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Kings Local Schools salary schedule, 2025-26
Certificated 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.
- Kings Local Schools's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $48,494 (BA, step 0) and tops out at $104,456 (MA+20, step 29), per Kings Local Schools, collective bargaining agreement filed with the Ohio State Employment Relations Board (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $48,494 and reaches $93,884 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $53,537 to $101,934.
- The grid has 4 column columns and 20 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 29.
- Kings Local enrolled 4,984 students in 2023-24, the 61st-largest district in Ohio by NCES enrollment.
Certificated teacher salary schedule (2025-26)
| STEP \ Column | BA | BA+150 | MA | MA+20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $48,494 | $51,016 | $53,537 | $56,059 |
| 1 | $51,016 | $53,537 | $56,059 | $58,581 |
| 2 | $53,537 | $56,059 | $58,581 | $61,102 |
| 3 | $56,059 | $58,581 | $61,102 | $63,624 |
| 4 | $58,581 | $61,102 | $63,624 | $66,146 |
| 5 | $61,102 | $63,624 | $66,146 | $68,668 |
| 6 | $63,624 | $66,146 | $68,668 | $71,189 |
| 7 | $66,146 | $68,668 | $71,189 | $73,711 |
| 8 | $68,668 | $71,189 | $73,711 | $76,233 |
| 9 | $71,189 | $73,711 | $76,233 | $78,754 |
| 10 | $73,711 | $76,233 | $78,754 | $81,276 |
| 11 | $76,233 | $78,754 | $81,276 | $83,798 |
| 12 | $78,754 | $81,276 | $83,798 | $86,319 |
| 13 | $81,276 | $83,798 | $86,319 | $88,841 |
| 14 | $83,798 | $86,319 | $88,841 | $91,363 |
| 15 | $83,798 | $86,319 | $91,460 | $93,981 |
| 20 | $86,319 | $88,841 | $94,078 | $96,600 |
| 26 | $88,841 | $91,363 | $96,697 | $99,219 |
| 28 | $91,363 | $93,884 | $99,316 | $101,837 |
| 29 | $93,884 | $96,406 | $101,934 | $104,456 |
| STEP | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $51,016 | +$2,522 |
| 2 | $53,537 | +$5,043 |
| 3 | $56,059 | +$7,565 |
| 4 | $58,581 | +$10,087 |
| 5 | $61,102 | +$12,608 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 0 = $48,494 a year, $4,041.17 a month spread over 12 months. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
'2025-26 Kings Local School District Salary Schedule'.
Salary appendix of the 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30 collective bargaining agreement (SERB case 23-CON-01-2455, OEA KEA), as filed with the Ohio State Employment Relations Board.
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $48,494 at step 0 to $93,884 at step 29: 19 step increases worth $2,389 each on average, 94% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,522, between step 0 and step 1.
1 of the 19 step moves on that column carry no increase: the schedule prints the same figure for consecutive steps.
A master's degree is worth $5,043 more than a bachelor's at the first step (10.4%) and $8,050 more at the top of the column (8.6%).
The highest-paid column, MA+20, starts at $56,059 and tops out at $104,456, 11% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 235 Ohio district schedules indexed here, Kings Local Schools's starting pay ranks 59th and its top cell ranks 59th; 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 41st percentile and the top cell at the 66th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | STEP moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $48,494 | $93,884 | 19 | 94% |
| BA+150 | $51,016 | $96,406 | 19 | 89% |
| MA | $53,537 | $101,934 | 19 | 90% |
| MA+20 | $56,059 | $104,456 | 19 | 86% |
Against Ohio districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Local Schools | 4,984 | 2025-26 | $48,494 | $53,537 | $104,456 |
| Miamisburg City Schools | 4,925 | 2025-26 | $46,410 | – | $105,058 |
| Southwest Licking Local Schools | 4,924 | 2025-26 | $49,588 | $51,819 | $111,325 |
| Cleveland Heights-University Heights City | 4,916 | 2026-27 | $55,967 | $59,834 | $98,400 |
| New Albany-Plain Local Schools | 5,065 | 2025-26 | $48,286 | $56,489 | $123,664 |
| Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools | 5,132 | 2025-26 | $46,540.84 | – | $102,017.52 |
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 Kings Local Schools?
$48,494 on the column BA at step 0 of the 2025-26 schedule (Kings Local Schools, collective bargaining agreement filed with the Ohio State Employment Relations Board). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $48,494 (BA).
What is the top of the Kings Local Schools salary schedule?
$104,456, at step 29 on MA+20 (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 Kings Local Schools salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $93,884, is reached at step 29, 19 step increases after step 0 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Kings Local Schools?
$5,043 more at the first step: $53,537 on MA against $48,494 on BA (2025-26 schedule).
Other Ohio districts with schedules
- Miamisburg City Schoolsstarts $46,410
- Southwest Licking Local Schoolsstarts $49,588
- Cleveland Heights-University Heights Citystarts $55,967
- New Albany-Plain Local Schoolsstarts $48,286
- Stow-Munroe Falls City Schoolsstarts $46,540.84
- Licking Heights Local Schoolsstarts $47,776
- Northmont City Schoolsstarts $48,522
- Solon Citystarts $51,863
- Warren Citystarts $50,993
- North Ridgeville Citystarts $44,356
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