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Margaretta 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.
- Margaretta Local's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $43,353 (BACHELORS Salary Incrs, step 0) and tops out at $67,630 (BACHELORS Salary Incrs, step 14), per Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BACHELORS Salary Incrs) starts at $43,353 and reaches $67,630 at the top of that column.
- The grid has 4 column columns and 15 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 14.
- Margaretta Local enrolled 1,088 students in 2023-24, the 406th-largest district in Ohio by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule, 2026-27
| Step \ Column | BACHELORS Salary Incrs | CERT +18 Sem Hrs Index Salary Incrs | MASTERS Index Salary Incrs | Index Salary Incrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $43,353 | $45,087 | $47,688 | $49,856 |
| 1 | $45,087 | $47,038 | $49,856 | $52,023 |
| 2 | $46,821 | $48,989 | $52,023 | $54,191 |
| 3 | $48,555 | $50,939 | $54,191 | $56,359 |
| 4 | $50,289 | $52,890 | $56,359 | $58,526 |
| 5 | $52,023 | $54,841 | $58,526 | $60,694 |
| 6 | $53,757 | $56,792 | $60,694 | $62,861 |
| 7 | $55,491 | $58,743 | $62,861 | $65,029 |
| 8 | $57,226 | $60,694 | $65,029 | $67,197 |
| 9 | $58,960 | $62,645 | $67,197 | $69,364 |
| 10 | $60,694 | $64,596 | $69,364 | $71,532 |
| 11 | $62,428 | $66,546 | $71,532 | $73,700 |
| 12 | $64,162 | $68,497 | $73,700 | $75,867 |
| 13 | $65,896 | $70,448 | $75,867 | $78,035 |
| 14 | $67,630 | $72,399 | $78,035 | $80,202 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $45,087 | +$1,734 |
| 2 | $46,821 | +$3,468 |
| 3 | $48,555 | +$5,202 |
| 4 | $50,289 | +$6,936 |
| 5 | $52,023 | +$8,670 |
Worked example as rendered: BACHELORS Salary Incrs, step 0 = $43,353 a year, $3,612.75 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 MTA.
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: BACHELORS CERT +18 Sem Hrs MASTERS MSTR + 12 Sem Hrs
How this schedule moves
On the BACHELORS Salary Incrs column a teacher moves from $43,353 at step 0 to $67,630 at step 14: 14 step increases worth $1,734 each on average, 56% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,735, between step 7 and step 8.
Among the 235 Ohio district schedules indexed here, Margaretta Local's starting pay ranks 148th and its top cell ranks 232nd; 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 25th percentile and the top cell at the 19th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BACHELORS Salary Incrs | $43,353 | $67,630 | 14 | 56% |
| CERT +18 Sem Hrs Index Salary Incrs | $45,087 | $72,399 | 14 | 61% |
| MASTERS Index Salary Incrs | $47,688 | $78,035 | 14 | 64% |
| Index Salary Incrs | $49,856 | $80,202 | 14 | 61% |
Against Ohio districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaretta Local | 1,088 | 2026-27 | $43,353 | – | $67,630 |
| Bucyrus City | 1,081 | 2026-27 | $41,928 | $45,701 | $95,805 |
| Campbell City | 1,096 | 2025-26 | $40,654 | $44,719 | $89,032 |
| Fairbanks Local | 1,067 | 2024-25 | $48,238 | $53,327 | $96,318 |
| East Guernsey Local | 1,065 | 2026-27 | $45,836 | – | $82,278 |
| Noble Local | 1,060 | 2025-26 | $42,964 | $47,261 | $97,958 |
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 Margaretta Local?
$43,353 on the column BACHELORS Salary Incrs at step 0 of the 2026-27 schedule (Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $43,353 (BACHELORS Salary Incrs).
What is the top of the Margaretta Local salary schedule?
$67,630, at step 14 on BACHELORS Salary Incrs (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 Margaretta Local salary schedule?
On the BACHELORS Salary Incrs column the top figure, $67,630, is reached at step 14, 14 step increases after step 0 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Ohio districts with schedules
- Bucyrus Citystarts $41,928
- Campbell Citystarts $40,654
- Fairbanks Localstarts $48,238
- East Guernsey Localstarts $45,836
- Noble Localstarts $42,964
- Swanton Localstarts $39,916
- Grandview Heights Schoolsstarts $50,642
- Huntington Localstarts $52,968
- Fort Recovery Localstarts $44,951
- Evergreen Localstarts $43,875
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