Santa Rosa City Schools teacher salaries
Santa Rosa City Schools is a school district in Sonoma County. Pay starts at $64,813 on the first step. The largest group (47%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $116,811 by step 25.
Lowest
$64,813
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$97,677
- $921 above Sonoma County average
- $5,875 below California average
Highest
$116,811
BA+75, step 25
Santa Rosa City Schools average
AveragesSonoma County $96,756, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 778
- Starting salary
- $64,813
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $98,907
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 336th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Santa Rosa City Schools 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
Santa Rosa City Schools's average of $97,677 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Santa Rosa City Schools ranks 336th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 28 reporting districts in Sonoma County
Santa Rosa City Schools ranks 13th 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 Santa Rosa City Schools's BA column pays $69,233. Experienced teachers joining Santa Rosa City Schools 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. Santa Rosa City Schools's columns run from BA to BA+75, 5 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Santa Rosa City Schools?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$96,839
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $116,811 on step 25.
Santa Rosa City Schools's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 41% of Santa Rosa City Schools's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+60, BA+75 continue past step 13.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Santa Rosa City Schools
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 $13,354paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,200218 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$1,2003 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonus$1,20041 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonus$2,5007 full-time equivalents eligible
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$61 an hour
- Work days a year185 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0%can also mean not reported
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 25
Questions about teacher pay at Santa Rosa City Schools
How much do Santa Rosa City Schools teachers make?
The average salary on Santa Rosa City Schools's teacher schedule is $97,677 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $64,813 (BA, step 1) to $116,811 (BA+75, step 25).
What does a new teacher earn at Santa Rosa City Schools?
The schedule starts at $64,813 (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 Santa Rosa City Schools pay scale?
On the BA+75 column, where 47% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $116,811. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Santa Rosa City Schools?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Santa Rosa City Schools reports a master's bonus of $1,200 on top. For a doctorate it reports $1,200.
Is Santa Rosa City Schools teacher pay high for California?
Santa Rosa City Schools's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 336th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 13th 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 Santa Rosa City Schools 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.
- Santa Rosa City Schools'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.