Annual salary
$36,772
Ohio · salary schedule · 2025-26
West Branch Local salary schedule, 2025-26
Teacher salary schedule, 2025-26. 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.
- West Branch Local's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $42,008 (MA+15, step 0) and tops out at $78,942 (MA+15, step 30), per Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive (effective ).
- The grid has 4 column columns and 20 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 30.
- West Branch Local enrolled 1,753 students in 2023-24, the 251st-largest district in Ohio by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule, 2025-26
Official sourceDocumentOhio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archiveSchool year2025-26Effective
| Step \ Column | Index BACH Index | B + 150 Index | MAST Index | MA+15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $36,772 | $39,008 | $40,508 | $42,008 |
| 1 | $39,195 | $40,883 | $42,571 | $44,259 |
| 2 | $40,883 | $42,758 | $44,634 | $46,509 |
| 3 | $42,571 | $44,634 | $46,697 | $48,760 |
| 4 | $44,259 | $46,509 | $48,760 | $51,010 |
| 5 | $45,947 | $48,385 | $50,823 | $53,261 |
| 6 | $47,634 | $50,260 | $52,885 | $55,511 |
| 7 | $49,322 | $52,135 | $54,948 | $57,761 |
| 8 | $51,010 | $54,011 | $57,011 | $60,012 |
| 9 | $52,698 | $55,886 | $59,074 | $62,262 |
| 10 | $54,386 | $57,761 | $61,137 | $64,513 |
| 11 | $56,074 | $59,637 | $63,200 | $66,763 |
| 12 | $57,761 | $61,512 | $65,263 | $69,014 |
| 13 | $59,449 | $63,388 | $67,326 | $71,264 |
| 14 | $59,449 | $63,388 | $69,389 | $73,515 |
| 15 | $59,449 | $63,388 | $71,452 | $75,765 |
| 17 | $60,244 | $64,182 | $72,246 | $76,559 |
| 20 | $61,038 | $64,976 | $73,040 | $77,354 |
| 25 | $61,832 | $65,770 | $73,834 | $78,148 |
| 30 | $62,626 | $66,565 | $74,629 | $78,942 |
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Per month (12)
$3,064.33
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $39,195 | +$2,423 |
| 2 | $40,883 | +$4,111 |
| 3 | $42,571 | +$5,799 |
| 4 | $44,259 | +$7,487 |
| 5 | $45,947 | +$9,175 |
Worked example as rendered: Index BACH Index, step 0 = $36,772 a year, $3,064.33 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: 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30.
Bargained with OEA WBEA.
The agreement labels this table 2025-26. 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: Full Step Index BACH Index B + 150 Index MAST Index MA+15
How this schedule moves
On the MA+15 column a teacher moves from $42,008 at step 0 to $78,942 at step 30: 19 step increases worth $1,944 each on average, 88% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,251, between step 0 and step 1.
Among the 235 Ohio district schedules indexed here, West Branch Local's starting pay ranks 170th and its top cell ranks 220th; 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 21st percentile and the top cell at the 35th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index BACH Index | $36,772 | $62,626 | 19 | 70% |
| B + 150 Index | $39,008 | $66,565 | 19 | 71% |
| MAST Index | $40,508 | $74,629 | 19 | 84% |
| MA+15 | $42,008 | $78,942 | 19 | 88% |
Against Ohio districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Branch Local | 1,753 | 2025-26 | $42,008 | – | $78,942 |
| Logan Elm Local | 1,743 | 2025-26 | $43,976 | $48,374 | $97,983 |
| 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 |
| 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 salary on the West Branch Local schedule?
$42,008 at step 0 on MA+15, per the 2025-26 schedule (Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive).
What is the top of the West Branch Local salary schedule?
$78,942, at step 30 on MA+15 (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 West Branch Local salary schedule?
On the MA+15 column the top figure, $78,942, is reached at step 30, 19 step increases after step 0 (2025-26 schedule).
Other Ohio districts with schedules
- Logan Elm Localstarts $43,976
- New Lexington School Districtstarts $45,585
- Bellevue Citystarts $44,034
- West Holmes Localstarts $44,769
- Poland Localstarts $33,076
- Cambridge Citystarts $32,891
- Jefferson Area Localstarts $40,327
- Lakewood Localstarts $44,468
- Norwood Citystarts $51,861
- St Clairsville-Richland Citystarts $45,997
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