Mt. Diablo Unified School District teacher salaries

Mt. Diablo Unified School District is a unified school district in Contra Costa County, with its district office in Concord. Pay starts at $65,422 on the first step. The largest group (64%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $120,624 by step 25.

Lowest

$65,422

BA TO 44, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$98,848

  • $1,649 below Contra Costa County average
  • $4,704 below California average

Highest

$120,624

BA+75, step 25

Mt. Diablo Unified average

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

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
1,431
Starting salary
$65,422
BA TO 44, step 1
Median salary
$104,817
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
320th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Mt. Diablo 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

Mt. Diablo Unified's average of $98,848 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Mt. Diablo Unified ranks 320th of 828.

Mt. Diablo Unified
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 18 reporting districts in Contra Costa County

Mt. Diablo Unified ranks 11th of 18, below the middle district.

Mt. Diablo 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 Mt. Diablo Unified's BA TO 44 column pays $71,985. Experienced teachers joining Mt. Diablo Unified can be placed as high as step 15.
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. Mt. Diablo Unified's columns run from BA TO 44 to BA+75, 4 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Mt. Diablo Unified?

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

$94,879

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $120,624 on step 25.

$120,624$65,422
Step 1Step 25
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Mt. Diablo Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 47% of Mt. Diablo Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

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Only BA+75 continues past step 13.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 247
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 Mt. Diablo 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 Mt. Diablo Unified

How much do Mt. Diablo Unified teachers make?

The average salary on Mt. Diablo Unified's teacher schedule is $98,848 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $65,422 (BA TO 44, step 1) to $120,624 (BA+75, step 25).

What does a new teacher earn at Mt. Diablo Unified?

The schedule starts at $65,422 (BA TO 44, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 15.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Mt. Diablo Unified pay scale?

On the BA+75 column, where 64% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $120,624. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Mt. Diablo Unified?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Mt. Diablo Unified reports a master's bonus of $1,734 on top. For a doctorate it reports $1,734.

Is Mt. Diablo Unified teacher pay high for California?

Mt. Diablo Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 320th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 11th 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 Mt. Diablo 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. Mt. Diablo 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.

How we read the data