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State profile · NCES F-33 FY2023

Teacher Salary in New York

New York's top-to-bottom district pay ratio (4.19x) ranks #3 of 47, upper-third dispersion. According to the NCES Common Core of Data finance survey, estimated teacher pay and per-pupil spending are available for every public school district in New York.

$89,760
Est. state avg salary

Well above benchmark

+27.8%
vs national
#4
National rank
674
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$89,760/year (est.)

New York's top-to-bottom district pay ratio (4.19x) ranks #3 of 47, upper-third dispersion. Estimated average teacher salary is $89,760, meaningfully above the national average of $70,245, ranking #4 of 49, across 642 public school districts with reliable data (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Wide district pay spread: New York's top-to-bottom district pay ratio (4.19x) ranks #3 of 47, upper-third dispersion.
  • top decile nationally (#4 of 49)
  • New York ranks #4 of 49 on the salary estimate and #7 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • $134,194 spread between its highest- and lowest-paying districts
  • #3 of 47 states for pay dispersion (widest decile, 4.19x top/bottom ratio)
  • +27.8% vs the national average
  • +9.4% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (balanced cohort, not the FTE average above)
  • #5 of 49 purchasing-power-adjusted (BEA RPP 107.8)

The distinguishing axis

How wide is the district pay spread in New York?

North Merrick Union Free School District sits at $176,270 and Lyons Central School District at $42,076 among reliable-salary districts. That 4.19x top-to-bottom ratio ranks #3 of 47 comparable states, in the widest decile.

This describes the observed F-33 distribution, not why it exists. The comparison excludes service agencies and states with fewer than five reliable district estimates; see the dispersion method.

New York purchasing-power check on upper-third pay

New York's nominal average teacher salary ranks #4 of the 49 states and territories that report teacher salaries. Adjusted by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis's 2023 Regional Price Parity (107.8, US = 100, a relative state-level price-level index, not a district or metro cost-of-living figure), the estimate becomes $94,599, ranking #5 of 49 , 1 places lower than the nominal rank once relative price levels are factored in. This purchasing-power view is not published by NEA's teacher-pay rankings or the aggregator sites; it comes from combining our own F-33-derived salary estimate with BEA's public RPP series. See the full 51-state release for methodology and download. BEA Regional Price Parities · NCES CCD F-33

New York in the teacher-salary distribution

FY2023 estimated state averages from the same NCES-derived ranking

$89,760 Top 8% higher than 92% of 49 reporting states and territories

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Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey; state estimates derived from reported instructional-salary expenditure and teacher FTE · FY2023

New York's comparable salary trend

Same reporting-district cohort, FY2019-FY2023

FY2023 estimated average
$102,285 9.416352166308096% vs FY2019
376 districts held in the panel
$90,000$95,000$100,000$105,000 FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023 New York est. avg teacher salary, FY2019: $93,483New York est. avg teacher salary, FY2020: $94,749New York est. avg teacher salary, FY2021: $97,629New York est. avg teacher salary, FY2022: $98,628New York est. avg teacher salary, FY2023: $102,285 $93,483 $102,285 ▲ +9.4%
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Period New York est. avg teacher salary
FY2019 $93,483
FY2020 $94,749
FY2021 $97,629
FY2022 $98,628
FY2023 $102,285

Highest-paying districts in New York

Estimated average teacher salary, enrolling districts (200+ students)

Est. avg salary

What this shows North Merrick Union Free School District leads New York on the F-33 instructional-salary estimate. Service entities (CTCs, county offices) are excluded, their enrollment-based ratios are not reliable salary figures.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

