Rio Dell Elementary School District teacher salaries
Rio Dell Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Humboldt County, with its district office in Rio Dell. Pay starts at $47,622 on the first step. The largest group (68%) is on the BA+80+MA column, which climbs to $97,014 by step 29.
Lowest
$47,622
BA+30, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$75,607
- $2,552 above Humboldt County average
- $27,945 below California average
Highest
$97,014
BA+80+MA, step 29
Rio Dell Elementary average
Humboldt County average$73,055
California average$103,552above the highest salary here
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 25
- Starting salary
- $47,622
- BA+30, step 1
- Median salary
- $80,494
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 698th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Rio Dell Elementary 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
Rio Dell Elementary's average of $75,607 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Rio Dell Elementary ranks 698th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 22 reporting districts in Humboldt County
Rio Dell Elementary ranks 3rd of 22, above the middle district.
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 Rio Dell Elementary's BA+30 column pays $50,037. Experienced teachers joining Rio Dell Elementary can be placed as high as step 11.
- 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. Rio Dell Elementary's columns run from BA+30 to BA+80+MA, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Rio Dell Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$76,580
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $97,014 on step 29.
Rio Dell Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
No single cell here has 5 or more full-time equivalents, so none is shaded. 32% of Rio Dell Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+80+MA continues past step 23.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Rio Dell Elementary
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 $19,237paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school payNot reported
- Work days a year184 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0%can also mean not reported
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 11
Questions about teacher pay at Rio Dell Elementary
How much do Rio Dell Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Rio Dell Elementary's teacher schedule is $75,607 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $47,622 (BA+30, step 1) to $97,014 (BA+80+MA, step 29).
What does a new teacher earn at Rio Dell Elementary?
The schedule starts at $47,622 (BA+30, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 11.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Rio Dell Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+80+MA column, where 68% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 29, where it reaches $97,014. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Rio Dell Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Rio Dell Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 698th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 3rd 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 Rio Dell Elementary 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.
- Rio Dell Elementary'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.