Highest-paid teachers in Upstate NY: Educators who earn the most in every county, rankedBy Ben Axelson | baxelson@nyup.com | Posted December 05, 2018 at 08:57 AM | Updated December 05, 2018 at 09:01 AM
From Albany to Buffalo, teacher salaries vary widely between school districts, but in nearly every county in Upstate New York, there are some teachers who earn over six figures. The New York State Teachers' Retirement System makes public the salary of every public school educator, from superintendents and principals to teachers and guidance counselors, across the state. Below, you can see the top three highest-paid public school teachers in every county in the Upstate New York region during the 2017-2018 school year, and compare your own area to teachers elsewhere in the state. The counties are ranked in order of highest-paid teacher in the county. NOTES: According to the NYSTRS, the salaries published indicate earnings reported to NYSTRS by the employer. The salaries may include termination payments, special stipends and non-regular compensation that do not contribute to retirement benefits, but are still reported by school districts. More information can be found in the NYSTRS Active Members Handbook. A full list of educator salaries, including administrators and other faculty, can be found SeeThroughNY.net. #53 Seneca County #1 Lana Blum - $92,147.26 - South Seneca Elementary School (South Seneca Central School District) #2 Heather Coonradt - $91,989.13 - South Seneca High School (South Seneca Central School District) #3 Michele Wolff - $86,924.31 - South Seneca Middle School (South Seneca Central School District) #52 Schuyler County #1 Robert Michel - $93,208.00 - Watkins Glen High School (Watkins Glen Central School District) #2 Eileen Malaney - $88,997.00 - Watkins Glen High School (Watkins Glen Central School District) #3 Gregory Gavich - $86,328.85 - Odessa-Montour Central School (Odessa-Montour Central School District) #51 Yates County #1 John Kriese - $93,543.68 - Penn Yan Academy (Penn Yan Central School District) #2 Martin Kubli - $90,796.00 - Penn Yan Middle School (Penn Yan Central School District) #3 Ann Paige - $90,794.50 - Penn Yan Academy (Penn Yan Central School District) #50 Lewis County #1 Mark Brooker - $94,780.50 - Lowville High School (Lowville Central School District) #2 James Rhodes - $94,640.00 - Lowville Middle School (Lowville Central School District) #3 Andrew Capone - $93,884.00 - Lowville High School (Lowville Central School District) #49 Allegany County 1. Nancy Aborjaily - $99,861.59 - Wellsville Middle School (Wellsville Central School District) 2. David Brady - $99,783.44 - Alfred-Almond Junior/Senior High School (Alfred-Almond Central Schools) 3. Deborah Donahue - $98,653.40 - Bolivar-Richburg Central School (Bolivar-Richburg Central School District) #48 Wyoming County #1 Alan Fultz - $99,995.42 - Warsaw Middle/High School (Warsaw Central School District) #2 William Devitt - $94,991.50 - Perry High School (Perry Central School District) #3 Lance Bannister - $92,089.00 - Attica Middle School (Attica Central School District) #47 Herkimer County #1 David Wolfanger - $100,828.00 - Central Valley Academy (Central Valley Central School District) #2 Crystal Dillenbeck - $98,383.20 - Dolgeville Elementary School (Dolgeville Central School District) #3 Lori Slaughter - $97,722.00 - Central Valley Academy (Central Valley Central School District) #46 Cayuga County 1. John Lawler - $101,907.21 - Weedsport Jr.-Sr. High School (Weedsport Central School District) 2. Robin Bartholomew - $99,139.00 - Cato Meridian Elementary School (Cato Meridian Central School District) 3. Todd Salls - $94,092.10 - Union Springs High School (Union Springs Central School District)
