Ohio · salary schedule · 2026-27
Cambridge City salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher salary schedule, 2026-27. The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a column and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Cambridge City's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $32,891 (ND, step 0) and tops out at $83,374 (MA+15, step 30), per Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $38,245 and reaches $66,202 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $42,070 to $78,479.
- The grid has 5 column columns and 18 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 30.
- Cambridge City enrolled 1,805 students in 2023-24, the 238th-largest district in Ohio by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule, 2026-27
| Step \ Column | ND | BA | BA+150 | MA | MA+15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $32,891 | $38,245 | $39,775 | $42,070 | $44,364 |
| 1 | $34,382 | $39,890 | $41,611 | $44,211 | $46,659 |
| 2 | $35,874 | $41,534 | $43,446 | $46,353 | $48,954 |
| 3 | $37,365 | $43,179 | $45,282 | $48,495 | $51,248 |
| 4 | $38,857 | $44,823 | $47,118 | $50,636 | $53,543 |
| 5 | $40,348 | $46,468 | $48,954 | $52,778 | $55,838 |
| 6 | $41,840 | $48,112 | $50,789 | $54,920 | $58,132 |
| 7 | $43,332 | $49,757 | $52,625 | $57,062 | $60,427 |
| 8 | $44,823 | $51,401 | $54,461 | $59,203 | $62,722 |
| 9 | $46,315 | $53,046 | $56,297 | $61,345 | $65,017 |
| 10 | $47,806 | $54,690 | $58,132 | $63,487 | $67,311 |
| 11 | $49,298 | $56,335 | $59,968 | $65,628 | $69,606 |
| 12 | $50,789 | $57,979 | $61,804 | $67,770 | $71,901 |
| 13 | $59,624 | $63,640 | $69,912 | $74,195 | |
| 18 | $61,268 | $65,475 | $72,054 | $76,490 | |
| 23 | $62,913 | $67,311 | $74,195 | $78,785 | |
| 27 | $64,558 | $69,147 | $76,337 | $81,079 | |
| 30 | $66,202 | $70,983 | $78,479 | $83,374 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $39,890 | +$1,645 |
| 2 | $41,534 | +$3,289 |
| 3 | $43,179 | +$4,934 |
| 4 | $44,823 | +$6,578 |
| 5 | $46,468 | +$8,223 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 0 = $38,245 a year, $3,187.08 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Ohio has no statewide teacher salary schedule. Pay is bargained district by district, and this grid comes from the salary appendix of the district's current collective bargaining agreement as filed with the Ohio State Employment Relations Board.
Agreement term: 2025-07-01 to 2028-06-30.
Bargained with OEA CEA.
The agreement labels this table 2026-27. A successor agreement may already be in force locally; the year shown is the year printed in the filed document.
Table caption in the agreement: ND BA BA+150 MA MA+15
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $38,245 at step 0 to $66,202 at step 30: 17 step increases worth $1,645 each on average, 73% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,645, between step 0 and step 1.
A master's degree is worth $3,825 more than a bachelor's at the first step (10.0%) and $12,277 more at the top of the column (18.5%).
The highest-paid column, MA+15, starts at $44,364 and tops out at $83,374, 26% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 235 Ohio district schedules indexed here, Cambridge City's starting pay ranks 222nd and its top cell ranks 204th; the state medians are $44,468 to start and $94,897 at the top.
Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 1st percentile and the top cell at the 40th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND | $32,891 | $50,789 | 12 | 54% |
| BA | $38,245 | $66,202 | 17 | 73% |
| BA+150 | $39,775 | $70,983 | 17 | 78% |
| MA | $42,070 | $78,479 | 17 | 87% |
| MA+15 | $44,364 | $83,374 | 17 | 88% |
Against Ohio districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge City | 1,805 | 2026-27 | $38,245 | $42,070 | $83,374 |
| Poland Local | 1,800 | 2026-27 | $33,076 | – | $93,853 |
| Bellevue City | 1,776 | 2025-26 | $44,034 | $47,944 | $103,013 |
| West Holmes Local | 1,776 | 2026-27 | $44,769 | $47,352 | $86,525 |
| Fostoria City | 1,835 | 2026-27 | $41,318 | $45,450 | $100,031 |
| Urbana City | 1,838 | 2025-26 | $42,504 | – | $85,748 |
Starting pay is the first step of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-step cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Cambridge City?
$38,245 on the column BA at step 0 of the 2026-27 schedule (Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $32,891 (ND).
What is the top of the Cambridge City salary schedule?
$83,374, at step 30 on MA+15 (2026-27). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Cambridge City salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $66,202, is reached at step 30, 17 step increases after step 0 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Cambridge City?
$3,825 more at the first step: $42,070 on MA against $38,245 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other Ohio districts with schedules
- Poland Localstarts $33,076
- Bellevue Citystarts $44,034
- West Holmes Localstarts $44,769
- Fostoria Citystarts $41,318
- Urbana Citystarts $42,504
- New Lexington School Districtstarts $45,585
- Kenton Citystarts $44,183
- West Branch Localstarts $42,008
- Logan Elm Localstarts $43,976
- River Valley Localstarts $20,060
See every Ohio district on the Ohio page. Compare this district on the comparison pages or the rankings.