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Waterford-Halfmoon 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.
- Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $54,025 (Salary schedule, step 1) and tops out at $95,448 (Salary schedule, step 28), per New York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract library (effective ).
- The grid has 1 column columns and 28 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 28.
- Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District enrolled 761 students in 2023-24, the 511th-largest district in New York by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | Salary schedule |
|---|---|
| 1 | $54,025 |
| 2 | $55,146 |
| 3 | $56,541 |
| 4 | $58,714 |
| 5 | $60,888 |
| 6 | $63,062 |
| 7 | $64,366 |
| 8 | $66,213 |
| 9 | $68,659 |
| 10 | $70,506 |
| 11 | $71,702 |
| 12 | $72,897 |
| 13 | $74,419 |
| 14 | $75,940 |
| 15 | $77,027 |
| 16 | $78,114 |
| 17 | $79,201 |
| 18 | $80,831 |
| 19 | $82,461 |
| 20 | $84,635 |
| 21 | $86,699 |
| 22 | $88,221 |
| 23 | $89,743 |
| 24 | $91,264 |
| 25 | $92,623 |
| 26 | $93,383 |
| 27 | $94,144 |
| 28 | $95,448 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $55,146 | +$1,121 |
| 3 | $56,541 | +$2,516 |
| 4 | $58,714 | +$4,689 |
| 5 | $60,888 | +$6,863 |
| 6 | $63,062 | +$9,037 |
Worked example as rendered: Salary schedule, step 1 = $54,025 a year, $4,502.08 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 61 of the PDF.
The agreement prints one column per school year; this page reproduces the 2026-27 column.
Questions people ask
What is the starting salary on the Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District schedule?
$54,025 at step 1 on Salary schedule, 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 Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District salary schedule?
$95,448, at step 28 on Salary schedule (2026-27). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
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