Annual salary
$60,488
New York · salary schedule · 2025-26
Valhalla Union Free 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.
- Valhalla Union Free School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $60,488 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $153,695 (DOCT, 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 (BA) starts at $60,488 and reaches $98,979 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $69,493 to $122,009.
- The grid has 6 column columns and 20 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 20.
- Valhalla Union Free School District enrolled 1,433 students in 2023-24, the 348th-largest district in New York by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2025-26)
Transcribed from imageDocumentNew York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract librarySchool year2025-26Effective
| Step \ Column | BA | BA30 | MA | MA30 | MA60 | DOCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60,488 | $64,539 | $69,493 | $74,843 | $80,620 | $86,864 |
| 2 | $61,644 | $65,777 | $70,831 | $76,288 | $82,182 | $88,550 |
| 3 | $62,800 | $67,016 | $72,168 | $77,731 | $83,744 | $90,234 |
| 4 | $64,004 | $68,305 | $73,560 | $79,234 | $85,365 | $91,986 |
| 5 | $65,208 | $69,593 | $74,950 | $80,736 | $86,987 | $93,739 |
| 6 | $66,463 | $70,932 | $76,397 | $82,300 | $88,674 | $95,562 |
| 7 | $67,715 | $72,271 | $77,843 | $83,863 | $90,362 | $97,384 |
| 8 | $70,316 | $75,057 | $80,852 | $87,113 | $93,874 | $101,175 |
| 9 | $73,027 | $77,955 | $83,985 | $90,492 | $97,523 | $105,119 |
| 10 | $75,843 | $80,970 | $87,238 | $94,008 | $101,321 | $109,218 |
| 11 | $78,773 | $84,103 | $90,624 | $97,664 | $105,269 | $113,481 |
| 12 | $81,818 | $87,363 | $94,145 | $101,468 | $109,376 | $117,918 |
| 13 | $84,986 | $90,754 | $97,806 | $105,422 | $113,646 | $122,529 |
| 14 | $86,633 | $92,517 | $99,710 | $107,477 | $115,868 | $124,928 |
| 15 | $88,282 | $94,280 | $101,615 | $109,532 | $118,089 | $127,327 |
| 16 | $91,710 | $97,946 | $105,575 | $113,810 | $122,705 | $132,316 |
| 17 | $95,273 | $101,760 | $109,693 | $118,259 | $127,510 | $137,504 |
| 18 | $98,979 | $105,724 | $113,977 | $122,888 | $132,507 | $142,897 |
| 19 | $118,430 | $127,696 | $137,704 | $148,510 | ||
| 20 | $122,009 | $131,769 | $142,312 | $153,695 |
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Per month (12)
$5,040.67
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $61,644 | +$1,156 |
| 3 | $62,800 | +$2,312 |
| 4 | $64,004 | +$3,516 |
| 5 | $65,208 | +$4,720 |
| 6 | $66,463 | +$5,975 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $60,488 a year, $5,040.67 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 7/1/2024 to 6/30/2026), page 5 of the PDF.
Appendix A of the agreement, the 2025-26 school year salary schedule and the last year the contract prints.
The BA and BA30 columns stop at step 18; the cells below them are blank in the printed schedule.
- Soft spot: Read from the page image; every figure was checked against the rendered page.
- 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 $60,488 at step 1 to $98,979 at step 18: 17 step increases worth $2,264 each on average, 64% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,706, between step 17 and step 18.
A master's degree is worth $9,005 more than a bachelor's at the first step (14.9%) and $23,030 more at the top of the column (23.3%).
The highest-paid column, DOCT, starts at $86,864 and tops out at $153,695, 55% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Valhalla Union Free School District's starting pay ranks 82nd and its top cell ranks 50th; 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 79th percentile and the top cell at the 98th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $60,488 | $98,979 | 17 | 64% |
| BA30 | $64,539 | $105,724 | 17 | 64% |
| MA | $69,493 | $122,009 | 19 | 76% |
| MA30 | $74,843 | $131,769 | 19 | 76% |
| MA60 | $80,620 | $142,312 | 19 | 77% |
| DOCT | $86,864 | $153,695 | 19 | 77% |
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valhalla Union Free School District | 1,433 | 2025-26 | $60,488 | $69,493 | $153,695 |
| Ogdensburg City School District | 1,420 | 2026-27 | $53,389 | – | $89,577 |
| Center Moriches Union Free School District | 1,467 | 2024-25 | $55,037.36 | $61,232.92 | $150,461.57 |
| Ellenville Central School District | 1,475 | 2025-26 | $61,900 | – | $121,431 |
| Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District | 1,390 | 2025-26 | $63,197 | $74,652 | $166,970 |
| Alden Central School District | 1,485 | 2026-27 | $38,462 | – | $102,666 |
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 Valhalla Union Free School District?
$60,488 on the column BA at step 1 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 $60,488 (BA).
What is the top of the Valhalla Union Free School District salary schedule?
$153,695, at step 20 on DOCT (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 Valhalla Union Free School District salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $98,979, is reached at step 18, 17 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Valhalla Union Free School District?
$9,005 more at the first step: $69,493 on MA against $60,488 on BA (2025-26 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Ogdensburg City School Districtstarts $53,389
- Center Moriches Union Free School Districtstarts $55,037.36
- Ellenville Central School Districtstarts $61,900
- Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School Districtstarts $63,197
- Alden Central School Districtstarts $38,462
- Watervliet City School Districtstarts $52,649
- Salmon River Central School Districtstarts $54,186
- Dobbs Ferry Union Free School Districtstarts $60,153
- Mechanicville City School Districtstarts $48,171
- Fredonia Central School Districtstarts $44,066
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