Pittsburg Unified School District teacher salaries
Pittsburg Unified School District is a unified school district in Contra Costa County, with its district office in Pittsburg. Pay starts at $64,687 on the first step. The largest group (57%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $120,047 by step 25.
Lowest
$64,687
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$99,459
- $1,038 below Contra Costa County average
- $4,093 below California average
Highest
$120,047
BA+75, step 25
Pittsburg Unified average
AveragesContra Costa County $100,497, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 543
- Starting salary
- $64,687
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $101,963
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 307th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Pittsburg 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
Pittsburg Unified's average of $99,459 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Pittsburg Unified ranks 307th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 18 reporting districts in Contra Costa County
Pittsburg Unified ranks 9th of 18, above 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 Pittsburg Unified's BA column pays $65,334. Experienced teachers joining Pittsburg Unified can be placed as high as step 25.
- 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. Pittsburg Unified's columns run from BA to BA+75, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Pittsburg Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$101,963
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $120,047 on step 25.
Pittsburg Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 47% of Pittsburg Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+75 continues past step 18.
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- 5+
- 71
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Pittsburg 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.
- Health insurance, family planUp to $34,722paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,377272 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$2,1429 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonus$5,00046 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$5,0001 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school pay$55 an hour
- Work days a year185 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year1.07%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 25
Questions about teacher pay at Pittsburg Unified
How much do Pittsburg Unified teachers make?
The average salary on Pittsburg Unified's teacher schedule is $99,459 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $64,687 (BA, step 1) to $120,047 (BA+75, step 25).
What does a new teacher earn at Pittsburg Unified?
The schedule starts at $64,687 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 25.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Pittsburg Unified pay scale?
On the BA+75 column, where 57% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $120,047. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Pittsburg Unified?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Pittsburg Unified reports a master's bonus of $1,377 on top. For a doctorate it reports $2,142.
Is Pittsburg Unified teacher pay high for California?
Pittsburg Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 307th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 9th 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 Pittsburg 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.
- 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.
- Pittsburg 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.
- U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #17D: Exemption for Professional Employees Under the FLSA: teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.