Annual salary
$42,907
Ohio · salary schedule · 2026-27
Rootstown 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.
- Rootstown Local's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $42,907 (BA, step 1) and tops out at $91,432 (MA+20, step 27), per Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $42,907 and reaches $72,738 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $49,343 to $87,856.
- The grid has 7 column columns and 27 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 27.
- Rootstown Local enrolled 936 students in 2023-24, the 450th-largest district in Ohio by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule, 2026-27
Official sourceDocumentOhio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archiveSchool year2026-27Effective
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+8 | BA+1 6 | BA+24 | MA | MA+8 | MA+20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $42,907 | $44,542 | $45,768 | $47,504 | $49,343 | $51,386 | $54,451 |
| 2 | $44,542 | $47,402 | $49,343 | $53,531 | $56,596 | ||
| 3 | $49,036 | $53,634 | $55,677 | $58,742 | |||
| 4 | $49,445 | $50,672 | $53,021 | $55,779 | $57,822 | $60,887 | |
| 5 | $49,445 | $51,079 | $52,306 | $54,860 | $57,924 | $59,967 | $63,032 |
| 6 | $53,940 | $56,699 | $60,069 | ||||
| 7 | $54,349 | $55,574 | $58,537 | $64,258 | $67,324 | ||
| 8 | $54,349 | $55,983 | $57,209 | $60,376 | $64,360 | $66,404 | $69,468 |
| 9 | $55,983 | $58,844 | $66,506 | $68,549 | |||
| 10 | $59,252 | $60,478 | $64,053 | $68,652 | $70,695 | $73,759 | |
| 11 | $59,252 | $60,887 | $65,892 | $70,797 | $72,840 | $75,904 | |
| 12 | $60,887 | $62,521 | $63,747 | $67,732 | $72,942 | $74,985 | $78,049 |
| 13 | $62,521 | $64,156 | $65,381 | $69,570 | $75,087 | $77,130 | $80,195 |
| 14 | $64,564 | $66,200 | $67,425 | $77,640 | $79,684 | $82,749 | |
| 15 | $66,608 | $68,243 | $69,468 | $74,065 | $80,195 | $82,238 | $85,303 |
| 16 | $66,608 | $68,243 | $69,468 | $74,065 | $80,195 | $82,238 | $85,303 |
| 17 | $66,608 | $68,243 | $69,468 | $74,065 | $80,195 | $82,238 | $85,303 |
| 18 | $66,608 | $68,243 | $69,468 | $74,065 | $80,195 | $82,238 | $85,303 |
| 19 | $68,652 | $70,286 | $82,749 | $84,792 | $87,346 | ||
| 20 | $68,652 | $70,286 | $82,749 | $84,792 | $87,346 | ||
| 21 | $68,652 | $70,286 | $82,749 | $84,792 | $87,346 | ||
| 22 | $68,652 | $70,286 | $82,749 | $84,792 | $87,346 | ||
| 23 | $70,695 | $72,329 | $73,554 | $78,560 | $85,303 | $87,346 | $89,389 |
| 24 | $70,695 | $72,329 | $73,554 | $78,560 | $85,303 | $87,346 | $89,389 |
| 25 | $70,695 | $72,329 | $73,554 | $78,560 | $85,303 | $87,346 | $89,389 |
| 26 | $70,695 | $72,329 | $73,554 | $78,560 | $87,856 | $87,346 | $89,389 |
| 27 | $72,738 | $74,372 | $75,597 | $80,808 | $87,856 | $89,899 | $91,432 |
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Per month (12)
$3,575.58
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $44,542 | +$1,635 |
| 5 | $49,445 | +$6,538 |
| 8 | $54,349 | +$11,442 |
| 9 | $55,983 | +$13,076 |
| 11 | $59,252 | +$16,345 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 1 = $42,907 a year, $3,575.58 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: 2025-08-01 to 2028-07-31.
Bargained with OEA REA.
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: STEPS BA BA+8 BA+1 6 BA+24 MA MA+8 MA+20
- Soft spot: 3 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 column a teacher moves from $42,907 at step 1 to $72,738 at step 27: 21 step increases worth $1,421 each on average, 70% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $4,904, between step 5 and step 8.
9 of the 21 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
A master's degree is worth $6,436 more than a bachelor's at the first step (15.0%) and $15,118 more at the top of the column (20.8%).
The highest-paid column, MA+20, starts at $54,451 and tops out at $91,432, 26% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 235 Ohio district schedules indexed here, Rootstown Local's starting pay ranks 157th and its top cell ranks 139th; 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 24th percentile and the top cell at the 49th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $42,907 | $72,738 | 21 | 70% |
| BA+8 | $44,542 | $74,372 | 22 | 67% |
| BA+1 6 | $45,768 | $75,597 | 21 | 65% |
| BA+24 | $47,504 | $80,808 | 19 | 70% |
| MA | $49,343 | $87,856 | 23 | 78% |
| MA+8 | $51,386 | $89,899 | 25 | 75% |
| MA+20 | $54,451 | $91,432 | 24 | 68% |
Against Ohio districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rootstown Local | 936 | 2026-27 | $42,907 | $49,343 | $91,432 |
| National Trail Local | 932 | 2026-27 | $44,416 | – | $88,789 |
| Colonel Crawford Local | 948 | 2026-27 | $40,437 | $43,268 | $95,431 |
| Jefferson Local | 950 | 2025-26 | $44,668 | – | $94,450 |
| Dalton Local | 921 | 2025-26 | $39,403 | $43,738 | $82,510 |
| Northeastern Local | 959 | 2026-27 | $48,126 | $50,708 | $95,377 |
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 Rootstown Local?
$42,907 on the column BA at step 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $42,907 (BA).
What is the top of the Rootstown Local salary schedule?
$91,432, at step 27 on MA+20 (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 Rootstown Local salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $72,738, is reached at step 27, 21 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Rootstown Local?
$6,436 more at the first step: $49,343 on MA against $42,907 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other Ohio districts with schedules
- National Trail Localstarts $44,246
- Colonel Crawford Localstarts $34,371
- Jefferson Localstarts $44,668
- Dalton Localstarts $39,403
- Northeastern Localstarts $46,098
- Weathersfield Localstarts $39,258
- Cardington-Lincoln Localstarts $36,957
- Brookfield Localstarts $34,682
- Fort Frye Localstarts $40,244
- Wellington Exempted Villagestarts $42,030
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