Colusa County Office of Education teacher salaries

Colusa County Office of Education is a county office of education in Colusa County, with its district office in Colusa. A teacher with a full credential starts at $58,564. The largest group (45%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $114,635 by step 24.

Lowest

$52,600

INTERN before a full credential, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule¹

$82,824

$2,786 below Colusa County average
$20,728 below California average

Highest

$114,635

BA+75 with a credential, step 24

Colusa County Office of Education average

Colusa County average$85,610

California average$103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule: 29
Starting salary: $58,564; BA+30 with a credential, step 1
Median salary: $73,259; Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California: 596th of 828 reporting; of 828 reporting

Does Colusa 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.

Colusa County Office of Education's average of $82,824 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Colusa County Office of Education ranks 596th of 828.

Colusa County Office of Education

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Middle district: $94,573

The 5 reporting districts in Colusa County

Colusa County Office of Education ranks 4th of 5, below the middle district.

Colusa County Office of Education

$80k

Middle district: $84,222

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 Colusa County Office of Education's BA+30 column pays $66,556. Experienced teachers joining Colusa County Office of Education 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. Colusa County Office of Education's columns run from BA+30 to BA+75, 4 in all.
Credentialed: Holds a full California teaching credential, the state license to teach. Colusa County Office of Education's credentialed columns start at $58,564.
Without full credential: Teachers who don't yet hold a full credential. Colusa County Office of Education pays them on separate columns, starting at $52,600.

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

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

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

$85,962

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $114,635 on step 24.

$114,635$52,600

Step 1Step 24

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

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 41% of Colusa County Office of Education's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

Colusa 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	BA+30	BA+45	BA+60	BA+75
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14 to 15
16 to 17
18 to 19
20 to 21
22 to 23
24

Only BA+75 continues past step 23.

Colusa 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	INTERN
1
2
3
4

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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 Colusa 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 $11,750paid by the district each year
Master's degree bonus$1,2006 full-time equivalents eligible
Doctorate bonus$1,600
Bilingual teaching bonus$2,000
National Board Certification bonusNot reported
Special education bonusNot reported
Summer school pay$55 an hour
Work days a year185 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 Colusa County Office of Education

How much do Colusa County Office of Education teachers make?

The average salary on Colusa County Office of Education's teacher schedule is $82,824 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $52,600 (INTERN before a full credential, step 1) to $114,635 (BA+75 with a credential, step 24).

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

A new teacher with a full credential starts at $58,564 (BA+30 column, step 1). Teachers without a full credential start lower, at $52,600. 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 Colusa County Office of Education pay scale?

On the BA+75 column, where 45% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 24, where it reaches $114,635. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Colusa 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 Colusa County Office of Education reports a master's bonus of $1,200 on top. For a doctorate it reports $1,600.

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

Colusa County Office of Education's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 596th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 4th of 5 in Colusa County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $85,610 in Colusa County.

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Sources for the Colusa 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.
Colusa 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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