Riverside County Office of Education teacher salaries
Riverside County Office of Education (RCOE) is a county office of education in Riverside County, with its district office in Riverside. A teacher with a full credential starts at $59,322. The largest group (24%) is on the BA+75+MA OR MA+30 -185 DAYS column, which climbs to $137,196 by step 29.
What is the average teacher salary at Riverside County Office of Education?
Lowest
$47,764
BA PERMIT 185 DAYS before a full credential, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$91,918
- $21,045 below Riverside County average
- $11,634 below California average
Highest
$163,148
BA+75+MA OR MA+30 -220 DAYS special education, step 29
Riverside County Office of Education average
AveragesCalifornia $103,552, Riverside County $112,963
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 353
- Starting salary
- $59,322
- VOC ED 185 DAYS with a credential, step 1
- Median salary
- $90,247
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 461st of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Riverside County Office of Education's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 48% of Riverside County Office of Education's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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| Step | BA PERMIT 185 DAYS | BA+15 PERMIT 185 DAYS | BA+45 PERMIT 185 DAYS | MA PERMIT 185 DAYS | BA PERMIT 210 DAYS | MA PERMIT 210 DAYS |
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What BA+98, steps and credentials mean at Riverside County Office of Education
Two things place a teacher on Riverside 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 Riverside County Office of Education's VOC ED 185 DAYS column pays $69,398. Experienced teachers joining Riverside County Office of Education can be placed as high as step 12.
- Column, such as BA+98
- A bachelor's plus 98 semester units since. Riverside County Office of Education's columns run from VOC ED 185 DAYS to BA+75+MA OR MA+30 185 DAYS, 6 in all.
- Credentialed
- Holds a full California teaching credential. Riverside County Office of Education's credentialed columns start at $59,322.
- Without full credential
- Riverside County Office of Education pays teachers without a full credential on separate columns, starting at $47,764.
- Special education
- Riverside County Office of Education pays special education teachers on a separate schedule that starts at $62,277, above the regular $59,322.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Riverside County Office of Education?
On the BA+75+MA OR MA+30 -185 DAYS column, pay passes $100,000 at step 8, with $101,014. Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$109,145
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $137,196 on step 29.
Does Riverside 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
Riverside County Office of Education's average of $91,918 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Riverside County Office of Education ranks 461st of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 23 reporting districts in Riverside County
Riverside County Office of Education ranks 22nd of 23, below the middle district.
Middle district: $112,200
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 Riverside 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 $12,864paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school payNot reported
- Work days a year185 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year1.07%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 12
Questions about teacher pay at Riverside County Office of Education
How much do Riverside County Office of Education teachers make?
The average salary on Riverside County Office of Education's teacher schedule is $91,918 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $47,764 (BA PERMIT 185 DAYS before a full credential, step 1) to $163,148 (BA+75+MA OR MA+30 -220 DAYS special education, step 29).
What does a new teacher earn at Riverside County Office of Education?
A new teacher with a full credential starts at $59,322 (VOC ED 185 DAYS column, step 1). Teachers without a full credential start lower, at $47,764. Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 12.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Riverside County Office of Education pay scale?
On the BA+75+MA OR MA+30 -185 DAYS column, where 24% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 29, where it reaches $137,196. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Riverside County Office of Education teacher pay high for California?
Riverside County Office of Education's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 461st of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 22nd of 23 in Riverside County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $112,963 in Riverside County.
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Sources for the Riverside 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.
- Riverside 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.