#45 St. Lawrence County #1 John Tebo - $102,649.44 - Ogdensburg Free Academy (Ogdensburg City School District) #2 Diane Wolf - $102,190.74 - Colton-Pierrepont Central School (Colton-Pierrepont Central School District) #3 Dianne Jeneault - $99,266.33 - Ogdensburg Free Academy (Ogdensburg City School District) #44 Schoharie County #1 David Marbot - $104,258.00 - Schoharie High School (Schoharie Central School District) #2 Richard Thaxter - $99,431.26 - Middleburgh Junior/Senior High School (Middleburgh Central School District) #3 Debra Schaffer - $99,354.43 - Schoharie Elementary School (Schoharie Central School District) #43 Tioga County #1 Jason Westervelt - $104,444.00 - Owego Free Academy (Owego-Apalachin Central Schools) #2 Peter Girolamo - $98,639.50 - Elm Street Elementary School (Waverly Central School District) #3 Gregory Woolever - $98,307.00 - Owego Elementary School (Owego-Apalachin Central School District) #42 Delaware County #1 Michael Brazee - $105,417.00 - Sidney Jr./Sr. High School (Sidney Central School District) #2 Jennifer Leaver - $102,233.38 - Margaretville Central School (Margaretville Central School District) #3 Gregory O'Connell - $100,890.00 - Stamford Central School (Stamford Central School District) #41 Madison County #1 John Markle - $107,455.00 - Oneida Senior High School (Oneida City School District) #2 Scott Fallon - $99,732.00 - Oneida Senior High School (Oneida City School District) #3 Harold Muller - $98,962.50 - Chittenango High School (Chittenango Central School District) #40 Livingston County #1 Carolyn Buisman - $109,140.35 - Livonia Elementary School (Livonia Central School District) #2 Karen Schuster - $107,733.44 - Livonia High School (Livonia Central School District) #3 Karen Reeder - $104,473.34 - Livonia Elementary School (Livonia Central School District) #39 Cattaraugus County 1. Mark Blecha - $109,575.40 - Pioneer High School (Franklinville Central School District) 2. Patti Kiec - $108,973.75 - Delevan Elementary School (Pioneer Central School District) 3. Joseph Bruening - $107,828.84 - Gowanda High School (Gowanda Central School District) #38 Chautauqua County 1. Kelly Fetterick - $109,620.19 - Dunkirk High School (Dunkirk City School District) 2. Joseph McMurdy - $109,358.97 - Dunkirk High School (Dunkirk Central School District) 3. Deborah Westling - $109,086.81 - Dunkirk School #7 (Dunkirk Central School District) #37 Ontario County #1 Shelly Collins - $110,091.60 - Victor Senior High School (Victor Central Schools) #2 William Bowe - $108,152.00 - Canandaigua Academy (Canandaigua City School District) #3 Keith Childs - $105,836.94 - Midlakes High School (Phelps-Clifton Springs Central Schools) #36 Clinton County #1 Gregory P. Myers - $110,344.00 - Beekmantown High School (Beekmantown Central School District) #2 Dennis W. LaBarge - $102,725.00 - Northern Adirondack Elementary School (Northern Adirondack Central School District) #3 Catherine Butts - $102,672.36 - Peru Junior/Senior High School (Peru Central Schools) #35 Hamilton County #1 John Reynolds - $110,758.74 - Indian Lake Central School (Indian Lake Central School District) #2 Nora Harrington - $93,457.00 - Indian Lake Central School (Indian Lake Central School District) #3 Mark Richards - $88,329.65 - Wells Central School (Wells Central School District) #34 Montgomery County #1 Anna Collie - $112,056.51 - Amsterdam High School (Amsterdam City School District) #2 Stuart Palczak - $108,983.81 - Amsterdam High School (Amsterdam City School District) #3 Christine Sherlock - $106,430.53 - Wilbur H. Lynch Literacy Academy (Amsterdam City School District) #33 Chenango County #1 Cindy S. Bostelman - $112,116.00 - Afton Middle/High School (Afton Central School District) #2 Victoria L. Gregory - $102,355.12 - Afton Middle/High School (Afton Central School District) #3 Sussanne Fenton - $94,877.00 - Norwich High School (Norwich City School District) #32 Cortland County #1 Lynne Renner - $112,355.71 - Homer Junior High School (Homer Central School District) #2 Todd James - $112,317.76 - Marathon Junior/Senior High School (Marathon Central Schools) #3 Nancy Cavellier - $96,497.24 - Homer Junior High School (Homer Central School District) #31 Chemung County 1. Olga Artemow - $112,372.00 - Horseheads Middle School (Horseheads Central School District) 2. Dan Palmer - $107,122.14 - Horseheads Middle School (Horseheads Central School District) 3. Teresa Gill - $91,647.69 - Big Flats Elementary School (Horseheads Central School District) #30 Franklin County #1 Gregory Marshall - $112,790.00 - Flanders Elementary School (Malone Central School District) #2 Terry Collins - $110,004.00 - Franklin Academy High School (Malone Central Schools) #3 Jacqueline McCarthy - $101,929.50 - Davis Elementary School (Malone Central Schools) #29 Fulton County #1 John Ivancic - $114,343.40 - Gloversville High School (Gloversville City