Alameda Unified School District teacher salaries

Alameda Unified School District is a unified school district in Alameda County, with its district office in Alameda. Pay starts at $68,272 on the first step. The largest group (61%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $124,990 by step 27.

Lowest

$68,272

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$100,649

  • $7,320 below Alameda County average
  • $2,903 below California average

Highest

$124,990

BA+75, step 27

Alameda Unified average

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

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
488
Starting salary
$68,272
BA, step 1
Median salary
$103,109
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
286th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Alameda Unified 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 Unified's average of $100,649 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Alameda Unified ranks 286th of 828.

Alameda Unified
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 19 reporting districts in Alameda County

Alameda Unified ranks 15th of 19, below the middle district.

Alameda Unified
$80k$100k$120k

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 Unified's BA column pays $71,150. Experienced teachers joining Alameda Unified can be placed as high as step 27.
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. Alameda Unified's columns run from BA to BA+75, 5 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Alameda Unified?

Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.

$100,839

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $124,990 on step 27.

$124,990$68,272
Step 1Step 27
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Alameda Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 45% of Alameda Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 55
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 Unified

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.

Questions about teacher pay at Alameda Unified

How much do Alameda Unified teachers make?

The average salary on Alameda Unified's teacher schedule is $100,649 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $68,272 (BA, step 1) to $124,990 (BA+75, step 27).

What does a new teacher earn at Alameda Unified?

The schedule starts at $68,272 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 27.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Alameda Unified pay scale?

On the BA+75 column, where 61% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 27, where it reaches $124,990. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Alameda Unified?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Alameda Unified reports a master's bonus of $2,253 on top. For a doctorate it reports $2,253.

Is Alameda Unified teacher pay high for California?

Alameda Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 286th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 15th 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

Sources for the Alameda Unified 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.

  1. 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.
  2. Alameda Unified'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.
  3. U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #17D: Exemption for Professional Employees Under the FLSA: teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.

How we read the data