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Kenton City 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.
- Kenton City's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $44,183 (BACH, step 0) and tops out at $86,243 (MA+15, step 30), per Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive (effective ).
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $48,559 to $79,658.
- The grid has 4 column columns and 31 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 30.
- Kenton City enrolled 1,843 students in 2023-24, the 235th-largest district in Ohio by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule, 2025-26
| Step \ Column | BACH | B5+150 | MA | MA+15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $44,183 | $45,925 | $48,559 | $49,069 |
| 1 | $44,183 | $45,925 | $48,559 | $49,069 |
| 2 | $45,883 | $47,752 | $50,599 | $51,406 |
| 3 | $47,582 | $49,579 | $52,638 | $53,742 |
| 4 | $49,282 | $51,406 | $54,677 | $56,079 |
| 5 | $50,981 | $53,233 | $56,716 | $58,416 |
| 6 | $52,680 | $55,059 | $58,755 | $60,752 |
| 7 | $54,380 | $56,886 | $60,795 | $63,089 |
| 8 | $56,079 | $58,713 | $62,876 | $65,425 |
| 9 | $57,778 | $60,540 | $65,001 | $67,762 |
| 10 | $59,478 | $62,452 | $67,125 | $70,099 |
| 11 | $61,177 | $64,363 | $69,249 | $72,435 |
| 12 | $62,876 | $66,275 | $71,373 | $74,772 |
| 13 | $64,151 | $67,974 | $73,497 | $77,109 |
| 14 | $64,151 | $67,974 | $74,984 | $79,445 |
| 15 | $64,151 | $67,974 | $74,984 | $81,145 |
| 16 | $64,151 | $67,974 | $74,984 | $81,145 |
| 17 | $64,151 | $67,974 | $74,984 | $81,145 |
| 18 | $64,151 | $67,974 | $74,984 | $81,145 |
| 19 | $64,151 | $67,974 | $74,984 | $81,145 |
| 20 | $65,001 | $69,249 | $76,471 | $82,844 |
| 21 | $65,001 | $69,249 | $76,471 | $82,844 |
| 22 | $65,001 | $69,249 | $76,471 | $82,844 |
| 23 | $65,001 | $69,249 | $76,471 | $82,844 |
| 24 | $65,001 | $69,249 | $76,471 | $82,844 |
| 25 | $65,850 | $70,524 | $77,958 | $84,543 |
| 26 | $65,850 | $70,524 | $77,958 | $84,543 |
| 27 | $65,850 | $70,524 | $77,958 | $84,543 |
| 28 | $65,850 | $70,524 | $77,958 | $84,543 |
| 29 | $65,850 | $70,524 | $77,958 | $84,543 |
| 30 | $67,125 | $72,223 | $79,658 | $86,243 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $44,183 | +$0 |
| 2 | $45,883 | +$1,700 |
| 3 | $47,582 | +$3,399 |
| 4 | $49,282 | +$5,099 |
| 5 | $50,981 | +$6,798 |
Worked example as rendered: BACH, step 0 = $44,183 a year, $3,681.92 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: 2026-07-01 to 2027-06-30.
Bargained with OEA KEA.
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 B5+150 MA MA+15
How this schedule moves
On the BACH column a teacher moves from $44,183 at step 0 to $67,125 at step 30: 30 step increases worth $765 each on average, 52% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,700, between step 1 and step 2.
15 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+15, starts at $49,069 and tops out at $86,243, 28% above the top of the BACH column.
Among the 235 Ohio district schedules indexed here, Kenton City's starting pay ranks 126th and its top cell ranks 189th; 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 43rd percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BACH | $44,183 | $67,125 | 30 | 52% |
| B5+150 | $45,925 | $72,223 | 30 | 57% |
| MA | $48,559 | $79,658 | 30 | 64% |
| MA+15 | $49,069 | $86,243 | 30 | 76% |
Against Ohio districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenton City | 1,843 | 2025-26 | $44,183 | $48,559 | $86,243 |
| Urbana City | 1,838 | 2025-26 | $42,504 | – | $85,748 |
| Fostoria City | 1,835 | 2026-27 | $41,318 | $45,450 | $100,031 |
| River Valley Local | 1,870 | 2025-26 | $20,260 | – | $99,080 |
| Cambridge City | 1,805 | 2026-27 | $38,245 | $42,070 | $83,374 |
| Poland Local | 1,800 | 2026-27 | $33,076 | – | $93,853 |
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 Kenton City schedule?
$44,183 at step 0 on BACH, per the 2025-26 schedule (Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive).
What is the top of the Kenton City salary schedule?
$86,243, at step 30 on MA+15 (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 Kenton City salary schedule?
On the BACH column the top figure, $67,125, is reached at step 30, 30 step increases after step 0 (2025-26 schedule).
Other Ohio districts with schedules
- Urbana Citystarts $42,504
- Fostoria Citystarts $41,318
- River Valley Localstarts $20,060
- Cambridge Citystarts $32,891
- Poland Localstarts $33,076
- Greenfield Exempted Villagestarts $48,429
- Bellevue Citystarts $44,034
- West Holmes Localstarts $44,769
- New Lexington School Districtstarts $45,585
- Warrensville Heights Citystarts $50,287
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