Annual salary
$49,706
Ohio · salary schedule · 2025-26
Berea City 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 experience to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Berea City Schools's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $49,706 (B.A., experience 0) and tops out at $107,942 (MA+48/PhD, experience 30), per Berea City Schools, collective bargaining agreement filed with the Ohio State Employment Relations Board (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (B.A.) starts at $49,706 and reaches $85,235 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (M.A.) the range is $55,106 to $102,059.
- The schedule is built on 186 work days, which makes the starting cell about $267.24 per day.
- The grid has 9 column columns and 31 experience rows; the highest cell is reached at experience 30.
- Berea City enrolled 5,478 students in 2023-24, the 56th-largest district in Ohio by NCES enrollment.
Certificated teacher salary schedule (2025-26)
Official sourceDocumentBerea City Schools, collective bargaining agreement filed with the Ohio State Employment Relations BoardSchool year2025-26EffectiveWork days186
| Experience \ Column | B.A. | BA+10 | BA+20 | BA+30 | M.A. | MA+12 | MA+24 | MA+36 | MA+48/PhD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $49,706 | $50,954 | $52,192 | $53,431 | $55,106 | $56,310 | $57,512 | $58,717 | $59,925 |
| 1 | $49,706 | $50,954 | $52,192 | $53,431 | $55,106 | $56,310 | $57,512 | $58,717 | $59,925 |
| 2 | $51,965 | $53,275 | $54,565 | $55,855 | $58,019 | $59,242 | $60,457 | $61,682 | $62,915 |
| 3 | $54,222 | $55,594 | $56,938 | $58,280 | $60,932 | $62,174 | $63,404 | $64,647 | $65,904 |
| 4 | $56,481 | $57,914 | $59,309 | $60,703 | $63,844 | $65,107 | $66,351 | $67,612 | $68,894 |
| 5 | $58,740 | $60,234 | $61,682 | $63,128 | $66,759 | $68,039 | $69,296 | $70,578 | $71,883 |
| 6 | $60,998 | $62,554 | $64,053 | $65,554 | $69,671 | $70,971 | $72,243 | $73,543 | $74,872 |
| 7 | $63,257 | $64,875 | $66,426 | $67,977 | $72,584 | $73,904 | $75,190 | $76,508 | $77,862 |
| 8 | $65,516 | $67,194 | $68,799 | $70,402 | $75,499 | $76,836 | $78,136 | $79,475 | $80,850 |
| 9 | $67,773 | $69,515 | $71,170 | $72,827 | $78,411 | $79,768 | $81,083 | $82,440 | $83,839 |
| 10 | $70,032 | $71,836 | $73,543 | $75,251 | $81,324 | $82,701 | $84,030 | $85,405 | $86,828 |
| 11 | $72,291 | $74,155 | $75,916 | $77,676 | $84,239 | $85,633 | $86,975 | $88,371 | $89,818 |
| 12 | $74,549 | $76,476 | $78,287 | $80,101 | $87,151 | $88,565 | $89,922 | $91,336 | $92,807 |
| 13 | $76,808 | $78,796 | $80,660 | $82,525 | $90,064 | $91,498 | $92,869 | $94,301 | $95,797 |
| 14 | $79,065 | $81,115 | $83,033 | $84,950 | $92,979 | $94,430 | $95,815 | $97,268 | $98,784 |
| 15 | $79,065 | $81,115 | $83,033 | $84,950 | $95,891 | $97,362 | $98,762 | $100,233 | $101,774 |
| 16 | $79,065 | $81,115 | $83,033 | $84,950 | $95,891 | $97,362 | $98,794 | $100,233 | $101,774 |
| 17 | $79,065 | $81,115 | $83,033 | $84,950 | $95,891 | $97,362 | $98,794 | $100,233 | $101,774 |
| 18 | $80,608 | $82,658 | $84,575 | $86,492 | $97,432 | $98,904 | $100,303 | $101,774 | $103,317 |
| 19 | $80,608 | $82,658 | $84,575 | $86,492 | $97,432 | $98,904 | $100,303 | $101,774 | $103,317 |
| 20 | $80,608 | $82,658 | $84,575 | $86,492 | $97,432 | $98,904 | $100,303 | $101,774 | $103,317 |
| 21 | $80,608 | $82,658 | $84,575 | $86,492 | $97,432 | $98,904 | $100,303 | $101,774 | $103,317 |
| 22 | $82,151 | $84,199 | $86,117 | $88,034 | $98,975 | $100,446 | $101,846 | $103,317 | $104,858 |
| 23 | $82,151 | $84,199 | $86,117 | $88,034 | $98,975 | $100,446 | $101,846 | $103,317 | $104,858 |
| 24 | $82,151 | $84,199 | $86,117 | $88,034 | $98,975 | $100,446 | $101,846 | $103,317 | $104,858 |
| 25 | $82,151 | $84,199 | $86,117 | $88,034 | $98,975 | $100,446 | $101,846 | $103,317 | $104,858 |
| 26 | $83,692 | $85,742 | $87,659 | $89,576 | $100,516 | $101,988 | $103,387 | $104,858 | $106,401 |
| 27 | $83,692 | $85,742 | $87,659 | $89,576 | $100,516 | $101,988 | $103,387 | $104,858 | $106,401 |
| 28 | $85,235 | $87,283 | $89,201 | $91,118 | $102,059 | $103,530 | $104,930 | $106,401 | $107,942 |
| 29 | $85,235 | $87,283 | $89,201 | $91,118 | $102,059 | $103,530 | $104,930 | $106,401 | $107,942 |
| 30 | $85,235 | $87,283 | $89,201 | $91,118 | $102,059 | $103,530 | $104,930 | $106,401 | $107,942 |
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Per month (12)
$4,142.17
Per work day
$267.24 / 186 days
Next 5 steps in this column
| Experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $49,706 | +$0 |
| 2 | $51,965 | +$2,259 |
| 3 | $54,222 | +$4,516 |
| 4 | $56,481 | +$6,775 |
| 5 | $58,740 | +$9,034 |
Worked example as rendered: B.A., experience 0 = $49,706 a year, $4,142.17 a month spread over 12 months, $267.24 per work day on a 186-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
FY 2026 (186 days) schedule for teachers hired AFTER July 1, 2013; base $47,447.
