Annual salary
$43,563
Ohio · salary schedule · 2025-26
Canton Local salary schedule, 2025-26
Teacher salary schedule, 2025-26. 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.
- Canton Local's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $43,563 (BA/BS, step 0) and tops out at $93,660 (MA/MS+15, step 32), per Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA/BS) starts at $43,563 and reaches $78,413 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA/MS) the range is $47,919 to $89,304.
- The grid has 5 column columns and 20 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 32.
- Canton Local enrolled 1,974 students in 2023-24, the 212th-largest district in Ohio by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule, 2025-26
Official sourceDocumentOhio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archiveSchool year2025-26Effective
| Step \ Column | BA/BS | BA/BS 150 | BA+15 | MA/MS | MA/MS+15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $43,563 | $45,741 | $46,830 | $47,919 | $50,097 |
| 1 | $44,870 | $47,048 | $48,137 | $49,662 | $51,840 |
| 2 | $46,177 | $48,791 | $49,880 | $51,404 | $54,018 |
| 3 | $47,919 | $50,533 | $51,622 | $53,582 | $56,196 |
| 4 | $49,662 | $52,711 | $53,800 | $55,761 | $58,810 |
| 5 | $51,840 | $54,889 | $55,978 | $58,374 | $61,424 |
| 6 | $54,018 | $57,503 | $58,592 | $60,988 | $64,473 |
| 7 | $56,632 | $60,117 | $61,206 | $64,038 | $67,523 |
| 8 | $59,246 | $63,166 | $64,255 | $67,087 | $71,008 |
| 9 | $62,295 | $66,216 | $67,305 | $70,572 | $74,493 |
| 10 | $65,345 | $69,701 | $70,790 | $74,057 | $78,413 |
| 11 | $68,830 | $73,186 | $74,275 | $77,978 | $82,334 |
| 12 | $72,315 | $77,107 | $78,196 | $81,898 | $86,255 |
| 14 | $73,186 | $77,978 | $79,067 | $82,770 | $87,126 |
| 19 | $74,493 | $79,285 | $80,374 | $84,077 | $88,433 |
| 24 | $75,800 | $80,592 | $81,681 | $85,383 | $89,740 |
| 29 | $77,107 | $81,898 | $82,988 | $86,690 | $91,047 |
| 30 | $77,542 | $82,552 | $83,641 | $87,562 | $91,918 |
| 31 | $77,978 | $83,205 | $84,294 | $88,433 | $92,789 |
| 32 | $78,413 | $83,859 | $84,948 | $89,304 | $93,660 |
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Per month (12)
$3,630.25
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $44,870 | +$1,307 |
| 2 | $46,177 | +$2,614 |
| 3 | $47,919 | +$4,356 |
| 4 | $49,662 | +$6,099 |
| 5 | $51,840 | +$8,277 |
Worked example as rendered: BA/BS, step 0 = $43,563 a year, $3,630.25 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 CLEA.
The agreement labels this table 2025-26. 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: BA/BS BA/BS 150 BA+15 MA/MS MA/MS+15
How this schedule moves
On the BA/BS column a teacher moves from $43,563 at step 0 to $78,413 at step 32: 19 step increases worth $1,834 each on average, 80% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,485, between step 10 and step 11.
A master's degree is worth $4,356 more than a bachelor's at the first step (10.0%) and $10,891 more at the top of the column (13.9%).
The highest-paid column, MA/MS+15, starts at $50,097 and tops out at $93,660, 19% above the top of the BA/BS column.
Among the 235 Ohio district schedules indexed here, Canton Local's starting pay ranks 144th and its top cell ranks 128th; 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 26th percentile and the top cell at the 52nd percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA/BS | $43,563 | $78,413 | 19 | 80% |
| BA/BS 150 | $45,741 | $83,859 | 19 | 83% |
| BA+15 | $46,830 | $84,948 | 19 | 81% |
| MA/MS | $47,919 | $89,304 | 19 | 86% |
| MA/MS+15 | $50,097 | $93,660 | 19 | 87% |
Against Ohio districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canton Local | 1,974 | 2025-26 | $43,563 | $47,919 | $93,660 |
| Niles City | 1,961 | 2025-26 | $36,759 | $43,376 | $88,589 |
| Indian Creek Local | 1,953 | 2026-27 | $35,966 | $45,550 | $75,911 |
| Washington Court House City | 1,949 | 2024-25 | $44,156 | $46,916 | $84,780 |
| New Richmond Exempted Village | 2,010 | 2026-27 | $45,474 | $50,020 | $100,154 |
| Fairfield Union Local | 1,919 | 2026-27 | $47,742 | $52,516 | $103,839 |
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 Canton Local?
$43,563 on the column BA/BS at step 0 of the 2025-26 schedule (Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $43,563 (BA/BS).
What is the top of the Canton Local salary schedule?
$93,660, at step 32 on MA/MS+15 (2025-26). 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 Canton Local salary schedule?
On the BA/BS column the top figure, $78,413, is reached at step 32, 19 step increases after step 0 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Canton Local?
$4,356 more at the first step: $47,919 on MA/MS against $43,563 on BA/BS (2025-26 schedule).
Other Ohio districts with schedules
- Niles Citystarts $36,759
- Indian Creek Localstarts $35,966
- Washington Court House Citystarts $36,385
- New Richmond Exempted Villagestarts $45,474
- Fairfield Union Localstarts $47,742
- Perkins Localstarts $56,814
- Warrensville Heights Citystarts $50,287
- Greenfield Exempted Villagestarts $48,429
- Licking Valley Localstarts $45,204
- West Geauga Localstarts $40,020
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