Annual salary
$41,900
Ohio · salary schedule · 2025-26
Ridgewood 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.
- Ridgewood Local's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $41,900 (BA, step 0) and tops out at $86,524 (MAe+ 30, step 21), per Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $41,900 and reaches $69,973 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $46,719 to $80,658.
- The grid has 5 column columns and 16 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 21.
- Ridgewood Local enrolled 1,246 students in 2023-24, the 360th-largest district in Ohio by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule, 2025-26
Official sourceDocumentOhio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archiveSchool year2025-26Effective
| Step \ Column | BA | BAe+ 150 | MA | MAe+ 15 | MAe+ 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $41,900 | $44,372 | $46,719 | $47,640 | $48,814 |
| 1 | $44,163 | $46,425 | $48,981 | $50,071 | |
| 2 | $46,006 | $48,478 | $51,244 | $52,501 | $53,842 |
| 3 | $47,850 | $50,531 | $53,506 | $56,356 | |
| 4 | $49,693 | $52,585 | $55,769 | $57,361 | $58,870 |
| 5 | $51,537 | $54,638 | $58,032 | $59,791 | $61,384 |
| 6 | $53,381 | $56,691 | $60,294 | $62,222 | $63,898 |
| 7 | $55,224 | $58,744 | $62,557 | $64,652 | $66,412 |
| 8 | $57,068 | $60,797 | $64,819 | $67,082 | $68,926 |
| 9 | $58,911 | $62,850 | $67,082 | $69,512 | $71,440 |
| 10 | $60,755 | $64,903 | $71,942 | $73,954 | |
| 11 | $62,599 | $66,956 | $71,607 | $74,373 | $76,468 |
| 12 | $64,442 | $69,009 | $73,870 | $76,803 | $78,982 |
| 15 | $66,286 | $71,062 | $76,132 | $81,496 | |
| 18 | $68,129 | $73,116 | $78,395 | $81,663 | $84,010 |
| 21 | $69,973 | $80,658 | $84,093 | $86,524 |
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Per month (12)
$3,491.67
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $44,163 | +$2,263 |
| 2 | $46,006 | +$4,106 |
| 3 | $47,850 | +$5,950 |
| 4 | $49,693 | +$7,793 |
| 5 | $51,537 | +$9,637 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 0 = $41,900 a year, $3,491.67 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 REA.
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 BA BAe+ 150 MA MAe+ 15 MAe+ 30
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $41,900 at step 0 to $69,973 at step 21: 15 step increases worth $1,872 each on average, 67% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,263, between step 0 and step 1.
A master's degree is worth $4,819 more than a bachelor's at the first step (11.5%) and $10,685 more at the top of the column (15.3%).
The highest-paid column, MAe+ 30, starts at $48,814 and tops out at $86,524, 24% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 235 Ohio district schedules indexed here, Ridgewood Local's starting pay ranks 173rd and its top cell ranks 188th; 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 21st percentile and the top cell at the 43rd percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $41,900 | $69,973 | 15 | 67% |
| BAe+ 150 | $44,372 | $73,116 | 14 | 65% |
| MA | $46,719 | $80,658 | 14 | 73% |
| MAe+ 15 | $47,640 | $84,093 | 13 | 77% |
| MAe+ 30 | $48,814 | $86,524 | 14 | 77% |
Against Ohio districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgewood Local | 1,246 | 2025-26 | $41,900 | $46,719 | $86,524 |
| Versailles Exempted Village | 1,253 | 2025-26 | $47,159 | $53,896 | $96,070 |
| Northwestern Local | 1,259 | 2026-27 | $43,162 | $47,478 | $87,071 |
| Champion Local | 1,264 | 2026-27 | $44,215 | – | $97,282 |
| Willard City | 1,223 | 2025-26 | $42,325 | – | $90,767 |
| Tuslaw Local | 1,219 | 2025-26 | $39,572 | $43,331 | $86,188 |
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 Ridgewood Local?
$41,900 on the column BA at step 0 of the 2025-26 schedule (Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $41,900 (BA).
What is the top of the Ridgewood Local salary schedule?
$86,524, at step 21 on MAe+ 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 Ridgewood Local salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $69,973, is reached at step 21, 15 step increases after step 0 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Ridgewood Local?
$4,819 more at the first step: $46,719 on MA against $41,900 on BA (2025-26 schedule).
Other Ohio districts with schedules
- Versailles Exempted Villagestarts $47,159
- Northwestern Localstarts $37,335
- Champion Localstarts $42,927
- Willard Citystarts $42,325
- Tuslaw Localstarts $37,593
- Northridge Localstarts $51,085
- Clearview Localstarts $46,500
- Liberty Union-Thurston Localstarts $46,584
- Oak Hill Union Localstarts $47,919
- Genoa Area Localstarts $40,931
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