Annual salary
$43,587
Ohio · salary schedule · 2025-26
Covington Exempted Village 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.
- Covington Exempted Village's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $43,587 (BA, step 0) and tops out at $88,427 (MA+30 Step, step 30), per Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $43,587 and reaches $70,499 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $49,395 to $84,165.
- The grid has 5 column columns and 20 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 30.
- Covington Exempted Village enrolled 775 students in 2023-24, the 501st-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 | BA | BA w/150 hrs | MA | MA+15 | MA+30 Step |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $43,587 | $45,843 | $49,395 | $51,485 | |
| 1 | $43,587 | $45,843 | $49,395 | $51,485 | |
| 2 | $45,384 | $47,807 | $51,569 | $53,658 | |
| 3 | $47,181 | $49,772 | $53,742 | $55,831 | |
| 4 | $48,978 | $51,736 | $55,915 | $58,004 | |
| 5 | $50,775 | $53,700 | $58,088 | $60,177 | $62,350 |
| 6 | $52,572 | $55,664 | $60,261 | $62,350 | $64,523 |
| 7 | $54,368 | $57,628 | $62,434 | $64,523 | $66,696 |
| 8 | $56,165 | $59,592 | $64,607 | $66,696 | $68,870 |
| 9 | $57,962 | $61,556 | $66,780 | $68,870 | $71,043 |
| 10 | $59,759 | $63,520 | $68,953 | $71,043 | $73,216 |
| 11 | $61,180 | $65,485 | $71,126 | $73,216 | $75,389 |
| 12 | $62,685 | $67,449 | $73,299 | $75,389 | $77,562 |
| 15 | $64,064 | $69,413 | $75,472 | $77,562 | $79,735 |
| 18 | $65,526 | $71,377 | $77,645 | $79,735 | $81,908 |
| 20 | $66,947 | $73,341 | $79,818 | $81,908 | $84,081 |
| 22 | $67,867 | $75,138 | $80,905 | $82,994 | $85,168 |
| 25 | $68,744 | $75,305 | $81,992 | $84,081 | $86,254 |
| 27 | $69,622 | $76,308 | $83,078 | $85,168 | $87,341 |
| 30 | $70,499 | $77,269 | $84,165 | $86,254 | $88,427 |
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Per month (12)
$3,632.25
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $43,587 | +$0 |
| 2 | $45,384 | +$1,797 |
| 3 | $47,181 | +$3,594 |
| 4 | $48,978 | +$5,391 |
| 5 | $50,775 | +$7,188 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 0 = $43,587 a year, $3,632.25 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: 2023-08-01 to 2026-07-31.
Bargained with OEA CEA.
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: Step BA BA w/150 hrs MA MA+15 MA+30 Step
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $43,587 at step 0 to $70,499 at step 30: 19 step increases worth $1,416 each on average, 62% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,797, between step 1 and step 2.
1 of the 19 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
A master's degree is worth $5,808 more than a bachelor's at the first step (13.3%) and $13,666 more at the top of the column (19.4%).
The highest-paid column, MA+30 Step, starts at $62,350 and tops out at $88,427, 25% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 235 Ohio district schedules indexed here, Covington Exempted Village's starting pay ranks 143rd and its top cell ranks 170th; 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 26th percentile and the top cell at the 45th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $43,587 | $70,499 | 19 | 62% |
| BA w/150 hrs | $45,843 | $77,269 | 19 | 69% |
| MA | $49,395 | $84,165 | 19 | 70% |
| MA+15 | $51,485 | $86,254 | 19 | 68% |
| MA+30 Step | $62,350 | $88,427 | 14 | 42% |
Against Ohio districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Exempted Village | 775 | 2025-26 | $43,587 | $49,395 | $88,427 |
| Montpelier Exempted Village | 782 | 2025-26 | $41,456 | – | $77,982 |
| Jackson-Milton Local | 767 | 2026-27 | $43,216 | – | $92,915 |
| Paint Valley Local | 764 | 2027-28 | $47,609 | – | $81,252 |
| Fayetteville-Perry Local | 763 | 2026-27 | $58,278 | $67,020 | $88,801 |
| Cardinal Local | 757 | 2026-27 | $40,000 | $44,800 | $88,800 |
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 Covington Exempted Village?
$43,587 on the column BA at step 0 of the 2025-26 schedule (Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $43,587 (BA).
What is the top of the Covington Exempted Village salary schedule?
$88,427, at step 30 on MA+30 Step (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 Covington Exempted Village salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $70,499, is reached at step 30, 19 step increases after step 0 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Covington Exempted Village?
$5,808 more at the first step: $49,395 on MA against $43,587 on BA (2025-26 schedule).
Other Ohio districts with schedules
- Montpelier Exempted Villagestarts $41,456
- Jackson-Milton Localstarts $43,216
- Paint Valley Localstarts $47,609
- Fayetteville-Perry Localstarts $58,278
- Cardinal Localstarts $40,000
- Symmes Valley Localstarts $43,823
- Tri-Village Localstarts $47,357
- Ansonia Localstarts $37,973
- Richmond Heights Localstarts $44,831
- Bridgeport Exempted Villagestarts $40,288
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