Berea also prints a separate, lower FY 2026 grid for teachers hired before July 1, 2013 (base $43,134).
Salary appendix of the 2025-07-01 to 2028-06-30 collective bargaining agreement (SERB case 25-CON-01-0471, AFT 1699), as filed with the Ohio State Employment Relations Board.
- Soft spot: The last lane header is cut off in the text layer; it is the ninth column of the grid.
How this schedule moves
On the B.A. column a teacher moves from $49,706 at experience 0 to $85,235 at experience 28: 28 experience increases worth $1,269 each on average, 71% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,259, between experience 1 and experience 2.
13 of the 30 experience moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive experiences.
A master's degree is worth $5,400 more than a bachelor's at the first experience (10.9%) and $16,824 more at the top of the column (19.7%).
The highest-paid column, MA+48/PhD, starts at $59,925 and tops out at $107,942, 27% above the top of the B.A. column.
Among the 235 Ohio district schedules indexed here, Berea City Schools's starting pay ranks 44th and its top cell ranks 48th; 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 71st percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First experience | Top | Experience moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.A. | $49,706 | $85,235 | 28 | 71% |
| BA+10 | $50,954 | $87,283 | 28 | 71% |
| BA+20 | $52,192 | $89,201 | 28 | 71% |
| BA+30 | $53,431 | $91,118 | 28 | 71% |
| M.A. | $55,106 | $102,059 | 28 | 85% |
| MA+12 | $56,310 | $103,530 | 28 | 84% |
| MA+24 | $57,512 | $104,930 | 28 | 82% |
| MA+36 | $58,717 | $106,401 | 28 | 81% |
| MA+48/PhD | $59,925 | $107,942 | 28 | 80% |
Against Ohio districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berea City Schools | 5,478 | 2025-26 | $49,706 | $55,106 | $107,942 |
| Perrysburg Exempted Village Schools | 5,587 | 2025-26 | $44,518 | – | $108,178 |
| Findlay City Schools | 5,612 | 2024-25 | $40,808.16 | $44,660.45 | $98,951.00 |
| Marysville Exempted Village Schools | 5,705 | 2025-26 | $49,940 | $52,691 | $112,735 |
| Elyria City Schools | 5,733 | 2025-26 | $45,822 | $51,160 | $106,440 |
| Licking Heights Local Schools | 5,163 | 2025-26 | $47,776 | $48,760 | $101,498 |
Starting pay is the first experience of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-experience cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Berea City Schools?
$49,706 on the column B.A. at experience 0 of the 2025-26 schedule (Berea City Schools, collective bargaining agreement filed with the Ohio State Employment Relations Board). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $49,706 (B.A.).
What is the top of the Berea City Schools salary schedule?
$107,942, at experience 30 on MA+48/PhD (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 Berea City Schools salary schedule?
On the B.A. column the top figure, $85,235, is reached at experience 28, 28 experience increases after experience 0 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Berea City Schools?
$5,400 more at the first experience: $55,106 on M.A. against $49,706 on B.A. (2025-26 schedule).
Other Ohio districts with schedules
- Perrysburg Exempted Village Schoolsstarts $44,518
- Findlay City Schoolsstarts $39,771.63
- Marysville Exempted Village Schoolsstarts $49,940
- Elyria City Schoolsstarts $45,822
- Licking Heights Local Schoolsstarts $47,776
- Jackson Local Schoolsstarts $41,223
- Stow-Munroe Falls City Schoolsstarts $46,540.84
- Newark City Schoolsstarts $44,543.71
- New Albany-Plain Local Schoolsstarts $48,286
- Plain Local Schoolsstarts $37,784
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