Nevada County Office of Education teacher salaries
Nevada County Office of Education is a county office of education in Nevada County, with its district office in Grass Valley. Pay starts at $62,223 on the first step. The largest group (101%) is on the STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE column, which climbs to $111,385 by step 25.
Lowest
$62,223
STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$87,996
- about the same as the Nevada County average
- $15,556 below California average
Highest
$111,385
STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE, step 25
Nevada County Office of Education average
Nevada County average$88,370
California average$103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 22
- Starting salary
- $62,223
- STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE, step 1
- Median salary
- $92,450
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 518th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Nevada 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
Nevada County Office of Education's average of $87,996 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Nevada County Office of Education ranks 518th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 6 reporting districts in Nevada County
Nevada County Office of Education ranks 2nd of 6, above the middle district.
Middle district: $85,668
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 Nevada County Office of Education's STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE column pays $68,865. Experienced teachers joining Nevada County Office of Education can be placed as high as step 9.
- 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. More units, higher column.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Nevada County Office of Education?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$84,529
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $111,385 on step 25.
Nevada County Office of Education's full salary schedule, 2024-252
No single cell here has 5 or more full-time equivalents, so none is shaded. 26% of Nevada 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 Nevada 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 $27,108paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,56613 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$55 an hour
- Work days a year185 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year1.5%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 9
Questions about teacher pay at Nevada County Office of Education
How much do Nevada County Office of Education teachers make?
The average salary on Nevada County Office of Education's teacher schedule is $87,996 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $62,223 (STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE, step 1) to $111,385 (STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE, step 25).
What does a new teacher earn at Nevada County Office of Education?
The schedule starts at $62,223 (STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 9.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Nevada County Office of Education pay scale?
On the STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE column, where 101% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $111,385. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Nevada 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 Nevada County Office of Education reports a master's bonus of $1,566 on top.
Is Nevada County Office of Education teacher pay high for California?
Nevada County Office of Education's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 518th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 2nd of 6 in Nevada County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $88,370 in Nevada County.
Keep exploring teacher pay in Nevada County
Sources for the Nevada 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.
- Nevada 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.