Kern County Office of Education teacher salaries
Kern County Office of Education is a county office of education in Kern County, with its district office in Bakersfield. Pay starts at $58,281 on the first step. The largest group (41%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $108,577 by step 25.
Lowest
$58,281
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$84,315
- $6,221 below Kern County average
- $19,237 below California average
Highest
$108,577
BA+75, step 25
Kern County Office of Education average
Kern County average$90,536
California average$103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 167
- Starting salary
- $58,281
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $84,613
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 570th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Kern 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
Kern County Office of Education's average of $84,315 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Kern County Office of Education ranks 570th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 37 reporting districts in Kern County
Kern County Office of Education ranks 18th of 37, above the middle district.
Middle district: $83,787
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 Kern County Office of Education's BA column pays $64,330. Experienced teachers joining Kern County Office of Education can be placed as high as step 15.
- 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. Kern County Office of Education's columns run from BA to BA+75, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Kern County Office of Education?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$82,752
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $108,577 on step 25.
Kern County Office of Education's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 45% of Kern County Office of Education's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Kern 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.
- Health insurance, family planUp to $19,630paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,300
- Doctorate bonus$1,600
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$21 an hour
- Work days a year185 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0%can also mean not reported
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 15
Questions about teacher pay at Kern County Office of Education
How much do Kern County Office of Education teachers make?
The average salary on Kern County Office of Education's teacher schedule is $84,315 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $58,281 (BA, step 1) to $108,577 (BA+75, step 25).
What does a new teacher earn at Kern County Office of Education?
The schedule starts at $58,281 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 15.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Kern County Office of Education pay scale?
On the BA+75 column, where 41% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $108,577. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Kern County Office of Education?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Kern County Office of Education reports a master's bonus of $1,300 on top. For a doctorate it reports $1,600.
Is Kern County Office of Education teacher pay high for California?
Kern County Office of Education's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 570th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 18th of 37 in Kern County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $90,536 in Kern County.
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Sources for the Kern 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.
- 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.
- Kern 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.
- U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #17D: Exemption for Professional Employees Under the FLSA: teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.