Oakdale Joint Unified School District teacher salaries

Oakdale Joint Unified School District is a unified school district in Stanislaus County, with its district office in Oakdale. Pay starts at $60,252 on the first step. The largest group (64%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $124,790 by step 30.

Lowest

$60,252

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$102,485

  • $509 above Stanislaus County average
  • $1,067 below California average

Highest

$124,790

BA+75, step 30

Oakdale Joint Unified average

AveragesStanislaus County $101,976, California $103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
249
Starting salary
$60,252
BA, step 1
Median salary
$105,247
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
259th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Oakdale Joint 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.

Yes

Oakdale Joint Unified's average of $102,485 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Oakdale Joint Unified ranks 259th of 828.

Oakdale Joint Unified
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 23 reporting districts in Stanislaus County

Oakdale Joint Unified ranks 7th of 23, above the middle district.

Oakdale Joint Unified
$80k$100k

Middle district: $95,041

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 Oakdale Joint Unified's BA column pays $71,502. Experienced teachers joining Oakdale Joint Unified can be placed as high as step 14.
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. Oakdale Joint Unified's columns run from BA to BA+75, 6 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Oakdale Joint Unified?

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

$99,608

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $124,790 on step 30.

$124,790$60,252
Step 1Step 30
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Oakdale Joint Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 44% of Oakdale Joint Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

Oakdale Joint Unified credentialed salary schedule, 2024-25. Annual salary in dollars by step (rows) and column (units past a bachelor's degree).
StepBABA+15BA+30BA+45BA+60BA+75
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14 to 17
18 to 21
22 to 25
26 to 29
30

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  2. 29
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 Oakdale Joint 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.

Questions about teacher pay at Oakdale Joint Unified

How much do Oakdale Joint Unified teachers make?

The average salary on Oakdale Joint Unified's teacher schedule is $102,485 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $60,252 (BA, step 1) to $124,790 (BA+75, step 30).

What does a new teacher earn at Oakdale Joint Unified?

The schedule starts at $60,252 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 14.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Oakdale Joint Unified pay scale?

On the BA+75 column, where 64% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 30, where it reaches $124,790. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Oakdale Joint Unified?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Oakdale Joint Unified reports a master's bonus of $3,013 on top.

Is Oakdale Joint Unified teacher pay high for California?

Oakdale Joint Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 259th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 7th of 23 in Stanislaus County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $101,976 in Stanislaus County.

Keep exploring teacher pay in Stanislaus County

Sources for the Oakdale Joint 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.

  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. Oakdale Joint 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.
  3. U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #17D: Exemption for Professional Employees Under the FLSA: teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.

How we read the data