Madera County Superintendent of Schools teacher salaries

Madera County Superintendent of Schools is a county office of education in Madera County, with its district office in Madera. Pay starts at $59,649 on the first step. The largest group (25%) is on the BA+84 OR BA+72+MA column, which climbs to $111,581 by step 17.

What is the average teacher salary at Madera County Superintendent of Schools?

Lowest

$59,649

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$92,855

  • $8,751 above Madera County average
  • $10,697 below California average

Highest

$112,669

BA+84+MA, step 17

Madera County Superintendent of Schools average

Madera County average$84,104

California average$103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
73
Starting salary
$59,649
BA, step 1
Median salary
$95,592
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
443rd of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Madera County Superintendent of Schools's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 40% of Madera County Superintendent of Schools's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

StepBABA+36BA+48 OR BA+30+MABA+60 OR BA+45+MABA+72 OR BA+60+MABA+84 OR BA+72+MABA+84+MA
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8
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10
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17

Only BA+72 OR BA+60+MA, BA+84 OR BA+72+MA, BA+84+MA continue past step 10.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 12
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.

What BA+98, steps and credentials mean at Madera County Superintendent of Schools

Two things place a teacher on Madera County Superintendent of Schools's grid: years of service (the step) and college units since the bachelor's degree (the column). How we read the schedules.

Step
One per year of service; step 5 on Madera County Superintendent of Schools's BA column pays $62,024. Experienced teachers joining Madera County Superintendent of Schools can be placed as high as step 17.
Column, such as BA+98
A bachelor's plus 98 semester units since. Madera County Superintendent of Schools's columns run from BA to BA+84+MA, 7 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Madera County Superintendent of Schools?

On the BA+84 OR BA+72+MA column, pay passes $100,000 at step 11, with $100,817. Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.

$98,217

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $111,581 on step 17.

$112,669$59,649
Step 1Step 17
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Does Madera County Superintendent of 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.

No

Madera County Superintendent of Schools's average of $92,855 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Madera County Superintendent of Schools ranks 443rd of 828.

Madera County Superintendent of Schools
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 9 reporting districts in Madera County

Madera County Superintendent of Schools ranks 2nd of 9, above the middle district.

Madera County Superintendent of Schools
$60k$80k$100k

Middle district: $77,753

Each bar counts the districts whose average salary falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the median district.

Bonuses, health cover and work days at Madera County Superintendent of 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.

Questions about teacher pay at Madera County Superintendent of Schools

How much do Madera County Superintendent of Schools teachers make?

The average salary on Madera County Superintendent of Schools's teacher schedule is $92,855 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $59,649 (BA, step 1) to $112,669 (BA+84+MA, step 17).

What does a new teacher earn at Madera County Superintendent of Schools?

The schedule starts at $59,649 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 17.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Madera County Superintendent of Schools pay scale?

On the BA+84 OR BA+72+MA column, where 25% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 17, where it reaches $111,581. Steps go up with years of service.

Is Madera County Superintendent of Schools teacher pay high for California?

Madera County Superintendent of Schools's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 443rd of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 2nd of 9 in Madera County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $84,104 in Madera County.

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Sources for the Madera County Superintendent of 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.

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

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