Annual salary
$51,491
Ohio · salary schedule · 2025-26
Forest Hills Local Schools salary schedule, 2025-26
Certificated 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.
- Forest Hills Local Schools's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $51,491 (BA, step 0) and tops out at $109,775 (DOCTORATE, step 27), per Forest Hills Local Schools, collective bargaining agreement filed with the Ohio State Employment Relations Board (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $51,491 and reaches $93,571 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $54,175 to $100,834.
- The grid has 5 column columns and 18 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 27.
- Forest Hills Local enrolled 6,935 students in 2023-24, the 32nd-largest district in Ohio by NCES enrollment.
Certificated teacher salary schedule (2025-26)
Transcribed from imageDocumentForest Hills Local Schools, collective bargaining agreement filed with the Ohio State Employment Relations BoardSchool year2025-26Effective
| Step \ Column | BA | MA | MA+15 | MA+30 | DOCTORATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $51,491 | $54,175 | $56,859 | $59,544 | |
| 1 | $54,175 | $57,186 | $59,900 | $62,618 | $65,303 |
| 2 | $56,859 | $60,198 | $62,940 | $65,693 | $68,377 |
| 3 | $59,544 | $63,209 | $65,981 | $68,768 | $71,452 |
| 4 | $62,228 | $66,220 | $69,022 | $74,527 | |
| 5 | $64,912 | $69,232 | $72,062 | $74,918 | $77,602 |
| 6 | $67,597 | $72,243 | $75,103 | $77,992 | $80,677 |
| 7 | $70,281 | $75,254 | $78,144 | $81,067 | $83,751 |
| 8 | $72,965 | $81,184 | $84,142 | $86,826 | |
| 9 | $75,650 | $81,277 | $84,225 | $87,217 | $89,901 |
| 10 | $78,334 | $84,288 | $87,265 | $90,291 | |
| 11 | $81,018 | $87,300 | $90,306 | $93,366 | $96,051 |
| 12 | $83,703 | $90,311 | $93,347 | $96,441 | $99,125 |
| 13 | $86,387 | $93,322 | $96,387 | $99,516 | $102,200 |
| 14 | $89,071 | $96,334 | $102,591 | $105,275 | |
| 17 | $90,571 | $97,834 | $100,928 | $104,091 | $106,775 |
| 22 | $92,071 | $99,334 | $102,428 | $105,591 | $108,275 |
| 27 | $93,571 | $100,834 | $103,928 | $107,091 | $109,775 |
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Per month (12)
$4,290.92
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $54,175 | +$2,684 |
| 2 | $56,859 | +$5,368 |
| 3 | $59,544 | +$8,053 |
| 4 | $62,228 | +$10,737 |
| 5 | $64,912 | +$13,421 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 0 = $51,491 a year, $4,290.92 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
2025-2026 schedule, 2% base increase.
Salary appendix of the 2024-07-01 to 2027-06-30 collective bargaining agreement (SERB case 24-MED-02-0126, OEA FHTA), as filed with the Ohio State Employment Relations Board.
- Soft spot: 5 cells are blank. Cells the district leaves empty (a lane that stops at a lower step) are reproduced as blanks, and any cell whose printed figure was damaged in the contract PDF text layer was left blank rather than guessed.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $51,491 at step 0 to $93,571 at step 27: 17 step increases worth $2,475 each on average, 82% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,685, between step 2 and step 3.
A master's degree is worth $2,684 more than a bachelor's at the first step (5.2%) and $7,263 more at the top of the column (7.8%).
The highest-paid column, DOCTORATE, starts at $65,303 and tops out at $109,775, 17% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 235 Ohio district schedules indexed here, Forest Hills Local Schools's starting pay ranks 23rd and its top cell ranks 40th; 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 52nd percentile and the top cell at the 74th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $51,491 | $93,571 | 17 | 82% |
| MA | $54,175 | $100,834 | 16 | 86% |
| MA+15 | $56,859 | $103,928 | 16 | 83% |
| MA+30 | $59,544 | $107,091 | 16 | 80% |
| DOCTORATE | $65,303 | $109,775 | 15 | 68% |
Against Ohio districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Hills Local Schools | 6,935 | 2025-26 | $51,491 | $54,175 | $109,775 |
| Springfield City Schools | 7,217 | 2025-26 | $43,816 | $48,715 | $90,927 |
| Reynoldsburg City Schools | 7,265 | 2024-25 | $48,599 | $54,669 | $105,878 |
| Oak Hills Local Schools | 7,485 | 2025-26 | $49,128 | $55,514 | $110,537 |
| Groveport Madison Local Schools | 6,239 | 2025-26 | $48,535 | $53,412 | $119,317 |
| Lancaster City Schools | 6,229 | 2025-26 | $48,950 | $51,774 | $107,360 |
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 Forest Hills Local Schools?
$51,491 on the column BA at step 0 of the 2025-26 schedule (Forest Hills Local Schools, collective bargaining agreement filed with the Ohio State Employment Relations Board). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $51,491 (BA).
What is the top of the Forest Hills Local Schools salary schedule?
$109,775, at step 27 on DOCTORATE (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 Forest Hills Local Schools salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $93,571, is reached at step 27, 17 step increases after step 0 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Forest Hills Local Schools?
$2,684 more at the first step: $54,175 on MA against $51,491 on BA (2025-26 schedule).
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- Groveport Madison Local Schoolsstarts $48,535
- Lancaster City Schoolsstarts $48,950
- Sylvania City Schoolsstarts $46,328
- Canton City Schoolsstarts $45,715
- West Clermont Local Schoolsstarts $43,721
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