River Delta Joint Unified School District teacher salaries
River Delta Joint Unified School District is a unified school district in Sacramento County, with its district office in Rio Vista. Pay starts at $62,399 on the first step. The largest group (49%) is on the BA+75 OR BA+60+MA column, which climbs to $111,138 by step 25.
Lowest
$62,399
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$81,382
- $15,967 below Sacramento County average
- $22,170 below California average
Highest
$111,138
BA+75 OR BA+60+MA, step 25
River Delta Joint Unified average
AveragesSacramento County $97,349, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 101
- Starting salary
- $62,399
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $77,749
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 621st of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does River Delta Joint 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.
No
River Delta Joint Unified's average of $81,382 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
River Delta Joint Unified ranks 621st of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 14 reporting districts in Sacramento County
River Delta Joint Unified ranks 12th of 14, below the middle district.
Middle district: $92,602
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 River Delta Joint Unified's BA column pays $63,122. Experienced teachers joining River Delta Joint Unified can be placed as high as step 25.
- 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. River Delta Joint Unified's columns run from BA to BA+75 OR BA+60+MA, 5 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at River Delta Joint Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$87,671
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $111,138 on step 25.
River Delta Joint Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 36% of River Delta Joint Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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- 12
Bonuses, health cover and work days at River Delta Joint 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 $18,000paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,00038 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$1,0001 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonus$1,0005 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$2,5002 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school pay$48 an hour
- Work days a year183 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year1.25%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 25
Questions about teacher pay at River Delta Joint Unified
How much do River Delta Joint Unified teachers make?
The average salary on River Delta Joint Unified's teacher schedule is $81,382 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $62,399 (BA, step 1) to $111,138 (BA+75 OR BA+60+MA, step 25).
What does a new teacher earn at River Delta Joint Unified?
The schedule starts at $62,399 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 25.
How long does it take to reach the top of the River Delta Joint Unified pay scale?
On the BA+75 OR BA+60+MA column, where 49% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $111,138. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at River Delta Joint Unified?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and River Delta Joint Unified reports a master's bonus of $1,000 on top. For a doctorate it reports $1,000.
Is River Delta Joint Unified teacher pay high for California?
River Delta Joint Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 621st of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 12th of 14 in Sacramento County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $97,349 in Sacramento County.
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Sources for the River Delta Joint 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.
- River Delta Joint 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.