School District) #2 Doral Lysiak - $105,266.00 - Gloversville High School (Gloversville City School District) #3 Mark LeFever - $105,065.88 - Gloversville High School (Gloversville City School District) #28 Rensselaer County #1 Jewel Whalen - $114,356.37 - Knickerbacker Middle School (Lansingburgh Central School District) #2 Daniel Hayes - $111,827.00 - Troy High School (Troy City School District) #3 Jeffery Sitterly - $111,101.09 - Troy High School (Troy City School District) #27 Warren County #1 Blake White - $115,724.00 - Lake George Elementary School (Lake George Central School District) #2 Randal Tyner - $112,399.00 - Jackson Heights Elementary School (Glens Falls City School District) #3 Matthew Fauler - $109,389.84 - Hadley-Luzerne Junior Senior High School (Hadley-Luzerne Central School District) #26 Genesee County #1 Alan Miano - $116,225.50 - Pembroke Junior/Senior High School (Pembroke Central School District) #2 John Tomidy - $108,944.70 - Byron-Bergen High School (Byron-Bergen Central Schools) #3 Karen Cusmano - $106,899.28 - Elba Jr./Sr. High School (Elba Central School District) #25 Schenectady County #1 Debra Hunt - $116,862.17 - Jefferson Elementary School (Schalmont Central Schools) #2 Ellen Bedell - $115,015.60 - Schalmont High School (Shalmont Central School District) #3 Sharon Greenfield - $114,678.89 - Schenectady High School (Schenectady City School District) #24 Wayne County #1 Jill Robert - $116,926.15 - Clyde-Savannah High School (Clyde-Savannah Central School District) #2 Shelly Thompson - $112,191.86 - Marion Jr./Sr. High School (Marion Central School District) #3 Lauren Maddock - $105,410.90 - Lyons Middle/High School (Lyons Central School District) #23 Steuben County #1 Ann Hosmer - $117,997.80 - Canisteo-Greenwood High School (Canisteo-Greenwood Central School District) #2 Judy Harriman-Carlson - $102,106.85 - Corning East High School (Corning-Painted Post Public School District) #3 Clark Small - $100,868.04 - Cohocton Elementary School (Wayland-Cohocton Central School District) #22 Washington County #1 Stephen Butz - $119,175.77 - Cambridge High School (Cambridge Central School District) #2 Keith Redmond - $105,022.32 - Whitehall High School (Whitehall Central School District) #3 Melissa Korot - $103,654.85 - Hudson Falls High School (Hudson Falls Central School District) #21 Otsego County #1 Susan Murphy - $119,819.63 - Oneonta High School (Oneonta City School District) #2 Marjorie Schleining - $116,900.00 - Cooperstown High School (Cooperstown Central Schools) #3 Kim Downie - $105,078.22 - Greater Plains Elementary School (Oneonta City School District) #20 Orleans County #1 Eric Valley - $121,336.45 - Medina High School (Medina Central School District) #2 Daniel Orbaker - $121,052.89 - Holley Junior/Senior High School (Holley Central School District) #3 Gary Simboli - $110,909.75 - Albion High School (Albion Central School District) #19 Tompkins County #1 Lana Craig - $121,341.99 - Ithaca High School (Ithaca City School District) #2 Janet Bowman - $108,304.30 - Ithaca High School (Ithaca City School District) #3 Diane Hicks-Hughes - $99,476.00 - Lansing Middle School (Lansing Central School District) #18 Oneida County #1 Darlene Kemp - $122,177.00 - Westmoreland Jr./Sr. High School (Westmoreland Central School District) #2 Mary Henderson - $120,746.88 - Proctor High School (Utica City School District) #3 Lisa DiMaggio - $116,974.28 - Strough Middle School (Rome City School District) #17 Essex County #1 Matthew Winslow - $123,387.47 - Newcomb Central School (Newcomb Central School District) #2 Edward Lacourse - $114,850.36 - Newcomb Central School (Newcomb Central School District) #3 Laura Corey - $108,360.50 - Schroon Lake Central School (Schroon Lake Central School District) #16 Niagara County #1 Karen Waugaman - $123,582.54 - Niagara Falls High School (Niagara Falls City School District) #2 Derek Zimmerman - $122,447.40 - Niagara Falls High School (Niagara Falls City School District) #3 Edward Ventry - $117,161.45 - Niagara Falls High School (Niagara Falls City School District) #15 Saratoga County #1 David Leveroni - $123,643.56 - Milton Terrace North Elementary School (Ballston Spa Central School District) #2 Valla Valerie - $123,520.44 - Ballston Spa Middle School (Ballston Spa Central School District) #3 