Annual salary
$62,760
New York · salary schedule · 2025-26
Valley Central School District (montgomery) 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.
- Valley Central School District (montgomery)'s 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $62,760 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $141,412 (MA60, step 28), 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 $62,760 and reaches $125,798 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $69,701 to $132,739.
- The grid has 5 column columns and 28 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 28.
- Valley Central School District (montgomery) enrolled 4,273 students in 2023-24, the 128th-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 | BA | BA30 | MA | MA30 | MA60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $62,760 | $67,098 | $69,701 | $73,999 | $78,357 |
| 2 | $64,347 | $68,662 | $71,208 | $75,568 | $79,861 |
| 3 | $65,925 | $70,240 | $72,785 | $77,067 | $81,424 |
| 4 | $68,069 | $72,379 | $74,984 | $79,250 | $83,550 |
| 5 | $69,960 | $74,284 | $76,844 | $81,172 | $85,481 |
| 6 | $72,723 | $77,074 | $79,574 | $83,934 | $88,265 |
| 7 | $75,209 | $79,534 | $82,092 | $86,416 | $90,690 |
| 8 | $77,657 | $81,943 | $84,529 | $88,854 | $93,185 |
| 9 | $80,159 | $84,460 | $87,013 | $91,340 | $95,653 |
| 10 | $82,808 | $87,104 | $89,661 | $93,989 | $98,284 |
| 11 | $85,793 | $90,072 | $92,602 | $96,959 | $101,272 |
| 12 | $88,468 | $92,781 | $95,339 | $99,648 | $103,918 |
| 13 | $91,101 | $95,428 | $97,986 | $102,312 | $106,623 |
| 14 | $93,762 | $98,119 | $100,648 | $104,976 | $109,273 |
| 15 | $97,551 | $101,892 | $104,436 | $108,780 | $113,074 |
| 16 | $101,635 | $105,966 | $108,523 | $112,876 | $117,173 |
| 17 | $105,474 | $109,816 | $112,390 | $116,730 | $121,068 |
| 18 | $105,474 | $109,816 | $112,390 | $116,730 | $121,068 |
| 19 | $105,474 | $109,816 | $112,390 | $116,730 | $121,068 |
| 20 | $109,356 | $113,683 | $116,297 | $120,610 | $124,971 |
| 21 | $110,866 | $115,193 | $117,808 | $122,121 | $126,484 |
| 22 | $115,296 | $119,620 | $122,236 | $126,548 | $130,910 |
| 23 | $115,296 | $119,620 | $122,236 | $126,548 | $130,910 |
| 24 | $118,246 | $122,573 | $125,189 | $129,501 | $133,863 |
| 25 | $118,246 | $122,573 | $125,189 | $129,501 | $133,863 |
| 26 | $119,722 | $124,049 | $126,665 | $130,977 | $135,339 |
| 27 | $119,722 | $124,049 | $126,665 | $130,977 | $135,339 |
| 28 | $125,798 | $130,124 | $132,739 | $137,051 | $141,412 |
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Per month (12)
$5,230.00
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $64,347 | +$1,587 |
| 3 | $65,925 | +$3,165 |
| 4 | $68,069 | +$5,309 |
| 5 | $69,960 | +$7,200 |
| 6 | $72,723 | +$9,963 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $62,760 a year, $5,230.00 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 7/1/2022 to 6/30/2026), page 50 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 BA column a teacher moves from $62,760 at step 1 to $125,798 at step 28: 27 step increases worth $2,335 each on average, 100% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $6,076, between step 27 and step 28.
5 of the 27 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
A master's degree is worth $6,941 more than a bachelor's at the first step (11.1%) and $6,941 more at the top of the column (5.5%).
The highest-paid column, MA60, starts at $78,357 and tops out at $141,412, 12% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Valley Central School District (montgomery)'s starting pay ranks 61st and its top cell ranks 91st; 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 86th percentile and the top cell at the 95th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $62,760 | $125,798 | 27 | 100% |
| BA30 | $67,098 | $130,124 | 27 | 94% |
| MA | $69,701 | $132,739 | 27 | 90% |
| MA30 | $73,999 | $137,051 | 27 | 85% |
| MA60 | $78,357 | $141,412 | 27 | 80% |
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Central School District (montgomery) | 4,273 | 2025-26 | $62,760 | $69,701 | $141,412 |
| Lockport City School District | 4,274 | 2025-26 | $45,544 | – | $108,000 |
| Herricks Union Free School District | 4,320 | 2025-26 | $67,221 | – | $159,949 |
| Niskayuna Central School District | 4,363 | 2025-26 | $50,935 | $53,973 | $109,266 |
| Corning City School District | 4,365 | 2025-26 | $54,926 | – | $75,112 |
| Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District | 4,163 | 2025-26 | $55,098 | – | $78,289 |
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 Valley Central School District (montgomery)?
$62,760 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 $62,760 (BA).
What is the top of the Valley Central School District (montgomery) salary schedule?
$141,412, at step 28 on MA60 (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 Valley Central School District (montgomery) salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $125,798, is reached at step 28, 27 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Valley Central School District (montgomery)?
$6,941 more at the first step: $69,701 on MA against $62,760 on BA (2025-26 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Lockport City School Districtstarts $45,544
- Herricks Union Free School Districtstarts $67,221
- Niskayuna Central School Districtstarts $50,935
- Corning City School Districtstarts $54,926
- Fayetteville-Manlius Central School Districtstarts $55,098
- Huntington Union Free School Districtstarts $57,730.72
- East Greenbush Central School Districtstarts $48,016
- Bethlehem Central School Districtstarts $58,405
- Clarence Central School Districtstarts $43,180
- Northport-East Northport Union Free School Districtstarts $60,809
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