Annual salary
$42,996
Ohio · salary schedule · 2024-25
Defiance City salary schedule, 2024-25
Teacher salary schedule, 2024-25. 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.
- Defiance City's 2024-25 salary schedule starts at $42,996 (BA, step 0) and tops out at $89,115 (MA+30, step 16), per Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $42,996 and reaches $74,582 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $48,972 to $86,715.
- The grid has 6 column columns and 17 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 16.
- Defiance City enrolled 2,323 students in 2023-24, the 177th-largest district in Ohio by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule, 2024-25
Official sourceDocumentOhio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archiveSchool year2024-25Effective
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+15 | BA150 | MA | MA+15 | MA+30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $42,996 | $44,200 | $46,049 | $48,972 | $50,262 | $51,337 |
| 1 | $45,103 | $46,092 | $48,091 | $51,251 | $52,541 | $53,616 |
| 2 | $46,995 | $47,984 | $50,133 | $53,530 | $54,820 | $55,895 |
| 3 | $48,886 | $49,875 | $52,176 | $55,809 | $57,099 | $58,174 |
| 4 | $50,778 | $51,767 | $54,218 | $58,088 | $59,377 | $60,452 |
| 5 | $52,670 | $53,659 | $56,260 | $60,366 | $61,656 | $62,731 |
| 6 | $54,562 | $55,551 | $58,303 | $62,645 | $63,935 | $65,010 |
| 7 | $56,454 | $57,443 | $60,345 | $64,924 | $66,214 | $67,289 |
| 8 | $58,346 | $59,334 | $62,387 | $67,203 | $68,493 | $69,568 |
| 9 | $60,237 | $61,226 | $64,430 | $69,482 | $70,771 | $71,846 |
| 10 | $62,129 | $63,118 | $66,472 | $71,760 | $73,050 | $74,125 |
| 11 | $64,021 | $65,010 | $68,514 | $74,039 | $75,329 | $76,404 |
| 12 | $65,913 | $66,902 | $70,556 | $76,318 | $77,608 | $78,683 |
| 13 | $67,805 | $68,794 | $72,599 | $78,597 | $79,887 | $80,961 |
| 14 | $69,697 | $70,685 | $74,641 | $80,875 | $82,165 | $83,240 |
| 15 | $71,588 | $72,577 | $76,683 | $83,154 | $84,444 | $85,519 |
| 16 | $74,582 | $75,586 | $79,907 | $86,715 | $88,024 | $89,115 |
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Per month (12)
$3,583.00
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $45,103 | +$2,107 |
| 2 | $46,995 | +$3,999 |
| 3 | $48,886 | +$5,890 |
| 4 | $50,778 | +$7,782 |
| 5 | $52,670 | +$9,674 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 0 = $42,996 a year, $3,583.00 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: 2024-08-15 to 2027-08-14.
Bargained with OEA DCEA.
The agreement labels this table 2024-25. 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+15 BA150 MA MA+15 MA+30
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $42,996 at step 0 to $74,582 at step 16: 16 step increases worth $1,974 each on average, 73% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,994, between step 15 and step 16.
A master's degree is worth $5,976 more than a bachelor's at the first step (13.9%) and $12,133 more at the top of the column (16.3%).
The highest-paid column, MA+30, starts at $51,337 and tops out at $89,115, 19% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 235 Ohio district schedules indexed here, Defiance City's starting pay ranks 153rd and its top cell ranks 159th; 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 24th percentile and the top cell at the 46th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $42,996 | $74,582 | 16 | 73% |
| BA+15 | $44,200 | $75,586 | 16 | 71% |
| BA150 | $46,049 | $79,907 | 16 | 74% |
| MA | $48,972 | $86,715 | 16 | 77% |
| MA+15 | $50,262 | $88,024 | 16 | 75% |
| MA+30 | $51,337 | $89,115 | 16 | 74% |
Against Ohio districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defiance City | 2,323 | 2024-25 | $42,996 | $48,972 | $89,115 |
| Jackson City | 2,300 | 2025-26 | $44,126 | $48,189 | $85,768 |
| Cloverleaf Local | 2,293 | 2026-27 | $48,313 | $52,661 | $109,187 |
| Greenville City | 2,358 | 2026-27 | $46,511 | $51,162 | $94,417 |
| Lexington Local | 2,286 | 2026-27 | $40,128 | – | $91,893 |
| Buckeye Valley Local | 2,284 | 2026-27 | $48,572 | $54,099 | $115,645 |
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 Defiance City?
$42,996 on the column BA at step 0 of the 2024-25 schedule (Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $42,996 (BA).
What is the top of the Defiance City salary schedule?
$89,115, at step 16 on MA+30 (2024-25). 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 Defiance City salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $74,582, is reached at step 16, 16 step increases after step 0 (2024-25 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Defiance City?
$5,976 more at the first step: $48,972 on MA against $42,996 on BA (2024-25 schedule).
Other Ohio districts with schedules
- Jackson Citystarts $44,126
- Cloverleaf Localstarts $48,313
- Greenville Citystarts $43,487
- Lexington Localstarts $40,128
- Buckeye Valley Localstarts $48,572
- Jonathan Alder Localstarts $48,303
- Bloom-Carroll Localstarts $47,172
- Bellefontaine Citystarts $52,671
- Canfield Localstarts $44,744
- Maumee Citystarts $45,841
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