Annual salary
$41,654
Ohio · salary schedule · 2026-27
Zanesville City 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.
- Zanesville City's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $36,031 (No Degree, step 0) and tops out at $88,311 (MA + 45 hrs, step 25), per Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA Degree) starts at $41,654 and reaches $63,023 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA Degree) the range is $45,778 to $74,457.
- The grid has 8 column columns and 16 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 25.
- Zanesville City enrolled 2,956 students in 2023-24, the 131st-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 | No Degree | BA Degree | BA+ 139 hrs | BA+ 150 hrs | MA Degree | MA + 15 hrs | MA +301U'S | MA + 45 hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $36,031 | $41,654 | $42,737 | $43,903 | $45,778 | $47,860 | $49,943 | $54,571 |
| 1 | $37,489 | $43,237 | $44,362 | $45,653 | $47,902 | $50,151 | $52,442 | $57,070 |
| 2 | $38,946 | $44,820 | $45,986 | $47,402 | $50,026 | $52,442 | $54,942 | $59,569 |
| 3 | $40,404 | $46,403 | $47,611 | $49,152 | $52,151 | $54,733 | $57,441 | $62,069 |
| 4 | $41,862 | $47,985 | $49,235 | $50,901 | $54,275 | $57,024 | $59,940 | $64,568 |
| 5 | $43,320 | $49,568 | $50,860 | $52,651 | $56,400 | $59,315 | $62,439 | $67,067 |
| 6 | $44,778 | $51,151 | $52,484 | $54,400 | $58,524 | $61,606 | $64,939 | $69,566 |
| 7 | $46,236 | $52,734 | $54,109 | $56,150 | $60,648 | $63,897 | $67,438 | $72,066 |
| 8 | $47,694 | $54,317 | $55,733 | $57,899 | $62,773 | $66,188 | $69,937 | $74,565 |
| 9 | $49,152 | $55,900 | $57,358 | $59,649 | $64,897 | $68,479 | $72,436 | $77,064 |
| 10 | $50,610 | $57,483 | $58,982 | $61,398 | $67,021 | $70,770 | $74,936 | $79,563 |
| 11 | $52,068 | $59,065 | $60,607 | $63,147 | $69,146 | $73,061 | $77,435 | $82,063 |
| 12 | $53,525 | $60,648 | $62,231 | $64,897 | $71,270 | $75,352 | $79,934 | $84,562 |
| 16 | $54,254 | $61,440 | $63,043 | $65,772 | $72,332 | $76,498 | $81,184 | $85,811 |
| 20 | $54,983 | $62,231 | $63,856 | $66,646 | $73,394 | $77,643 | $82,433 | $87,061 |
| 25 | $55,712 | $63,023 | $64,668 | $67,521 | $74,457 | $78,789 | $83,683 | $88,311 |
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Per month (12)
$3,471.17
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $43,237 | +$1,583 |
| 2 | $44,820 | +$3,166 |
| 3 | $46,403 | +$4,749 |
| 4 | $47,985 | +$6,331 |
| 5 | $49,568 | +$7,914 |
Worked example as rendered: BA Degree, step 0 = $41,654 a year, $3,471.17 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: 2024-08-01 to 2027-07-31.
Bargained with OEA ZEA.
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: No BA BA+ BA+ MA MA MA MA
How this schedule moves
On the BA Degree column a teacher moves from $41,654 at step 0 to $63,023 at step 25: 15 step increases worth $1,425 each on average, 51% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,583, between step 0 and step 1.
A master's degree is worth $4,124 more than a bachelor's at the first step (9.9%) and $11,434 more at the top of the column (18.1%).
The highest-paid column, MA + 45 hrs, starts at $54,571 and tops out at $88,311, 40% above the top of the BA Degree column.
Among the 235 Ohio district schedules indexed here, Zanesville City's starting pay ranks 175th and its top cell ranks 173rd; 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 20th percentile and the top cell at the 45th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Degree | $36,031 | $55,712 | 15 | 55% |
| BA Degree | $41,654 | $63,023 | 15 | 51% |
| BA+ 139 hrs | $42,737 | $64,668 | 15 | 51% |
| BA+ 150 hrs | $43,903 | $67,521 | 15 | 54% |
| MA Degree | $45,778 | $74,457 | 15 | 63% |
| MA + 15 hrs | $47,860 | $78,789 | 15 | 65% |
| MA +301U'S | $49,943 | $83,683 | 15 | 68% |
| MA + 45 hrs | $54,571 | $88,311 | 15 | 62% |
Against Ohio districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zanesville City | 2,956 | 2026-27 | $41,654 | $45,778 | $88,311 |
| Alliance City | 2,957 | 2026-27 | $41,119 | $49,968 | $95,111 |
| Revere Local | 2,908 | 2026-27 | $49,381 | – | $121,081 |
| Wapakoneta City | 2,902 | 2026-27 | $46,492 | $51,141 | $95,355 |
| Aurora City | 3,033 | 2026-27 | $49,498 | $56,923 | $130,368 |
| Celina City | 2,872 | 2025-26 | $41,068 | $46,406 | $60,164 |
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 Zanesville City?
$41,654 on the column BA 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 $36,031 (No Degree).
What is the top of the Zanesville City salary schedule?
$88,311, at step 25 on MA + 45 hrs (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 Zanesville City salary schedule?
On the BA Degree column the top figure, $63,023, is reached at step 25, 15 step increases after step 0 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Zanesville City?
$4,124 more at the first step: $45,778 on MA Degree against $41,654 on BA Degree (2026-27 schedule).
Other Ohio districts with schedules
- Alliance Citystarts $41,119
- Revere Localstarts $49,381
- Wapakoneta Citystarts $46,492
- Aurora Citystarts $49,498
- Celina Citystarts $35,729
- Monroe Localstarts $72,067
- Tri-Valley Localstarts $40,500
- Sandusky Citystarts $38,731
- Louisville Citystarts $43,240
- Hamilton Localstarts $51,000
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