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Paint Valley Local salary schedule, 2027-28
Teacher salary schedule, 2027-28. 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.
- Paint Valley Local's 2027-28 salary schedule starts at $47,609 (MASTERS, step 0) and tops out at $81,252 (MASTERS, step 15), per Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive (effective ).
- The grid has 4 column columns and 16 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 15.
- Paint Valley Local enrolled 764 students in 2023-24, the 505th-largest district in Ohio by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule, 2027-28
| Step \ Column | BACHELORS INDEX | SEM. HRS. INDEX | MASTERS INDEX | MASTERS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $42,319 | $43,927 | $46,339 | $47,609 |
| 1 | $43,927 | $45,747 | $48,371 | $49,852 |
| 2 | $45,535 | $47,567 | $50,402 | $52,095 |
| 3 | $47,143 | $49,386 | $52,433 | $54,338 |
| 4 | $48,751 | $51,206 | $54,465 | $56,581 |
| 5 | $50,360 | $53,026 | $56,496 | $58,823 |
| 6 | $51,968 | $58,527 | $61,066 | |
| 7 | $53,576 | $56,665 | $60,558 | $63,309 |
| 8 | $55,184 | $58,485 | $62,590 | $65,552 |
| 9 | $56,792 | $60,305 | $64,621 | $67,795 |
| 10 | $58,400 | $62,124 | $66,652 | $70,038 |
| 11 | $60,008 | $63,944 | $68,684 | $72,281 |
| 12 | $61,616 | $65,764 | $70,715 | $74,524 |
| 13 | $63,225 | $67,583 | $72,746 | $76,767 |
| 14 | $64,833 | $69,403 | $74,778 | $79,010 |
| 15 | $66,441 | $71,223 | $76,809 | $81,252 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $43,927 | +$1,608 |
| 2 | $45,535 | +$3,216 |
| 3 | $47,143 | +$4,824 |
| 4 | $48,751 | +$6,432 |
| 5 | $50,360 | +$8,041 |
Worked example as rendered: BACHELORS INDEX, step 0 = $42,319 a year, $3,526.58 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: 2025-07-01 to 2028-06-30.
Bargained with OEA PVLTA.
The agreement labels this table 2027-28. 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: EXPERIENCE INDEX BACHELORS INDEX HRS. INDEX MASTERS INDEX 15
How this schedule moves
On the MASTERS column a teacher moves from $47,609 at step 0 to $81,252 at step 15: 15 step increases worth $2,243 each on average, 71% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,243, between step 0 and step 1.
Among the 235 Ohio district schedules indexed here, Paint Valley Local's starting pay ranks 74th and its top cell ranks 214th; 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 38th percentile and the top cell at the 38th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BACHELORS INDEX | $42,319 | $66,441 | 15 | 57% |
| SEM. HRS. INDEX | $43,927 | $71,223 | 14 | 62% |
| MASTERS INDEX | $46,339 | $76,809 | 15 | 66% |
| MASTERS | $47,609 | $81,252 | 15 | 71% |
Against Ohio districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paint Valley Local | 764 | 2027-28 | $47,609 | – | $81,252 |
| Fayetteville-Perry Local | 763 | 2026-27 | $58,278 | $67,020 | $88,801 |
| Jackson-Milton Local | 767 | 2026-27 | $43,216 | – | $92,915 |
| Cardinal Local | 757 | 2026-27 | $40,000 | $44,800 | $88,800 |
| Symmes Valley Local | 754 | 2026-27 | $43,823 | $50,616 | $91,095 |
| Covington Exempted Village | 775 | 2025-26 | $43,587 | $49,395 | $88,427 |
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 Paint Valley Local schedule?
$47,609 at step 0 on MASTERS, per the 2027-28 schedule (Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive).
What is the top of the Paint Valley Local salary schedule?
$81,252, at step 15 on MASTERS (2027-28). 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 Paint Valley Local salary schedule?
On the MASTERS column the top figure, $81,252, is reached at step 15, 15 step increases after step 0 (2027-28 schedule).
Other Ohio districts with schedules
- Fayetteville-Perry Localstarts $58,278
- Jackson-Milton Localstarts $43,216
- Cardinal Localstarts $40,000
- Symmes Valley Localstarts $43,823
- Covington Exempted Villagestarts $43,587
- Montpelier Exempted Villagestarts $41,456
- Bridgeport Exempted Villagestarts $40,288
- Fort Loramie Localstarts $49,456
- Perry Localstarts $45,435
- Tri-Village Localstarts $47,357
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