Oakley Union Elementary School District teacher salaries
Oakley Union Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Contra Costa County, with its district office in Oakley. Pay starts at $58,250 on the first step. The largest group (54%) is on the BA+75 OR MA+45 column, which climbs to $116,958 by step 20.
Lowest
$58,250
BA+29, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$90,052
- $10,445 below Contra Costa County average
- $13,500 below California average
Highest
$116,958
BA+75 OR MA+45, step 20
Oakley Union Elementary average
AveragesContra Costa County $100,497, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 238
- Starting salary
- $58,250
- BA+29, step 1
- Median salary
- $91,986
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 489th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Oakley Union Elementary 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
Oakley Union Elementary's average of $90,052 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Oakley Union Elementary ranks 489th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 18 reporting districts in Contra Costa County
Oakley Union Elementary ranks 16th of 18, below the middle district.
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 Oakley Union Elementary's BA+29 column pays $66,879. Experienced teachers joining Oakley Union Elementary can be placed as high as step 10.
- 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. Oakley Union Elementary's columns run from BA+29 to BA+75 OR MA+45, 5 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Oakley Union Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$94,904
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $116,958 on step 20.
Oakley Union Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 33% of Oakley Union Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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- 5+
- 63
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Oakley Union Elementary
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 $26,940paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$2,00072 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$2,2502 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonus$1,5006 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonus$1,200
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$79 an hour
- Work days a year184 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year1.07%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 10
Questions about teacher pay at Oakley Union Elementary
How much do Oakley Union Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Oakley Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $90,052 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $58,250 (BA+29, step 1) to $116,958 (BA+75 OR MA+45, step 20).
What does a new teacher earn at Oakley Union Elementary?
The schedule starts at $58,250 (BA+29, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 10.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Oakley Union Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+75 OR MA+45 column, where 54% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 20, where it reaches $116,958. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Oakley Union Elementary?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Oakley Union Elementary reports a master's bonus of $2,000 on top. For a doctorate it reports $2,250.
Is Oakley Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Oakley Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 489th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 16th 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 Oakley Union Elementary 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.
- Oakley Union Elementary'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.