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Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City 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.
- Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $42,936 (BA, step 0) and tops out at $92,248 (MA+24, step 21), per Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA) starts at $42,936 and reaches $76,190 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (MA) the range is $48,157 to $85,456.
- The grid has 6 column columns and 16 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 21.
- Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City enrolled 1,548 students in 2023-24, the 298th-largest district in Ohio by NCES enrollment.
Teacher salary schedule, 2025-26
| Step \ Column | BA | BA+12 | BA+24 | MA | MA+12 | MA+24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $42,936 | $44,611 | $46,349 | $48,157 | $50,033 | $51,983 |
| 1 | $44,611 | $46,349 | $48,157 | $50,033 | $51,983 | $54,009 |
| 2 | $46,349 | $48,157 | $50,033 | $51,983 | $54,009 | $56,113 |
| 3 | $48,157 | $50,033 | $51,983 | $54,009 | $56,113 | $58,299 |
| 4 | $50,033 | $51,983 | $54,009 | $56,113 | $58,299 | $60,570 |
| 5 | $51,983 | $54,009 | $56,113 | $58,299 | $60,570 | $62,931 |
| 6 | $54,009 | $56,113 | $58,299 | $60,570 | $62,931 | $65,383 |
| 7 | $56,113 | $58,299 | $60,570 | $62,931 | $65,383 | $67,929 |
| 8 | $58,299 | $60,570 | $62,931 | $65,383 | $67,929 | $70,578 |
| 9 | $60,570 | $62,931 | $65,383 | $67,929 | $70,578 | $73,330 |
| 10 | $62,931 | $65,383 | $67,929 | $70,578 | $73,330 | $76,190 |
| 11 | $65,383 | $67,929 | $70,578 | $73,330 | $76,190 | $79,161 |
| 12 | $67,929 | $70,578 | $73,330 | $76,190 | $79,161 | $82,248 |
| 13 | $70,578 | $73,330 | $76,190 | $79,161 | $82,248 | $85,456 |
| 16 | $73,330 | $76,190 | $79,161 | $82,248 | $85,456 | $88,787 |
| 21 | $76,190 | $79,161 | $82,248 | $85,456 | $88,787 | $92,248 |
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $44,611 | +$1,675 |
| 2 | $46,349 | +$3,413 |
| 3 | $48,157 | +$5,221 |
| 4 | $50,033 | +$7,097 |
| 5 | $51,983 | +$9,047 |
Worked example as rendered: BA, step 0 = $42,936 a year, $3,578.00 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: 2024-07-01 to 2026-06-30.
Bargained with OEA SSLTA.
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+12 BA+24 MA MA+12 MA+24
How this schedule moves
On the BA column a teacher moves from $42,936 at step 0 to $76,190 at step 21: 15 step increases worth $2,217 each on average, 77% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $2,860, between step 16 and step 21.
A master's degree is worth $5,221 more than a bachelor's at the first step (12.2%) and $9,266 more at the top of the column (12.2%).
The highest-paid column, MA+24, starts at $51,983 and tops out at $92,248, 21% above the top of the BA column.
Among the 235 Ohio district schedules indexed here, Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City's starting pay ranks 155th and its top cell ranks 134th; 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 50th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | $42,936 | $76,190 | 15 | 77% |
| BA+12 | $44,611 | $79,161 | 15 | 77% |
| BA+24 | $46,349 | $82,248 | 15 | 77% |
| MA | $48,157 | $85,456 | 15 | 77% |
| MA+12 | $50,033 | $88,787 | 15 | 77% |
| MA+24 | $51,983 | $92,248 | 15 | 77% |
Against Ohio districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City | 1,548 | 2025-26 | $42,936 | $48,157 | $92,248 |
| Greenon Local | 1,562 | 2025-26 | $46,229 | $50,853 | $102,328 |
| Beachwood City | 1,567 | 2026-27 | $61,367 | $71,170 | $133,824 |
| Clear Fork Valley Local | 1,526 | 2024-25 | $36,102 | $41,878 | $78,341 |
| Lake Local | 1,579 | 2026-27 | $44,716 | $49,693 | $92,540 |
| East Holmes Local | 1,511 | 2026-27 | $54,734 | – | $94,645 |
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 Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City?
$42,936 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 $42,936 (BA).
What is the top of the Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City salary schedule?
$92,248, at step 21 on MA+24 (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 Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City salary schedule?
On the BA column the top figure, $76,190, is reached at step 21, 15 step increases after step 0 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City?
$5,221 more at the first step: $48,157 on MA against $42,936 on BA (2025-26 schedule).
Other Ohio districts with schedules
- Greenon Localstarts $46,229
- Beachwood Citystarts $61,367
- Clear Fork Valley Localstarts $36,102
- Lake Localstarts $44,716
- East Holmes Localstarts $54,734
- Claymont Citystarts $39,858
- Ottawa-Glandorf Localstarts $49,068
- Fairview Park Citystarts $48,961
- River View Localstarts $48,244
- North Fork Localstarts $37,627
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