Annual salary
$44,160
Ohio · salary schedule · 2026-27
Dover City salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher salary schedule, 2026-27. 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.
- Dover City's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $44,160 (BA, step 0) and tops out at $94,944 (MA+40, step 30), per Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $44,160 and reaches $75,955 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $47,763 to $87,772.
- The grid has 5 column columns and 31 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 30.
- Dover City enrolled 2,651 students in 2023-24, the 155th-largest district in Ohio by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule, 2026-27
Official sourceDocumentOhio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archiveSchool year2026-27Effective
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+15 | MA | MA+15 | MA+40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $44,160 | $45,926 | $47,763 | $49,671 | $51,654 |
| 1 | $45,926 | $47,763 | $49,671 | $51,654 | $53,716 |
| 2 | $47,763 | $49,671 | $51,654 | $53,716 | $55,862 |
| 3 | $49,671 | $51,654 | $53,716 | $55,862 | $58,097 |
| 4 | $51,654 | $53,716 | $55,862 | $58,097 | $60,420 |
| 5 | $53,716 | $55,862 | $58,097 | $60,420 | $62,835 |
| 6 | $55,862 | $58,097 | $60,420 | $62,835 | $65,348 |
| 7 | $58,097 | $60,420 | $62,835 | $65,348 | $67,958 |
| 8 | $60,420 | $62,835 | $65,348 | $67,958 | $70,674 |
| 9 | $62,835 | $65,348 | $67,958 | $70,674 | $73,500 |
| 10 | $65,348 | $67,958 | $70,674 | $73,500 | $76,437 |
| 11 | $67,958 | $70,674 | $73,500 | $76,437 | $79,492 |
| 12 | $67,958 | $70,674 | $76,437 | $79,492 | $82,672 |
| 13 | $67,958 | $70,674 | $79,492 | $82,672 | $85,980 |
| 14 | $67,958 | $70,674 | $79,492 | $82,672 | $85,980 |
| 15 | $68,479 | $71,310 | $80,208 | $83,418 | $86,752 |
| 16 | $68,479 | $71,310 | $80,208 | $83,418 | $86,752 |
| 17 | $68,479 | $71,310 | $80,208 | $83,418 | $86,752 |
| 18 | $68,479 | $71,310 | $80,208 | $83,418 | $86,752 |
| 19 | $68,479 | $71,310 | $80,208 | $83,418 | $86,752 |
| 20 | $68,479 | $71,310 | $80,208 | $83,418 | $86,752 |
| 21 | $68,479 | $71,310 | $80,208 | $83,418 | $86,752 |
| 22 | $68,479 | $71,310 | $80,208 | $83,418 | $86,752 |
| 23 | $68,479 | $71,310 | $80,208 | $83,418 | $86,752 |
| 24 | $69,000 | $71,937 | $80,914 | $84,151 | $87,521 |
| 25 | $69,000 | $71,937 | $80,914 | $84,151 | $87,521 |
| 26 | $69,000 | $71,937 | $80,914 | $84,151 | $87,521 |
| 27 | $70,007 | $73,058 | $82,120 | $85,383 | $88,779 |
| 28 | $70,007 | $73,058 | $82,120 | $85,383 | $88,779 |
| 29 | $70,007 | $73,058 | $82,120 | $85,383 | $88,779 |
| 30 | $75,955 | $78,998 | $87,772 | $91,288 | $94,944 |
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Per month (12)
$3,680.00
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $45,926 | +$1,766 |
| 2 | $47,763 | +$3,603 |
| 3 | $49,671 | +$5,511 |
| 4 | $51,654 | +$7,494 |
| 5 | $53,716 | +$9,556 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 0 = $44,160 a year, $3,680.00 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: 2025-08-01 to 2028-07-31.
Bargained with OEA DEA.
The agreement labels this table 2026-27. 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: BA BA+15 MA MA+15 MA+40
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $44,160 at step 0 to $75,955 at step 30: 30 step increases worth $1,060 each on average, 72% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $5,948, between step 29 and step 30.
15 of the 30 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
A master's degree is worth $3,603 more than a bachelor's at the first step (8.2%) and $11,817 more at the top of the column (15.6%).
The highest-paid column, MA+40, starts at $51,654 and tops out at $94,944, 25% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 235 Ohio district schedules indexed here, Dover City's starting pay ranks 127th and its top cell ranks 117th; 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 28th percentile and the top cell at the 54th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $44,160 | $75,955 | 30 | 72% |
| BA+15 | $45,926 | $78,998 | 30 | 72% |
| MA | $47,763 | $87,772 | 30 | 84% |
| MA+15 | $49,671 | $91,288 | 30 | 84% |
| MA+40 | $51,654 | $94,944 | 30 | 84% |
Against Ohio districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover City | 2,651 | 2026-27 | $44,160 | $47,763 | $94,944 |
| Madison Local | 2,661 | 2026-27 | $38,509 | $41,590 | $82,024 |
| Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local | 2,738 | 2026-27 | $38,576 | – | $107,655 |
| Copley-Fairlawn City | 2,759 | 2025-26 | $48,074 | – | $87,495 |
| Tiffin City Schools | 2,540 | 2026-27 | $43,868 | $47,676 | $87,777 |
| Louisville City | 2,777 | 2026-27 | $43,240 | $46,135 | $93,960 |
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 Dover City?
$44,160 on the column BA at step 0 of the 2026-27 schedule (Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $44,160 (BA).
What is the top of the Dover City salary schedule?
$94,944, at step 30 on MA+40 (2026-27). 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 Dover City salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $75,955, is reached at step 30, 30 step increases after step 0 (2026-27 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Dover City?
$3,603 more at the first step: $47,763 on MA against $44,160 on BA (2026-27 schedule).
Other Ohio districts with schedules
- Madison Localstarts $38,509
- Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Localstarts $38,576
- Copley-Fairlawn Citystarts $48,074
- Tiffin City Schoolsstarts $43,868
- Louisville Citystarts $43,240
- Tri-Valley Localstarts $40,500
- Canfield Localstarts $44,744
- Monroe Localstarts $72,067
- Celina Citystarts $35,729
- Wapakoneta Citystarts $46,492
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