Plain Local Schools salary schedule, 2026-27

Certificated teacher salary schedule (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a column and years to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.

Plain Local Schools's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $37,784 (NON-DEGREE, years 0) and tops out at $95,127 (M.A. +18, years 32), per Plain Local Schools, collective bargaining agreement filed with the Ohio State Employment Relations Board (effective July 1, 2026).
A teacher on the bachelor's column (B.A.) starts at $44,452 and reaches $81,347 at the top of that column.
On the master's column (M.A.) the range is $46,231 to $93,793.
The grid has 5 column columns and 18 years rows; the highest cell is reached at years 32.
Plain Local enrolled 5,917 students in 2023-24, the 45th-largest district in Ohio by NCES enrollment.

Certificated teacher salary schedule (2026-27)

Official sourceDocumentPlain Local Schools, collective bargaining agreement filed with the Ohio State Employment Relations BoardSchool year2026-27EffectiveJuly 1, 2026

YEARS \ Column	NON-DEGREE	B.A.	B.A. +18	M.A.	M.A. +18
0	$37,784	$44,452	$45,342	$46,231	$48,452
1	$38,673	$45,786	$46,231	$48,008	$50,230
2	$39,563	$47,563	$48,008	$50,676	$52,898
3	$42,674	$49,341	$50,676	$56,455	$58,676
4	$44,008	$51,120	$53,343	$59,122	$60,454
5	$45,342	$52,898	$56,009	$61,789	$63,122
6	$46,675	$55,120	$58,676	$64,455	$65,790
7	$48,008	$57,344	$61,344	$67,123	$68,457
8	$49,341	$59,565	$64,010	$69,789	$71,123
9	$50,676	$62,233	$66,679	$72,457	$73,791
10	$52,009	$64,900	$69,347	$75,124	$76,457
11	$53,343	$67,568	$72,012	$77,791	$79,125
12	$54,676	$70,234	$74,679	$80,458	$81,791
15	$56,009	$72,456	$77,346	$83,125	$84,458
20	$57,343	$74,679	$80,013	$85,792	$87,125
25	$58,676	$76,901	$82,680	$88,459	$89,792
29	$60,010	$79,124	$85,347	$91,126	$92,460
32	$61,343	$81,347	$88,014	$93,793	$95,127

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Column

YEARS

Annual salary

$44,452

Per month (12)

$3,704.33

Next 5 steps in this column

YEARS	Salary	vs. selected
1	$45,786	+$1,334
2	$47,563	+$3,111
3	$49,341	+$4,889
4	$51,120	+$6,668
5	$52,898	+$8,446

Worked example as rendered: B.A., years 0 = $44,452 a year, $3,704.33 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.

Article XXVI salary schedule A.2 for 2026-2027, effective July 2026 (2.5% increase). The agreement also prints 2027-28 and 2028-29 grids.

Salary appendix of the 2026-07-01 to 2029-06-30 collective bargaining agreement (SERB case 26-MED-04-0360, OEA PLTA), as filed with the Ohio State Employment Relations Board.

Questions people ask

What is the starting teacher salary in Plain Local Schools?

$44,452 on the column B.A. at years 0 of the 2026-27 schedule (Plain Local Schools, collective bargaining agreement filed with the Ohio State Employment Relations Board). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $37,784 (NON-DEGREE).

What is the top of the Plain Local Schools salary schedule?

$95,127, at years 32 on M.A. +18 (2026-27). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.

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