Annual salary
$39,980
Ohio · salary schedule · 2026-27
Liberty 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.
- Liberty Local's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $39,980 (BA, step 0) and tops out at $98,387 (BA BA+15, step 28), per Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $39,980 and reaches $79,481 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $43,978 to $87,112.
- The grid has 7 column columns and 20 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 28.
- Liberty Local enrolled 1,159 students in 2023-24, the 384th-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 | BA+15 | MA | MA+15 | MA+30 | BA BA+15 | MA MA+15 MA+30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $39,980 | $41,979 | $43,978 | $45,977 | $47,976 | ||
| 1 | $42,059 | $44,054 | $46,253 | $48,216 | $50,215 | ||
| 2 | $44,138 | $46,127 | $48,526 | $50,455 | $52,454 | $21,375 | |
| 3 | $46,217 | $48,202 | $50,800 | $52,694 | $54,693 | $20,563 | $27,063 |
| 4 | $48,296 | $50,275 | $53,074 | $54,933 | $56,932 | ||
| 5 | $50,375 | $52,350 | $55,348 | $57,172 | $59,171 | $30,938 | $38,438 |
| 6 | $52,454 | $54,423 | $57,622 | $59,411 | $61,410 | $36,125 | $44,125 |
| 7 | $54,533 | $56,497 | $59,896 | $61,650 | $63,649 | $41,313 | $49,813 |
| 8 | $56,612 | $58,571 | $62,169 | $63,889 | $65,888 | ||
| 9 | $58,691 | $60,645 | $64,444 | $66,128 | $68,127 | $51,688 | $61,188 |
| 10 | $60,770 | $62,719 | $66,717 | $68,366 | $70,365 | $56,875 | $66,875 |
| 11 | $62,849 | $64,793 | $68,991 | $70,605 | $72,604 | $62,063 | $72,563 |
| 12 | $64,928 | $66,867 | $71,265 | $72,844 | $74,843 | ||
| 13 | $67,007 | $68,941 | $73,539 | $75,083 | $77,082 | $72,438 | $83,938 |
| 14 | $69,086 | $71,015 | $75,813 | $77,322 | $79,321 | $77,625 | $89,625 |
| 15 | $71,165 | $73,089 | $78,087 | $79,561 | $81,560 | $82,813 | $95,313 |
| 20 | $73,244 | $75,163 | $80,361 | $81,800 | $83,799 | ||
| 24 | $75,323 | $77,237 | $82,634 | $84,039 | $86,038 | $93,187 | |
| 28 | $77,402 | $79,316 | $84,873 | $86,278 | $88,277 | $98,387 | |
| 30 | $79,481 | $81,395 | $87,112 | $88,517 | $90,516 |
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Per month (12)
$3,331.67
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $42,059 | +$2,079 |
| 2 | $44,138 | +$4,158 |
| 3 | $46,217 | +$6,237 |
| 4 | $48,296 | +$8,316 |
| 5 | $50,375 | +$10,395 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 0 = $39,980 a year, $3,331.67 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: 2024-09-01 to 2027-08-31.
Bargained with OEA LASE.
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: EXP. BA BA+15 MA MA+15 MA+30 BA BA+15 MA MA+15 MA+30
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $39,980 at step 0 to $79,481 at step 30: 19 step increases worth $2,079 each on average, 99% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,079, between step 0 and step 1.
A master's degree is worth $3,998 more than a bachelor's at the first step (10.0%) and $7,631 more at the top of the column (9.6%).
The highest-paid column, BA BA+15, starts at $20,563 and tops out at $98,387, 24% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 235 Ohio district schedules indexed here, Liberty Local's starting pay ranks 205th and its top cell ranks 85th; 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 2nd percentile and the top cell at the 58th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $39,980 | $79,481 | 19 | 99% |
| BA+15 | $41,979 | $81,395 | 19 | 94% |
| MA | $43,978 | $87,112 | 19 | 98% |
| MA+15 | $45,977 | $88,517 | 19 | 93% |
| MA+30 | $47,976 | $90,516 | 19 | 89% |
| BA BA+15 | $20,563 | $98,387 | 11 | 378% |
| MA MA+15 MA+30 | $21,375 | $95,313 | 10 | 346% |
Against Ohio districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Local | 1,159 | 2026-27 | $39,980 | $43,978 | $98,387 |
| Evergreen Local | 1,158 | 2026-27 | $43,875 | – | $100,869 |
| Finneytown Local | 1,170 | 2026-27 | $54,596 | – | $109,738 |
| Grandview Heights Schools | 1,148 | 2026-27 | $50,642 | $58,238 | $128,005 |
| Huron City Schools | 1,175 | 2024-25 | $40,179 | $43,393 | $89,619 |
| Swanton Local | 1,137 | 2025-26 | $39,916 | $44,706 | $88,414 |
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 Liberty Local?
$39,980 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 $39,980 (BA).
What is the top of the Liberty Local salary schedule?
$98,387, at step 28 on BA BA+15 (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 Liberty Local salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $79,481, is reached at step 30, 19 step increases after step 0 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Liberty Local?
$3,998 more at the first step: $43,978 on MA against $39,980 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other Ohio districts with schedules
- Evergreen Localstarts $43,875
- Finneytown Localstarts $54,596
- Grandview Heights Schoolsstarts $50,642
- Huron City Schoolsstarts $40,179
- Swanton Localstarts $39,916
- Oak Hill Union Localstarts $47,919
- Liberty Union-Thurston Localstarts $46,584
- Northridge Localstarts $51,085
- Tuslaw Localstarts $37,593
- Campbell Citystarts $40,654
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