Placer County Office of Education teacher salaries
Placer County Office of Education is a county office of education in Placer County, with its district office in Rocklin. A teacher with a full credential starts at $66,943. The largest group (70%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $132,107 by step 25.
Lowest
$56,877
BA before a full credential, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$101,788
- $1,099 below Placer County average
- $1,764 below California average
Highest
$132,107
BA+75 with a credential, step 25
Placer County Office of Education average
AveragesPlacer County $102,887, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 37
- Starting salary
- $66,943
- BA with a credential, step 1
- Median salary
- $112,622
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 267th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Placer 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.
Yes
Placer County Office of Education's average of $101,788 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Placer County Office of Education ranks 267th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 14 reporting districts in Placer County
Placer County Office of Education ranks 6th of 14, above the middle district.
Middle district: $98,499
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 Placer County Office of Education's BA column pays $70,205. Experienced teachers joining Placer 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. Placer County Office of Education's columns run from BA to BA+75, 6 in all.
- Credentialed
- Holds a full California teaching credential, the state license to teach. Placer County Office of Education's credentialed columns start at $66,943.
- Without full credential
- Teachers who don't yet hold a full credential. Placer County Office of Education pays them on separate columns, starting at $56,877.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Placer County Office of Education?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$102,152
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $132,107 on step 25.
Placer County Office of Education's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 51% of Placer County Office of Education's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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- 5+
- 12
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Placer 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 $11,016paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,50020 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonus$5003 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$3,00032 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school payNot reported
- Work days a year186 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year2.65%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 15
Questions about teacher pay at Placer County Office of Education
How much do Placer County Office of Education teachers make?
The average salary on Placer County Office of Education's teacher schedule is $101,788 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $56,877 (BA before a full credential, step 1) to $132,107 (BA+75 with a credential, step 25).
What does a new teacher earn at Placer County Office of Education?
A new teacher with a full credential starts at $66,943 (BA column, step 1). Teachers without a full credential start lower, at $56,877. 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 Placer County Office of Education pay scale?
On the BA+75 column, where 70% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $132,107. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Placer 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 Placer County Office of Education reports a master's bonus of $1,500 on top.
Is Placer County Office of Education teacher pay high for California?
Placer County Office of Education's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 267th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 6th of 14 in Placer County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $102,887 in Placer County.
Keep exploring teacher pay in Placer County
Sources for the Placer 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.
- Placer 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.