Annual salary
$39,403
Ohio · salary schedule · 2025-26
Dalton Local 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.
- Dalton Local's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $39,403 (BACHELOR, step 0) and tops out at $82,510 (MASTER + 25 M+25, step 30), per Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BACHELOR) starts at $39,403 and reaches $66,513 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MASTER) the range is $43,738 to $79,673.
- The grid has 4 column columns and 18 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 30.
- Dalton Local enrolled 921 students in 2023-24, the 455th-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 | BACHELOR | 150 SEM HRS 150 SH | MASTER | MASTER + 25 M+25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $39,403 | $41,767 | $43,738 | $45,314 |
| 1 | $41,176 | $44,329 | $45,629 | $47,205 |
| 2 | $42,674 | $45,826 | $47,520 | $49,096 |
| 3 | $44,171 | $47,323 | $49,412 | $50,988 |
| 4 | $45,668 | $48,821 | $51,303 | $52,879 |
| 5 | $48,072 | $50,318 | $53,194 | $54,771 |
| 6 | $49,569 | $51,815 | $55,086 | $56,662 |
| 7 | $51,067 | $53,313 | $56,977 | $58,553 |
| 8 | $52,564 | $54,810 | $58,868 | $60,445 |
| 9 | $54,061 | $56,307 | $60,760 | $62,336 |
| 10 | $56,031 | $58,199 | $62,651 | $64,227 |
| 11 | $57,529 | $60,090 | $64,543 | $66,119 |
| 12 | $59,026 | $61,981 | $66,434 | $68,010 |
| 13 | $60,523 | $63,873 | $68,325 | $69,901 |
| 16 | $62,021 | $65,764 | $70,217 | $73,054 |
| 20 | $63,991 | $67,734 | $73,369 | $76,206 |
| 25 | $65,961 | $70,098 | $76,521 | $79,358 |
| 30 | $66,513 | $72,463 | $79,673 | $82,510 |
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Per month (12)
$3,283.58
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $41,176 | +$1,773 |
| 2 | $42,674 | +$3,271 |
| 3 | $44,171 | +$4,768 |
| 4 | $45,668 | +$6,265 |
| 5 | $48,072 | +$8,669 |
Worked example as rendered: BACHELOR, step 0 = $39,403 a year, $3,283.58 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: 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30.
Bargained with OEA DEA.
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: BACHELOR 150 SEM HRS MASTER MASTER + 25
How this schedule moves
On the BACHELOR column a teacher moves from $39,403 at step 0 to $66,513 at step 30: 17 step increases worth $1,595 each on average, 69% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,404, between step 4 and step 5.
A master's degree is worth $4,335 more than a bachelor's at the first step (11.0%) and $13,160 more at the top of the column (19.8%).
The highest-paid column, MASTER + 25 M+25, starts at $45,314 and tops out at $82,510, 24% above the top of the BACHELOR column.
Among the 235 Ohio district schedules indexed here, Dalton Local's starting pay ranks 212th and its top cell ranks 205th; 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 2nd percentile and the top cell at the 39th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BACHELOR | $39,403 | $66,513 | 17 | 69% |
| 150 SEM HRS 150 SH | $41,767 | $72,463 | 17 | 73% |
| MASTER | $43,738 | $79,673 | 17 | 82% |
| MASTER + 25 M+25 | $45,314 | $82,510 | 17 | 82% |
Against Ohio districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Local | 921 | 2025-26 | $39,403 | $43,738 | $82,510 |
| National Trail Local | 932 | 2026-27 | $44,416 | – | $88,789 |
| Weathersfield Local | 909 | 2026-27 | $39,258 | $42,792 | $102,072 |
| Rootstown Local | 936 | 2026-27 | $42,907 | $49,343 | $91,432 |
| Colonel Crawford Local | 948 | 2026-27 | $40,437 | $43,268 | $95,431 |
| Fort Frye Local | 894 | 2024-25 | $40,244 | $44,872 | $81,253 |
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 Dalton Local?
$39,403 on the column BACHELOR at step 0 of the 2025-26 schedule (Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $39,403 (BACHELOR).
What is the top of the Dalton Local salary schedule?
$82,510, at step 30 on MASTER + 25 M+25 (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 Dalton Local salary schedule?
On the BACHELOR column the top figure, $66,513, is reached at step 30, 17 step increases after step 0 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Dalton Local?
$4,335 more at the first step: $43,738 on MASTER against $39,403 on BACHELOR (2025-26 schedule).
Other Ohio districts with schedules
- National Trail Localstarts $44,246
- Weathersfield Localstarts $39,258
- Rootstown Localstarts $42,907
- Colonel Crawford Localstarts $34,371
- Fort Frye Localstarts $40,244
- Wellington Exempted Villagestarts $42,030
- Crestview Localstarts $41,227
- Jefferson Localstarts $44,668
- Northeastern Localstarts $46,098
- Newcomerstown Exempted Villagestarts $39,096
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