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New Lexington School District 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.
- New Lexington School District's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $45,585 (Bachelors Pay Rate, step 0) and tops out at $96,458 (MA+30 Pay, step 34), per Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelors Pay Rate) starts at $45,585 and reaches $78,269 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Masters Pay Rate) the range is $50,052 to $90,714.
- The grid has 4 column columns and 35 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 34.
- New Lexington School District enrolled 1,770 students in 2023-24, the 247th-largest district in Ohio by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule, 2026-27
| Step \ Column | Bachelors Pay Rate | 150 Hours Pay Rate | Masters Pay Rate | MA+30 Pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $45,585 | $47,454 | $50,052 | $51,785 |
| 1 | $47,454 | $49,551 | $52,377 | $54,337 |
| 2 | $49,323 | $51,648 | $54,702 | $56,890 |
| 3 | $51,192 | $53,745 | $57,027 | $59,443 |
| 4 | $53,061 | $55,842 | $59,352 | $61,996 |
| 5 | $54,930 | $57,939 | $61,677 | $64,548 |
| 6 | $56,799 | $60,035 | $64,001 | $67,101 |
| 7 | $58,668 | $62,132 | $66,326 | $69,654 |
| 8 | $60,537 | $64,229 | $68,651 | $72,207 |
| 9 | $62,406 | $66,326 | $70,976 | $74,759 |
| 10 | $64,275 | $68,423 | $73,301 | $77,312 |
| 11 | $66,144 | $70,520 | $75,626 | $79,865 |
| 12 | $68,013 | $72,617 | $77,950 | $82,418 |
| 13 | $69,882 | $74,714 | $80,275 | $84,970 |
| 14 | $69,882 | $74,714 | $80,275 | $84,970 |
| 15 | $70,839 | $75,762 | $81,460 | $86,247 |
| 16 | $70,839 | $75,762 | $81,460 | $86,247 |
| 17 | $71,751 | $76,811 | $82,600 | $87,523 |
| 18 | $71,751 | $76,811 | $82,600 | $87,523 |
| 19 | $72,708 | $77,859 | $83,785 | $88,800 |
| 20 | $72,708 | $77,859 | $83,785 | $88,800 |
| 21 | $72,708 | $77,859 | $83,785 | $88,800 |
| 22 | $73,620 | $78,908 | $84,925 | $90,076 |
| 23 | $73,620 | $78,908 | $84,925 | $90,076 |
| 24 | $74,577 | $79,956 | $86,110 | $91,352 |
| 25 | $74,577 | $79,956 | $86,110 | $91,352 |
| 26 | $74,577 | $79,956 | $86,110 | $91,352 |
| 27 | $75,489 | $81,005 | $87,250 | $92,629 |
| 28 | $75,489 | $87,250 | $92,629 | |
| 29 | $76,446 | $82,053 | $88,435 | $93,905 |
| 30 | $76,446 | $82,053 | $88,435 | $93,905 |
| 31 | $76,446 | $82,053 | $88,435 | $93,905 |
| 32 | $77,358 | $83,101 | $89,575 | $95,181 |
| 33 | $77,358 | $83,101 | $89,575 | $95,181 |
| 34 | $78,269 | $84,150 | $90,714 | $96,458 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $47,454 | +$1,869 |
| 2 | $49,323 | +$3,738 |
| 3 | $51,192 | +$5,607 |
| 4 | $53,061 | +$7,476 |
| 5 | $54,930 | +$9,345 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelors Pay Rate, step 0 = $45,585 a year, $3,798.75 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: 2024-08-19 to 2027-08-18.
Bargained with AFT NLEA.
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 150 Hours Masters MA+30
- Soft spot: 2 cells blank in the first parse (thousands separators split by OCR, e.g. '61 ,000') were filled 2026-09-28 from the same row of the filed document's text layer; every other cell in each filled row matched exactly.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelors Pay Rate column a teacher moves from $45,585 at step 0 to $78,269 at step 34: 34 step increases worth $961 each on average, 72% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,869, between step 0 and step 1.
12 of the 34 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
A master's degree is worth $4,467 more than a bachelor's at the first step (9.8%) and $12,445 more at the top of the column (15.9%).
The highest-paid column, MA+30 Pay, starts at $51,785 and tops out at $96,458, 23% above the top of the Bachelors Pay Rate column.
Among the 235 Ohio district schedules indexed here, New Lexington School District's starting pay ranks 101st and its top cell ranks 103rd; 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 33rd percentile and the top cell at the 56th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelors Pay Rate | $45,585 | $78,269 | 34 | 72% |
| 150 Hours Pay Rate | $47,454 | $84,150 | 33 | 77% |
| Masters Pay Rate | $50,052 | $90,714 | 34 | 81% |
| MA+30 Pay | $51,785 | $96,458 | 34 | 86% |
Against Ohio districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Lexington School District | 1,770 | 2026-27 | $45,585 | $50,052 | $96,458 |
| Bellevue City | 1,776 | 2025-26 | $44,034 | $47,944 | $103,013 |
| West Holmes Local | 1,776 | 2026-27 | $44,769 | $47,352 | $86,525 |
| West Branch Local | 1,753 | 2025-26 | $42,008 | – | $78,942 |
| Logan Elm Local | 1,743 | 2025-26 | $43,976 | $48,374 | $97,983 |
| Poland Local | 1,800 | 2026-27 | $33,076 | – | $93,853 |
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 New Lexington School District?
$45,585 on the column Bachelors Pay Rate at step 0 of the 2026-27 schedule (Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $45,585 (Bachelors Pay Rate).
What is the top of the New Lexington School District salary schedule?
$96,458, at step 34 on MA+30 Pay (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 New Lexington School District salary schedule?
On the Bachelors Pay Rate column the top figure, $78,269, is reached at step 34, 34 step increases after step 0 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in New Lexington School District?
$4,467 more at the first step: $50,052 on Masters Pay Rate against $45,585 on Bachelors Pay Rate (2026-27 schedule).
Other Ohio districts with schedules
- Bellevue Citystarts $44,034
- West Holmes Localstarts $44,769
- West Branch Localstarts $42,008
- Logan Elm Localstarts $43,976
- Poland Localstarts $33,076
- Cambridge Citystarts $32,891
- Fostoria Citystarts $41,318
- Urbana Citystarts $42,504
- Kenton Citystarts $44,183
- Jefferson Area Localstarts $40,327
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