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Uniondale Union Free 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.
- Uniondale Union Free School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $73,023 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $164,894 (MA+90/PHD, step 30), 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 (BA) starts at $73,023 and reaches $85,028 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $84,228 to $149,050.
- The grid has 10 column columns and 30 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 30.
- Uniondale Union Free School District enrolled 6,210 students in 2023-24, the 77th-largest district in New York by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | BA | BA15 | BA30 | MA | MA15 | MA30 | MA45 | MA60 | MA75 | MA+90/PHD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $73,023 | $75,945 | $78,865 | $84,228 | $87,066 | $89,908 | $92,749 | $95,588 | $96,963 | $98,340 |
| 2 | $76,023 | $79,030 | $82,036 | $87,692 | $90,554 | $93,416 | $96,277 | $99,138 | $100,512 | $101,891 |
| 3 | $79,022 | $82,113 | $85,204 | $91,157 | $94,038 | $96,924 | $99,803 | $102,682 | $104,059 | $105,435 |
| 4 | $82,023 | $85,198 | $88,372 | $94,621 | $97,524 | $100,428 | $103,330 | $106,231 | $107,608 | $108,986 |
| 5 | $85,028 | $88,287 | $91,542 | $98,088 | $101,010 | $103,933 | $106,858 | $109,781 | $111,156 | $112,532 |
| 6 | $102,026 | $104,940 | $107,854 | $110,771 | $113,681 | $115,058 | $116,433 | |||
| 7 | $105,961 | $108,865 | $111,775 | $114,684 | $117,585 | $118,959 | $120,335 | |||
| 8 | $109,896 | $112,793 | $115,686 | $118,584 | $121,486 | $122,961 | $124,238 | |||
| 9 | $113,830 | $116,722 | $119,607 | $122,497 | $125,387 | $126,762 | $128,140 | |||
| 10 | $117,771 | $120,650 | $123,528 | $126,411 | $129,286 | $130,661 | $132,039 | |||
| 11 | $121,641 | $124,642 | $127,644 | $130,647 | $133,649 | $135,025 | $136,401 | |||
| 12 | $125,515 | $128,637 | $131,763 | $134,887 | $138,011 | $139,391 | $140,766 | |||
| 13 | $129,384 | $132,634 | $135,885 | $139,133 | $142,377 | $143,752 | $145,132 | |||
| 14 | $133,257 | $136,628 | $140,000 | $143,369 | $146,741 | $148,119 | $149,493 | |||
| 15 | $137,127 | $140,621 | $144,115 | $147,610 | $151,106 | $152,480 | $153,858 | |||
| 16 | $138,822 | $142,273 | $145,722 | $149,172 | $152,625 | $154,000 | $155,377 | |||
| 17 | $140,518 | $143,926 | $147,333 | $150,739 | $154,143 | $155,516 | $156,895 | |||
| 18 | $142,215 | $145,576 | $148,935 | $152,296 | $155,662 | $157,040 | $158,414 | |||
| 19 | $143,913 | $147,233 | $150,548 | $153,866 | $157,180 | $158,558 | $159,933 | |||
| 20 | $145,607 | $148,879 | $152,155 | $155,430 | $158,699 | $160,078 | $161,452 | |||
| 21 | $146,021 | $149,293 | $152,568 | $155,842 | $159,113 | $160,491 | $161,866 | |||
| 22 | $146,433 | $149,708 | $152,981 | $156,255 | $159,528 | $160,902 | $162,279 | |||
| 23 | $146,846 | $150,120 | $153,394 | $156,669 | $159,938 | $161,314 | $162,691 | |||
| 24 | $147,258 | $150,533 | $153,807 | $157,082 | $160,352 | $161,726 | $163,105 | |||
| 25 | $147,672 | $150,947 | $154,219 | $157,493 | $160,764 | $162,141 | $163,515 | |||
| 26 | $147,947 | $151,221 | $154,494 | $157,769 | $161,039 | $162,416 | $163,794 | |||
| 27 | $148,224 | $151,496 | $154,773 | $158,044 | $161,314 | $162,691 | $164,068 | |||
| 28 | $148,497 | $151,772 | $155,046 | $158,319 | $161,591 | $162,966 | $164,342 | |||
| 29 | $148,772 | $152,047 | $155,322 | $158,593 | $161,866 | $163,241 | $164,619 | |||
| 30 | $149,050 | $152,323 | $155,596 | $158,869 | $162,141 | $163,516 | $164,894 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $76,023 | +$3,000 |
| 3 | $79,022 | +$5,999 |
| 4 | $82,023 | +$9,000 |
| 5 | $85,028 | +$12,005 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $73,023 a year, $6,085.25 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 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2028), page 49 of the PDF.
