Ohio Rev. Code § 124.152

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A)(1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, each exempt employee shall be paid a salary or wage in accordance with schedule E-1 or schedule E-2 of division (B) of this section. (2) Each exempt employee who holds a position in the unclassified civil service pursuant to division (A)(26) or (30) of section 124.11 of the Revised Code may be paid a salary or wage in accordance with schedule E-1 or schedule E-2 of division (B) of this section, as applicable. (B)(1) Each exempt employee who must be paid in accordance with schedule E-1 or schedule E-2 of this section shall be paid a salary or wage in accordance with the following schedule of rates as of the pay period that includes July 1, 2024: Schedule E-1 A Pay Ranges and Step Values Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Range 1 Hourly 13.52 14.13 14.72 15.37 Annually 28122 29390 30618 31970 2 Hourly 16.41 17.10 17.83 18.63 Annually 34133 35568 37086 38750 3 Hourly 17.20 17.97 18.76 19.56 Annually 35776 37378 39021 40685 4 Hourly 18.05 18.86 19.77 20.62 Annually 37544 39229 41122 42890 5 Hourly 18.94 19.80 20.62 21.54 Annually 39395 41184 42890 44803 6 Hourly 19.95 20.79 21.68 22.59 Annually 41496 43243 45094 46987 7 Hourly 21.18 21.97 22.88 23.68 24.58 Annually 44054 45698 47590 49254 51126 8 Hourly 22.40 23.39 24.40 25.50 26.70 Annually 46592 48651 50752 53040 55536 9 Hourly 23.89 25.14 26.37 27.69 29.09 Annually 49691 52291 54850 57595 60507 10 Hourly 25.76 27.18 28.64 30.30 31.91 Annually 53581 56534 59571 63024 66373 11 Hourly 28.08 29.69 31.42 33.19 35.07 Annually 58406 61755 65354 69035 72946 12 Hourly 30.96 32.71 34.46 36.36 38.38 40.48 42.13 44.11 Annually 64397 68037 71677 75629 79830 84198 87630 91749 13 Hourly 34.14 36.00 37.97 40.02 42.27 44.55 46.38 48.56 Annually 71011 74880 78978 83242 87922 92664 96470 101005 14 Hourly 37.53 39.67 41.80 44.07 46.56 49.15 51.19 53.58 Annually 78062 82514 86944 91666 96845 102232 106475 111446 15 Hourly 41.23 43.55 46.01 48.54 51.23 54.04 56.26 58.91 Annually 85758 90584 95701 100963 106558 112403 117021 122533 16 Hourly 45.45 47.99 50.62 53.47 56.40 59.63 62.08 64.98 Annually 94536 99819 105290 111218 117312 124030 129126 135158 17 Hourly 50.09 52.85 55.81 58.88 62.19 65.66 69.27 Annually 104187 109928 116085 122470 129355 136573 144082 18 Hourly 55.20 58.25 61.54 64.92 68.51 72.35 Annually 114816 121160 128003 135034 142501 150488 19 Hourly 60.72 64.37 67.69 71.41 75.37 79.58 Annually 126298 133890 140795 148533 156770 165526 Schedule E-2 Range Minimum Maximum 41 Hourly 16.23 54.57 Annually 33758 113506 42 Hourly 17.89 60.25 Annually 37211 125320 43 Hourly 19.70 66.35 Annually 40976 138008 44 Hourly 21.73 72.49 Annually 45198 150779 45 Hourly 24.01 79.15 Annually 49941 164632 46 Hourly 26.43 86.50 Annually 54974 179920 47 Hourly 29.14 94.41 Annually 60611 196373 48 Hourly 32.14 102.98 Annually 66851 214198 49 Hourly 35.44 111.20 Annually 73715 231296 (2) Each exempt employee who must be paid in accordance with schedule E-1 or schedule E-2 of this section shall be paid a salary or wage in accordance with the following schedule of rates as of the pay period that includes July 1, 2025: Schedule E-1 A Pay Ranges and Step Values Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Range 1 Hourly 14.13 14.77 15.38 16.06 Annually 29390 30722 31990 33405 2 Hourly 17.15 17.87 18.63 19.47 Annually 35672 37170 38750 40498 3 Hourly 17.97 18.78 19.60 20.44 Annually 37378 39062 40768 42515 4 Hourly 18.86 19.71 20.66 21.55 Annually 39229 40997 42973 44824 5 Hourly 19.79 20.69 21.55 22.51 Annually 41163 43035 44824 46821 6 Hourly 20.85 21.73 22.66 23.61 Annually 43368 45198 47133 49109 7 Hourly 22.13 22.96 23.91 24.75 25.69 Annually 46030 47757 49733 51480 53435 8 Hourly 23.41 24.44 25.50 26.65 27.90 Annually 48693 50835 53040 55432 58032 9 Hourly 24.97 26.27 27.56 28.94 30.40 Annually 51938 54642 57325 60195 63232 10 Hourly 26.92 28.40 29.93 31.66 33.35 Annually 55994 59072 62254 65853 69368 11 Hourly 29.34 31.03 32.83 34.68 36.65 Annually 61027 64542 68286 72134 76232 12 Hourly 32.35 34.18 36.01 38.00 40.11 42.30 44.03 46.09 Annually 67288 71094 74901 79040 83429 87984 91582 95867 13 Hourly 35.68 37.62 39.68 41.82 44.17 46.55 48.47 50.75 Annually 74214 78250 82534 86986 91874 96824 100818 105560 14 Hourly 39.22 41.46 43.68 46.05 48.66 51.36 53.49 55.99 Annually 81578 86237 90854 95784 101213 106829 111259 116459 15 Hourly 43.09 45.51 48.08 50.72 53.54 56.47 58.79 61.56 Annually 89627 94661 100006 105498 111363 117458 122283 128045 16 Hourly 47.50 50.15 52.90 55.88 58.94 62.31 64.87 67.90 