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State profile · NCES F-33 FY2023

Teacher Salary in Ohio

Ohio's top-to-bottom district pay ratio (5.09x) ranks #1 of 47, upper-third dispersion. According to the NCES Common Core of Data finance survey, estimated teacher pay and per-pupil spending are available for every public school district in Ohio.

$80,477
Est. state avg salary

Above benchmark

+14.6%
vs national
#13
National rank
653
Districts

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$80,477/year (est.)

Ohio's top-to-bottom district pay ratio (5.09x) ranks #1 of 47, upper-third dispersion. Estimated average teacher salary is $80,477, meaningfully above the national average of $70,245, ranking #13 of 49, across 649 public school districts with reliable data (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Wide district pay spread: Ohio's top-to-bottom district pay ratio (5.09x) ranks #1 of 47, upper-third dispersion.
  • upper third nationally (#13 of 49)
  • Ohio ranks #13 of 49 on the salary estimate and #5 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • $137,924 spread between its highest- and lowest-paying districts
  • #1 of 47 states for pay dispersion (widest decile, 5.09x top/bottom ratio)
  • +14.6% vs the national average
  • +19.8% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (balanced cohort, not the FTE average above)
  • #4 of 49 purchasing-power-adjusted (BEA RPP 91.9)

The distinguishing axis

How wide is the district pay spread in Ohio?

Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr sits at $171,630 and Fairland Local at $33,705 among reliable-salary districts. That 5.09x top-to-bottom ratio ranks #1 of 47 comparable states, in the widest decile.

This describes the observed F-33 distribution, not why it exists. The comparison excludes service agencies and states with fewer than five reliable district estimates; see the dispersion method.

Ohio purchasing-power check on upper-third pay

Ohio's nominal average teacher salary ranks #13 of the 49 states and territories that report teacher salaries. Adjusted by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis's 2023 Regional Price Parity (91.9, US = 100, a relative state-level price-level index, not a district or metro cost-of-living figure), the estimate becomes $94,954, ranking #4 of 49 , 9 places higher than the nominal rank once relative price levels are factored in. This purchasing-power view is not published by NEA's teacher-pay rankings or the aggregator sites; it comes from combining our own F-33-derived salary estimate with BEA's public RPP series. See the full 51-state release for methodology and download. BEA Regional Price Parities · NCES CCD F-33

Ohio in the teacher-salary distribution

FY2023 estimated state averages from the same NCES-derived ranking

$80,477 Top 27% higher than 73% of 49 reporting states and territories

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Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey; state estimates derived from reported instructional-salary expenditure and teacher FTE · FY2023

Ohio's comparable salary trend

Same reporting-district cohort, FY2019-FY2023

FY2023 estimated average
$76,384 19.829705869585027% vs FY2019
603 districts held in the panel
$60,000$65,000$70,000$75,000$80,000 FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023 Ohio est. avg teacher salary, FY2019: $63,744Ohio est. avg teacher salary, FY2020: $66,219Ohio est. avg teacher salary, FY2021: $70,740Ohio est. avg teacher salary, FY2022: $73,343Ohio est. avg teacher salary, FY2023: $76,384 $63,744 $76,384 ▲ +19.8%
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Period Ohio est. avg teacher salary
FY2019 $63,744
FY2020 $66,219
FY2021 $70,740
FY2022 $73,343
FY2023 $76,384

Highest-paying districts in Ohio

Estimated average teacher salary, enrolling districts (200+ students)

Est. avg salary

What this shows Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr leads Ohio on the F-33 instructional-salary estimate. Service entities (CTCs, county offices) are excluded, their enrollment-based ratios are not reliable salary figures.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

