Oroville Union High School District teacher salaries

Oroville Union High School District is a high school district in Butte County, with its district office in Oroville. Pay starts at $59,973 on the first step. The largest group (73%) is on the BA+60 OR MA+30 column, which climbs to $118,074 by step 25.

Lowest

$59,973

BA OR BA+15, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$90,773

  • $2,544 above Butte County average
  • $12,779 below California average

Highest

$118,074

BA+60 OR MA+30, step 25

Oroville Union High average

Butte County average$88,229

California average$103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
133
Starting salary
$59,973
BA OR BA+15, step 1
Median salary
$86,624
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
477th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Oroville Union High 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

Oroville Union High's average of $90,773 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Oroville Union High ranks 477th of 828.

Oroville Union High
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 13 reporting districts in Butte County

Oroville Union High ranks 6th of 13, above the middle district.

Oroville Union High
$80k$100k

Middle district: $90,738

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 Oroville Union High's BA OR BA+15 column pays $68,860. Experienced teachers joining Oroville Union High can be placed as high as step 25.
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. Oroville Union High's columns run from BA OR BA+15 to BA+60 OR MA+30, 4 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Oroville Union High?

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

$86,624

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $118,074 on step 25.

$118,074$59,973
Step 1Step 25
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Oroville Union High's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 38% of Oroville Union High's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

StepBA OR BA+15BA+30 OR MABA+45 OR MA+15BA+60 OR MA+30
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20 to 21
22 to 24
25

Only BA+45 OR MA+15, BA+60 OR MA+30 continue past step 13.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 26
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 Oroville Union High

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 Oroville Union High

How much do Oroville Union High teachers make?

The average salary on Oroville Union High's teacher schedule is $90,773 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $59,973 (BA OR BA+15, step 1) to $118,074 (BA+60 OR MA+30, step 25).

What does a new teacher earn at Oroville Union High?

The schedule starts at $59,973 (BA OR BA+15, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 25.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Oroville Union High pay scale?

On the BA+60 OR MA+30 column, where 73% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $118,074. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Oroville Union High?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Oroville Union High reports a master's bonus of $600 on top.

Is Oroville Union High teacher pay high for California?

Oroville Union High's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 477th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 6th of 13 in Butte County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $88,229 in Butte County.

Keep exploring teacher pay in Butte County

Sources for the Oroville Union High 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. Oroville Union High'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.

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