Annual salary
$55,967
Ohio · salary schedule · 2026-27
Cleveland Heights-University Heights 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.
- Cleveland Heights-University Heights City's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $55,967 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $98,400 (BA+20, step 14), per Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $55,967 and reaches $95,958 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $59,834 to $88,072.
- The grid has 9 column columns and 14 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 14.
- Cleveland Heights-University Heights City enrolled 4,916 students in 2023-24, the 64th-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 | BA | Raise BA+lO | BA+20 | MA | MA+lO | MA+20 | MA+30 | MA+40 | Doct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $55,967 | $56,679 | $57,799 | $59,834 | $64,006 | $66,499 | |||
| 2 | $56,832 | $58,206 | $64,922 | $66,092 | $67,720 | $69,704 | |||
| 3 | $59,834 | $60,393 | $65,380 | $69,399 | |||||
| 4 | $62,072 | $65,685 | $67,059 | $69,704 | $70,722 | ||||
| 5 | $68,280 | $74,487 | |||||||
| 6 | $70,925 | $83,035 | $85,324 | $86,443 | |||||
| 7 | $82,322 | $85,680 | $88,072 | ||||||
| 8 | $75,097 | $86,087 | $88,377 | $90,768 | |||||
| 9 | $74,232 | $76,980 | $85,986 | $88,377 | $90,259 | $92,905 | |||
| 10 | $78,252 | $88,072 | $88,682 | $90,565 | $95,245 | ||||
| 11 | $86,087 | $87,207 | |||||||
| 12 | $88,733 | ||||||||
| 13 | $92,498 | $94,686 | |||||||
| 14 | $95,958 | $98,400 |
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Per month (12)
$4,663.92
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $56,832 | +$865 |
| 9 | $74,232 | +$18,265 |
| 11 | $86,087 | +$30,120 |
| 12 | $88,733 | +$32,766 |
| 13 | $92,498 | +$36,531 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $55,967 a year, $4,663.92 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 AFT 795.
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: Step BA BA+lO BA+20 MA MA+lO MA+20 MA+30 MA+40 Doct.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $55,967 at step 1 to $95,958 at step 14: 6 step increases worth $6,665 each on average, 71% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $17,400, between step 2 and step 9.
A master's degree is worth $3,867 more than a bachelor's at the first step (6.9%) and $-7,886 more at the top of the column (-8.2%).
The highest-paid column, BA+20, starts at $57,799 and tops out at $98,400, 3% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 235 Ohio district schedules indexed here, Cleveland Heights-University Heights City's starting pay ranks 6th and its top cell ranks 84th; 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 65th percentile and the top cell at the 58th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $55,967 | $95,958 | 6 | 71% |
| Raise BA+lO | $56,679 | $87,207 | 4 | 54% |
| BA+20 | $57,799 | $98,400 | 7 | 70% |
| MA | $59,834 | $88,072 | 4 | 47% |
| MA+lO | $65,380 | $88,682 | 3 | 36% |
| MA+20 | $64,922 | $90,565 | 4 | 39% |
| MA+30 | $64,006 | $90,259 | 6 | 41% |
| MA+40 | $67,720 | $88,377 | 3 | 31% |
| Doct | $66,499 | $95,245 | 6 | 43% |
Against Ohio districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Heights-University Heights City | 4,916 | 2026-27 | $55,967 | $59,834 | $98,400 |
| Southwest Licking Local Schools | 4,924 | 2025-26 | $49,588 | $51,819 | $111,325 |
| Miamisburg City Schools | 4,925 | 2025-26 | $46,410 | – | $105,058 |
| Kings Local Schools | 4,984 | 2025-26 | $48,494 | $53,537 | $104,456 |
| New Albany-Plain Local Schools | 5,065 | 2025-26 | $48,286 | $56,489 | $123,664 |
| Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools | 5,132 | 2025-26 | $46,540.84 | – | $102,017.52 |
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 Cleveland Heights-University Heights City?
$55,967 on the column BA at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $55,967 (BA).
What is the top of the Cleveland Heights-University Heights City salary schedule?
$98,400, at step 14 on BA+20 (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 Cleveland Heights-University Heights City salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $95,958, is reached at step 14, 6 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Cleveland Heights-University Heights City?
$3,867 more at the first step: $59,834 on MA against $55,967 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other Ohio districts with schedules
- Southwest Licking Local Schoolsstarts $49,588
- Miamisburg City Schoolsstarts $46,410
- Kings Local Schoolsstarts $48,494
- New Albany-Plain Local Schoolsstarts $48,286
- Stow-Munroe Falls City Schoolsstarts $46,540.84
- Licking Heights Local Schoolsstarts $47,776
- Northmont City Schoolsstarts $48,522
- Solon Citystarts $51,863
- Warren Citystarts $50,993
- North Ridgeville Citystarts $44,356
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