Annual salary
$42,295
Ohio · salary schedule · 2025-26
Joseph Badger 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.
- Joseph Badger Local's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $42,295 (BA, step 0) and tops out at $97,490 (PHD, step 30), per Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $42,295 and reaches $73,424 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $46,525 to $89,665.
- The grid has 6 column columns and 18 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 30.
- Joseph Badger Local enrolled 604 students in 2023-24, the 554th-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+15 | MA | MA+15 | MA+30 | PHD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $42,295 | $44,410 | $46,525 | $48,639 | $49,697 | $50,754 |
| 1 | $44,241 | $46,609 | $49,062 | $51,388 | $52,446 | $53,503 |
| 2 | $46,186 | $48,808 | $51,600 | $54,138 | $55,195 | $56,525 |
| 3 | $48,132 | $51,008 | $54,138 | $56,887 | $57,944 | $59,002 |
| 4 | $50,077 | $53,207 | $56,675 | $59,636 | $60,693 | $61,751 |
| 5 | $52,023 | $55,406 | $59,213 | $62,385 | $63,443 | $64,500 |
| 6 | $53,968 | $57,606 | $61,751 | $65,134 | $66,192 | $67,249 |
| 7 | $55,914 | $59,805 | $64,288 | $67,883 | $68,941 | $69,998 |
| 8 | $57,860 | $62,004 | $66,826 | $70,633 | $71,690 | $72,747 |
| 9 | $59,805 | $64,204 | $69,364 | $73,382 | $74,439 | $75,497 |
| 10 | $61,751 | $66,403 | $71,902 | $76,131 | $77,188 | $78,246 |
| 11 | $63,696 | $68,602 | $74,439 | $78,880 | $79,938 | $80,995 |
| 12 | $65,642 | $70,802 | $76,977 | $81,629 | $82,687 | $83,744 |
| 13 | $67,587 | $73,001 | $79,515 | $84,379 | $85,436 | $86,493 |
| 14 | $82,052 | $87,128 | $88,185 | $89,242 | ||
| 20 | $69,533 | $75,201 | $84,590 | $89,877 | $90,934 | $91,992 |
| 25 | $71,479 | $77,400 | $87,128 | $92,626 | $93,683 | $94,741 |
| 30 | $73,424 | $79,599 | $89,665 | $95,375 | $96,433 | $97,490 |
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Per month (12)
$3,524.58
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $44,241 | +$1,946 |
| 2 | $46,186 | +$3,891 |
| 3 | $48,132 | +$5,837 |
| 4 | $50,077 | +$7,782 |
| 5 | $52,023 | +$9,728 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 0 = $42,295 a year, $3,524.58 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: 2025-09-01 to 2028-08-31.
Bargained with OEA BEA.
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.
- Soft spot: Lane labels were cleaned 2026-09-28 from OCR-garbled headers in the filed document (e.g. 'BA+l5' -> 'BA+15'); cells unchanged.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $42,295 at step 0 to $73,424 at step 30: 16 step increases worth $1,946 each on average, 74% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,946, between step 0 and step 1.
A master's degree is worth $4,230 more than a bachelor's at the first step (10.0%) and $16,241 more at the top of the column (22.1%).
The highest-paid column, PHD, starts at $50,754 and tops out at $97,490, 33% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 235 Ohio district schedules indexed here, Joseph Badger Local's starting pay ranks 167th and its top cell ranks 91st; 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 22nd percentile and the top cell at the 57th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $42,295 | $73,424 | 16 | 74% |
| BA+15 | $44,410 | $79,599 | 16 | 79% |
| MA | $46,525 | $89,665 | 17 | 93% |
| MA+15 | $48,639 | $95,375 | 17 | 96% |
| MA+30 | $49,697 | $96,433 | 17 | 94% |
| PHD | $50,754 | $97,490 | 17 | 92% |
Against Ohio districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Badger Local | 604 | 2025-26 | $42,295 | $46,525 | $97,490 |
| McComb Local | 598 | 2026-27 | $40,058 | $43,864 | $87,727 |
| New Miami Local | 596 | 2026-27 | $49,427 | – | $97,665 |
| Ridgedale Local | 622 | 2026-27 | $40,217 | $44,038 | $88,880 |
| Mathews Local | 580 | 2026-27 | $39,598 | $42,674 | $91,115 |
| Monroeville Local | 564 | 2026-27 | $40,568 | $48,682 | $85,598 |
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 Joseph Badger Local?
$42,295 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 $42,295 (BA).
What is the top of the Joseph Badger Local salary schedule?
$97,490, at step 30 on PHD (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 Joseph Badger Local salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $73,424, is reached at step 30, 16 step increases after step 0 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Joseph Badger Local?
$4,230 more at the first step: $46,525 on MA against $42,295 on BA (2025-26 schedule).
Other Ohio districts with schedules
- McComb Localstarts $40,058
- New Miami Localstarts $49,427
- Ridgedale Localstarts $40,217
- Mathews Localstarts $39,598
- Monroeville Localstarts $40,568
- Plymouth-Shiloh Localstarts $40,460
- Buckeye Central Localstarts $44,424
- Western Reserve Localstarts $40,881
- Ayersville Localstarts $52,218
- Edon Northwest Localstarts $44,091
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