The 2026-2027 sheet of the district's teachers' salary schedule, the last year the agreement prints.
- Soft spot: The BA, BA15 and BA30 columns stop at step 5 in the printed grid; the cells below them are blank in the source, not missing.
- Soft spot: The filed agreement is a scan with no text layer; this grid was read from the page image by OCR and every cell was checked against the rendered page.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $73,023 at step 1 to $85,028 at step 5: 4 step increases worth $3,001 each on average, 16% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,005, between step 4 and step 5.
A master's degree is worth $11,205 more than a bachelor's at the first step (15.3%) and $64,022 more at the top of the column (75.3%).
The highest-paid column, MA+90/PHD, starts at $98,340 and tops out at $164,894, 94% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Uniondale Union Free School District's starting pay ranks 4th and its top cell ranks 21st; 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 98th percentile and the top cell at the 99th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $73,023 | $85,028 | 4 | 16% |
| BA15 | $75,945 | $88,287 | 4 | 16% |
| BA30 | $78,865 | $91,542 | 4 | 16% |
| MA | $84,228 | $149,050 | 29 | 77% |
| MA15 | $87,066 | $152,323 | 29 | 75% |
| MA30 | $89,908 | $155,596 | 29 | 73% |
| MA45 | $92,749 | $158,869 | 29 | 71% |
| MA60 | $95,588 | $162,141 | 29 | 70% |
| MA75 | $96,963 | $163,516 | 29 | 69% |
| MA+90/PHD | $98,340 | $164,894 | 29 | 68% |
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniondale Union Free School District | 6,210 | 2026-27 | $73,023 | $84,228 | $164,894 |
| Kingston City School District | 6,284 | 2023-24 | $61,834 | $67,432 | $114,973 |
| North Colonie CSD | 6,109 | 2023-24 | $53,750 | $56,494 | $109,253 |
| West Seneca Central School District | 6,100 | 2025-26 | $46,439 | $47,976 | $104,246 |
| Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District | 6,486 | 2026-27 | $42,816 | – | $112,881 |
| Monroe-Woodbury Central School District | 6,562 | 2025-26 | $59,849 | $69,739 | $147,409 |
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 Uniondale Union Free School District?
$73,023 on the column BA 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 $73,023 (BA).
What is the top of the Uniondale Union Free School District salary schedule?
$164,894, at step 30 on MA+90/PHD (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 Uniondale Union Free School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $85,028, is reached at step 5, 4 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Uniondale Union Free School District?
$11,205 more at the first step: $84,228 on MA against $73,023 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Kingston City School Districtstarts $61,834
- North Colonie CSDstarts $53,750
- West Seneca Central School Districtstarts $46,439
- Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School Districtstarts $42,816
- Monroe-Woodbury Central School Districtstarts $59,849
- Saratoga Springs City SDstarts $55,290
- South Huntington Union Free School Districtstarts $57,662
- Bay Shore Union Free School Districtstarts $56,916
- Three Village Central School Districtstarts $64,558
- Liverpool Central School Districtstarts $54,274
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