San Ramon Valley Unified School District teacher salaries
San Ramon Valley Unified School District is a unified school district in Contra Costa County, with its district office in Danville. A teacher with a full credential starts at $64,932. The largest group (60%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $123,450 by step 25.
Lowest
$62,631
BA before a full credential, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$104,313
- $3,816 above Contra Costa County average
- $761 above California average
Highest
$126,769
BA+75 special education, step 25
San Ramon Valley Unified average
AveragesContra Costa County $100,497, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 1,399
- Starting salary
- $64,932
- BA with a credential, step 1
- Median salary
- $107,706
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 229th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does San Ramon Valley 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
San Ramon Valley Unified's average of $104,313 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
San Ramon Valley Unified ranks 229th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 18 reporting districts in Contra Costa County
San Ramon Valley Unified ranks 5th 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 San Ramon Valley Unified's BA column pays $64,943. Experienced teachers joining San Ramon Valley Unified can be placed as high as step 30.
- 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. San Ramon Valley Unified's columns run from BA to BA+75, 6 in all.
- Credentialed
- Holds a full California teaching credential, the state license to teach. San Ramon Valley Unified's credentialed columns start at $64,932.
- Without full credential
- Teachers who don't yet hold a full credential. San Ramon Valley Unified pays them on separate columns, starting at $62,631.
- Special education
- Teachers of students with disabilities. San Ramon Valley Unified pays them on a separate schedule that starts at $66,678, above the regular $64,932.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at San Ramon Valley Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$103,157
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $123,450 on step 25.
San Ramon Valley Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 48% of San Ramon Valley Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at San Ramon Valley 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 $33,579paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$3,331720 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$3,33117 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$62 an hour
- Work days a year186 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0%can also mean not reported
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 30
Questions about teacher pay at San Ramon Valley Unified
How much do San Ramon Valley Unified teachers make?
The average salary on San Ramon Valley Unified's teacher schedule is $104,313 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $62,631 (BA before a full credential, step 1) to $126,769 (BA+75 special education, step 25).
What does a new teacher earn at San Ramon Valley Unified?
A new teacher with a full credential starts at $64,932 (BA column, step 1). Teachers without a full credential start lower, at $62,631. Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 30.
How long does it take to reach the top of the San Ramon Valley Unified pay scale?
On the BA+75 column, where 60% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $123,450. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at San Ramon Valley Unified?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and San Ramon Valley Unified reports a master's bonus of $3,331 on top. For a doctorate it reports $3,331.
Is San Ramon Valley Unified teacher pay high for California?
San Ramon Valley Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 229th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 5th 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 San Ramon Valley 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.
- San Ramon Valley 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.