Antioch Unified School District teacher salaries

Antioch Unified School District is a unified school district in Contra Costa County, with its district office in Antioch. Pay starts at $63,441 on the first step. The largest group (47%) is on the BA+90 column, which climbs to $131,859 by step 31.

Lowest

$63,441

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$108,640

  • $8,143 above Contra Costa County average
  • $5,088 above California average

Highest

$131,859

BA+90, step 31

Antioch Unified average

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

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
763
Starting salary
$63,441
BA, step 1
Median salary
$118,290
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
150th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Antioch 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

Antioch Unified's average of $108,640 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Antioch Unified ranks 150th of 828.

Antioch Unified
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 18 reporting districts in Contra Costa County

Antioch Unified ranks 3rd of 18, above the middle district.

Antioch Unified
$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 Antioch Unified's BA column pays $71,200. Experienced teachers joining Antioch Unified can be placed as high as step 31.
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. Antioch Unified's columns run from BA to BA+90, 7 in all.

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

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

$112,385

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $131,859 on step 31.

$131,859$63,441
Step 1Step 31
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Antioch Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 53% of Antioch Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

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Only BA+30, BA+45, BA+60, BA+75, BA+90 continue past step 9.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 49
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 Antioch 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 Antioch Unified

How much do Antioch Unified teachers make?

The average salary on Antioch Unified's teacher schedule is $108,640 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $63,441 (BA, step 1) to $131,859 (BA+90, step 31).

What does a new teacher earn at Antioch Unified?

The schedule starts at $63,441 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 31.

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

On the BA+90 column, where 47% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 31, where it reaches $131,859. Steps go up with years of service.

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

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Antioch Unified reports a master's bonus of $1,721 on top. For a doctorate it reports $2,868.

Is Antioch Unified teacher pay high for California?

Antioch Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 150th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 3rd 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.

Keep exploring teacher pay in Contra Costa County

Sources for the Antioch 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. Antioch 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.

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