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Fairfield Union 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.
- Fairfield Union Local's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $47,742 (Base Salary, step 1) and tops out at $103,839 (M+30 Hrs, step 32), per Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelor's Degree) starts at $47,742 and reaches $85,697 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Master's Degree) the range is $52,516 to $101,452.
- The grid has 5 column columns and 20 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 32.
- Fairfield Union Local enrolled 1,919 students in 2023-24, the 222nd-largest district in Ohio by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule, 2026-27
| Step \ Column | Base Salary | Bachelor's Degree | 150 Sem. Hrs | Master's Degree | M+30 Hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $47,742 | $47,742 | $49,652 | $52,516 | $54,903 |
| 2 | $47,742 | $49,652 | $51,800 | $54,903 | $57,290 |
| 3 | $47,742 | $53,948 | $57,290 | ||
| 4 | $47,742 | $53,471 | $56,097 | $59,678 | $62,065 |
| 5 | $47,742 | $55,381 | $58,245 | $62,065 | $64,452 |
| 6 | $47,742 | $57,290 | $60,394 | $64,452 | $66,839 |
| 7 | $47,742 | $59,200 | $62,542 | $66,839 | $69,226 |
| 8 | $47,742 | $61,110 | $64,690 | $69,226 | $71,613 |
| 9 | $47,742 | $63,019 | $66,839 | $74,000 | |
| 10 | $47,742 | $64,929 | $74,000 | $76,387 | |
| 11 | $47,742 | $66,839 | $71,136 | $76,387 | $78,774 |
| 12 | $47,742 | $68,748 | $73,284 | $78,774 | $81,161 |
| 13 | $47,742 | $70,658 | $75,432 | $83,549 | |
| 14 | $47,742 | $72,568 | $77,581 | $83,549 | $85,936 |
| 16 | $47,742 | $75,194 | $80,684 | $87,129 | $89,516 |
| 18 | $47,742 | $76,387 | $82,116 | $88,800 | $91,187 |
| 21 | $47,742 | $77,819 | $83,787 | $93,097 | |
| 26 | $47,742 | $80,445 | $86,890 | $94,290 | $96,678 |
| 28 | $47,742 | $83,071 | $89,994 | $97,871 | $100,258 |
| 32 | $47,742 | $85,697 | $93,097 | $101,452 | $103,839 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $49,652 | +$1,910 |
| 4 | $53,471 | +$5,729 |
| 5 | $55,381 | +$7,639 |
| 6 | $57,290 | +$9,548 |
| 7 | $59,200 | +$11,458 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelor's Degree, step 1 = $47,742 a year, $3,978.50 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 FUEA.
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.
- Soft spot: Lane labels were cleaned 2026-09-28 from OCR-garbled headers in the filed document (e.g. 'BA+l5' -> 'BA+15'); cells unchanged.
- Soft spot: 4 cells blank in the first parse (thousands separators split by OCR, e.g. '61 ,000') were filled 2026-09-28 from the same row of the filed document's text layer; every other cell in each filled row matched exactly.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelor's Degree column a teacher moves from $47,742 at step 1 to $85,697 at step 32: 18 step increases worth $2,109 each on average, 80% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,819, between step 2 and step 4.
A master's degree is worth $4,774 more than a bachelor's at the first step (10.0%) and $15,755 more at the top of the column (18.4%).
The highest-paid column, M+30 Hrs, starts at $54,903 and tops out at $103,839, 21% above the top of the Bachelor's Degree column.
Among the 235 Ohio district schedules indexed here, Fairfield Union Local's starting pay ranks 73rd and its top cell ranks 62nd; 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 39th percentile and the top cell at the 65th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base Salary | $47,742 | $47,742 | 0 | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | $47,742 | $85,697 | 18 | 80% |
| 150 Sem. Hrs | $49,652 | $93,097 | 18 | 87% |
| Master's Degree | $52,516 | $101,452 | 16 | 93% |
| M+30 Hrs | $54,903 | $103,839 | 18 | 89% |
Against Ohio districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Union Local | 1,919 | 2026-27 | $47,742 | $52,516 | $103,839 |
| Perkins Local | 1,918 | 2026-27 | $56,814 | – | $103,928 |
| Warrensville Heights City | 1,917 | 2026-27 | $50,287 | $57,176 | $121,192 |
| Greenfield Exempted Village | 1,905 | 2026-27 | $48,429 | $48,429 | $92,306 |
| Washington Court House City | 1,949 | 2024-25 | $44,156 | $46,916 | $84,780 |
| Indian Creek Local | 1,953 | 2026-27 | $35,966 | $45,550 | $75,911 |
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 Fairfield Union Local?
$47,742 on the column Bachelor's Degree at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $47,742 (Base Salary).
What is the top of the Fairfield Union Local salary schedule?
$103,839, at step 32 on M+30 Hrs (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 Fairfield Union Local salary schedule?
On the Bachelor's Degree column the top figure, $85,697, is reached at step 32, 18 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Fairfield Union Local?
$4,774 more at the first step: $52,516 on Master's Degree against $47,742 on Bachelor's Degree (2026-27 schedule).
Other Ohio districts with schedules
- Perkins Localstarts $56,814
- Warrensville Heights Citystarts $50,287
- Greenfield Exempted Villagestarts $48,429
- Washington Court House Citystarts $36,385
- Indian Creek Localstarts $35,966
- Niles Citystarts $36,759
- River Valley Localstarts $20,060
- Canton Localstarts $43,563
- Kenton Citystarts $44,183
- Urbana Citystarts $42,504
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