Annual salary
$54,025
New York · salary schedule · 2026-27
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)
Official sourceDocumentNew York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract librarySchool year2026-27Effective
| 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 |
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Per month (12)
$4,502.08
Next 5 steps in this column
| 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.
How this schedule moves
On the Salary schedule column a teacher moves from $54,025 at step 1 to $95,448 at step 28: 27 step increases worth $1,534 each on average, 77% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,446, between step 8 and step 9.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District's starting pay ranks 164th and its top cell ranks 231st; 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 60th percentile and the top cell at the 54th percentile.
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District | 761 | 2026-27 | $54,025 | – | $95,448 |
| Bainbridge-Guilford Central School District | 771 | 2025-26 | $49,201 | – | $97,133 |
| Cuba-Rushford Central School District | 750 | 2026-27 | $42,100 | – | $105,149 |
| Florida Union Free School District | 747 | 2025-26 | $70,171 | $70,171 | $113,393 |
| Tupper Lake Central School District | 747 | 2025-26 | $48,971 | – | $95,056 |
| Cambridge Central School District | 780 | 2026-27 | $47,909 | – | $98,935 |
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 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.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District salary schedule?
On the Salary schedule column the top figure, $95,448, is reached at step 28, 27 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Bainbridge-Guilford Central School Districtstarts $49,201
- Cuba-Rushford Central School Districtstarts $42,100
- Florida Union Free School Districtstarts $70,171
- Tupper Lake Central School Districtstarts $48,971
- Cambridge Central School Districtstarts $47,909
- Waterville Central School Districtstarts $41,036
- Groton Central School Districtstarts $56,763
- Island Park Union Free School Districtstarts $64,919
- Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville CSDstarts $53,106
- Odessa-Montour Central School Districtstarts $50,603
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