Acalanes Union High School District teacher salaries

Acalanes Union High School District is a high school district in Contra Costa County, with its district office in Lafayette. A teacher with a full credential starts at $67,379. The largest group (75%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $131,169 by step 18.

Lowest

$64,303

BA PERMIT before a full credential, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule¹

$114,940

$14,443 above Contra Costa County average
$11,388 above California average

Highest

$131,169

BA+75 with a credential, step 18

Acalanes Union High average

AveragesContra Costa County $100,497, California $103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule: 292
Starting salary: $67,379; BA with a credential, step 1
Median salary: $121,599; Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California: 90th of 828 reporting; of 828 reporting

Does Acalanes 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.

Yes

Acalanes Union High's average of $114,940 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Acalanes Union High ranks 90th of 828.

Acalanes Union High

$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 18 reporting districts in Contra Costa County

Acalanes Union High ranks 1st of 18, above the middle district.

Acalanes Union High

$80k$100k

Middle district: $99,272

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 Acalanes Union High's BA column pays $80,136. Experienced teachers joining Acalanes Union High 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. Acalanes Union High's columns run from BA to BA+75, 4 in all.
Credentialed: Holds a full California teaching credential, the state license to teach. Acalanes Union High's credentialed columns start at $67,379.
Without full credential: Teachers who don't yet hold a full credential. Acalanes Union High pays them on separate columns, starting at $64,303.

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

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

$105,653

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $131,169 on step 18.

$131,169$64,303

Step 1Step 18

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Acalanes Union High's full salary schedule, 2024-25²

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 55% of Acalanes Union High's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

Acalanes Union High credentialed salary schedule, 2024-25. Annual salary in dollars by step (rows) and column (units past a bachelor's degree).
Step	BA	BA+45	BA+60	BA+75
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18

Acalanes Union High without full credential salary schedule, 2024-25. Annual salary in dollars by step (rows) and column (units past a bachelor's degree).
Step	BA PERMIT
1 to 18

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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 Acalanes 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.

Health insurance, family planUp to $31,404paid by the district each year
Master's degree bonus$1,772141 full-time equivalents eligible
Doctorate bonus$2,48112 full-time equivalents eligible
Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
National Board Certification bonusNot reported
Special education bonusNot reported
Summer school payNot reported
Work days a year186 days180 of them with students
Schedule raise on last year2%
Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 18

Questions about teacher pay at Acalanes Union High

How much do Acalanes Union High teachers make?

The average salary on Acalanes Union High's teacher schedule is $114,940 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $64,303 (BA PERMIT before a full credential, step 1) to $131,169 (BA+75 with a credential, step 18).

What does a new teacher earn at Acalanes Union High?

A new teacher with a full credential starts at $67,379 (BA column, step 1). Teachers without a full credential start lower, at $64,303. 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 Acalanes Union High pay scale?

On the BA+75 column, where 75% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 18, where it reaches $131,169. Steps go up with years of service.

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

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Acalanes Union High reports a master's bonus of $1,772 on top. For a doctorate it reports $2,481.

Is Acalanes Union High teacher pay high for California?

Acalanes Union High's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 90th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 1st of 18 in Contra Costa County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $100,497 in Contra Costa County.

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Sources for the Acalanes 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.

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.
Acalanes 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.
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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