Annual salary
$44,769
Ohio · salary schedule · 2026-27
West Holmes 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.
- West Holmes Local's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $44,769 (BACHELORS DEGREE, step 0) and tops out at $86,525 (DEGREE, step 20), per Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BACHELORS DEGREE) starts at $44,769 and reaches $72,534 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MASTERS DEGREE) the range is $47,352 to $83,210.
- The grid has 3 column columns and 18 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 20.
- West Holmes Local enrolled 1,776 students in 2023-24, the 245th-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 | BACHELORS DEGREE | MASTERS DEGREE | DEGREE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $44,769 | $47,352 | $49,935 |
| 1 | $46,620 | $49,461 | $52,087 |
| 2 | $48,471 | $51,570 | $54,239 |
| 3 | $50,322 | $53,680 | $56,392 |
| 4 | $52,173 | $55,789 | $58,544 |
| 5 | $54,024 | $57,898 | $60,696 |
| 6 | $55,875 | $60,008 | $62,849 |
| 7 | $57,726 | $62,117 | $65,001 |
| 8 | $59,577 | $64,226 | $67,153 |
| 9 | $61,428 | $66,336 | $69,306 |
| 10 | $63,279 | $68,445 | $71,458 |
| 11 | $65,130 | $70,554 | $73,611 |
| 12 | $66,981 | $72,663 | $75,763 |
| 13 | $66,981 | $74,773 | $77,915 |
| 14 | $66,981 | $76,882 | $80,068 |
| 15 | $68,832 | $78,991 | $82,220 |
| 18 | $70,683 | $81,101 | $84,372 |
| 20 | $72,534 | $83,210 | $86,525 |
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Per month (12)
$3,730.75
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $46,620 | +$1,851 |
| 2 | $48,471 | +$3,702 |
| 3 | $50,322 | +$5,553 |
| 4 | $52,173 | +$7,404 |
| 5 | $54,024 | +$9,255 |
Worked example as rendered: BACHELORS DEGREE, step 0 = $44,769 a year, $3,730.75 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 * WHEA.
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: Years BACHELORS MASTERS MASTERS +25/PhD *
How this schedule moves
On the BACHELORS DEGREE column a teacher moves from $44,769 at step 0 to $72,534 at step 20: 17 step increases worth $1,633 each on average, 62% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,851, between step 0 and step 1.
2 of the 17 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
A master's degree is worth $2,583 more than a bachelor's at the first step (5.8%) and $10,676 more at the top of the column (14.7%).
The highest-paid column, DEGREE, starts at $49,935 and tops out at $86,525, 19% above the top of the BACHELORS DEGREE column.
Among the 235 Ohio district schedules indexed here, West Holmes Local's starting pay ranks 112th and its top cell ranks 187th; 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 30th percentile and the top cell at the 43rd percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BACHELORS DEGREE | $44,769 | $72,534 | 17 | 62% |
| MASTERS DEGREE | $47,352 | $83,210 | 17 | 76% |
| DEGREE | $49,935 | $86,525 | 17 | 73% |
Against Ohio districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Holmes Local | 1,776 | 2026-27 | $44,769 | $47,352 | $86,525 |
| Bellevue City | 1,776 | 2025-26 | $44,034 | $47,944 | $103,013 |
| New Lexington School District | 1,770 | 2026-27 | $45,585 | $50,052 | $96,458 |
| West Branch Local | 1,753 | 2025-26 | $42,008 | – | $78,942 |
| Poland Local | 1,800 | 2026-27 | $33,076 | – | $93,853 |
| Cambridge City | 1,805 | 2026-27 | $38,245 | $42,070 | $83,374 |
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 West Holmes Local?
$44,769 on the column BACHELORS DEGREE at step 0 of the 2026-27 schedule (Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $44,769 (BACHELORS DEGREE).
What is the top of the West Holmes Local salary schedule?
$86,525, at step 20 on DEGREE (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 West Holmes Local salary schedule?
On the BACHELORS DEGREE column the top figure, $72,534, is reached at step 20, 17 step increases after step 0 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in West Holmes Local?
$2,583 more at the first step: $47,352 on MASTERS DEGREE against $44,769 on BACHELORS DEGREE (2026-27 schedule).
Other Ohio districts with schedules
- Bellevue Citystarts $44,034
- New Lexington School Districtstarts $45,585
- West Branch Localstarts $42,008
- Poland Localstarts $33,076
- Cambridge Citystarts $32,891
- Logan Elm Localstarts $43,976
- Fostoria Citystarts $41,318
- Urbana Citystarts $42,504
- Kenton Citystarts $44,183
- Jefferson Area Localstarts $40,327
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