Top 3 districts

1 $171,630

Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr

Est. avg teacher salary
2 $155,037

Western Local

Est. avg teacher salary
3 $147,152

Orange City

Est. avg teacher salary

Districts by Estimated Teacher Salary

District Est. Avg Salary Enrollment Per-Pupil Exp
Steubenville City $61,744 2,769 $15,405
Brown Local $61,639 589 $18,922
Shadyside Local $61,418 717 $15,211
Toronto City $61,382 814 $14,945
Osnaburg Local $61,254 910 $14,741
Miami East Local $61,019 1,413 $14,679
Bristol Local $60,825 466 $17,438
Indian Creek Local $60,405 1,963 $16,893
Dover City $60,101 2,676 $11,275
Ravenna City $60,100 1,982 $18,985
McComb Local $60,076 608 $17,798
East Palestine City $60,025 988 $15,712
Garaway Local $59,917 1,083 $14,974
Miller City-New Cleveland Local $59,786 542 $13,851
Bethel Local $59,762 1,868 $22,890
Otsego Local $59,759 1,678 $12,801
Holgate Local $59,740 400 $19,330
Upper Scioto Valley Local $59,737 454 $20,877
Bath Local $59,592 1,692 $13,465
Van Buren Local $59,492 1,050 $15,653
Valley Local $58,998 1,032 $14,452
Whitehall City $58,977 3,191 $15,431
Crestline Exempted Village $58,462 595 $17,371
Belmont-Harrison $57,333 381 $26,706
Medina County Joint Vocational School District $55,369 780 $33,349
Stryker Local $55,357 389 $23,820
Knox County JVSD $54,906 475 $32,227
Bellaire Local $54,766 1,132 $18,031
Leipsic Local $54,545 704 $12,585
Bloom-Vernon Local $54,454 809 $21,294
Cory-Rawson Local $54,306 490 $21,394
Crestview Local $51,460 938 $18,352
Lorain County JVS $51,047 1,239 $19,352
Career and Technology Educational Centers $48,117 660 $36,270
Field Local $47,588 1,886 $13,656
Southeastern Local $45,056 692 $16,639
Rock Hill Local $42,995 1,340 $20,331
Elgin Local $42,130 1,039 $15,042
Bradford Exempted Village $41,367 483 $22,963
Lawrence County $40,963 633 $38,675
Dalton Local $40,195 920 $16,209
Jackson City $40,152 2,317 $14,310
Celina City $39,954 2,931 $16,857
Scioto County Joint Vocational School $39,557 529 $25,853
Pickaway-Ross County JVSD $39,185 687 $32,242
Mathews Local $38,538 613 $18,269
Waterloo Local $38,511 812 $15,151
Clay Local $36,716 621 $16,589
Fairland Local $33,705 1,425 $11,986

Showing 601–649 of 649 enrolling districts. Specialized non-enrolling agencies (career/technical centers, county offices, service co-ops) are excluded from the salary ranking, their enrollment-based estimates are not reliable.

Lowest-Paying Districts in Ohio

District Est. Avg Salary Enrollment
Fairland Local $33,705 1,425
Clay Local $36,716 621
Waterloo Local $38,511 812
Mathews Local $38,538 613
Pickaway-Ross County JVSD $39,185 687
Scioto County Joint Vocational School $39,557 529
Celina City $39,954 2,931
Jackson City $40,152 2,317
Dalton Local $40,195 920
Lawrence County $40,963 633

Among enrolling districts (200+ students) with a reliable estimate; service entities excluded, see methodology.

Nationwide peers near Ohio's large K-12 scale

Two nationwide peer sets for Ohio: closest on estimated average teacher salary ($80,477 here) and closest on total student enrollment (1,559,097 here). Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not geographic containment.

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other states by unweighted district-mean teacher pay (F-33 derived, ≥5 districts with reliable estimates).

Similar enrollment

Nearest other states by NCES-reported K-12 enrollment. Salary peers above are excluded.

Compare Nearby-Ranked States

Maryland
$84,383
Rank #10
Pennsylvania
$82,070
Rank #11
Nevada
$81,933
Rank #12
Utah
$79,346
Rank #14

Data: NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey + Staff Universe Survey, FY2023. Salary figures divide instructional expenditure (variable Z33) by each district's reported teacher FTE, or an estimated FTE for the small minority with no reported figure. Not individual salary data. Read our methodology.

Ohio teacher salary FAQ

What is the average teacher salary in Ohio?

Across 649 Ohio public school districts with reliable data, the average teacher salary is $80,477 (NCES CCD F-33 reported teacher salaries divided by CCD Staff Universe Survey teacher headcounts, FY2023). It is a district-level mean derived from finance filings, so it will not match a contract-salary survey exactly, read it as a relative comparison.

Which Ohio school district pays teachers the most?

Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr reports the highest average teacher salary in Ohio at $171,630, while Fairland Local sits at the lower end at $33,705.

How does Ohio teacher pay compare to the national average?

Ohio's average of $80,477 is meaningfully above the national average of $70,245 (+14.6%), ranking #13 of the 49 jurisdictions with a reliable district estimate.

How many school districts are in Ohio?

Ohio has 653 public school districts in the NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, together serving 1,559,097 students.

How much do teachers make in Ohio?

District-average teacher pay in Ohio runs from $33,705 in Fairland Local to $171,630 in Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr, with 61 of 649 reliable-data districts at $100,000 or above. Where a teacher lands depends far more on which district employs them than on the statewide figure. These are district-wide averages from NCES CCD F-33 (FY2023), not individual salaries or pay-scale steps.

Can teachers earn $100,000 in Ohio?

61 of 649 Ohio districts with reliable data report an estimated average teacher salary of $100,000 or more, led by Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr at $171,630. This is a district-wide average, not an individual salary, step, or years-of-experience figure.

How does Ohio rank after adjusting for cost of living?

Within the separate enrollment-weighted state comparison, BEA's 2023 Regional Price Parity (91.9, US=100) adjusts Ohio's nominal estimate of $87,266 from #9 to $94,954 and #4. The headline uses an unweighted district mean, so this does not replace it. Neither measure is take-home pay, taxes, or district/metro cost of living.

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Disclaimer & data sources

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainTeacher for Ohio