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Fostoria 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.
- Fostoria City's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $41,318 (BA, step 0) and tops out at $100,031 (PHD, step 32), per Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $41,318 and reaches $78,380 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $45,450 to $92,800.
- The grid has 8 column columns and 19 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 32.
- Fostoria City enrolled 1,835 students in 2023-24, the 237th-largest district in Ohio by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule, 2026-27
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+15 | BA+30 | MA | MA+15 | MA+30 | MA+45 | PHD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $41,318 | $42,351 | $43,797 | $45,450 | $47,103 | $48,962 | $49,582 | $50,201 |
| 1 | $43,343 | $44,417 | $45,946 | $47,805 | $49,499 | $51,400 | $52,061 | $52,887 |
| 2 | $45,367 | $46,483 | $48,094 | $50,160 | $51,895 | $53,837 | $54,540 | $55,573 |
| 3 | $47,392 | $48,549 | $50,243 | $52,515 | $54,292 | $56,275 | $57,019 | $58,258 |
| 4 | $49,416 | $50,615 | $52,391 | $54,870 | $56,688 | $58,713 | $59,498 | $60,944 |
| 5 | $51,441 | $52,680 | $54,540 | $57,225 | $59,085 | $61,151 | $61,977 | $63,630 |
| 6 | $53,465 | $54,746 | $56,688 | $59,581 | $61,481 | $63,588 | $64,456 | $66,315 |
| 7 | $55,490 | $56,812 | $58,837 | $61,936 | $63,878 | $66,026 | $66,935 | $69,001 |
| 8 | $57,515 | $58,878 | $60,985 | $64,291 | $66,274 | $68,464 | $69,414 | $71,687 |
| 9 | $59,539 | $60,944 | $63,134 | $66,646 | $68,671 | $70,902 | $71,893 | $74,372 |
| 10 | $61,564 | $63,010 | $65,282 | $69,001 | $71,067 | $73,339 | $74,372 | $77,058 |
| 11 | $63,588 | $65,076 | $67,431 | $71,356 | $73,463 | $75,777 | $76,851 | $79,744 |
| 12 | $65,613 | $67,142 | $69,580 | $73,711 | $75,860 | $78,215 | $79,331 | $82,429 |
| 15 | $67,638 | $69,208 | $71,728 | $76,066 | $78,256 | $80,653 | $81,810 | $85,115 |
| 20 | $69,662 | $71,274 | $73,877 | $78,422 | $80,653 | $83,090 | $84,289 | $87,801 |
| 25 | $72,678 | $74,372 | $77,099 | $82,760 | $84,247 | $86,726 | $88,007 | $91,519 |
| 28 | $74,579 | $76,438 | $81,396 | $86,892 | $88,379 | $90,900 | $92,139 | $94,825 |
| 30 | $76,480 | $78,504 | $85,694 | $90,900 | $92,511 | $95,073 | $96,271 | $98,130 |
| 32 | $78,380 | $80,405 | $87,594 | $92,800 | $94,412 | $96,973 | $98,172 | $100,031 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $43,343 | +$2,025 |
| 2 | $45,367 | +$4,049 |
| 3 | $47,392 | +$6,074 |
| 4 | $49,416 | +$8,098 |
| 5 | $51,441 | +$10,123 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 0 = $41,318 a year, $3,443.17 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 FEA.
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+15 BA+30 MA MA+15 MA+30 MA+45 PHD
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $41,318 at step 0 to $78,380 at step 32: 18 step increases worth $2,059 each on average, 90% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,016, between step 20 and step 25.
A master's degree is worth $4,132 more than a bachelor's at the first step (10.0%) and $14,420 more at the top of the column (18.4%).
The highest-paid column, PHD, starts at $50,201 and tops out at $100,031, 28% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 235 Ohio district schedules indexed here, Fostoria City's starting pay ranks 178th and its top cell ranks 76th; 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 19th percentile and the top cell at the 60th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $41,318 | $78,380 | 18 | 90% |
| BA+15 | $42,351 | $80,405 | 18 | 90% |
| BA+30 | $43,797 | $87,594 | 18 | 100% |
| MA | $45,450 | $92,800 | 18 | 104% |
| MA+15 | $47,103 | $94,412 | 18 | 100% |
| MA+30 | $48,962 | $96,973 | 18 | 98% |
| MA+45 | $49,582 | $98,172 | 18 | 98% |
| PHD | $50,201 | $100,031 | 18 | 99% |
Against Ohio districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fostoria City | 1,835 | 2026-27 | $41,318 | $45,450 | $100,031 |
| Urbana City | 1,838 | 2025-26 | $42,504 | – | $85,748 |
| Kenton City | 1,843 | 2025-26 | $44,183 | $48,559 | $86,243 |
| Cambridge City | 1,805 | 2026-27 | $38,245 | $42,070 | $83,374 |
| Poland Local | 1,800 | 2026-27 | $33,076 | – | $93,853 |
| River Valley Local | 1,870 | 2025-26 | $20,260 | – | $99,080 |
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 Fostoria City?
$41,318 on the column BA at step 0 of the 2026-27 schedule (Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $41,318 (BA).
What is the top of the Fostoria City salary schedule?
$100,031, at step 32 on PHD (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 Fostoria City salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $78,380, is reached at step 32, 18 step increases after step 0 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Fostoria City?
$4,132 more at the first step: $45,450 on MA against $41,318 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other Ohio districts with schedules
- Urbana Citystarts $42,504
- Kenton Citystarts $44,183
- Cambridge Citystarts $32,891
- Poland Localstarts $33,076
- River Valley Localstarts $20,060
- Bellevue Citystarts $44,034
- West Holmes Localstarts $44,769
- New Lexington School Districtstarts $45,585
- Greenfield Exempted Villagestarts $48,429
- Warrensville Heights Citystarts $50,287
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