Chautauqua County teacher salaries, 2024-25

1,858 classroom teachers taught in Chautauqua County's 18 school districts and BOCES in the 2024-25 school year. Their average salary was $71,212, $27,205 less than the New York average.1

Average salary
$71,212
classroom teachers, 2024-25
County rank
29th
of 57 New York counties outside New York City
Classroom teachers
1,858
in 18 districts and BOCES
Highest-paying district
$75,563
Dunkirk City School District

Teacher pay in every Chautauqua County school district

Average and median salary of classroom teachers, 2024-25, highest first. Districts with fewer than 20 classroom teachers have no page of their own.1

DistrictAverage salaryMedianTeachersOver 10 yearsMaster's or more
Dunkirk City School District$75,563$86,04021154%86%
Fredonia Central School District$75,522$69,48515960%86%
Westfield Central School District$74,008$69,2567353%86%
Frewsburg Central School District$73,568$73,6497978%84%
Cassadaga Valley Central School District$73,203$63,0008556%80%
Panama Central School District$71,924$62,3925258%73%
Brocton Central School District$71,321$68,8305855%91%
Jamestown City School District$71,209$71,00543560%79%
Bemus Point Central School District$70,274$70,6196776%91%
Chautauqua Lake Central School District$70,194$67,1428162%84%
Southwestern Central School District at Jamestown$70,130$70,58011877%90%
Sherman Central School District$70,116$66,9524963%88%
Falconer Central School District$69,577$68,70011358%72%
Ripley Central School District$68,653$63,2852167%81%
Clymer Central School District$67,871$62,7103757%81%
Silver Creek Central School District$66,371$65,59111374%83%
Forestville Central School District$63,300$58,8165059%78%
Pine Valley Central School District (South Dayton)$61,159$53,6505737%71%

Questions about teacher pay in Chautauqua County

How much do teachers make in Chautauqua County, New York?

Classroom teachers in Chautauqua County's 18 school districts and BOCES earned an average of $71,212 in the 2024-25 school year, $27,205 less than the New York average.

Which Chautauqua County school district pays teachers the most?

Dunkirk City School District, where classroom teachers earned an average of $75,563 in 2024-25.

Sources for the Chautauqua County figures

Actual salaries of classroom teachers, teachers assigned to at least one course, as counted by the State Education Department. Every figure covers at least 5 teachers.

  1. New York State Education Department, Personnel Master File statistical run 2024-25: classroom teachers' pay, years of experience and degrees in each school district.

How we read the data