Ontario-Montclair School District teacher salaries
Ontario-Montclair School District is an elementary school district in San Bernardino County, with its district office in Ontario. Pay starts at $69,782 on the first step. The largest group (65%) is on the BA+75 OR BA+60+MA column, which climbs to $129,830 by step 27.
Lowest
$69,782
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$111,149
- $4,320 above San Bernardino County average
- $7,597 above California average
Highest
$129,830
BA+75 OR BA+60+MA, step 27
Ontario-Montclair average
AveragesCalifornia $103,552, San Bernardino County $106,829
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 1,180
- Starting salary
- $69,782
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $120,830
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 119th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Ontario-Montclair 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
Ontario-Montclair's average of $111,149 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Ontario-Montclair ranks 119th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 33 reporting districts in San Bernardino County
Ontario-Montclair ranks 4th of 33, above the middle district.
Middle district: $103,690
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 Ontario-Montclair's BA column pays $69,782. Experienced teachers joining Ontario-Montclair 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. Ontario-Montclair's columns run from BA to BA+75 OR BA+60+MA, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Ontario-Montclair?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$111,496
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $129,830 on step 27.
Ontario-Montclair's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 54% of Ontario-Montclair's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+45 OR MA, BA+60 OR BA+45+MA, BA+75 OR BA+60+MA continue past step 18.
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Tap any salary to see how many full-time equivalents are paid it and follow it on the chart above.
- 5+
- 168
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Ontario-Montclair
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 $26,576paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$79 an hour
- Work days a year184 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0%can also mean not reported
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 12
Questions about teacher pay at Ontario-Montclair
How much do Ontario-Montclair teachers make?
The average salary on Ontario-Montclair's teacher schedule is $111,149 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $69,782 (BA, step 1) to $129,830 (BA+75 OR BA+60+MA, step 27).
What does a new teacher earn at Ontario-Montclair?
The schedule starts at $69,782 (BA, step 1). 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 Ontario-Montclair pay scale?
On the BA+75 OR BA+60+MA column, where 65% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 27, where it reaches $129,830. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Ontario-Montclair teacher pay high for California?
Ontario-Montclair's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 119th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 4th of 33 in San Bernardino County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $106,829 in San Bernardino County.
Keep exploring teacher pay in San Bernardino County
Sources for the Ontario-Montclair 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.
- Ontario-Montclair'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.