Alameda County Office of Education teacher salaries

Alameda County Office of Education is a county office of education in Alameda County, with its district office in Hayward. A teacher with a full credential starts at $75,074. The largest group (88%) is on the CRED column, which climbs to $142,988 by step 18.

Lowest

$74,659

EMERG/ INTERN before a full credential, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule¹

$121,082

$13,113 above Alameda County average
$17,530 above California average

Highest

$142,988

CRED with a credential, step 18

Alameda County Office of Education average

AveragesCalifornia $103,552, Alameda County $107,969

Full-time equivalents on the schedule: 33
Starting salary: $75,074; CRED with a credential, step 1
Median salary: $128,456; Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California: 47th of 828 reporting; of 828 reporting

Does Alameda County Office of Education pay teachers more than the median California district?

Line up all 828 reporting California districts from the lowest average salary to the highest. The one in the middle is the median district: half the districts pay a lower average, half pay a higher one. A median isn't pulled up or down by a few unusually high- or low-paying districts, so it shows what a typical district pays.

Yes

Alameda County Office of Education's average of $121,082 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Alameda County Office of Education ranks 47th of 828.

Alameda County Office of Education

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Middle district: $94,573

The 19 reporting districts in Alameda County

Alameda County Office of Education ranks 3rd of 19, above the middle district.

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Middle district: $111,218

Each bar counts the districts whose average salary falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the median district.

What BA+98, steps and credentials mean

Teacher pay in California is set by a grid. Two things place you on it: how long you've taught and how much college you've done.

Step: Steps go up with years of service. Step 5 on Alameda County Office of Education's CRED column pays $87,785. Experienced teachers joining Alameda County Office of Education can be placed as high as step 18.
Column, such as BA+98: Your bachelor's degree (BA) plus the college semester units you've completed since. BA+98 means a bachelor's plus 98 more units. More units, higher column.
Credentialed: Holds a full California teaching credential, the state license to teach. Alameda County Office of Education's credentialed columns start at $75,074.
Without full credential: Teachers who don't yet hold a full credential. Alameda County Office of Education pays them on separate columns, starting at $74,659.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Alameda County Office of Education?

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Degree and units (column)Step (roughly years of experience): 10

$108,167

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $142,988 on step 18.

$142,988$74,659

Step 1Step 18

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Alameda County Office of Education's full salary schedule, 2024-25²

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 49% of Alameda County Office of Education's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

Alameda County Office of Education credentialed salary schedule, 2024-25. Annual salary in dollars by step (rows) and column (units past a bachelor's degree).
Step	CRED
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16 to 17
18

Alameda County Office of Education without full credential salary schedule, 2024-25. Annual salary in dollars by step (rows) and column (units past a bachelor's degree).
Step	EMERG/ INTERN
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

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Full-time equivalents in a cell

Cells with fewer than 5 stay unshaded. Bold figures sit in the three darkest shades.Striped cells: this column has no salary at that step.

Bonuses, health cover and work days at Alameda County Office of Education

Bonuses are paid on top of the schedule, in the amounts the district reported.² Teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.³ Extra pay for coaching, clubs and similar duties isn't part of this report.

Health insurance, family planUp to $7,200paid by the district each year
Master's degree bonus$1,25013 full-time equivalents eligible
Doctorate bonusNot reported
Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
National Board Certification bonusNot reported
Special education bonusNot reported
Summer school pay$56 an hour
Work days a year186 days186 of them with students
Schedule raise on last year4.6%
Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 18

Questions about teacher pay at Alameda County Office of Education

How much do Alameda County Office of Education teachers make?

The average salary on Alameda County Office of Education's teacher schedule is $121,082 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $74,659 (EMERG/ INTERN before a full credential, step 1) to $142,988 (CRED with a credential, step 18).

What does a new teacher earn at Alameda County Office of Education?

A new teacher with a full credential starts at $75,074 (CRED column, step 1). Teachers without a full credential start lower, at $74,659. Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 18.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Alameda County Office of Education pay scale?

On the CRED column, where 88% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 18, where it reaches $142,988. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Alameda County Office of Education?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Alameda County Office of Education reports a master's bonus of $1,250 on top.

Is Alameda County Office of Education teacher pay high for California?

Alameda County Office of Education's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 47th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 3rd of 19 in Alameda County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $107,969 in Alameda County.

Keep exploring teacher pay in Alameda County

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Sources for the Alameda County Office of Education figures

Salaries are the annual amounts on the district's certificated salary schedule. Following the state's definitions, they leave out extended-year pay, bonuses and extra-curricular pay such as coaching. Counts are full-time equivalents, so two half-time teachers count as one, and they can include counselors, nurses and librarians paid on the same schedule. County averages, ranks and percentages are our own arithmetic on these figures; our statewide average matches the state's published $103,552.

California Department of Education, Selected Certificated Salaries and Related Statistics, 2024-25, Table I: average salary paid, raise on last year, highest starting step. The median salary is our own calculation from source 2.
Alameda County Office of Education's report to the California Department of Education, Form J-90 database, 2024-25: salary schedule, full-time equivalents per cell, bonuses, health contributions, work days.
U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #17D: Exemption for Professional Employees Under the FLSA: teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.

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