Rocklin Unified School District teacher salaries
Rocklin Unified School District is a unified school district in Placer County, with its district office in Rocklin. A teacher with a full credential starts at $58,182. The largest group (66%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $123,234 by step 30.
Lowest
$49,628
EMERG/ INTERN before a full credential, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$100,465
- $2,422 below Placer County average
- $3,087 below California average
Highest
$123,234
BA+75 with a credential, step 30
Rocklin Unified average
AveragesPlacer County $102,887, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 590
- Starting salary
- $58,182
- BA with a credential, step 1
- Median salary
- $104,500
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 289th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Rocklin Unified 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
Rocklin Unified's average of $100,465 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Rocklin Unified ranks 289th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 14 reporting districts in Placer County
Rocklin Unified ranks 7th 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 Rocklin Unified's BA column pays $62,250. Experienced teachers joining Rocklin Unified can be placed as high as step 13.
- 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. Rocklin Unified's columns run from BA to BA+75, 6 in all.
- Credentialed
- Holds a full California teaching credential, the state license to teach. Rocklin Unified's credentialed columns start at $58,182.
- Without full credential
- Teachers who don't yet hold a full credential. Rocklin Unified pays them on separate columns, starting at $49,628.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Rocklin Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$90,744
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $123,234 on step 30.
Rocklin Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 52% of Rocklin Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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- 5+
- 164
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Rocklin Unified
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 $11,028paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,224274 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$1,7883 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$45 an hour
- Work days a year186 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0%can also mean not reported
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 13
Questions about teacher pay at Rocklin Unified
How much do Rocklin Unified teachers make?
The average salary on Rocklin Unified's teacher schedule is $100,465 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $49,628 (EMERG/ INTERN before a full credential, step 1) to $123,234 (BA+75 with a credential, step 30).
What does a new teacher earn at Rocklin Unified?
A new teacher with a full credential starts at $58,182 (BA column, step 1). Teachers without a full credential start lower, at $49,628. Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 13.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Rocklin Unified pay scale?
On the BA+75 column, where 66% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 30, where it reaches $123,234. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Rocklin Unified?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Rocklin Unified reports a master's bonus of $1,224 on top. For a doctorate it reports $1,788.
Is Rocklin Unified teacher pay high for California?
Rocklin Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 289th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 7th 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.
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Sources for the Rocklin Unified 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.
- Rocklin Unified'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.