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North Canton 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.
- North Canton City's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $45,023 (BA-0, step 0) and tops out at $74,738 (PHD, step 9), per Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA-0) starts at $45,023 and reaches $63,933 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $48,625 to $71,136.
- The grid has 7 column columns and 10 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 9.
- North Canton City enrolled 4,415 students in 2023-24, the 75th-largest district in Ohio by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule, 2026-27
| Step \ Column | BA-0 | BA-15 | BA-30 | MA | MA-:W | MA-30 | PHD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $45,023 | $46,374 | $47,274 | $48,625 | $50,876 | $51,776 | $53,127 |
| 1 | $47,274 | $48,625 | $49,525 | $50,876 | $53,127 | $54,028 | $55,378 |
| 2 | $49,075 | $50,426 | $51,776 | $53,127 | $55,378 | $56,279 | $57,629 |
| 3 | $50,876 | $52,227 | $54,028 | $55,378 | $57,629 | $58,530 | $59,881 |
| 4 | $53,127 | $54,478 | $59,881 | $60,781 | |||
| 5 | $54,928 | $56,279 | $58,530 | $60,331 | $62,132 | $63,032 | $64,383 |
| 6 | $56,729 | $58,080 | $60,781 | $63,032 | $64,383 | $65,283 | $66,634 |
| 7 | $58,980 | $60,331 | $63,032 | $65,734 | $66,634 | $67,535 | $68,885 |
| 8 | $61,231 | $62,582 | $65,283 | $68,435 | $69,335 | $70,236 | $71,587 |
| 9 | $63,933 | $65,283 | $67,985 | $71,136 | $72,487 | $73,387 | $74,738 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $47,274 | +$2,251 |
| 2 | $49,075 | +$4,052 |
| 3 | $50,876 | +$5,853 |
| 4 | $53,127 | +$8,104 |
| 5 | $54,928 | +$9,905 |
Worked example as rendered: BA-0, step 0 = $45,023 a year, $3,751.92 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 NCEA.
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: BA-0 BA-15 BA-30 MA MA-:W MA-30 PHD
- Soft spot: 33 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 BA-0 column a teacher moves from $45,023 at step 0 to $63,933 at step 9: 9 step increases worth $2,101 each on average, 42% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,702, between step 8 and step 9.
A master's degree is worth $3,602 more than a bachelor's at the first step (8.0%) and $7,203 more at the top of the column (11.3%).
The highest-paid column, PHD, starts at $53,127 and tops out at $74,738, 17% above the top of the BA-0 column.
Among the 235 Ohio district schedules indexed here, North Canton City's starting pay ranks 108th and its top cell ranks 229th; 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 31st percentile and the top cell at the 29th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA-0 | $45,023 | $63,933 | 9 | 42% |
| BA-15 | $46,374 | $65,283 | 9 | 41% |
| BA-30 | $47,274 | $67,985 | 8 | 44% |
| MA | $48,625 | $71,136 | 8 | 46% |
| MA-:W | $50,876 | $72,487 | 9 | 42% |
| MA-30 | $51,776 | $73,387 | 9 | 42% |
| PHD | $53,127 | $74,738 | 8 | 41% |
Against Ohio districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Canton City | 4,415 | 2026-27 | $45,023 | $48,625 | $74,738 |
| Lakewood City | 4,410 | 2024-25 | $48,427 | $52,785 | $111,866 |
| North Ridgeville City | 4,519 | 2026-27 | $44,356 | $49,679 | $99,736 |
| Big Walnut Local | 4,280 | 2026-27 | $47,836 | $55,490 | $114,806 |
| Warren City | 4,570 | 2025-26 | $50,993 | $50,993 | $92,762 |
| Solon City | 4,591 | 2026-27 | $51,863 | – | $130,173 |
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 North Canton City?
$45,023 on the column BA-0 at step 0 of the 2026-27 schedule (Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $45,023 (BA-0).
What is the top of the North Canton City salary schedule?
$74,738, at step 9 on PHD (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 North Canton City salary schedule?
On the BA-0 column the top figure, $63,933, is reached at step 9, 9 step increases after step 0 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in North Canton City?
$3,602 more at the first step: $48,625 on MA against $45,023 on BA-0 (2026-27 schedule).
Other Ohio districts with schedules
- Lakewood Citystarts $42,131
- North Ridgeville Citystarts $44,356
- Big Walnut Localstarts $47,836
- Warren Citystarts $50,993
- Solon Citystarts $51,863
- Riverside Localstarts $46,257
- Northmont City Schoolsstarts $48,522
- Loveland Citystarts $52,793
- Marion Citystarts $40,313
- Austintown Local Schoolsstarts $31,080
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