Annually 98800 104312 110032 116230 122595 129605 134930 141232 17 Hourly 52.34 55.23 58.32 61.53 64.99 68.61 72.39 Annually 108867 114878 121306 127982 135179 142709 150571 18 Hourly 57.68 60.87 64.31 67.84 71.59 75.61 Annually 119974 126610 133765 141107 148907 157269 19 Hourly 63.45 67.27 70.74 74.62 78.76 83.16 Annually 131976 139922 147139 155210 163821 172973 Schedule E-2 Range Minimum Maximum 41 Hourly 16.23 57.03 Annually 33758 118622 42 Hourly 17.89 62.96 Annually 37211 130957 43 Hourly 19.70 69.34 Annually 40976 144227 44 Hourly 21.73 75.75 Annually 45198 157560 45 Hourly 24.01 82.71 Annually 49941 172037 46 Hourly 26.43 90.39 Annually 54974 188011 47 Hourly 29.14 98.66 Annually 60611 205213 48 Hourly 32.14 107.61 Annually 66851 223829 49 Hourly 35.44 116.20 Annually 73715 241696 (3) Each exempt employee who must be paid in accordance with schedule E-1 or schedule E-2 of this section shall be paid a salary or wage in accordance with the following schedule of rates as of the pay period that includes July 1, 2026: Schedule E-1 A Pay Ranges and Step Values Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Range 1 Hourly 14.55 15.21 15.84 16.54 Annually 30264 31637 32947 34403 2 Hourly 17.66 18.41 19.19 20.05 Annually 36733 38293 39915 41704 3 Hourly 18.51 19.34 20.19 21.05 Annually 38501 40227 41995 43784 4 Hourly 19.43 20.30 21.28 22.20 Annually 40414 42224 44262 46176 5 Hourly 20.38 21.31 22.20 23.19 Annually 42390 44325 46176 48235 6 Hourly 21.48 22.38 23.34 24.32 Annually 44678 46550 48547 50586 7 Hourly 22.79 23.65 24.63 25.49 26.46 Annually 47403 49192 51230 53019 55037 8 Hourly 24.11 25.17 26.27 27.45 28.74 Annually 50149 52354 54642 57096 59779 9 Hourly 25.72 27.06 28.39 29.81 31.31 Annually 53498 56285 59051 62005 65125 10 Hourly 27.73 29.25 30.83 32.61 34.35 Annually 57678 60840 64126 67829 71448 11 Hourly 30.22 31.96 33.81 35.72 37.75 Annually 62858 66477 70325 74298 78520 12 Hourly 33.32 35.21 37.09 39.14 41.31 43.57 45.35 47.47 Annually 69306 73237 77147 81411 85925 90626 94328 98738 13 Hourly 36.75 38.75 40.87 43.07 45.50 47.95 49.92 52.27 Annually 76440 80600 85010 89586 94640 99736 103834 108722 14 Hourly 40.40 42.70 44.99 47.43 50.12 52.90 55.09 57.67 Annually 84032 88816 93579 98654 104250 110032 114587 119954 15 Hourly 44.38 46.88 49.52 52.24 55.15 58.16 60.55 63.41 Annually 92310 97510 103002 108659 114712 120973 125944 131893 16 Hourly 48.93 51.65 54.49 57.56 60.71 64.18 66.82 69.94 Annually 101774 107432 113339 119725 126277 133494 138986 145475 17 Hourly 53.91 56.89 60.07 63.38 66.94 70.67 74.56 Annually 112133 118331 124946 131830 139235 146994 155085 18 Hourly 59.41 62.70 66.24 69.88 73.74 77.88 Annually 123573 130416 137779 145350 153379 161990 19 Hourly 65.35 69.29 72.86 76.86 81.12 85.65 Annually 135928 144123 151549 159869 168730 178152 Schedule E-2 Range Minimum Maximum 41 Hourly 16.23 58.74 Annually 33758 122179 42 Hourly 17.89 64.85 Annually 37211 134888 43 Hourly 19.70 71.42 Annually 40976 148554 44 Hourly 21.73 78.02 Annually 45198 162282 45 Hourly 24.01 85.19 Annually 49941 177195 46 Hourly 26.43 93.10 Annually 54974 193648 47 Hourly 29.14 101.62 Annually 60611 211370 48 Hourly 32.14 110.84 Annually 66851 230547 49 Hourly 35.44 119.69 Annually 73715 248955 (C) As used in this section: (1) "Exempt employee" means a permanent full-time or permanent part-time employee paid directly by warrant of the director of budget and management whose position is included in the job classification plan established under division (A) of section 124.14 of the Revised Code but who is not considered a public employee for the purposes of Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code. "Exempt employee" also includes a permanent full-time or permanent part-time employee of the secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, or attorney general who has not been placed in an appropriate bargaining unit by the state employment relations board. (2) "Base rate of pay" means the rate of pay established under schedule E-1 of this section, plus the supplement provided under division (E) of section 124.181 of the Revised Code, plus any supplements enacted into law that are added to schedule E-1 of this section. (D) Notwithstanding any division of this section to the contrary, or division (E) or (G) of section 124.15 of the Revised Code with respect to requirements for step placement and advancement, no exempt employee other than a captain or equivalent officer in the state highway patrol shall be placed in step value 7 in range 17 of schedule E-1 of division (B) of this section. Last updated July 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM