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Your compensation budget is 75% of everything. Shouldn't you see it clearly?

Long Island districts spend $4.7 billion annually on employee compensation governed by CBAs. CompBase gives you structured, cross-district intelligence to negotiate, budget, and present with confidence.

124
LI districts covered
500+
Active CBAs structured
$4.7B
Total comp budget tracked
Cross-District Benchmarking

Where do you rank? Now you know — for every title, every step, every district.

When the union says "we're the lowest paid in the county," you need to know if that's true — and have the data to prove it either way. See exactly where your district stands across 56 Nassau or 68 Suffolk districts for any position at any experience level.

?"Where do our teachers rank at Step 10, MA+30 vs. comparable districts?"
?"Which districts pay more at starting salary but less at max?"
?"Are our custodian wages competitive relative to our teacher wages?"
benchmark / teacher / step-10-ma30 / nassau
Teacher Salary — Step 10, MA+30 — Nassau County (Top 15 of 56)
1
Great Neck UFSD
$108,420
2
Roslyn UFSD
$106,890
3
Manhasset UFSD
$105,210
4
Syosset CSD
$103,800
5
Herricks UFSD
$101,650
5 districts
11
Your District ★
$96,240
12
Plainview-OB CSD
$95,100
13
Bethpage UFSD
$94,200
Showing 13 of 56 Nassau districts · Full ranking available
Settlement Pulse

Neighboring districts are settling right now. You should know what they got.

When Syosset settles at 3.4%, it changes your negotiation. When three comparable districts close above 3%, it becomes the floor. CompBase tracks every settlement as it happens — so you're never working from last quarter's data.

?"Which comparable districts settled this year, and at what percentages?"
?"What's the average settlement rate on Long Island this cycle?"
pulse / nassau / 2025-26-settlements
Recent Teacher Settlements — Nassau County
Syosset CSD — Teachers
Feb 2026
3.40% avg annual · 4 years · Health contribution held at 12%
Herricks UFSD — Teachers
Jan 2026
3.15% avg annual · 3 years · Health contribution increased to 15%
Bethpage UFSD — Teachers
Dec 2025
2.90% avg annual · 4 years · $2,500 lump sum Year 1
Plainview-OB CSD — Teachers
Nov 2025
3.25% avg annual · 4 years · Step restructure at Steps 20-25
Nassau avg this cycle: 3.17%
Suffolk avg: 3.08%
Total Employer Cost Modeling

A 3% raise doesn't cost 3%. It costs 3% plus everything that rides on top.

Every dollar of salary increase carries additional employer costs: FICA (7.65%), TRS (10.2%), workers' comp, and more. A 3% raise on a $100M teacher payroll doesn't cost $3M — it costs $3.6M+. CompBase models the fully-loaded cost so you know the real number before you offer it.

?"What is the fully-loaded cost of 3.25% vs. 3.0% over 4 years?"
?"For every dollar of raise, how many cents in mandated add-ons?"
model / total-cost / teacher-step-15-ma30
Fully-Loaded Employer Cost — Teacher at Step 15, MA+30
Base Salary
$98,450
+ Longevity
$3,500
+ Employer FICA (7.65%)
$7,799
+ TRS Contribution (10.2%)
$10,399
+ Health Insurance (employer)
$22,400
+ Workers' Comp (1.5%)
$1,529
Total Employer Cost
$144,077
Base salary is 68% of total employer cost · Every $1 raise costs the district $1.27
Step Increment Modeling

Even a 0% raise costs you 2–3%. Most board members don't know that.

Built into every salary schedule is an automatic cost increase: as employees advance one step each year, the payroll grows — independent of any negotiated raise. CompBase separates the "hidden raise" from the negotiated raise so your board sees both numbers.

?"With a 0% raise, what does step movement alone cost us this year?"
?"Decompose our total cost increase: how much is the raise, how much is step movement?"
model / step-cost / teacher-unit
Step Increment Cost Analysis — Teacher Unit (185 FTE)
Step Movement Cost (0% Raise)
$1.84M
2.4% payroll growth from step advancement alone
Negotiated Raise Cost (3.25%)
$2.50M
Applied to all steps after movement
Combined Year 1 Total Cost Increase
$4.34M = 5.65% total growth
Board hears "3.25% raise" · Actual cost is 5.65% · The 2.4% step cost is invisible without modeling
12 teachers at max step won't receive step increases — saving $380K vs. a scenario where all teachers were mid-schedule
Tax Cap Constraint Modeling

The tax cap doesn't care what the union wants. Does the settlement fit?

New York's property tax cap (2% or CPI) creates a hard ceiling. With compensation at 75–81% of budget, there's almost no room for raises after accounting for step increments, health insurance increases, and TRS rate changes. CompBase models whether your offer — or the union's proposal — fits within the cap.

?"If we give teachers 3.25% and support staff 3.0%, do we stay within the levy cap?"
?"What's the maximum raise we can afford across all units without overriding the cap?"
model / tax-cap / 2026-27-budget
Tax Cap Budget Impact — 2026–27 Proposed Settlement
$0Levy Cap Growth: $2.87M (2.0%)$4M
▼ Levy Cap $2.87M
$1.84M
Step increments
$0.62M
Health + TRS increases
$0.41M
Remaining for raises
Mandatory costs consume 86% of allowable levy growth before any negotiated raise
Board-Ready Analytics

When a board member asks "how do we compare?" — answer in seconds, not weeks.

Your board wants to see where the district stands. The union went to the press with selective data. A parent is asking questions at the budget hearing. CompBase generates presentation-ready charts and rankings you can pull up instantly — with source attribution on every number.

"Generate a board slide showing our teacher salary ranking vs. comparable districts."
"The union claims we're the lowest paid in Nassau. Show me the actual ranking."
CompBase.io · Board Presentation
Teacher Starting Salary —
Nassau Comparable Districts
Great Neck
$67,200
Syosset
$65,100
Herricks
$63,400
Your District
$61,200
Plainview-OB
$59,800
Bethpage
$58,500
Nassau Avg
$60,340
Your DistrictNassau Average
Source: CompBase.IO · 56 Nassau County districts · 2025-26 published schedules
What-If Scenario Engine

"What does 3.25% vs 3.0% actually cost over 4 years?"

Model any proposal in seconds. Change the percentage, add a lump sum, adjust health contributions, extend the contract term. See the fully-loaded cost impact across all steps, all employees, all years — with compounding calculated correctly.

Your Offer
3.00%
4-year total: $9.8M
Union Ask
3.50%
4-year total: $11.6M
The Difference
$1.8M
Over 4 years, fully loaded

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