Contract 2023: Pay increases
| 2024-25 | May 1, 2025 | $700 annual retention bonus* pay date for pedagogues, paraprofessionals and substitute paraprofessionals (Q-bank) |
| May 8, 2025 | $700 annual retention bonus* pay date for full-time H-bank employees | |
| May 16, 2025 | Pro-rated retention bonus* pay date for part-time H-bank and per diem employees | |
| 2025-26 | Sept. 14, 2025 | 3.25% raise (fourth raise) |
| May 1, 2026 | $1,000 annual retention bonus* | |
| 2026-27 | Sept. 14, 2026 | 3.5% raise (fifth raise) |
| May 1, 2027 | $1,035 annual bonus* |
*Annual retention bonuses will be paid via supplemental check.
- Annual raises of 3%, 3%, 3%, 3.25% and 3.5% percent.
- Ratification bonus of $3,000
- Annual bonuses of $400 on May 16, 2024; $700 by May 5, 2025; $1,000 on May 1, 2026; and $1,035 on May 1, 2027.
This annual bonus will then be paid every year on or about May 1 in perpetuity to all UFT-represented employees. The bonus will go up with collective bargaining increases. - Retroactive pay will range from $853 to just over $4,000 depending on the job title.
With the annual bonuses, the compounded value over the length of the agreement ranges from 17.58% to 20.42%
Check our FAQs for more details about the pay increases.
Teachers:
- The new top salary for the most experienced teachers will be $151,271, including the bonus, by the end of the proposed contract.
- The proposed contract also cuts in half — from 15 to eight years — the length of time it takes most teachers to reach a salary of $100,000.
- The starting salary for new teachers will be $72,349, including the bonus, by the end of the proposed agreement, up from $61,070.
- The average teacher will get around $3,000 in retroactive pay.
Paraprofessionals:
- The top salary for paraprofessionals will be $56,761, including the annual bonus.
- The average paraprofessional will receive around $1,200 in retroactive pay in September.
- See more information about pay increases for paraprofessionals.