There are some instances when you may be eligible for lump-sum payments; contact your UFT borough office for guidance on your specific situation.

Current per-session rates for different positions, as well as coverage and training rates, can be found here. 

Here is a chart with payroll codes used by the DOE: 

Differentials:
MA – C1 NA – C1 with PD
PA – C2
QA – C2 with ID
RA – C2 with PD
SA – C2 with ID
TA – C6
UA – C6 with PD

Longevity Codes:
A or B – under 5 years
V or W – 5 years but less than 10 years
C or D – 10 years but less than 13 years
G or H – 13 years but less than 15 years
E or F – 15 years but less than 18 years and PD
I or J – 18 years but less than 20 years
K or L – 20 years but less than 22 years
M or N – 22 years or more

Pay stubs with deduction information can be found by logging in to the DOE Payroll Portal: https://payrollportal.nycboe.net.

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Anyone seeking to qualify for any differential should consult DOE circulars and regulations to make sure any courses you take are acceptable for accreditation before enrolling. 

For salary differential application questions, contact the Office of Salary Services through HR Connect at 718-935-4000.

You must file your salary differential via the salary application portal. Please consult the DOE guide below for deadlines for filing the salary differential application:

When using ASPDP courses to apply for a differential, you will be asked for a "school name," which doesn't apply to these courses. Instead, select "other" and enter "ASPDP" instead. 

If you have additional questions about the salary differential process, the DOE publishes a step-by-step guide which you can access on the UFT website. You may also contact the Office of Salary Services through HR Connect at 718-935-4000.

You may continue to use university courses, CLEP tests, and ASPDP P-credit courses towards the salary differential, in addition to a minimum of required A+ courses. In other words, other than the minimum number of A+ credits needed for your salary differential, you are free to complete the remaining credits needed for the differential through any other approved means.

A+ credits and P credits are both types of professional development credits that may be used towards teachers’ salary differentials. A+ credits are approved by a committee of UFT and DOE representatives, and are aligned with DOE educational priorities to promote teachers’ development of skills, knowledge, and methods aligned to the needs of the school system and students. P credit courses are offered through the New York City Department of Education’s  After School Professional Development Program (ASPDP), aligned with the Danielson Framework for Teaching, and may also be used by teachers to complete CTLE hours in addition to earning salary differential credits. 

If you are a teacher hired or rehired on or after Sept.1, 2019, then you must obtain a minimum of 18 A+ credits in order to earn your salary differential, unless you have already attained an additional doctorate or an additional master’s in an approved related area as determined by the Joint Accreditation Committee (JAC).

If you are a teacher hired on or after Sept. 1, 2017, but before Sept.1, 2019, then you must obtain a minimum of 6 A+ credits, unless you earned your salary differential before Sept. 1, 2019. (There was a six-month application window for teachers hired between Sept. 1, 2017, and Sept.1, 2019, who completed their 30 credits above a master’s by Sept. 1, 2019, but who had not finalized the application process for their differential. This window closed Feb. 1, 2020.)

If you are a teacher hired before Sept. 1, 2017, then you are not required to use A+ credits to obtain your salary differential. If you choose to submit A+ credits toward your salary differential, you must obtain a minimum of 6 A+ credits.

These rules went into effect on Sept. 1, 2019.