Cloverdale Unified School District teacher salaries
Cloverdale Unified School District is a unified school district in Sonoma County, with its district office in Cloverdale. Pay starts at $61,117 on the first step. The largest group (54%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $110,246 by step 26.
Lowest
$61,117
BA+30, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$87,372
- $9,384 below Sonoma County average
- $16,180 below California average
Highest
$110,246
BA+75, step 26
Cloverdale Unified average
AveragesSonoma County $96,756, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 70
- Starting salary
- $61,117
- BA+30, step 1
- Median salary
- $88,518
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 528th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Cloverdale 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
Cloverdale Unified's average of $87,372 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Cloverdale Unified ranks 528th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 28 reporting districts in Sonoma County
Cloverdale Unified ranks 23rd of 28, below the middle district.
Middle district: $96,755
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 Cloverdale Unified's BA+30 column pays $64,163. Experienced teachers joining Cloverdale Unified can be placed as high as step 26.
- 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. Cloverdale Unified's columns run from BA+30 to BA+75, 4 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Cloverdale Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$91,996
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $110,246 on step 26.
Cloverdale Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 39% of Cloverdale Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Cloverdale 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 $17,000paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,00021 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$2,0008 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school pay$50 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 26
Questions about teacher pay at Cloverdale Unified
How much do Cloverdale Unified teachers make?
The average salary on Cloverdale Unified's teacher schedule is $87,372 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $61,117 (BA+30, step 1) to $110,246 (BA+75, step 26).
What does a new teacher earn at Cloverdale Unified?
The schedule starts at $61,117 (BA+30, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 26.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Cloverdale Unified pay scale?
On the BA+75 column, where 54% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 26, where it reaches $110,246. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Cloverdale Unified?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Cloverdale Unified reports a master's bonus of $1,000 on top.
Is Cloverdale Unified teacher pay high for California?
Cloverdale Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 528th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 23rd of 28 in Sonoma County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $96,756 in Sonoma County.
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Sources for the Cloverdale 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.
- Cloverdale 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.