Roseland School District teacher salaries
Roseland School District is an elementary school district in Sonoma County, with its district office in Santa Rosa. Pay starts at $65,321 on the first step. The largest group (55%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $114,838 by step 23.
Lowest
$65,321
BA<45, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$96,809
- about the same as the Sonoma County average
- $6,743 below California average
Highest
$114,838
BA+75, step 23
Roseland average
AveragesSonoma County $96,756, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 151
- Starting salary
- $65,321
- BA<45, step 1
- Median salary
- $97,931
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 356th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Roseland 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
Roseland's average of $96,809 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Roseland ranks 356th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 28 reporting districts in Sonoma County
Roseland ranks 14th of 28, above 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 Roseland's BA<45 column pays $72,578. Experienced teachers joining Roseland can be placed as high as step 23.
- 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. Roseland's columns run from BA<45 to BA+75, 4 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Roseland?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$95,112
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $114,838 on step 23.
Roseland's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 43% of Roseland's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Roseland
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 $32,316paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,00066 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$600
- Bilingual teaching bonus$2,00014 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonus$1,0003 full-time equivalents eligible
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$64 an hour
- Work days a year186 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year4%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 23
Questions about teacher pay at Roseland
How much do Roseland teachers make?
The average salary on Roseland's teacher schedule is $96,809 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $65,321 (BA<45, step 1) to $114,838 (BA+75, step 23).
What does a new teacher earn at Roseland?
The schedule starts at $65,321 (BA<45, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 23.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Roseland pay scale?
On the BA+75 column, where 55% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 23, where it reaches $114,838. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Roseland?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Roseland reports a master's bonus of $1,000 on top. For a doctorate it reports $600.
Is Roseland teacher pay high for California?
Roseland's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 356th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 14th 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.
Keep exploring teacher pay in Sonoma County
Sources for the Roseland 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.
- Roseland'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.