Oak Grove Elementary School District teacher salaries

Oak Grove Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Santa Clara County, with its district office in San Jose. Pay starts at $66,630 on the first step. The largest group (82%) is on the BA+60 column, which climbs to $123,563 by step 22.

Lowest

$66,630

BA+30, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$105,624

  • $16,632 below Santa Clara County average
  • $2,072 above California average

Highest

$123,563

BA+60, step 22

Oak Grove Elementary average

California average$103,552

Santa Clara County average$122,256

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
428
Starting salary
$66,630
BA+30, step 1
Median salary
$106,744
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
200th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Oak Grove Elementary 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

Oak Grove Elementary's average of $105,624 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Oak Grove Elementary ranks 200th of 828.

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Middle district: $94,573

The 29 reporting districts in Santa Clara County

Oak Grove Elementary ranks 23rd of 29, below the middle district.

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Middle district: $117,248

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 Oak Grove Elementary's BA+30 column pays $74,015. Experienced teachers joining Oak Grove Elementary can be placed as high as step 18.
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. Oak Grove Elementary's columns run from BA+30 to BA+60, 3 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Oak Grove Elementary?

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

$100,715

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $123,563 on step 22.

$123,563$66,630
Step 1Step 22
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Oak Grove Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 56% of Oak Grove Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 124
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 Oak Grove Elementary

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 Oak Grove Elementary

How much do Oak Grove Elementary teachers make?

The average salary on Oak Grove Elementary's teacher schedule is $105,624 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $66,630 (BA+30, step 1) to $123,563 (BA+60, step 22).

What does a new teacher earn at Oak Grove Elementary?

The schedule starts at $66,630 (BA+30, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 18.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Oak Grove Elementary pay scale?

On the BA+60 column, where 82% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 22, where it reaches $123,563. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Oak Grove Elementary?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Oak Grove Elementary reports a master's bonus of $3,765 on top. For a doctorate it reports $3,765.

Is Oak Grove Elementary teacher pay high for California?

Oak Grove Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 200th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 23rd of 29 in Santa Clara County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $122,256 in Santa Clara County.

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Sources for the Oak Grove Elementary 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. Oak Grove Elementary'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.

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