Annual salary
$41,801
Ohio · salary schedule · 2025-26
Columbus City Schools salary schedule, 2025-26
Teacher salary schedule (2025-26). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a column and steps/years experience to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Columbus City Schools's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $41,801 (Pre-License Bachelor's Degree, steps/years experience 0) and tops out at $123,966 (Ph.D., steps/years experience 31), per Columbus Education Association (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Pre-License Bachelor's Degree) starts at $41,801 and reaches $50,859 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Master's Degree) the range is $58,165 to $115,475.
- The schedule is built on 195 work days, which makes the starting cell about $214.36 per day.
- The grid has 6 column columns and 32 steps/years experience rows; the highest cell is reached at steps/years experience 31.
- Columbus City Schools District enrolled 45,181 students in 2023-24, the 1st-largest district in Ohio by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule (2025-26)
| Steps/Years Experience \ Column | Pre-License Bachelor's Degree | Bachelor's Degree | 150 Hours and Bachelor's Degree | Master's Degree | Master's Degree + 30 Semester Hours | Ph.D. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $41,801 | $52,448 | $53,969 | $58,165 | $59,266 | $63,058 |
| 1 | $41,801 | $52,448 | $53,969 | $59,329 | $60,452 | $64,322 |
| 2 | $43,474 | $54,546 | $56,125 | $60,515 | $61,658 | $65,607 |
| 3 | $45,210 | $56,728 | $58,370 | $62,938 | $64,128 | $68,230 |
| 4 | $47,020 | $58,999 | $60,709 | $65,455 | $66,693 | $70,957 |
| 5 | $48,903 | $61,359 | $63,132 | $68,072 | $69,357 | $73,800 |
| 6 | $50,859 | $63,814 | $65,660 | $70,794 | $72,132 | $76,747 |
| 7 | $50,859 | $66,363 | $68,287 | $73,627 | $75,017 | $79,821 |
| 8 | $50,859 | $69,016 | $71,020 | $76,569 | $78,017 | $83,015 |
| 9 | $50,859 | $71,780 | $73,857 | $79,632 | $81,137 | $86,335 |
| 10 | $50,859 | $74,649 | $76,810 | $82,821 | $84,384 | $89,786 |
| 11 | $50,859 | $77,634 | $79,884 | $86,130 | $87,761 | $93,379 |
| 12 | $50,859 | $80,744 | $83,083 | $89,576 | $91,270 | $97,113 |
| 13 | $50,859 | $83,969 | $86,403 | $93,158 | $94,921 | $100,999 |
| 14 | $50,859 | $87,331 | $89,859 | $96,887 | $98,718 | $105,038 |
| 15 | $50,859 | $90,824 | $93,452 | $101,005 | $102,914 | $109,501 |
| 16 | $50,859 | $91,050 | $93,688 | $101,256 | $103,171 | $109,774 |
| 17 | $50,859 | $91,275 | $93,924 | $101,508 | $103,428 | $110,052 |
| 18 | $50,859 | $91,275 | $93,924 | $101,508 | $103,428 | $110,052 |
| 19 | $50,859 | $92,188 | $94,863 | $102,526 | $104,466 | $111,148 |
| 20 | $50,859 | $93,111 | $95,812 | $103,548 | $105,510 | $112,260 |
| 21 | $50,859 | $93,111 | $95,812 | $103,548 | $105,510 | $112,260 |
| 22 | $50,859 | $93,111 | $95,812 | $103,548 | $105,510 | $112,260 |
| 23 | $50,859 | $94,742 | $97,249 | $105,101 | $107,089 | $113,944 |
| 24 | $50,859 | $96,400 | $98,707 | $106,679 | $108,699 | $115,370 |
| 25 | $50,859 | $96,400 | $98,707 | $106,679 | $108,699 | $115,370 |
| 26 | $50,859 | $96,400 | $98,707 | $106,679 | $108,699 | $115,370 |
| 27 | $50,859 | $98,571 | $100,926 | $108,814 | $110,870 | $117,389 |
| 28 | $50,859 | $100,784 | $102,945 | $110,991 | $113,089 | $119,445 |
| 29 | $50,859 | $100,784 | $102,945 | $110,991 | $113,089 | $119,445 |
| 30 | $50,859 | $103,055 | $105,263 | $113,209 | $115,349 | $121,832 |
| 31 | $50,859 | $105,374 | $107,367 | $115,475 | $117,657 | $123,966 |
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Per month (12)
$3,483.42
Per work day
$214.36 / 195 days
Next 5 steps in this column
| Steps/Years Experience | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $41,801 | +$0 |
| 2 | $43,474 | +$1,673 |
| 3 | $45,210 | +$3,409 |
| 4 | $47,020 | +$5,219 |
| 5 | $48,903 | +$7,102 |
Worked example as rendered: Pre-License Bachelor's Degree, steps/years experience 0 = $41,801 a year, $3,483.42 a month spread over 12 months, $214.36 per work day on a 195-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Article 902.02 of the CEA Master Agreement 2025-2028 between the Columbus board of education and the Columbus Education Association. The article states the schedule is effective August 18, 2025 and prints Base Pay: $52,448.
It applies to teachers and to school nurses holding a valid school nurse certificate, who may not be paid below the Bachelor's Degree, three-years-experience rate.
Article 902.01 prints the matching index table (multipliers of the $52,448 base) for the same lanes and steps.
The 195-day work year comes from the standard teacher contract form reproduced in the agreement.
Not included in the grid: the supplemental hourly rate of $41.04 for board-authorized supplemental services, and the extra-duty percentages of the BA minimum in Article 905.
Placement on the schedule is based on acceptable verified experience; new hires may not be placed beyond the year 14 step.
- Soft spot: The 2025-2028 agreement prints only this one teacher schedule, so the 2026-27 and 2027-28 rates had not been published as a grid when this was collected.
- Soft spot: The Pre-License Bachelor's Degree lane flattens at $50,859 from step 6 upward, which is how the document prints it.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Columbus City Schools?
$41,801 on the column Pre-License Bachelor's Degree at steps/years experience 0 of the 2025-26 schedule (Columbus Education Association). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $41,801 (Pre-License Bachelor's Degree).
What is the top of the Columbus City Schools salary schedule?
$123,966, at steps/years experience 31 on Ph.D. (2025-26). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.
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