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Worcester Central 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.
- Worcester Central School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $48,434 (Salary schedule, step 1) and tops out at $71,558 (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.
- Worcester Central School District enrolled 341 students in 2023-24, the 636th-largest district in New York by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2026-27)
| Step \ Column | Salary schedule |
|---|---|
| 1 | $48,434 |
| 2 | $49,384 |
| 3 | $50,588 |
| 4 | $51,458 |
| 5 | $52,324 |
| 6 | $53,305 |
| 7 | $54,022 |
| 8 | $54,991 |
| 9 | $55,979 |
| 10 | $56,986 |
| 11 | $58,014 |
| 12 | $58,539 |
| 13 | $59,068 |
| 14 | $59,606 |
| 15 | $60,227 |
| 16 | $60,693 |
| 17 | $61,858 |
| 18 | $62,355 |
| 19 | $63,671 |
| 20 | $64,984 |
| 21 | $66,300 |
| 22 | $67,611 |
| 23 | $68,928 |
| 24 | $70,241 |
| 25 | $71,558 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $49,384 | +$950 |
| 3 | $50,588 | +$2,154 |
| 4 | $51,458 | +$3,024 |
| 5 | $52,324 | +$3,890 |
| 6 | $53,305 | +$4,871 |
Worked example as rendered: Salary schedule, step 1 = $48,434 a year, $4,036.17 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 6/30/2029), page 39 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 $48,434 at step 1 to $71,558 at step 25: 24 step increases worth $964 each on average, 48% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,317, between step 22 and step 23.
Among the 349 New York district schedules indexed here, Worcester Central School District's starting pay ranks 259th and its top cell ranks 319th; 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 41st percentile and the top cell at the 25th percentile.
Against New York districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester Central School District | 341 | 2026-27 | $48,434 | – | $71,558 |
| Pocantico Hills Central School District | 344 | 2025-26 | $64,162 | $73,439 | $145,556 |
| Parishville-Hopkinton Central School District | 347 | 2025-26 | $51,369 | – | $86,412 |
| Lyme Central School District | 353 | 2026-27 | $54,885 | – | $101,342 |
| Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Central School District | 355 | 2023-24 | $43,399 | – | $81,564 |
| Belfast Central School District | 327 | 2023-24 | $37,500 | – | $74,587 |
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 Worcester Central School District schedule?
$48,434 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 Worcester Central School District salary schedule?
$71,558, at step 25 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 Worcester Central School District salary schedule?
On the Salary schedule column the top figure, $71,558, is reached at step 25, 24 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
Other New York districts with schedules
- Pocantico Hills Central School Districtstarts $64,162
- Parishville-Hopkinton Central School Districtstarts $51,369
- Lyme Central School Districtstarts $54,885
- Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Central School Districtstarts $43,399
- Belfast Central School Districtstarts $37,500
- Clymer Central School Districtstarts $47,250
- Wynantskill Union Free School Districtstarts $51,119
- Prattsburgh Central School Districtstarts $51,593
- Hartford Central School Districtstarts $44,881
- Jasper-Troupsburg Central School Districtstarts $50,696
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