St. Lawrence County teacher salaries, 2024-25

1,297 classroom teachers taught in St. Lawrence County's 18 school districts and BOCES in the 2024-25 school year. Their average salary was $69,088, $29,329 less than the New York average.1

Average salary
$69,088
classroom teachers, 2024-25
County rank
37th
of 57 New York counties outside New York City
Classroom teachers
1,297
in 18 districts and BOCES
Highest-paying district
$79,968
Hammond Central School District

Teacher pay in every St. Lawrence 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
Hammond Central School District$79,968$79,4432663%93%
Canton Central School District$75,732$79,7798772%93%
Ogdensburg City School District$75,150$73,27414260%84%
Parishville-Hopkinton Central School District$72,314$76,4853969%90%
Gouverneur Central School District$70,717$69,60012262%87%
Massena Central School District$70,446$70,87718966%87%
Madrid-Waddington Central School District$69,422$67,8105460%93%
Potsdam Central School District$68,902$67,07710665%91%
Brasher Falls Central School District$68,498$67,1509159%87%
Hermon-Dekalb Central School District$67,919$69,0343768%95%
Lisbon Central School District$66,196$61,3974734%100%
Colton-Pierrepont Central School District$66,008$66,0943644%83%
Edwards-Knox Central School District$64,888$61,2885231%75%
Clifton-Fine Central School District$64,628$59,3673253%81%
Heuvelton Central School District$63,941$63,2504329%69%
Norwood-Norfolk Central School District$63,933$60,4818756%91%
Morristown Central School District$61,739$57,0222735%74%
St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES$59,984$59,1788018%30%

Questions about teacher pay in St. Lawrence County

How much do teachers make in St. Lawrence County, New York?

Classroom teachers in St. Lawrence County's 18 school districts and BOCES earned an average of $69,088 in the 2024-25 school year, $29,329 less than the New York average.

Which St. Lawrence County school district pays teachers the most?

Hammond Central School District, where classroom teachers earned an average of $79,968 in 2024-25.

Average teacher salaries in St. Lawrence County compared to nearby counties

Average classroom teacher salary in each county that borders St. Lawrence County, and how much more or less it pays.1

St. Lawrence County Shades match the state map.

Sources for the St. Lawrence 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