Teacher Salary at Defiance City
Defiance, Ohio · Defiance
Estimated salary range
$37,000–$78,000
Estimated annual teacher salary range at Defiance City
Estimate only. Actual district salary schedules are negotiated by contract and vary by step (years of service) and lane (degree / credit hours). Contact Defiance City directly for the exact schedule.
How we estimated this
- State baseline: Ohio average teacher salary is $60,079 (NEA Rankings & Estimates 2023–24). Entry BS step-1 averages $36,800.
- District adjustment: Per-pupil spending data not yet available for Defiance City — estimate uses the Ohio state baseline directly.
- Cost of living: Ohio cost-of-living index is 93.5 (BEA Regional Price Parities; national average = 100). High-COL states tend to pay more in nominal terms, but real purchasing power may not track.
- Range bounds: Lower bound = entry BS step-1 (a new hire with a bachelor's degree and no district experience). Upper bound ≈ MA + 30 credits at top of step ladder. The exact ceiling depends on each district's specific schedule.
About Defiance City
- Enrollment
- 2,344 students
- Schools
- 3
- Teachers
- 147.76
- Student / teacher ratio
- 15.9 : 1
- Title I status
- eligible
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Open teaching positions at Defiance City
2 open positions right now at Defiance City.
- 2 certificated teaching