Annual salary
$40,500
Ohio · salary schedule · 2025-26
Tri-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.
- Tri-Valley Local's 2025-26 salary schedule starts at $40,500 (Bachelors, step 0) and tops out at $87,885 (MA + 15, step 26), per Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (Bachelors) starts at $40,500 and reaches $71,280 at the top of that column.
- On the master's column (Masters) the range is $44,550 to $82,620.
- The grid has 4 column columns and 28 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 26.
- Tri-Valley Local enrolled 2,823 students in 2023-24, the 145th-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 | Bachelors | 150 Hours | Masters | MA + 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $40,500 | $42,120 | $44,550 | |
| 1 | $42,120 | $43,740 | $46,575 | |
| 2 | $43,740 | $45,360 | $48,600 | |
| 3 | $45,360 | $46,980 | $50,625 | |
| 4 | $46,980 | $48,600 | $52,650 | |
| 5 | $48,600 | $50,220 | $54,675 | |
| 6 | $50,220 | $51,840 | $56,700 | |
| 7 | $51,840 | $53,460 | $58,725 | |
| 8 | $53,460 | $55,080 | $60,750 | |
| 9 | $55,080 | $56,700 | $62,775 | |
| 10 | $56,700 | $58,320 | $64,800 | $65,205 |
| 11 | $58,320 | $59,940 | $66,825 | $67,230 |
| 12 | $59,130 | $61,560 | $68,040 | $68,445 |
| 13 | $59,940 | $63,180 | $69,255 | $69,660 |
| 14 | $60,345 | $63,990 | $70,470 | $71,280 |
| 15 | $60,750 | $64,800 | $71,685 | $72,495 |
| 16 | $61,155 | $65,205 | $72,900 | $73,710 |
| 17 | $61,560 | $65,610 | $73,710 | $74,520 |
| 18 | $61,965 | $74,520 | $75,735 | |
| 19 | $62,370 | $67,230 | $74,925 | $76,140 |
| 20 | $62,775 | $68,445 | $75,330 | $76,545 |
| 21 | $63,990 | $69,660 | $76,545 | $77,760 |
| 22 | $65,205 | $70,875 | $77,760 | $79,785 |
| 23 | $66,420 | $72,090 | $81,810 | |
| 24 | $67,635 | $73,305 | $80,190 | |
| 25 | $68,850 | $74,520 | $81,405 | $85,860 |
| 26 | $70,065 | $75,735 | $82,620 | $87,885 |
| 27 | $71,280 | $76,950 |
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Per month (12)
$3,375.00
Next 5 steps in this column
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $42,120 | +$1,620 |
| 2 | $43,740 | +$3,240 |
| 3 | $45,360 | +$4,860 |
| 4 | $46,980 | +$6,480 |
| 5 | $48,600 | +$8,100 |
Worked example as rendered: Bachelors, step 0 = $40,500 a year, $3,375.00 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 2027-06-30.
Bargained with OEA TVEA.
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 Bachelors 150 Hours Masters MA + 15
How this schedule moves
On the Bachelors column a teacher moves from $40,500 at step 0 to $71,280 at step 27: 27 step increases worth $1,140 each on average, 76% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $1,620, between step 0 and step 1.
A master's degree is worth $4,050 more than a bachelor's at the first step (10.0%) and $11,340 more at the top of the column (15.9%).
The highest-paid column, MA + 15, starts at $65,205 and tops out at $87,885, 23% above the top of the Bachelors column.
Among the 235 Ohio district schedules indexed here, Tri-Valley Local's starting pay ranks 192nd and its top cell ranks 177th; 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 11th percentile and the top cell at the 44th percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelors | $40,500 | $71,280 | 27 | 76% |
| 150 Hours | $42,120 | $76,950 | 26 | 83% |
| Masters | $44,550 | $82,620 | 25 | 85% |
| MA + 15 | $65,205 | $87,885 | 15 | 35% |
Against Ohio districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-Valley Local | 2,823 | 2025-26 | $40,500 | $44,550 | $87,885 |
| Monroe Local | 2,868 | 2026-27 | $72,067 | – | $111,669 |
| Louisville City | 2,777 | 2026-27 | $43,240 | $46,135 | $93,960 |
| Celina City | 2,872 | 2025-26 | $41,068 | $46,406 | $60,164 |
| Copley-Fairlawn City | 2,759 | 2025-26 | $48,074 | – | $87,495 |
| Wapakoneta City | 2,902 | 2026-27 | $46,492 | $51,141 | $95,355 |
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 Tri-Valley Local?
$40,500 on the column Bachelors at step 0 of the 2025-26 schedule (Ohio State Employment Relations Board, Clearinghouse contract archive). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $40,500 (Bachelors).
What is the top of the Tri-Valley Local salary schedule?
$87,885, at step 26 on MA + 15 (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 Tri-Valley Local salary schedule?
On the Bachelors column the top figure, $71,280, is reached at step 27, 27 step increases after step 0 (2025-26 schedule).
How much more does a master's degree pay in Tri-Valley Local?
$4,050 more at the first step: $44,550 on Masters against $40,500 on Bachelors (2025-26 schedule).
Other Ohio districts with schedules
- Monroe Localstarts $72,067
- Louisville Citystarts $43,240
- Celina Citystarts $35,729
- Copley-Fairlawn Citystarts $48,074
- Wapakoneta Citystarts $46,492
- Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Localstarts $38,576
- Revere Localstarts $49,381
- Zanesville Citystarts $36,031
- Alliance Citystarts $41,119
- Madison Localstarts $38,509
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