Oakland Unified School District teacher salaries
Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) is a unified school district in Alameda County, with its district office in Oakland. Pay starts at $62,696 on the first step. The largest group (38%) is on the BA+90 column, which climbs to $109,878 by step 24.
Lowest
$62,696
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$84,127
- $23,842 below Alameda County average
- $19,425 below California average
Highest
$109,878
BA+90, step 24
Oakland Unified average
AveragesCalifornia $103,552, Alameda County $107,969
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 2,010
- Starting salary
- $62,696
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $82,716
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 576th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Oakland 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.
No
Oakland Unified's average of $84,127 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Oakland Unified ranks 576th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 19 reporting districts in Alameda County
Oakland Unified ranks 19th of 19, below the middle district.
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 Oakland Unified's BA column pays $67,430. Experienced teachers joining Oakland Unified can be placed as high as step 24.
- 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. Oakland Unified's columns run from BA to BA+90, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Oakland Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$91,444
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $109,878 on step 24.
Oakland Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 30% of Oakland Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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- 5+
- 183
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Oakland 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.
- Health insurance, family planUp to $32,181paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,200
- Doctorate bonus$3,000
- Bilingual teaching bonus$1,500162 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonus$1,00011 full-time equivalents eligible
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$48 an hour
- Work days a year186 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0%can also mean not reported
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 24
Questions about teacher pay at Oakland Unified
How much do Oakland Unified teachers make?
The average salary on Oakland Unified's teacher schedule is $84,127 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $62,696 (BA, step 1) to $109,878 (BA+90, step 24).
What does a new teacher earn at Oakland Unified?
The schedule starts at $62,696 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 24.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Oakland Unified pay scale?
On the BA+90 column, where 38% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 24, where it reaches $109,878. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Oakland Unified?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Oakland Unified reports a master's bonus of $1,200 on top. For a doctorate it reports $3,000.
Is Oakland Unified teacher pay high for California?
Oakland Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 576th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 19th 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.
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Sources for the Oakland 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.
- 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.
- Oakland 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.
- U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #17D: Exemption for Professional Employees Under the FLSA: teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.