47,650
- Franklinville Central School Districtstarts $45,350
- Madrid-Waddington Central School Districtstarts $53,485
- Dundee Central School Districtstarts $53,559
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