Annual salary
$52,649
New York · salary schedule · 2025-26
Watervliet City 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.
- Watervliet City School District's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $52,649 (Salary schedule, step 1) and tops out at $111,292 (Salary schedule, step 25), 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 25 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 25.
- Watervliet City School District enrolled 1,485 students in 2023-24, the 340th-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 | Salary schedule |
|---|---|
| 1 | $52,649 |
| 2 | $53,690 |
| 3 | $54,729 |
| 4 | $55,587 |
| 5 | $56,752 |
| 6 | $59,121 |
| 7 | $60,751 |
| 8 | $62,840 |
| 9 | $64,702 |
| 10 | $66,509 |
| 11 | $68,364 |
| 12 | $70,208 |
| 13 | $72,101 |
| 14 | $74,046 |
| 15 | $76,048 |
| 16 | $78,097 |
| 17 | $80,208 |
| 18 | $82,376 |
| 19 | $84,600 |
| 20 | $86,883 |
| 21 | $89,225 |
| 22 | $91,456 |
| 23 | $94,561 |
| 24 | $99,518 |
| 25 | $111,292 |
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Per month (12)
$4,387.42
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $53,690 | +$1,041 |
| 3 | $54,729 | +$2,080 |
| 4 | $55,587 | +$2,938 |
| 5 | $56,752 | +$4,103 |
| 6 | $59,121 | +$6,472 |
Worked example as rendered: Salary schedule, step 1 = $52,649 a year, $4,387.42 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
The newest agreement the Empire Center holds for this district carries no readable salary grid; this grid comes from the district's prior agreement on file there (term 7/1/2018 to 6/30/2026), page 40 of that PDF.
The agreement prints one column per school year; this page reproduces the 2025-26 column.
How this schedule moves
On the Salary schedule column a teacher moves from $52,649 at step 1 to $111,292 at step 25: 24 step increases worth $2,443 each on average, 111% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $11,774, between step 24 and step 25.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Watervliet City School District's starting pay ranks 189th and its top cell ranks 144th; 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 56th percentile and the top cell at the 75th percentile.
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watervliet City School District | 1,485 | 2025-26 | $52,649 | – | $111,292 |
| Alden Central School District | 1,485 | 2026-27 | $38,462 | – | $102,666 |
| Ellenville Central School District | 1,475 | 2025-26 | $61,900 | – | $121,431 |
| Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District | 1,499 | 2026-27 | $60,153 | $68,973 | $150,752 |
| Center Moriches Union Free School District | 1,467 | 2024-25 | $55,037.36 | $61,232.92 | $150,461.57 |
| Fredonia Central School District | 1,506 | 2026-27 | $44,066 | – | $84,491 |
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 Watervliet City School District schedule?
$52,649 at step 1 on Salary schedule, per the 2025-26 schedule (New York State teacher collective bargaining agreement, published by the Empire Center's SeeThroughNY contract library).
What is the top of the Watervliet City School District salary schedule?
$111,292, at step 25 on Salary schedule (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 Watervliet City School District salary schedule?
On the Salary schedule column the top figure, $111,292, is reached at step 25, 24 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Alden Central School Districtstarts $38,462
- Ellenville Central School Districtstarts $61,900
- Dobbs Ferry Union Free School Districtstarts $60,153
- Center Moriches Union Free School Districtstarts $55,037.36
- Fredonia Central School Districtstarts $44,066
- Putnam Valley Central School Districtstarts $70,428
- Cold Spring Harbor Central School Districtstarts $62,983
- Valhalla Union Free School Districtstarts $60,488
- Bronxville Union Free School Districtstarts $63,792
- Babylon Union Free School Districtstarts $58,921
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