Annual salary
$50,857
Ohio · salary schedule · 2025-26
Princeton City 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.
- Princeton City Schools's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $50,857 (B.S., step 0) and tops out at $110,613 (PhD, step 17), per Princeton City Schools, collective bargaining agreement filed with the Ohio State Employment Relations Board (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 186 work days, which makes the starting cell about $273.42 per day.
- The grid has 7 column columns and 18 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 17.
- Princeton City enrolled 5,940 students in 2023-24, the 43rd-largest district in Ohio by NCES enrollment.
Certificated teacher salary schedule (2025-26)
Transcribed from imageDocumentPrinceton City Schools, collective bargaining agreement filed with the Ohio State Employment Relations BoardSchool year2025-26EffectiveWork days186
| STEP \ Column | B.S. | B.S./150 | M.S. | MS +10 | MS +20 | MS +30 | PhD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $50,857 | $52,891 | $55,942 | $56,959 | $57,977 | $58,994 | $61,028 |
| 1 | $52,382 | $54,417 | $57,977 | $58,994 | $60,011 | $61,028 | $63,062 |
| 2 | $53,908 | $55,942 | $60,011 | $61,028 | $62,045 | $63,062 | $66,114 |
| 3 | $56,959 | $58,994 | $63,062 | $64,079 | $65,096 | $66,114 | $69,165 |
| 4 | $60,011 | $62,045 | $66,114 | $67,131 | $68,148 | $69,165 | $72,216 |
| 5 | $63,062 | $65,096 | $69,165 | $70,182 | $71,199 | $72,216 | $75,268 |
| 6 | $66,114 | $68,148 | $72,216 | $73,234 | $74,251 | $75,268 | $78,319 |
| 7 | $69,165 | $71,199 | $75,268 | $76,285 | $77,302 | $78,319 | $81,371 |
| 8 | $72,216 | $74,251 | $78,319 | $79,336 | $80,353 | $81,371 | $84,422 |
| 9 | $75,268 | $77,302 | $81,371 | $82,388 | $83,405 | $84,422 | $87,473 |
| 10 | $78,319 | $80,353 | $84,422 | $85,439 | $86,456 | $87,473 | $90,525 |
| 11 | $81,371 | $83,405 | $87,473 | $88,490 | $89,508 | $90,525 | $93,576 |
| 12 | $84,422 | $86,456 | $90,525 | $91,542 | $92,559 | $93,576 | $96,628 |
| 13 | $87,473 | $89,508 | $93,576 | $94,593 | $95,610 | $96,628 | $99,679 |
| 14 | $89,253 | $92,559 | $96,628 | $97,645 | $98,662 | $99,679 | $102,730 |
| 15 | $95,610 | $99,679 | $100,696 | $101,713 | $102,730 | $105,782 | |
| 16 | $97,390 | $102,730 | $103,747 | $104,765 | $105,782 | $108,833 | |
| 17 | $104,510 | $105,527 | $106,545 | $107,562 | $110,613 |
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Per month (12)
$4,238.08
Per work day
$273.42 / 186 days
Next 5 steps in this column
| STEP | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $52,382 | +$1,525 |
| 2 | $53,908 | +$3,051 |
| 3 | $56,959 | +$6,102 |
| 4 | $60,011 | +$9,154 |
| 5 | $63,062 | +$12,205 |
Worked example as rendered: B.S., step 0 = $50,857 a year, $4,238.08 a month spread over 12 months, $273.42 per work day on a 186-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
Appendix C: 2025-2026 Teacher Salary schedule, 186 contract days, base $50,857, 2% base increase.
Salary appendix of the 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30 collective bargaining agreement (SERB case 23-MED-02-0161, OEA PACE), as filed with the Ohio State Employment Relations Board.
- Soft spot: 4 cells are blank. Cells the district leaves empty (a lane that stops at a lower step) are reproduced as blanks, and any cell whose printed figure was damaged in the contract PDF text layer was left blank rather than guessed.
How this schedule moves
On the B.S. column a teacher moves from $50,857 at step 0 to $89,253 at step 14: 14 step increases worth $2,743 each on average, 75% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,052, between step 3 and step 4.
The highest-paid column, PhD, starts at $61,028 and tops out at $110,613, 24% above the top of the B.S. column.
Among the 235 Ohio district schedules indexed here, Princeton City Schools's starting pay ranks 31st and its top cell ranks 37th; 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 50th percentile and the top cell at the 75th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | STEP moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.S. | $50,857 | $89,253 | 14 | 75% |
| B.S./150 | $52,891 | $97,390 | 16 | 84% |
| M.S. | $55,942 | $104,510 | 17 | 87% |
| MS +10 | $56,959 | $105,527 | 17 | 85% |
| MS +20 | $57,977 | $106,545 | 17 | 84% |
| MS +30 | $58,994 | $107,562 | 17 | 82% |
| PhD | $61,028 | $110,613 | 17 | 81% |
Against Ohio districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton City Schools | 5,940 | 2025-26 | $50,857 | – | $110,613 |
| Sycamore City Schools | 5,939 | 2025-26 | $50,955 | $53,083 | $113,081 |
| Plain Local Schools | 5,917 | 2026-27 | $44,452 | $46,231 | $95,127 |
| Newark City Schools | 5,827 | 2025-26 | $44,543.71 | $52,116.14 | $91,537.32 |
| Jackson Local Schools | 5,819 | 2025-26 | $41,223 | $49,655 | $97,063 |
| Elyria City Schools | 5,733 | 2025-26 | $45,822 | $51,160 | $106,440 |
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 Princeton City Schools schedule?
$50,857 at step 0 on B.S., per the 2025-26 schedule (Princeton City Schools, collective bargaining agreement filed with the Ohio State Employment Relations Board).
What is the top of the Princeton City Schools salary schedule?
$110,613, at step 17 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 Princeton City Schools salary schedule?
On the B.S. column the top figure, $89,253, is reached at step 14, 14 step increases after step 0 (2025-26 schedule).
Other Ohio districts with schedules
- Sycamore City Schoolsstarts $50,955
- Plain Local Schoolsstarts $37,784
- Newark City Schoolsstarts $44,543.71
- Jackson Local Schoolsstarts $41,223
- Elyria City Schoolsstarts $45,822
- Marysville Exempted Village Schoolsstarts $49,940
- Lancaster City Schoolsstarts $48,950
- Groveport Madison Local Schoolsstarts $48,535
- Findlay City Schoolsstarts $39,771.63
- Perrysburg Exempted Village Schoolsstarts $44,518
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