Riverdale Joint Unified School District teacher salaries

Riverdale Joint Unified School District is a unified school district in Fresno County, with its district office in Riverdale. Pay starts at $62,295 on the first step. The largest group (61%) is on the BA+90 column, which climbs to $121,053 by step 35.

Lowest

$62,295

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$93,085

  • $4,570 below Fresno County average
  • $10,467 below California average

Highest

$121,053

BA+90, step 35

Riverdale Joint Unified average

AveragesFresno County $97,655, California $103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
89
Starting salary
$62,295
BA, step 1
Median salary
$91,482
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
439th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Riverdale Joint 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.

No

Riverdale Joint Unified's average of $93,085 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Riverdale Joint Unified ranks 439th of 828.

Riverdale Joint Unified
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 21 reporting districts in Fresno County

Riverdale Joint Unified ranks 9th of 21, above the middle district.

Riverdale Joint Unified
$80k$100k

Middle district: $92,536

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 Riverdale Joint Unified's BA column pays $62,295. Experienced teachers joining Riverdale Joint Unified can be placed as high as step 35.
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. Riverdale Joint Unified's columns run from BA to BA+90, 7 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Riverdale Joint Unified?

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

$94,227

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $121,053 on step 35.

$121,053$62,295
Step 1Step 35
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Riverdale Joint Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 45% of Riverdale Joint Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

StepBABA+15BA+30BA+45BA+60BA+75BA+90
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25 to 29
30 to 34
35

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 5
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 Riverdale Joint 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 Riverdale Joint Unified

How much do Riverdale Joint Unified teachers make?

The average salary on Riverdale Joint Unified's teacher schedule is $93,085 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $62,295 (BA, step 1) to $121,053 (BA+90, step 35).

What does a new teacher earn at Riverdale Joint Unified?

The schedule starts at $62,295 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 35.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Riverdale Joint Unified pay scale?

On the BA+90 column, where 61% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 35, where it reaches $121,053. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Riverdale Joint Unified?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Riverdale Joint Unified reports a master's bonus of $1,716 on top.

Is Riverdale Joint Unified teacher pay high for California?

Riverdale Joint Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 439th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 9th of 21 in Fresno County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $97,655 in Fresno County.

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Sources for the Riverdale Joint 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. Riverdale Joint 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.

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