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Sweet Home 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.
- Sweet Home Central School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $47,072 (Bachelor's degree schedule, step 1) and tops out at $116,209 (Master's degree schedule, step 22), 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 (Bachelor's degree schedule) starts at $47,072 and reaches $99,337 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Master's degree schedule) the range is $52,100 to $116,209.
- The grid has 2 column columns and 22 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 22.
- Sweet Home Central School District enrolled 3,684 students in 2023-24, the 155th-largest district in New York by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | Master's degree schedule | Bachelor's degree schedule |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $52,100 | $47,072 |
| 2 | $53,422 | $49,107 |
| 3 | $54,501 | $50,185 |
| 4 | $55,582 | $51,263 |
| 5 | $56,839 | $52,345 |
| 6 | $59,539 | $53,422 |
| 7 | $62,236 | $55,570 |
| 8 | $65,294 | $57,597 |
| 9 | $68,352 | $60,034 |
| 10 | $71,769 | $63,673 |
| 11 | $75,187 | $66,373 |
| 12 | $78,964 | $69,362 |
| 13 | $82,742 | $72,257 |
| 14 | $86,700 | $75,266 |
| 15 | $91,195 | $78,408 |
| 16 | $94,613 | $81,402 |
| 17 | $94,613 | $81,402 |
| 18 | $102,258 | $88,320 |
| 19 | $102,258 | $88,320 |
| 20 | $102,258 | $88,320 |
| 21 | $102,258 | $88,320 |
| 22 | $116,209 | $99,337 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $49,107 | +$2,035 |
| 3 | $50,185 | +$3,113 |
| 4 | $51,263 | +$4,191 |
| 5 | $52,345 | +$5,273 |
| 6 | $53,422 | +$6,350 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelor's degree schedule, step 1 = $47,072 a year, $3,922.67 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 6/30/2027), page 10 of the PDF.
The agreement prints one column per school year; this page reproduces the 2026-27 column.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelor's degree schedule column a teacher moves from $47,072 at step 1 to $99,337 at step 22: 21 step increases worth $2,489 each on average, 111% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $11,017, between step 21 and step 22.
4 of the 21 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
A master's degree is worth $5,028 more than a bachelor's at the first step (10.7%) and $16,872 more at the top of the column (17.0%).
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Sweet Home Central School District's starting pay ranks 281st and its top cell ranks 124th; 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 37th percentile and the top cell at the 81st percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master's degree schedule | $52,100 | $116,209 | 21 | 123% |
| Bachelor's degree schedule | $47,072 | $99,337 | 21 | 111% |
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Home Central School District | 3,684 | 2026-27 | $47,072 | $52,100 | $116,209 |
| Troy City School District | 3,679 | 2026-27 | $52,167 | – | $104,898 |
| West Babylon Union Free School District | 3,703 | 2026-27 | $52,534 | – | $165,434 |
| Spencerport Central School District | 3,652 | 2024-25 | $43,902 | – | $58,591 |
| West Irondequoit Central School District | 3,645 | 2026-27 | $44,906 | – | $89,978 |
| Carmel Central School District | 3,727 | 2025-26 | $68,110 | – | $125,049 |
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 Sweet Home Central School District?
$47,072 on the column Bachelor's degree schedule 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 $47,072 (Bachelor's degree schedule).
What is the top of the Sweet Home Central School District salary schedule?
$116,209, at step 22 on Master's degree 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 Sweet Home Central School District salary schedule?
On the Bachelor's degree schedule column the top figure, $99,337, is reached at step 22, 21 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Sweet Home Central School District?
$5,028 more at the first step: $52,100 on Master's degree schedule against $47,072 on Bachelor's degree schedule (2026-27 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Troy City School Districtstarts $52,167
- West Babylon Union Free School Districtstarts $52,534
- Spencerport Central School Districtstarts $43,902
- West Irondequoit Central School Districtstarts $44,906
- Carmel Central School Districtstarts $68,110
- Chappaqua Central School Districtstarts $73,019
- Peekskill City School Districtstarts $58,434
- Warwick Valley Central School Districtstarts $56,706
- Oswego City School Districtstarts $66,289
- Bedford Central School Districtstarts $79,867
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