Annual salary
$44,668
Ohio · salary schedule · 2025-26
Jefferson 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.
- Jefferson Local's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $44,668 (BACH, step 0) and tops out at $94,450 (MA+30, step 30), per Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive (effective ).
- The grid has 4 column columns and 31 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 30.
- Jefferson Local enrolled 950 students in 2023-24, the 447th-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 | BACH | BS+150 | MAST | MA+30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $44,668 | $46,678 | $48,688 | $50,698 |
| 1 | $46,678 | $48,688 | $50,698 | $52,708 |
| 2 | $48,688 | $50,698 | $52,708 | $54,718 |
| 3 | $50,698 | $52,708 | $54,718 | $56,728 |
| 4 | $52,708 | $54,718 | $56,728 | $58,738 |
| 5 | $54,718 | $56,728 | $58,738 | $60,748 |
| 6 | $56,728 | $58,738 | $60,748 | $62,759 |
| 7 | $58,738 | $60,748 | $62,759 | $64,769 |
| 8 | $60,748 | $62,759 | $64,769 | $66,779 |
| 9 | $62,759 | $64,769 | $66,779 | $68,789 |
| 10 | $66,779 | $68,789 | $70,799 | $72,809 |
| 11 | $68,789 | $70,799 | $72,809 | $74,819 |
| 12 | $70,799 | $72,809 | $74,819 | $76,829 |
| 13 | $72,809 | $74,819 | $76,829 | $78,839 |
| 14 | $74,819 | $76,829 | $78,839 | $80,849 |
| 15 | $76,829 | $78,839 | $80,849 | $82,859 |
| 16 | $80,849 | $82,859 | $84,869 | $86,879 |
| 17 | $80,849 | $82,859 | $84,869 | $86,879 |
| 18 | $80,849 | $82,859 | $84,869 | $86,879 |
| 19 | $80,849 | $82,859 | $84,869 | $86,879 |
| 20 | $82,256 | $84,266 | $86,276 | $88,394 |
| 21 | $82,256 | $84,266 | $86,276 | $88,394 |
| 22 | $82,256 | $84,266 | $86,276 | $88,394 |
| 23 | $82,256 | $85,673 | $87,683 | $89,908 |
| 24 | $82,256 | $85,673 | $87,683 | $89,908 |
| 25 | $83,659 | $87,076 | $89,198 | $91,422 |
| 26 | $83,659 | $87,076 | $89,198 | $91,422 |
| 27 | $83,659 | $88,483 | $90,712 | $92,936 |
| 28 | $83,659 | $88,483 | $90,712 | $92,936 |
| 29 | $83,659 | $88,483 | $92,226 | $94,450 |
| 30 | $83,659 | $88,483 | $92,226 | $94,450 |
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Per month (12)
$3,722.33
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $46,678 | +$2,010 |
| 2 | $48,688 | +$4,020 |
| 3 | $50,698 | +$6,030 |
| 4 | $52,708 | +$8,040 |
| 5 | $54,718 | +$10,050 |
Worked example as rendered: BACH, step 0 = $44,668 a year, $3,722.33 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: 2024-07-01 to 2027-06-30.
Bargained with OEA WJEA.
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 BACH BS+150 MAST MA+30
How this schedule moves
On the BACH column a teacher moves from $44,668 at step 0 to $83,659 at step 25: 25 step increases worth $1,560 each on average, 87% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $4,020, between step 9 and step 10.
12 of the 30 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
The highest-paid column, MA+30, starts at $50,698 and tops out at $94,450, 13% above the top of the BACH column.
Among the 235 Ohio district schedules indexed here, Jefferson Local's starting pay ranks 115th and its top cell ranks 122nd; 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 29th percentile and the top cell at the 53rd percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BACH | $44,668 | $83,659 | 25 | 87% |
| BS+150 | $46,678 | $88,483 | 27 | 90% |
| MAST | $48,688 | $92,226 | 29 | 89% |
| MA+30 | $50,698 | $94,450 | 29 | 86% |
Against Ohio districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Local | 950 | 2025-26 | $44,668 | – | $94,450 |
| Colonel Crawford Local | 948 | 2026-27 | $40,437 | $43,268 | $95,431 |
| Northeastern Local | 959 | 2026-27 | $48,126 | $50,708 | $95,377 |
| Rootstown Local | 936 | 2026-27 | $42,907 | $49,343 | $91,432 |
| Cardington-Lincoln Local | 965 | 2026-27 | $36,957 | $40,653 | $89,991 |
| National Trail Local | 932 | 2026-27 | $44,416 | – | $88,789 |
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 salary on the Jefferson Local schedule?
$44,668 at step 0 on BACH, per the 2025-26 schedule (Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive).
What is the top of the Jefferson Local salary schedule?
$94,450, at step 30 on MA+30 (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 Jefferson Local salary schedule?
On the BACH column the top figure, $83,659, is reached at step 25, 25 step increases after step 0 (2025-26 schedule).
Other Ohio districts with schedules
- Colonel Crawford Localstarts $34,371
- Northeastern Localstarts $46,098
- Rootstown Localstarts $42,907
- Cardington-Lincoln Localstarts $36,957
- National Trail Localstarts $44,246
- Brookfield Localstarts $34,682
- Dalton Localstarts $39,403
- Georgetown Exempted Villagestarts $42,298
- Weathersfield Localstarts $39,258
- United Localstarts $39,406
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