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Noble 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.
- Noble Local's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $42,964 (BACHELORS, step 0) and tops out at $97,958 (MA + 30, step 32), per Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BACHELORS) starts at $42,964 and reaches $73,899 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MASTERS) the range is $47,261 to $85,928.
- The grid has 5 column columns and 19 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 32.
- Noble Local enrolled 1,060 students in 2023-24, the 413th-largest district in Ohio by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule, 2025-26
| Step \ Column | BACHELORS | 5TH YEAR | MASTERS | MA + 15 | MA + 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $42,964 | $45,113 | $47,261 | $49,409 | $51,557 |
| 1 | $44,683 | $47,046 | $49,409 | $51,880 | $54,135 |
| 2 | $46,402 | $48,979 | $51,557 | $54,350 | $56,713 |
| 3 | $48,120 | $50,913 | $53,705 | $56,820 | $59,291 |
| 4 | $49,839 | $52,846 | $55,854 | $59,291 | $61,869 |
| 5 | $51,557 | $54,780 | $58,002 | $61,761 | $64,446 |
| 6 | $53,276 | $56,713 | $60,150 | $64,232 | $67,024 |
| 7 | $54,994 | $58,646 | $62,298 | $66,702 | $69,602 |
| 8 | $56,713 | $60,580 | $64,446 | $69,173 | $72,180 |
| 9 | $58,432 | $62,513 | $66,595 | $71,643 | $74,758 |
| 10 | $60,150 | $64,446 | $68,743 | $74,113 | $77,336 |
| 11 | $61,869 | $66,380 | $70,891 | $76,584 | $79,914 |
| 12 | $63,587 | $68,313 | $73,039 | $79,054 | $82,491 |
| 13 | $65,306 | $70,247 | $75,187 | $81,525 | $85,069 |
| 14 | $67,024 | $72,180 | $77,336 | $83,995 | $87,647 |
| 19 | $68,743 | $74,113 | $79,484 | $86,466 | $90,225 |
| 24 | $70,461 | $76,047 | $81,632 | $88,936 | $92,803 |
| 29 | $72,180 | $77,980 | $83,780 | $91,406 | $95,381 |
| 32 | $73,899 | $79,914 | $85,928 | $93,877 | $97,958 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $44,683 | +$1,719 |
| 2 | $46,402 | +$3,438 |
| 3 | $48,120 | +$5,156 |
| 4 | $49,839 | +$6,875 |
| 5 | $51,557 | +$8,593 |
Worked example as rendered: BACHELORS, step 0 = $42,964 a year, $3,580.33 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: 2023-08-01 to 2026-07-31.
Bargained with OEA NLCTA.
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 BACHELORS 5TH YEAR MASTERS MA + 15 MA + 30
How this schedule moves
On the BACHELORS column a teacher moves from $42,964 at step 0 to $73,899 at step 32: 18 step increases worth $1,719 each on average, 72% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,719, between step 0 and step 1.
A master's degree is worth $4,297 more than a bachelor's at the first step (10.0%) and $12,029 more at the top of the column (16.3%).
The highest-paid column, MA + 30, starts at $51,557 and tops out at $97,958, 33% above the top of the BACHELORS column.
Among the 235 Ohio district schedules indexed here, Noble Local's starting pay ranks 154th and its top cell ranks 88th; 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 24th percentile and the top cell at the 58th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BACHELORS | $42,964 | $73,899 | 18 | 72% |
| 5TH YEAR | $45,113 | $79,914 | 18 | 77% |
| MASTERS | $47,261 | $85,928 | 18 | 82% |
| MA + 15 | $49,409 | $93,877 | 18 | 90% |
| MA + 30 | $51,557 | $97,958 | 18 | 90% |
Against Ohio districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noble Local | 1,060 | 2025-26 | $42,964 | $47,261 | $97,958 |
| East Guernsey Local | 1,065 | 2026-27 | $45,836 | – | $82,278 |
| Fairbanks Local | 1,067 | 2024-25 | $48,238 | $53,327 | $96,318 |
| Bucyrus City | 1,081 | 2026-27 | $41,928 | $45,701 | $95,805 |
| Margaretta Local | 1,088 | 2026-27 | $43,353 | – | $67,630 |
| Huntington Local | 1,028 | 2027-28 | $52,968 | $52,968 | $99,902 |
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 Noble Local?
$42,964 on the column BACHELORS at step 0 of the 2025-26 schedule (Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $42,964 (BACHELORS).
What is the top of the Noble Local salary schedule?
$97,958, at step 32 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 Noble Local salary schedule?
On the BACHELORS column the top figure, $73,899, is reached at step 32, 18 step increases after step 0 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Noble Local?
$4,297 more at the first step: $47,261 on MASTERS against $42,964 on BACHELORS (2025-26 schedule).
Other Ohio districts with schedules
- East Guernsey Localstarts $45,836
- Fairbanks Localstarts $48,238
- Bucyrus Citystarts $41,928
- Margaretta Localstarts $43,353
- Huntington Localstarts $52,968
- Campbell Citystarts $40,654
- Fort Recovery Localstarts $44,951
- LaBrae Localstarts $40,470
- United Localstarts $39,406
- Swanton Localstarts $39,916
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