Eureka City Schools School District teacher salaries

Eureka City Schools School District is a unified school district in Humboldt County, with its district office in Eureka. Pay starts at $50,021 on the first step. The largest group (56%) is on the BA+75 OR BA+60+MA column, which climbs to $97,561 by step 27.

Lowest

$50,021

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$73,496

  • about the same as the Humboldt County average
  • $30,056 below California average

Highest

$97,561

BA+75 OR BA+60+MA, step 27

Eureka City Schools average

Humboldt County average$73,055

California average$103,552above the highest salary here

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
203
Starting salary
$50,021
BA, step 1
Median salary
$71,879
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
729th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Eureka City Schools 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

Eureka City Schools's average of $73,496 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Eureka City Schools ranks 729th of 828.

Eureka City Schools
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 22 reporting districts in Humboldt County

Eureka City Schools ranks 9th of 22, above the middle district.

Eureka City Schools
$40k$60k$80k

Middle district: $71,450

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 Eureka City Schools's BA column pays $55,510. Experienced teachers joining Eureka City Schools can be placed as high as step 27.
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. Eureka City Schools's columns run from BA to BA+75 OR BA+60+MA, 3 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Eureka City Schools?

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$77,267

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $97,561 on step 27.

$97,561$50,021
Step 1Step 27
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Eureka City Schools's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 36% of Eureka City Schools's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

StepBABA+60 OR BA+45+MABA+75 OR BA+60+MA
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12 to 13
14
15 to 17
18 to 20
21 to 23
24
25 to 26
27

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 26
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 Eureka City Schools

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 Eureka City Schools

How much do Eureka City Schools teachers make?

The average salary on Eureka City Schools's teacher schedule is $73,496 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $50,021 (BA, step 1) to $97,561 (BA+75 OR BA+60+MA, step 27).

What does a new teacher earn at Eureka City Schools?

The schedule starts at $50,021 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 27.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Eureka City Schools pay scale?

On the BA+75 OR BA+60+MA column, where 56% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 27, where it reaches $97,561. Steps go up with years of service.

Is Eureka City Schools teacher pay high for California?

Eureka City Schools's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 729th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 9th of 22 in Humboldt County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $73,055 in Humboldt County.

Keep exploring teacher pay in Humboldt County

Sources for the Eureka City Schools 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. Eureka City Schools'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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