Annual salary
$47,776
Ohio · salary schedule · 2025-26
Licking Heights 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.
- Licking Heights Local Schools's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $47,776 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $101,498 (MA+45, step 28), per Licking Heights Local Schools, collective bargaining agreement filed with the Ohio State Employment Relations Board (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $47,776 and reaches $79,752 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $48,760 to $92,000.
- The grid has 5 column columns and 28 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 28.
- Licking Heights Local enrolled 5,163 students in 2023-24, the 58th-largest district in Ohio by NCES enrollment.
Certificated teacher salary schedule (2025-26)
Official sourceDocumentLicking Heights Local Schools, collective bargaining agreement filed with the Ohio State Employment Relations BoardSchool year2025-26Effective
| Step \ Column | BA | MA | MA+15 | MA+30 | MA+45 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $47,776 | $48,760 | $50,711 | $52,739 | $54,119 |
| 2 | $49,553 | $51,036 | $53,179 | $55,111 | $56,491 |
| 3 | $51,329 | $53,311 | $55,646 | $57,604 | $58,984 |
| 4 | $53,106 | $55,590 | $58,114 | $60,098 | $61,478 |
| 5 | $54,882 | $57,865 | $60,571 | $62,591 | $63,971 |
| 6 | $56,658 | $60,141 | $63,050 | $65,085 | $66,465 |
| 7 | $58,435 | $62,417 | $65,518 | $67,578 | $68,958 |
| 8 | $60,211 | $64,692 | $67,985 | $70,072 | $71,452 |
| 9 | $61,988 | $66,968 | $70,453 | $72,565 | $73,945 |
| 10 | $63,764 | $69,244 | $72,921 | $75,058 | $76,438 |
| 11 | $65,541 | $71,519 | $75,389 | $77,552 | $78,932 |
| 12 | $67,317 | $73,795 | $77,856 | $80,045 | $81,425 |
| 13 | $69,093 | $76,070 | $80,324 | $82,539 | $83,919 |
| 14 | $70,870 | $78,346 | $82,792 | $85,032 | $86,412 |
| 15 | $70,870 | $80,622 | $85,260 | $87,526 | $88,906 |
| 16 | $72,646 | $80,622 | $85,260 | $87,526 | $88,906 |
| 17 | $72,646 | $82,897 | $87,727 | $90,019 | $91,399 |
| 18 | $72,646 | $82,897 | $87,727 | $90,019 | $91,399 |
| 19 | $74,423 | $82,897 | $87,727 | $90,019 | $91,399 |
| 20 | $76,199 | $85,173 | $90,195 | $92,513 | $93,893 |
| 21 | $76,199 | $87,449 | $92,663 | $95,006 | $96,386 |
| 22 | $77,975 | $87,449 | $92,663 | $95,006 | $96,386 |
| 23 | $77,975 | $89,724 | $95,131 | $97,500 | $98,880 |
| 24 | $77,975 | $89,724 | $95,131 | $97,500 | $98,880 |
| 25 | $77,975 | $89,724 | $95,131 | $97,500 | $98,880 |
| 26 | $77,975 | $89,724 | $95,131 | $97,500 | $98,880 |
| 27 | $79,752 | $89,724 | $95,131 | $97,500 | $98,880 |
| 28 | $79,752 | $92,000 | $97,594 | $100,118 | $101,498 |
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Per month (12)
$3,981.33
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $49,553 | +$1,777 |
| 3 | $51,329 | +$3,553 |
| 4 | $53,106 | +$5,330 |
| 5 | $54,882 | +$7,106 |
| 6 | $56,658 | +$8,882 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $47,776 a year, $3,981.33 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Effective July 1, 2025; base $46,000.
Salary appendix of the 2025-07-01 to 2028-06-30 collective bargaining agreement (SERB case 25-CON-01-1332, OEA LHEA), as filed with the Ohio State Employment Relations Board.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $47,776 at step 1 to $79,752 at step 27: 26 step increases worth $1,230 each on average, 67% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,777, between step 1 and step 2.
9 of the 27 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
A master's degree is worth $984 more than a bachelor's at the first step (2.1%) and $12,248 more at the top of the column (15.4%).
The highest-paid column, MA+45, starts at $54,119 and tops out at $101,498, 27% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 235 Ohio district schedules indexed here, Licking Heights Local Schools's starting pay ranks 72nd and its top cell ranks 73rd; 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 62nd percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $47,776 | $79,752 | 26 | 67% |
| MA | $48,760 | $92,000 | 27 | 89% |
| MA+15 | $50,711 | $97,594 | 27 | 92% |
| MA+30 | $52,739 | $100,118 | 27 | 90% |
| MA+45 | $54,119 | $101,498 | 27 | 88% |
Against Ohio districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licking Heights Local Schools | 5,163 | 2025-26 | $47,776 | $48,760 | $101,498 |
| Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools | 5,132 | 2025-26 | $46,540.84 | – | $102,017.52 |
| New Albany-Plain Local Schools | 5,065 | 2025-26 | $48,286 | $56,489 | $123,664 |
| Kings Local Schools | 4,984 | 2025-26 | $48,494 | $53,537 | $104,456 |
| Miamisburg City Schools | 4,925 | 2025-26 | $46,410 | – | $105,058 |
| Southwest Licking Local Schools | 4,924 | 2025-26 | $49,588 | $51,819 | $111,325 |
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 Licking Heights Local Schools?
$47,776 on the column BA at step 1 of the 2025-26 schedule (Licking Heights Local Schools, collective bargaining agreement filed with the Ohio State Employment Relations Board). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $47,776 (BA).
What is the top of the Licking Heights Local Schools salary schedule?
$101,498, at step 28 on MA+45 (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 Licking Heights Local Schools salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $79,752, is reached at step 27, 26 step increases after step 1 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Licking Heights Local Schools?
$984 more at the first step: $48,760 on MA against $47,776 on BA (2025-26 schedule).
Other Ohio districts with schedules
- Stow-Munroe Falls City Schoolsstarts $46,540.84
- New Albany-Plain Local Schoolsstarts $48,286
- Kings Local Schoolsstarts $48,494
- Miamisburg City Schoolsstarts $46,410
- Southwest Licking Local Schoolsstarts $49,588
- Cleveland Heights-University Heights Citystarts $55,967
- Berea City Schoolsstarts $49,706
- Perrysburg Exempted Village Schoolsstarts $44,518
- Findlay City Schoolsstarts $39,771.63
- Northmont City Schoolsstarts $48,522
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