Top 3 districts

1 $176,270

North Merrick Union Free School District

Est. avg teacher salary
2 $174,755

Jericho Union Free School District

Est. avg teacher salary
3 $167,273

Tuckahoe Common School District

Est. avg teacher salary

Districts by Estimated Teacher Salary

District Est. Avg Salary Enrollment Per-Pupil Exp
Hunter-tannersville Central School District $82,293 339 $55,440
Ravena-coeymans-selkirk Central School District $81,984 1,795 $32,007
Clinton Central School District $81,961 1,214 $27,540
Canton Central School District $81,692 1,117 $35,261
Tupper Lake Central School District $81,541 762 $28,631
Lansing Central School District $81,363 1,154 $31,642
Gilboa-conesville Central School District $81,080 296 $41,459
Rotterdam-mohonasen Central School District $81,067 2,738 $23,598
General Brown Central School District $81,061 1,386 $19,603
Lake Placid Central School District $80,840 538 $39,353
Amherst Central School District $80,657 2,900 $25,743
Waterford-halfmoon Union Free School District $80,611 738 $37,943
Dunkirk City School District $80,432 1,931 $32,296
New York Mills Union Free School District $80,387 546 $29,044
Scotia-glenville Central School District $80,368 2,208 $30,278
Fabius-pompey Central School District $80,295 630 $32,919
Royalton-hartland Central School District $80,286 1,178 $24,059
Hoosick Falls Central School District $80,072 1,052 $30,950
Greenwich Central School District $79,986 895 $30,343
Chenango Valley Central School District $79,969 1,653 $29,846
Stillwater Central School District $79,844 1,024 $26,673
Cortland City School District $79,834 1,858 $31,873
Clarence Central School District $79,805 4,084 $25,366
Cooperstown Central School District $79,641 787 $27,647
Salem Central School District $79,621 558 $30,837
Vestal Central School District $79,518 3,316 $28,614
Barker Central School District $79,517 643 $38,765
Westmoreland Central School District $79,471 820 $29,034
Rochester City School District $79,448 22,378 $44,826
Johnsburg Central School District $79,424 278 $40,442
North Tonawanda City School District $79,421 3,103 $24,096
Penfield Central School District $79,355 4,619 $24,758
Beekmantown Central School District $79,299 2,025 $27,009
Moravia Central School District $79,289 863 $33,002
Schuylerville Central School District $79,265 1,369 $27,476
Middleburgh Central School District $79,205 640 $40,392
Hammond Central School District $79,196 246 $45,183
Canastota Central School District $79,185 1,212 $34,227
Tully Central School District $79,151 742 $36,561
Hammondsport Central School District $79,125 378 $35,995
Fairport Central School District $79,036 5,316 $32,454
Liberty Central School District $78,956 1,816 $31,227
Honeoye Falls-lima Central School District $78,885 2,006 $34,338
Windham-ashland-jewett Central School District $78,830 295 $46,146
Akron Central School District $78,806 1,256 $27,735
Westfield Central School District $78,732 637 $29,865
Medina Central School District $78,723 1,396 $29,267
Chatham Central School District $78,687 869 $47,458
Fredonia Central School District $78,602 1,453 $24,286
Warrensburg Central School District $78,304 663 $34,956
Colton-pierrepont Central School District $78,114 373 $47,520
Plattsburgh City School District $78,053 1,711 $29,439
Walton Central School District $77,958 839 $34,027
Westhill Central School District $77,798 1,720 $38,643
Brunswick Central School District (Brittonkill) $77,785 1,095 $32,295
Elmira City School District $77,229 5,400 $30,221
Camden Central School District $77,169 1,970 $33,281
Evans-brant Central School District (Lake Shore) $77,106 2,089 $33,621
Oneonta City School District $76,901 1,651 $27,425
Addison Central School District $76,876 1,045 $33,329
Tonawanda City School District $76,770 1,680 $32,968
Fort Plain Central School District $76,667 714 $34,444
Saranac Central School District $76,402 1,494 $27,473
Menands Union Free School District $76,377 278 $39,507
Lancaster Central School District $76,115 5,348 $25,321
Hamilton Central School District $75,644 559 $35,030
Adirondack Central School District $75,582 1,178 $28,829
Southern Cayuga Central School District $75,580 656 $34,890
Cobleskill-richmondville Central School District $75,547 1,539 $29,888
Niagara Falls City School District $75,476 6,810 $28,411
Roxbury Central School District $75,460 231 $49,268
Onondaga Central School District $75,384 775 $34,955
Palmyra-macedon Central School District $75,355 1,775 $29,179
Ausable Valley Central School District $75,105 1,182 $31,651
Sandy Creek Central School District $75,058 792 $38,451
Glens Falls City School District $75,001 1,950 $26,487
North Collins Central School District $74,964 557 $35,300
Schenectady City School District $74,889 8,879 $30,687
Cohoes City School District $74,884 1,837 $29,585
Horseheads Central School District $74,828 3,804 $29,069
Northern Adirondack Central School District $74,739 804 $32,287
Lyncourt Union Free School District $74,687 406 $42,672
East Aurora Union Free School District $74,662 1,703 $25,965
Pulaski Central School District $74,661 944 $32,224
Otego-unadilla Central School District $74,593 786 $30,812
Deposit Central School District $74,547 471 $53,363
Johnstown City School District $74,496 1,468 $27,811
Homer Central School District $74,464 1,859 $27,423
Peru Central School District $74,460 1,860 $28,093
Watervliet City School District $74,410 1,345 $28,086
Berlin Central School District $74,383 633 $41,746
Union Springs Central School District $74,231 744 $28,523
Lansingburgh Central School District $74,201 2,084 $30,528
Malone Central School District $74,122 2,189 $41,791
Auburn City School District $74,091 3,793 $27,022
Salamanca City School District $74,040 1,293 $48,316
Frewsburg Central School District $73,932 750 $29,837
Hoosic Valley Central School District $73,895 856 $28,749
Cheektowaga-maryvale Union Free School District $73,883 2,188 $24,669
Livingston Manor Central School District $73,882 406 $46,712

