Annual salary
$44,215
Ohio · salary schedule · 2026-27
Champion Local 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.
- Champion Local's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $42,927 (B.A, step 0) and tops out at $97,282 (MA + 26, step 29), per Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (B.A. @ 150 Hrs) starts at $44,215 and reaches $78,342 at the top of that column.
- The grid has 7 column columns and 21 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 29.
- Champion Local enrolled 1,264 students in 2023-24, the 354th-largest district in Ohio by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule, 2026-27
Official sourceDocumentOhio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archiveSchool year2026-27Effective
| Step \ Column | B.A | B.A. @ 150 Hrs | B.A. + 18 | M.A | M.A. + 10 | M.A. + 20 | MA + 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $42,927 | $44,215 | $45,074 | $46,361 | $47,220 | ||
| 1 | $45,117 | $46,404 | $47,263 | $49,023 | $49,967 | ||
| 2 | $47,306 | $48,594 | $49,452 | $51,684 | $52,715 | ||
| 3 | $49,495 | $50,783 | $51,642 | $54,346 | $55,462 | ||
| 4 | $51,684 | $52,972 | $53,831 | $57,007 | $58,209 | ||
| 5 | $53,874 | $55,162 | $56,020 | $59,669 | $60,957 | ||
| 6 | $56,063 | $57,351 | $58,209 | $62,330 | $63,704 | ||
| 7 | $58,252 | $59,540 | $60,399 | $64,992 | $66,451 | ||
| 8 | $60,442 | $61,729 | $62,588 | $67,653 | $69,199 | ||
| 9 | $62,631 | $63,919 | $64,777 | $70,315 | $71,946 | ||
| 10 | $64,820 | $66,108 | $66,967 | $72,976 | $74,694 | $76,544 | |
| 11 | $67,010 | $68,297 | $69,156 | $75,638 | $77,441 | $79,291 | |
| 12 | $69,199 | $70,487 | $71,345 | $78,299 | $80,188 | $82,038 | |
| 13 | $71,388 | $72,676 | $73,534 | $80,961 | $82,936 | $84,786 | |
| 14 | $83,622 | $85,683 | $87,533 | ||||
| 15 | $88,430 | $90,280 | $92,130 | ||||
| 19 | $88,860 | $90,710 | $92,560 | ||||
| 22 | $72,762 | $73,964 | $74,393 | $84,481 | $89,289 | $91,139 | $92,989 |
| 23 | $74,951 | $76,153 | $76,582 | $87,142 | $91,864 | $93,714 | $95,564 |
| 27 | $77,140 | $78,342 | $78,772 | $89,804 | $92,723 | $94,573 | $96,423 |
| 29 | $93,582 | $95,432 | $97,282 |
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Per month (12)
$3,684.58
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $46,404 | +$2,189 |
| 2 | $48,594 | +$4,379 |
| 3 | $50,783 | +$6,568 |
| 4 | $52,972 | +$8,757 |
| 5 | $55,162 | +$10,947 |
Worked example as rendered: B.A. @ 150 Hrs, step 0 = $44,215 a year, $3,684.58 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: 2024-07-01 to 2027-06-30.
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: Years B.A. Hrs B.A. + 18 M.A. M.A. + 10 M.A. + 20 MA + 26
How this schedule moves
On the B.A. @ 150 Hrs column a teacher moves from $44,215 at step 0 to $78,342 at step 27: 16 step increases worth $2,133 each on average, 77% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,190, between step 1 and step 2.
The highest-paid column, MA + 26, starts at $92,130 and tops out at $97,282, 24% above the top of the B.A. @ 150 Hrs column.
Among the 235 Ohio district schedules indexed here, Champion Local's starting pay ranks 125th and its top cell ranks 93rd; 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 28th percentile and the top cell at the 57th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.A | $42,927 | $77,140 | 16 | 80% |
| B.A. @ 150 Hrs | $44,215 | $78,342 | 16 | 77% |
| B.A. + 18 | $45,074 | $78,772 | 16 | 75% |
| M.A | $46,361 | $89,804 | 17 | 94% |
| M.A. + 10 | $47,220 | $93,582 | 20 | 98% |
| M.A. + 20 | $76,544 | $95,432 | 10 | 25% |
| MA + 26 | $92,130 | $97,282 | 5 | 6% |
Against Ohio districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion Local | 1,264 | 2026-27 | $44,215 | – | $97,282 |
| Northwestern Local | 1,259 | 2026-27 | $43,162 | $47,478 | $87,071 |
| Versailles Exempted Village | 1,253 | 2025-26 | $47,159 | $53,896 | $96,070 |
| Ridgewood Local | 1,246 | 2025-26 | $41,900 | $46,719 | $86,524 |
| Clearview Local | 1,297 | 2025-26 | $46,500 | – | $99,975 |
| Willard City | 1,223 | 2025-26 | $42,325 | – | $90,767 |
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 Champion Local?
$44,215 on the column B.A. @ 150 Hrs at step 0 of the 2026-27 schedule (Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $42,927 (B.A).
What is the top of the Champion Local salary schedule?
$97,282, at step 29 on MA + 26 (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 Champion Local salary schedule?
On the B.A. @ 150 Hrs column the top figure, $78,342, is reached at step 27, 16 step increases after step 0 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Ohio districts with schedules
- Northwestern Localstarts $37,335
- Versailles Exempted Villagestarts $47,159
- Ridgewood Localstarts $41,900
- Clearview Localstarts $46,500
- Willard Citystarts $42,325
- Tuslaw Localstarts $37,593
- Genoa Area Localstarts $40,931
- Clermont Northeastern Localstarts $44,143
- Northridge Localstarts $51,085
- Buckeye Localstarts $30,275
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