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Troy City 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.
- Troy City School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $52,167 (A, step 1) and tops out at $104,898 (K, step 21), per New York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract library (effective ).
- The grid has 11 column columns and 21 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 21.
- Troy City School District enrolled 3,679 students in 2023-24, the 156th-largest district in New York by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $52,167 | $52,708 | $53,250 | $53,790 | $54,333 | $54,333 | $54,876 | $54,876 | $55,416 | $55,416 | $55,958 |
| 2 | $54,333 | $54,876 | $55,416 | $55,958 | $56,499 | $56,499 | $57,039 | $57,039 | $57,580 | $57,580 | $58,124 |
| 3 | $55,092 | $55,632 | $56,175 | $56,715 | $57,256 | $57,256 | $57,800 | $57,800 | $58,339 | $58,339 | $58,881 |
| 4 | $56,225 | $56,771 | $57,310 | $57,852 | $58,392 | $58,392 | $58,935 | $58,935 | $59,477 | $59,477 | $60,019 |
| 5 | $57,230 | $57,771 | $58,313 | $58,855 | $59,396 | $59,396 | $59,937 | $59,937 | $60,479 | $60,479 | $61,020 |
| 6 | $59,124 | $59,665 | $60,207 | $60,749 | $61,289 | $61,289 | $61,831 | $61,831 | $62,373 | $62,373 | $62,915 |
| 7 | $61,534 | $62,075 | $62,617 | $63,157 | $63,700 | $63,700 | $64,240 | $64,240 | $64,782 | $64,782 | $65,323 |
| 8 | $63,294 | $63,834 | $64,376 | $64,918 | $65,459 | $65,459 | $66,001 | $66,001 | $66,542 | $66,542 | $67,083 |
| 9 | $66,244 | $66,787 | $67,327 | $67,870 | $68,410 | $68,410 | $68,951 | $68,951 | $69,494 | $69,494 | $70,035 |
| 10 | $68,193 | $68,735 | $69,277 | $69,819 | $70,359 | $70,359 | $70,900 | $70,900 | $71,443 | $71,443 | $71,983 |
| 11 | $70,574 | $71,118 | $71,659 | $72,200 | $72,742 | $72,742 | $73,282 | $73,282 | $73,824 | $73,824 | $74,366 |
| 12 | $73,608 | $74,148 | $74,689 | $75,232 | $75,774 | $75,774 | $76,315 | $76,315 | $76,856 | $76,856 | $77,398 |
| 13 | $76,424 | $76,965 | $77,505 | $78,049 | $78,589 | $78,589 | $79,130 | $79,130 | $79,673 | $79,673 | $80,212 |
| 14 | $79,779 | $80,322 | $80,864 | $81,404 | $81,946 | $81,946 | $82,487 | $82,487 | $83,028 | $83,028 | $83,570 |
| 15 | $82,479 | $83,022 | $83,562 | $84,103 | $84,645 | $84,645 | $85,186 | $85,186 | $85,727 | $85,727 | $86,268 |
| 16 | $83,898 | $84,438 | $84,981 | $85,523 | $86,063 | $86,063 | $86,605 | $86,605 | $87,149 | $87,149 | $87,688 |
| 17 | $86,547 | $87,089 | $87,630 | $88,173 | $88,713 | $88,713 | $89,256 | $89,256 | $89,795 | $89,795 | $90,338 |
| 18 | $89,974 | $90,513 | $91,057 | $91,598 | $92,138 | $92,138 | $92,680 | $92,680 | $93,222 | $93,222 | $93,763 |
| 19 | $93,857 | $94,398 | $94,940 | $95,481 | $96,023 | $96,023 | $96,563 | $96,563 | $97,105 | $97,105 | $97,649 |
| 20 | $99,813 | $100,354 | $100,897 | $101,438 | $101,978 | $101,978 | $102,522 | $102,522 | $103,061 | $103,061 | $103,603 |
| 21 | $101,061 | $101,608 | $102,158 | $102,706 | $103,253 | $103,253 | $103,803 | $103,803 | $104,350 | $104,350 | $104,898 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $54,333 | +$2,166 |
| 3 | $55,092 | +$2,925 |
| 4 | $56,225 | +$4,058 |
| 5 | $57,230 | +$5,063 |
| 6 | $59,124 | +$6,957 |
Worked example as rendered: A, step 1 = $52,167 a year, $4,347.25 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 7/1/2025 to 6/30/2028), page 54 of the PDF.
How this schedule moves
On the A column a teacher moves from $52,167 at step 1 to $101,061 at step 21: 20 step increases worth $2,445 each on average, 94% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $5,956, between step 19 and step 20.
The highest-paid column, K, starts at $55,958 and tops out at $104,898, 4% above the top of the A column.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Troy City School District's starting pay ranks 195th and its top cell ranks 171st; 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 55th percentile and the top cell at the 67th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | $52,167 | $101,061 | 20 | 94% |
| B | $52,708 | $101,608 | 20 | 93% |
| C | $53,250 | $102,158 | 20 | 92% |
| D | $53,790 | $102,706 | 20 | 91% |
| E | $54,333 | $103,253 | 20 | 90% |
| F | $54,333 | $103,253 | 20 | 90% |
| G | $54,876 | $103,803 | 20 | 89% |
| H | $54,876 | $103,803 | 20 | 89% |
| I | $55,416 | $104,350 | 20 | 88% |
| J | $55,416 | $104,350 | 20 | 88% |
| K | $55,958 | $104,898 | 20 | 87% |
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy City School District | 3,679 | 2026-27 | $52,167 | – | $104,898 |
| Sweet Home Central School District | 3,684 | 2026-27 | $47,072 | $52,100 | $116,209 |
| 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 salary on the Troy City School District schedule?
$52,167 at step 1 on A, 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 Troy City School District salary schedule?
$104,898, at step 21 on K (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 Troy City School District salary schedule?
On the A column the top figure, $101,061, is reached at step 21, 20 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Sweet Home Central School Districtstarts $47,072
- 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
- Oswego City School Districtstarts $66,289
- Warwick Valley Central School Districtstarts $56,706
- Bedford Central School Districtstarts $79,867
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