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Marion 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.
- Marion City's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $40,313 (NON- DEGREE, step 0) and tops out at $96,975 (MA30, step 28), per Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $44,792 and reaches $77,938 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $49,271 to $94,063.
- The grid has 6 column columns and 29 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 28.
- Marion City enrolled 4,143 students in 2023-24, the 86th-largest district in Ohio by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule, 2026-27
| Step \ Column | NON- DEGREE | BA | BA150 | MA | MA15 | MA30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $40,313 | $44,792 | $46,808 | $49,271 | $52,183 | $55,094 |
| 1 | $41,925 | $46,584 | $48,823 | $51,735 | $54,646 | $57,558 |
| 2 | $43,538 | $48,375 | $50,839 | $54,198 | $57,110 | $60,021 |
| 3 | $45,150 | $50,167 | $52,855 | $56,662 | $59,573 | $62,485 |
| 4 | $46,763 | $51,959 | $54,870 | $59,125 | $62,037 | $64,948 |
| 5 | $48,375 | $53,750 | $56,886 | $61,589 | $64,500 | $67,412 |
| 6 | $49,988 | $55,542 | $58,901 | $64,053 | $66,964 | $69,876 |
| 7 | $51,600 | $57,334 | $60,917 | $66,516 | $69,428 | $72,339 |
| 8 | $53,213 | $59,125 | $62,933 | $68,980 | $71,891 | $74,803 |
| 9 | $54,825 | $60,917 | $64,948 | $71,443 | $74,355 | $77,266 |
| 10 | $56,438 | $62,709 | $66,964 | $73,907 | $76,818 | $79,730 |
| 11 | $58,454 | $64,948 | $68,980 | $76,370 | $79,282 | $82,193 |
| 12 | $62,082 | $68,980 | $70,995 | $79,282 | $81,745 | $84,657 |
| 13 | $62,082 | $68,980 | $70,995 | $82,193 | $84,209 | $87,120 |
| 14 | $62,082 | $68,980 | $70,995 | $82,193 | $84,209 | $87,120 |
| 15 | $62,082 | $68,980 | $70,995 | $82,193 | $84,209 | $89,584 |
| 16 | $63,694 | $70,771 | $73,011 | $82,193 | $84,209 | $89,584 |
| 17 | $63,694 | $70,771 | $73,011 | $84,433 | $86,673 | $89,584 |
| 18 | $63,694 | $70,771 | $73,011 | $84,433 | $86,673 | $92,048 |
| 19 | $63,694 | $70,771 | $73,011 | $84,433 | $86,673 | $92,048 |
| 20 | $65,307 | $72,563 | $75,027 | $86,673 | $89,136 | $92,048 |
| 21 | $65,307 | $72,563 | $75,027 | $86,673 | $89,136 | $94,511 |
| 22 | $65,307 | $72,563 | $75,027 | $86,673 | $89,136 | $94,511 |
| 23 | $65,307 | $72,563 | $75,027 | $86,673 | $89,136 | $94,511 |
| 24 | $66,919 | $74,355 | $77,042 | $89,136 | $91,600 | $96,975 |
| 25 | $66,919 | $74,355 | $77,042 | $89,136 | $91,600 | $96,975 |
| 26 | $66,919 | $74,355 | $77,042 | $89,136 | $91,600 | $96,975 |
| 27 | $68,532 | $76,146 | $79,058 | $91,600 | $94,063 | $96,975 |
| 28 | $70,144 | $77,938 | $81,074 | $94,063 | $96,527 | $96,975 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $46,584 | +$1,792 |
| 2 | $48,375 | +$3,583 |
| 3 | $50,167 | +$5,375 |
| 4 | $51,959 | +$7,167 |
| 5 | $53,750 | +$8,958 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 0 = $44,792 a year, $3,732.67 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: 2025-07-01 to 2027-06-30.
Bargained with OEA MEA.
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 BA150 MA MA15 MA30
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $44,792 at step 0 to $77,938 at step 28: 28 step increases worth $1,184 each on average, 74% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $4,032, between step 11 and step 12.
11 of the 28 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
A master's degree is worth $4,479 more than a bachelor's at the first step (10.0%) and $16,125 more at the top of the column (20.7%).
The highest-paid column, MA30, starts at $55,094 and tops out at $96,975, 24% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 235 Ohio district schedules indexed here, Marion City's starting pay ranks 111th and its top cell ranks 97th; 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 30th percentile and the top cell at the 56th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NON- DEGREE | $40,313 | $70,144 | 28 | 74% |
| BA | $44,792 | $77,938 | 28 | 74% |
| BA150 | $46,808 | $81,074 | 28 | 73% |
| MA | $49,271 | $94,063 | 28 | 91% |
| MA15 | $52,183 | $96,527 | 28 | 85% |
| MA30 | $55,094 | $96,975 | 24 | 76% |
Against Ohio districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion City | 4,143 | 2026-27 | $44,792 | $49,271 | $96,975 |
| Loveland City | 4,163 | 2026-27 | $52,793 | $55,427 | $113,588 |
| Austintown Local Schools | 4,109 | 2024-25 | $31,080 | – | $87,988 |
| Riverside Local | 4,180 | 2026-27 | $46,257 | $49,958 | $102,459 |
| Big Walnut Local | 4,280 | 2026-27 | $47,836 | $55,490 | $114,806 |
| Green Local | 3,966 | 2026-27 | $45,595 | $48,832 | $109,597 |
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 Marion City?
$44,792 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 $40,313 (NON- DEGREE).
What is the top of the Marion City salary schedule?
$96,975, at step 28 on MA30 (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 Marion City salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $77,938, is reached at step 28, 28 step increases after step 0 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Marion City?
$4,479 more at the first step: $49,271 on MA against $44,792 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other Ohio districts with schedules
- Loveland Citystarts $52,793
- Austintown Local Schoolsstarts $31,080
- Riverside Localstarts $46,257
- Big Walnut Localstarts $47,836
- Green Localstarts $45,595
- Twinsburg Citystarts $51,245
- Lakewood Citystarts $42,131
- North Canton Citystarts $45,023
- North Ridgeville Citystarts $44,356
- Canal Winchester Localstarts $59,530
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