Riverbank Unified School District teacher salaries
Riverbank Unified School District is a unified school district in Stanislaus County, with its district office in Riverbank. Pay starts at $63,451 on the first step. The largest group (28%) is on the BA+84 column, which climbs to $120,382 by step 25.
Lowest
$63,451
<BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$92,764
- $9,212 below Stanislaus County average
- $10,788 below California average
Highest
$120,382
BA+84, step 25
Riverbank Unified average
AveragesStanislaus County $101,976, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 133
- Starting salary
- $63,451
- <BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $92,147
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 444th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Riverbank 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
Riverbank Unified's average of $92,764 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Riverbank Unified ranks 444th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 23 reporting districts in Stanislaus County
Riverbank Unified ranks 14th of 23, below the middle district.
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 Riverbank Unified's <BA column pays $70,914. Experienced teachers joining Riverbank Unified can be placed as high as step 1.
- 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. Riverbank Unified's columns run from <BA to BA+84, 11 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Riverbank Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$99,783
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $120,382 on step 25.
Riverbank Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 32% of Riverbank Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+60, BA+72, BA+75, BA+78, BA+81, BA+84 continue past step 21.
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- 15
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Riverbank 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 $10,000paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$3,17366 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$3,8075 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonus$3,00021 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$2,40012 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school payNot reported
- Work days a year184 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year1%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 1
Questions about teacher pay at Riverbank Unified
How much do Riverbank Unified teachers make?
The average salary on Riverbank Unified's teacher schedule is $92,764 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $63,451 (<BA, step 1) to $120,382 (BA+84, step 25).
What does a new teacher earn at Riverbank Unified?
The schedule starts at $63,451 (<BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 1.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Riverbank Unified pay scale?
On the BA+84 column, where 28% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $120,382. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Riverbank Unified?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Riverbank Unified reports a master's bonus of $3,173 on top. For a doctorate it reports $3,807.
Is Riverbank Unified teacher pay high for California?
Riverbank Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 444th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 14th 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 Riverbank 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.
- Riverbank 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.