Riverside County Office of Education teacher salaries

Riverside County Office of Education is a county office of education in Riverside County, with its district office in Riverside. A teacher with a full credential starts at $59,322. The largest group (24%) is on the BA+75+MA OR MA+30 -185 DAYS column, which climbs to $137,196 by step 29.

Lowest

$47,764

BA PERMIT 185 DAYS before a full credential, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$91,918

  • $21,045 below Riverside County average
  • $11,634 below California average

Highest

$163,148

BA+75+MA OR MA+30 -220 DAYS special education, step 29

Riverside County Office of Education average

AveragesCalifornia $103,552, Riverside County $112,963

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
353
Starting salary
$59,322
VOC ED 185 DAYS with a credential, step 1
Median salary
$90,247
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
461st of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Riverside 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

Riverside County Office of Education's average of $91,918 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Riverside County Office of Education ranks 461st of 828.

Riverside County Office of Education
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 23 reporting districts in Riverside County

Riverside County Office of Education ranks 22nd of 23, below the middle district.

Riverside County Office of Education
$80k$100k$120k

Middle district: $112,200

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 Riverside County Office of Education's VOC ED 185 DAYS column pays $69,398. Experienced teachers joining Riverside County Office of Education can be placed as high as step 12.
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. Riverside County Office of Education's columns run from VOC ED 185 DAYS to BA+75+MA OR MA+30 185 DAYS, 6 in all.
Credentialed
Holds a full California teaching credential, the state license to teach. Riverside County Office of Education's credentialed columns start at $59,322.
Without full credential
Teachers who don't yet hold a full credential. Riverside County Office of Education pays them on separate columns, starting at $47,764.
Special education
Teachers of students with disabilities. Riverside County Office of Education pays them on a separate schedule that starts at $62,277, above the regular $59,322.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Riverside County Office of Education?

Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.

$109,145

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $137,196 on step 29.

$163,148$47,764
Step 1Step 29
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Riverside County Office of Education's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 48% of Riverside County Office of Education's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

Riverside County Office of Education credentialed salary schedule, 2024-25. Annual salary in dollars by step (rows) and column (units past a bachelor's degree).
StepVOC ED 185 DAYS+15 VOC ED 185 DAYS+30 VOC ED 185 DAYSBA 185 DAYSBA+45 185 DAYSBA+75+MA OR MA+30 185 DAYS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14 to 18
19 to 23
24 to 28
29

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  2. 10
Cells with fewer than 5 stay unshaded. Bold figures sit in the three darkest shades.Striped cells: this column has no salary at that step.

Bonuses, health cover and work days at Riverside 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.

Questions about teacher pay at Riverside County Office of Education

How much do Riverside County Office of Education teachers make?

The average salary on Riverside County Office of Education's teacher schedule is $91,918 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $47,764 (BA PERMIT 185 DAYS before a full credential, step 1) to $163,148 (BA+75+MA OR MA+30 -220 DAYS special education, step 29).

What does a new teacher earn at Riverside County Office of Education?

A new teacher with a full credential starts at $59,322 (VOC ED 185 DAYS column, step 1). Teachers without a full credential start lower, at $47,764. Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 12.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Riverside County Office of Education pay scale?

On the BA+75+MA OR MA+30 -185 DAYS column, where 24% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 29, where it reaches $137,196. Steps go up with years of service.

Is Riverside County Office of Education teacher pay high for California?

Riverside County Office of Education's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 461st of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 22nd of 23 in Riverside County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $112,963 in Riverside County.

Keep exploring teacher pay in Riverside County

Sources for the Riverside 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.

  1. 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.
  2. Riverside 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.
  3. U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #17D: Exemption for Professional Employees Under the FLSA: teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.

How we read the data