Contra Costa County teacher salaries by district, 2024-25
The average salary on teacher schedules in Contra Costa County is $100,497 across 18 reporting districts, $3,055 below the California average. Sort, filter and search every one of them below.
What is the average teacher salary in Contra Costa County?
- Median district
- $99,272
- Half the county's districts pay a lower average
- Districts reporting
- 18
- 17 in the table below
- Full-time equivalents
- 7,747
- on teacher schedules in the county
What stands out in Contra Costa County teacher salaries
Depending on the district, the average salary runs from $79,131 to $114,940.
That's the full range among the 17 Contra Costa County districts with at least 20 full-time equivalents.
Most Contra Costa County districts pay more than the middle California district.
14 of the 17 districts in the table average more than $94,573, the median California district.
Pay roughly doubles from the first step to the top.
Across the county's districts, the typical lowest salary is $62,041 and the typical top salary is $120,624.
Mt. Diablo Unified reported the largest raise on last year: 9%.
Of the 14 districts that reported a raise above 0%, the median was 1.5%.2
Which Contra Costa County districts have the highest teacher salaries?
By average salary, starting salary and the top of the scale, among districts with at least 20 full-time equivalents.
Highest average salary
- Acalanes Union High292 full-time equivalents$114,940
- Contra Costa County Office of Education57 full-time equivalents$110,832
- Antioch Unified763 full-time equivalents$108,640
- Liberty Union High382 full-time equivalents$106,211
- San Ramon Valley Unified1,399 full-time equivalents$104,313
- Martinez Unified180 full-time equivalents$103,230
- Lafayette Elementary172 full-time equivalents$101,886
- Brentwood Union417 full-time equivalents$100,466
- Pittsburg Unified543 full-time equivalents$99,459
- Orinda Union141 full-time equivalents$99,084
Contra Costa County average, $100,497
Highest starting salary, full credential
- Contra Costa County Office of Education$69,500
- Acalanes Union High$67,379
- Orinda Union$66,991
- Mt. Diablo Unified$65,422
- Liberty Union High$65,355
Highest salary on the schedule
- Contra Costa County Office of Education$137,732
- Antioch Unified$131,859
- Acalanes Union High$131,169
- Liberty Union High$127,270
- San Ramon Valley Unified$126,769
How much do teacher salaries vary across Contra Costa County?
All 18 reporting districts by average salary. The middle district pays $99,272, $4,699 above the middle California district's $94,573.
Middle district: $99,272
Each bar counts the districts whose average salary falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the median district.
Compare teacher salaries in every Contra Costa County district
Average, lowest and highest salary on each district's teacher schedule. Click a column to sort it.
Showing all 17 districts, highest average salary first.
| Acalanes Union High | $114,940 | $64,303 | $131,169 | 2% | 292 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contra Costa County Office of Education | $110,832 | $69,500 | $137,732 | 1% | 57 |
| Antioch Unified | $108,640 | $63,441 | $131,859 | 1.5% | 763 |
| Liberty Union High | $106,211 | $65,355 | $127,270 | 1.25% | 382 |
| San Ramon Valley Unified | $104,313 | $62,631 | $126,769 | 0% | 1,399 |
| Martinez Unified | $103,230 | $57,592 | $121,621 | 1% | 180 |
| Lafayette Elementary | $101,886 | $62,041 | $120,256 | 2% | 172 |
| Brentwood Union | $100,466 | $60,575 | $120,222 | 2.07% | 417 |
| Pittsburg Unified | $99,459 | $64,687 | $120,047 | 1.07% | 543 |
| Orinda Union | $99,084 | $46,523 | $123,091 | 1% | 141 |
| Mt. Diablo Unified | $98,848 | $65,422 | $120,624 | 9% | 1,431 |
| Moraga Elementary | $96,368 | $63,850 | $122,097 | 0% | 101 |
| John Swett Unified | $95,935 | $59,264 | $117,249 | 1.5% | 64 |
| Walnut Creek Elementary | $95,557 | $60,927 | $119,573 | 3% | 194 |
| West Contra Costa Unified | $92,097 | $58,573 | $119,395 | 0% | 1,338 |
| Oakley Union Elementary | $90,052 | $58,250 | $116,958 | 1.07% | 238 |
| Knightsen Elementary | $79,131 | $50,373 | $118,979 | 2% | 31 |
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A raise of 0% can also mean the district left that question blank; the state's file doesn't tell the two apart. Districts without a link have fewer than 20 full-time equivalents, too few for a page of their own. Districts with fewer than 5 are left out to protect privacy.
Questions about teacher pay in Contra Costa County
What is the average teacher salary in Contra Costa County?
$100,497 a year in 2024-25: the average across everyone on the teacher salary schedules of 18 reporting districts in Contra Costa County. That's $3,055 below the California average of $103,552. The median Contra Costa County district pays $99,272 on average.
Which Contra Costa County school district pays teachers the most?
Among districts with at least 20 full-time equivalents, Acalanes Union High has the highest average salary, $114,940, followed by Contra Costa County Office of Education ($110,832) and Antioch Unified ($108,640).
Which Contra Costa County school district pays teachers the least?
Among districts with at least 20 full-time equivalents, Knightsen Elementary has the lowest average salary, $79,131, followed by Oakley Union Elementary ($90,052) and West Contra Costa Unified ($92,097).
How much do teachers earn on the first step in Contra Costa County?
Across the county's districts, the median lowest salary on the schedule is $62,041 and the median top salary is $120,624. In some districts the first step is for teachers who don't yet hold a full credential; each district page shows which column it is.
How much did teacher pay in Contra Costa County rise last year?
Of the 14 districts that reported a raise above 0%, the median raise on the salary schedule was 1.5%. Another 3 show 0%, which in the state's file can also mean the question was left blank.
Average teacher salaries in Contra Costa County compared to nearby counties
Average salary on teacher schedules in each county that borders Contra Costa County, and how much more or less it pays.3
- Marin County$113,855 average, 14 reporting districts$13,358 more than Contra Costa County
- Alameda County$107,969 average, 19 reporting districts$7,472 more than Contra Costa County
- San Francisco County$103,472 average, 1 reporting district$2,975 more than Contra Costa County
- Sacramento County$97,349 average, 14 reporting districts$3,148 less than Contra Costa County
- Sonoma County$96,756 average, 28 reporting districts$3,741 less than Contra Costa County
- San Joaquin County$93,152 average, 14 reporting districts$7,345 less than Contra Costa County
- Solano County$85,497 average, 6 reporting districts$15,000 less than Contra Costa County
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Sources for the Contra Costa County figures
Salaries are the annual amounts on each 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 and can include counselors, nurses and librarians paid on the same schedule. The county average, medians and rankings are our own arithmetic on these figures, using the same method as the state's published averages.
- Each district's report to the California Department of Education, Form J-90 database, 2024-25: salary schedules and full-time equivalents.
- California Department of Education, Selected Certificated Salaries and Related Statistics, 2024-25, Table I: each district's raise on last year.
- U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2024: which counties border each other.