Showing 301–400 of 642 enrolling districts. Specialized non-enrolling agencies (career/technical centers, county offices, service co-ops) are excluded from the salary ranking, their enrollment-based estimates are not reliable.

Lowest-Paying Districts in New York

District Est. Avg Salary Enrollment
Lyons Central School District $42,076 875
Newfield Central School District $44,802 689
Kendall Central School District $45,193 680
Jasper-troupsburg Central School District $45,444 371
Bolivar-richburg Central School District $48,794 704
Bradford Central School District $50,031 261
Morristown Central School District $50,464 329
Dundee Central School District $50,830 633
Scio Central School District $50,964 265
Charlotte Valley Central School District $51,143 347

Among enrolling districts (200+ students) with a reliable estimate; service entities excluded, see methodology.

Nationwide peers near New York's large K-12 scale

Two nationwide peer sets for New York: closest on estimated average teacher salary ($89,760 here) and closest on total student enrollment (2,307,822 here). Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not geographic containment.

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other states by unweighted district-mean teacher pay (F-33 derived, ≥5 districts with reliable estimates).

Similar enrollment

Nearest other states by NCES-reported K-12 enrollment. Salary peers above are excluded.

Compare Nearby-Ranked States

District of Columbia
$124,986
Rank #1
California
$110,546
Rank #2
Delaware
$92,029
Rank #3
Rhode Island
$89,674
Rank #5

Data: NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey + Staff Universe Survey, FY2023. Salary figures divide instructional expenditure (variable Z33) by each district's reported teacher FTE, or an estimated FTE for the small minority with no reported figure. Not individual salary data. Read our methodology.

New York teacher salary FAQ

What is the average teacher salary in New York?

Across 642 New York public school districts with reliable data, the average teacher salary is $89,760 (NCES CCD F-33 reported teacher salaries divided by CCD Staff Universe Survey teacher headcounts, FY2023). It is a district-level mean derived from finance filings, so it will not match a contract-salary survey exactly, read it as a relative comparison.

Which New York school district pays teachers the most?

North Merrick Union Free School District reports the highest average teacher salary in New York at $176,270, while Lyons Central School District sits at the lower end at $42,076.

How does New York teacher pay compare to the national average?

New York's average of $89,760 is meaningfully above the national average of $70,245 (+27.8%), ranking #4 of the 49 jurisdictions with a reliable district estimate.

How many school districts are in New York?

New York has 674 public school districts in the NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, together serving 1,476,344 students.

How much do teachers make in New York?

District-average teacher pay in New York runs from $42,076 in Lyons Central School District to $176,270 in North Merrick Union Free School District, with 191 of 642 reliable-data districts at $100,000 or above. Where a teacher lands depends far more on which district employs them than on the statewide figure. These are district-wide averages from NCES CCD F-33 (FY2023), not individual salaries or pay-scale steps.

Can teachers earn $100,000 in New York?

191 of 642 New York districts with reliable data report an estimated average teacher salary of $100,000 or more, led by North Merrick Union Free School District at $176,270. This is a district-wide average, not an individual salary, step, or years-of-experience figure.

How does New York rank after adjusting for cost of living?

Within the separate enrollment-weighted state comparison, BEA's 2023 Regional Price Parity (107.8, US=100) adjusts New York's nominal estimate of $102,018 from #3 to $94,599 and #5. The headline uses an unweighted district mean, so this does not replace it. Neither measure is take-home pay, taxes, or district/metro cost of living.

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Disclaimer & data sources

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainTeacher for New York