Susan Kelley - $120,040.19 - Corinth Central School District #14 Jefferson County #1 Charles Heck - $125,885.32 - Indian River High School (Indian River Central School District) #2 Richard Lajoie - $107,036.12 - Carthage Central High School (Carthage Central School District) #3 Robert Kuba - $105,935.66 - Indian River High School (Indian River Central School District) #13 Greene County #1 Jean Robbiani - $129,735.00 - Catskill Central School District #2 Rosemary Iacono - $111,600.00 - Hunter-Tannersville High School (Hunter-Tannersville Central School District) #3 Dianne Lewis - $110,350.44 - Greenville Middle School (Greenville Central Schoo District) #12 Onondaga County #1 Kathleen Czerwiak - $135,453.00 - Cicero-North Syracuse High School (North Syracuse Central) #2 Michael Keenan - $128,507.25 - Jamesville-Dewitt High School (Jamesville-Dewitt Central School District) #3 Richard Ernst - $127,837.00 - Fayetteville-Manlius High School (Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District) #11 Broome County #1 Mitchell Johnson - $136,891.34 - Union-Endicott High School (Union-Endicott Central School District) #2 Duane Harrison - $118,073.51 - Windsor Central School (Windsor Central School District) #3 Ellen Fiato - $114,520.00 - Susquehanna Valley High School (Susquehanna Valley Central School District) #10 Oswego County #1 Catherine Celeste - $136,976.08 - Oswego Middle School (Oswego City School District) #2 Michael Stevens - $111,509.10 - Sandy Creek High School (Sandy Creek Central School District) #3 Myrtis Sterio - $105,083.00 - Oswego Middle School (Oswego City School District) #9 Albany County 1. Andrew Monin - $137,118.44 - Colonie Central High School (South Colonie Central School District) 2. Gretchen Courcelle - $132,440.71 - Sand Creek Middle School (South Colonie Central School District) 3. Charles Nagel - $126,676.38 - Menands School (South Colonie Central School District) #8 Monroe County #1 Joan Hamm - $140,066.60 - Schroeder High School (Webster Central Schools) #2 John Pavone - $139,142.76 - Edison Career and Technology High School (Rochester City School District) #3 Rita Gaither - $137,926.00 - Edison Career and Technology High School (Rochester City School District) #7 Columbia County #1 Claire Meyer - $146,127.11 - German Central High School (Germantown Central School District) #2 Scott Thompson - $114,524.24 - New Lebanon Jr./Sr. High School (New Lebanon Central School District) #3 Theresa Cipollari - $111,618.96 - Hudson High School (Hudson City School District) #6 Dutchess County #1 David Gatta - $150,150.86 - Arlington High School (Arlington Central School District) #2 Carol Salvas - $149,377.62 - J. V. Forrestal Elementary School (Beacon City School District) #3 Georgina Murphy - $148,190.02 - Rombout Middle School (Beacon City School District) #5 Ulster County #1 Joseph Zupan - $150,823.50 - Leptondale Elementary School (Wallkill Central School District) #2 Donna Cerchia - $142,609.75 - Marlboro Middle School (Marlboro Central School District) #3 Marion Lyons - $139,900.03 - Marlboro Elementary School (Marlboro Central School District) #4 Sullivan County #1 Timothy Potts - $154,110.30 - Robert J. Kaiser Middle School (Monticello Central School District) #2 Rose Joyce-Turner - $138,713.19 - Monticello High School (Monticello Central School District) #3 Gary Silverman - $129,234.79 - Robert J. Kaiser Middle School (Monticello Central School District) #3 Putnam County #1 Amanda Lynne - $173,072.28 - Carmel High School (Carmel Central School District) #2 Denise Maslak - $172,469.35 - Brewster High School (Brewster Central School District) #3 George Coates - $171,344.30 - Carmel High School (Carmel Central School) #2 Orange County #1 Katrina Kiernan - $186,482.66 - Washingtonville High School (Washingtonville Central School District) #2 Robert Karchawer - $178,622.12 - Goshen High School (Goshen Central School District) #3 Bernadette Saladino - $176,081.17 - Newburgh Free Academy (Newburgh City School District) #1 Erie County #1 Martha Kavanaugh* - $530,000.00 - Hamburg Central High School (Hamburg Central School District) #2 Eric Benson - $235,415.70 - PS 353 Newcomer Academy (Buffalo Public Schools #3 Ryan Bowers - $148,258.97 - PS 131 (Buffalo Public Schools)
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