Merced County Office of Education teacher salaries
Merced County Office of Education (MCOE) is a county office of education in Merced County, with its district office in Merced. Pay starts at $64,222 on the first step. The largest group (44%) is on the BA+75 OR MA+30 column, which climbs to $118,139 by step 20.
What is the average teacher salary at Merced County Office of Education?
Lowest
$64,222
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$87,397
- $16,730 below Merced County average
- $16,155 below California average
Highest
$118,139
BA+75 OR MA+30, step 20
Merced County Office of Education average
AveragesCalifornia $103,552, Merced County $104,127
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 194
- Starting salary
- $64,222
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $82,929
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 527th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Merced County Office of Education's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 25% of Merced County Office of Education's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+75 OR MA+30 continues past step 13.
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- 26
What BA+98, steps and credentials mean at Merced County Office of Education
Two things place a teacher on Merced County Office of Education'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 Merced County Office of Education's BA column pays $72,283. Experienced teachers joining Merced County Office of Education can be placed as high as step 18.
- Column, such as BA+98
- A bachelor's plus 98 semester units since. Merced County Office of Education's columns run from BA to BA+75 OR MA+30, 4 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Merced County Office of Education?
On the BA+75 OR MA+30 column, pay passes $100,000 at step 12, with $102,908. Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$96,999
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $118,139 on step 20.
Does Merced County Office of Education 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
Merced County Office of Education's average of $87,397 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Merced County Office of Education ranks 527th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 17 reporting districts in Merced County
Merced County Office of Education ranks 11th of 17, below the middle district.
Middle district: $91,682
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 Merced County Office of Education
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 $12,900paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonus$500
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$40 an hour
- Work days a year184 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year3.5%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 18
Questions about teacher pay at Merced County Office of Education
How much do Merced County Office of Education teachers make?
The average salary on Merced County Office of Education's teacher schedule is $87,397 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $64,222 (BA, step 1) to $118,139 (BA+75 OR MA+30, step 20).
What does a new teacher earn at Merced County Office of Education?
The schedule starts at $64,222 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 18.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Merced County Office of Education pay scale?
On the BA+75 OR MA+30 column, where 44% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 20, where it reaches $118,139. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Merced County Office of Education teacher pay high for California?
Merced County Office of Education's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 527th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 11th of 17 in Merced County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $104,127 in Merced County.
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- Delhi Unified$104,564 average salary on the schedule
- Atwater Elementary$101,887 average salary on the schedule
- Planada Elementary$97,680 average salary on the schedule
- Gustine Unified$91,682 average salary on the schedule
- McSwain Union Elementary$87,889 average salary on the schedule
- Le Grand Union High$82,084 average salary on the schedule
Sources for the Merced County Office of Education 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.
- Merced County Office of Education'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.