Del Norte County Office of Education teacher salaries

Del Norte County Office of Education is a county office of education in Del Norte County, with its district office in Crescent City. Pay starts at $54,453 on the first step. The largest group (52%) is on the BA+75 OR MA+30 column, which climbs to $101,288 by step 30.

Lowest

$54,453

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$76,339

  • about the same as the Del Norte County average
  • $27,213 below California average

Highest

$101,288

BA+75 OR MA+30, step 30

Del Norte County Office of Education average

Del Norte County average$76,339

California average$103,552above the highest salary here

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
237
Starting salary
$54,453
BA, step 1
Median salary
$75,436
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
688th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Del Norte County Office of Education 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

Del Norte County Office of Education's average of $76,339 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Del Norte County Office of Education ranks 688th of 828.

Del Norte County Office of Education
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 1 reporting districts in Del Norte County

Del Norte County Office of Education ranks 1st of 1, above the middle district.

Del Norte County Office of Education
$80k

Middle district: $76,339

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 Del Norte County Office of Education's BA column pays $63,070. Experienced teachers joining Del Norte County Office of Education 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. Del Norte County Office of Education's columns run from BA to BA+75 OR MA+30, 4 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Del Norte County Office of Education?

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

$84,052

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $101,288 on step 30.

$101,288$54,453
Step 1Step 30
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Del Norte County Office of Education's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 27% of Del Norte County Office of Education's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

StepBABA+45 OR MABA+60 OR MA+15BA+75 OR MA+30
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5
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7
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9
10
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12 to 13
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18 to 19
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21 to 23
24 to 26
27 to 29
30

Only BA+75 OR MA+30 continues past step 15.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 30
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 Del Norte County Office of Education

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 Del Norte County Office of Education

How much do Del Norte County Office of Education teachers make?

The average salary on Del Norte County Office of Education's teacher schedule is $76,339 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $54,453 (BA, step 1) to $101,288 (BA+75 OR MA+30, step 30).

What does a new teacher earn at Del Norte County Office of Education?

The schedule starts at $54,453 (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 Del Norte County Office of Education pay scale?

On the BA+75 OR MA+30 column, where 52% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 30, where it reaches $101,288. Steps go up with years of service.

Is Del Norte County Office of Education teacher pay high for California?

Del Norte County Office of Education's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 688th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 1st of 1 in Del Norte County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $76,339 in Del Norte County.

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Sources for the Del Norte County Office of Education 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. Del Norte County Office of Education'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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