Annual salary
$49,588
Ohio · salary schedule · 2025-26
Southwest Licking Local Schools salary schedule, 2025-26
Certificated teacher salary schedule (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a column and years of service to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Southwest Licking Local Schools's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $49,588 (Bachelors Degree, years of service 0) and tops out at $111,325 (MA+45, years of service 25), per Southwest Licking Local Schools, collective bargaining agreement filed with the Ohio State Employment Relations Board (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelors Degree) starts at $49,588 and reaches $89,258 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Masters Degree) the range is $51,819 to $96,449.
- The grid has 5 column columns and 21 years of service rows; the highest cell is reached at years of service 25.
- Southwest Licking Local enrolled 4,924 students in 2023-24, the 63rd-largest district in Ohio by NCES enrollment.
Certificated teacher salary schedule (2025-26)
Official sourceDocumentSouthwest Licking Local Schools, collective bargaining agreement filed with the Ohio State Employment Relations BoardSchool year2025-26Effective
| Years of Service \ Column | Bachelors Degree | Masters Degree | MA+15 | MA+30 | MA+45 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $49,588 | $51,819 | $54,175 | $56,654 | $59,258 |
| 1 | $51,572 | $54,051 | $56,530 | $59,134 | $61,861 |
| 2 | $53,555 | $56,282 | $58,886 | $61,613 | $64,464 |
| 3 | $55,539 | $58,514 | $61,241 | $64,092 | $67,068 |
| 4 | $57,522 | $60,745 | $63,597 | $66,572 | $69,671 |
| 5 | $59,506 | $62,977 | $65,952 | $69,051 | $72,275 |
| 6 | $61,489 | $65,208 | $68,307 | $71,531 | $74,878 |
| 7 | $63,473 | $67,440 | $70,663 | $74,010 | $77,481 |
| 8 | $65,456 | $69,671 | $73,018 | $76,489 | $80,085 |
| 9 | $67,440 | $71,903 | $75,374 | $78,969 | $82,688 |
| 10 | $69,423 | $74,134 | $77,729 | $81,448 | $85,291 |
| 11 | $71,407 | $76,366 | $80,085 | $83,928 | $87,895 |
| 12 | $73,390 | $78,597 | $82,440 | $86,407 | $90,498 |
| 13 | $75,374 | $80,828 | $84,795 | $88,886 | $93,101 |
| 14 | $77,357 | $83,060 | $87,151 | $91,366 | $95,705 |
| 15 | $79,341 | $85,291 | $89,506 | $93,845 | $98,308 |
| 17 | $81,324 | $87,523 | $91,862 | $96,325 | $100,912 |
| 19 | $83,308 | $89,754 | $94,217 | $98,804 | $103,515 |
| 21 | $85,291 | $91,986 | $96,573 | $101,283 | $106,118 |
| 23 | $87,275 | $94,217 | $98,928 | $103,763 | $108,722 |
| 25 | $89,258 | $96,449 | $101,283 | $106,242 | $111,325 |
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Per month (12)
$4,132.33
Next 5 steps in this column
| Years of Service | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $51,572 | +$1,984 |
| 2 | $53,555 | +$3,967 |
| 3 | $55,539 | +$5,951 |
| 4 | $57,522 | +$7,934 |
| 5 | $59,506 | +$9,918 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelors Degree, years of service 0 = $49,588 a year, $4,132.33 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
Salary appendix of the 2024-07-01 to 2027-06-30 collective bargaining agreement (SERB case 24-MED-03-0268, OEA SLEA), as filed with the Ohio State Employment Relations Board.
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelors Degree column a teacher moves from $49,588 at years of service 0 to $89,258 at years of service 25: 20 years of service increases worth $1,984 each on average, 80% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,984, between years of service 0 and years of service 1.
A master's degree is worth $2,231 more than a bachelor's at the first years of service (4.5%) and $7,191 more at the top of the column (8.1%).
The highest-paid column, MA+45, starts at $59,258 and tops out at $111,325, 25% above the top of the Bachelors Degree column.
Among the 235 Ohio district schedules indexed here, Southwest Licking Local Schools's starting pay ranks 45th and its top cell ranks 35th; 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 45th percentile and the top cell at the 76th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First years of service | Top | Years of Service moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelors Degree | $49,588 | $89,258 | 20 | 80% |
| Masters Degree | $51,819 | $96,449 | 20 | 86% |
| MA+15 | $54,175 | $101,283 | 20 | 87% |
| MA+30 | $56,654 | $106,242 | 20 | 88% |
| MA+45 | $59,258 | $111,325 | 20 | 88% |
Against Ohio districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Licking Local Schools | 4,924 | 2025-26 | $49,588 | $51,819 | $111,325 |
| Miamisburg City Schools | 4,925 | 2025-26 | $46,410 | – | $105,058 |
| Cleveland Heights-University Heights City | 4,916 | 2026-27 | $55,967 | $59,834 | $98,400 |
| Kings Local Schools | 4,984 | 2025-26 | $48,494 | $53,537 | $104,456 |
| New Albany-Plain Local Schools | 5,065 | 2025-26 | $48,286 | $56,489 | $123,664 |
| Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools | 5,132 | 2025-26 | $46,540.84 | – | $102,017.52 |
Starting pay is the first years of service of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-years of service cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Southwest Licking Local Schools?
$49,588 on the column Bachelors Degree at years of service 0 of the 2025-26 schedule (Southwest Licking Local Schools, collective bargaining agreement filed with the Ohio State Employment Relations Board). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $49,588 (Bachelors Degree).
What is the top of the Southwest Licking Local Schools salary schedule?
$111,325, at years of service 25 on MA+45 (2025-26). 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 Southwest Licking Local Schools salary schedule?
On the Bachelors Degree column the top figure, $89,258, is reached at years of service 25, 20 years of service increases after years of service 0 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Southwest Licking Local Schools?
$2,231 more at the first years of service: $51,819 on Masters Degree against $49,588 on Bachelors Degree (2025-26 schedule).
Other Ohio districts with schedules
- Miamisburg City Schoolsstarts $46,410
- Cleveland Heights-University Heights Citystarts $55,967
- Kings Local Schoolsstarts $48,494
- New Albany-Plain Local Schoolsstarts $48,286
- Stow-Munroe Falls City Schoolsstarts $46,540.84
- Licking Heights Local Schoolsstarts $47,776
- Northmont City Schoolsstarts $48,522
- Solon Citystarts $51,863
- Warren Citystarts $50,993
- North Ridgeville Citystarts $44,356
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