Annual salary
$20,260
Ohio · salary schedule · 2025-26
River Valley 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.
- River Valley Local's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $20,060 (MA+15, step 1) and tops out at $99,080 (MA +30, step 15), per Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $20,260 and reaches $71,480 at the top of that column.
- The grid has 5 column columns and 18 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 15.
- River Valley Local enrolled 1,870 students in 2023-24, the 232nd-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 | BA+150 | INDEX MA | MA+15 | MA +30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $20,060 | $25,560 | |||
| 2 | $25,060 | $30,810 | |||
| 3 | $24,790 | $30,060 | $36,060 | ||
| 4 | $22,200 | $29,700 | $35,060 | $41,310 | |
| 5 | $20,260 | $26,610 | $34,610 | $40,060 | $46,560 |
| 6 | $24,200 | $31,020 | $39,520 | $45,060 | $51,810 |
| 7 | $28,140 | $35,430 | $44,430 | $50,060 | $57,060 |
| 8 | $32,080 | $39,840 | $49,340 | $55,060 | $62,310 |
| 9 | $36,020 | $44,250 | $54,250 | $60,060 | $67,560 |
| 10 | $39,960 | $48,660 | $59,160 | $65,160 | $72,810 |
| 11 | $43,900 | $53,070 | $64,070 | $70,060 | $78,060 |
| 12 | $47,840 | $57,480 | $68,980 | $75,060 | $83,310 |
| 13 | $51,780 | $61,890 | $73,890 | $80,060 | $88,560 |
| 14 | $55,720 | $66,300 | $78,800 | $85,060 | $93,810 |
| 15 | $59,680 | $70,710 | $83,710 | $90,060 | $99,080 |
| 16 | $63,800 | $75,120 | $88,620 | $95,060 | |
| 17 | $67,540 | $79,530 | $93,530 | ||
| 20 | $71,480 | $83,940 | $98,440 |
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Per month (12)
$1,688.33
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | $24,200 | +$3,940 |
| 7 | $28,140 | +$7,880 |
| 8 | $32,080 | +$11,820 |
| 9 | $36,020 | +$15,760 |
| 10 | $39,960 | +$19,700 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 5 = $20,260 a year, $1,688.33 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: 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30.
Bargained with OEA RVTA.
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 BA+150 MA MA+15 MA +30
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $20,260 at step 5 to $71,480 at step 20: 13 step increases worth $3,940 each on average, 253% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $4,120, between step 15 and step 16.
The highest-paid column, MA +30, starts at $25,560 and tops out at $99,080, 39% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 235 Ohio district schedules indexed here, River Valley Local's starting pay ranks 235th and its top cell ranks 81st; 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 1st percentile and the top cell at the 59th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $20,260 | $71,480 | 13 | 253% |
| BA+150 | $22,200 | $83,940 | 14 | 278% |
| INDEX MA | $24,790 | $98,440 | 15 | 297% |
| MA+15 | $20,060 | $95,060 | 15 | 374% |
| MA +30 | $25,560 | $99,080 | 14 | 288% |
Against Ohio districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Valley Local | 1,870 | 2025-26 | $20,260 | – | $99,080 |
| Kenton City | 1,843 | 2025-26 | $44,183 | $48,559 | $86,243 |
| Urbana City | 1,838 | 2025-26 | $42,504 | – | $85,748 |
| Fostoria City | 1,835 | 2026-27 | $41,318 | $45,450 | $100,031 |
| Greenfield Exempted Village | 1,905 | 2026-27 | $48,429 | $48,429 | $92,306 |
| Warrensville Heights City | 1,917 | 2026-27 | $50,287 | $57,176 | $121,192 |
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 River Valley Local?
$20,260 on the column BA at step 1 of the 2025-26 schedule (Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $20,060 (MA+15).
What is the top of the River Valley Local salary schedule?
$99,080, at step 15 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 River Valley Local salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $71,480, is reached at step 20, 13 step increases after step 5 (2025-26 schedule).
Other Ohio districts with schedules
- Kenton Citystarts $44,183
- Urbana Citystarts $42,504
- Fostoria Citystarts $41,318
- Greenfield Exempted Villagestarts $48,429
- Warrensville Heights Citystarts $50,287
- Perkins Localstarts $56,814
- Fairfield Union Localstarts $47,742
- Cambridge Citystarts $32,891
- Poland Localstarts $33,076
- Washington Court House Citystarts $36,385
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