Sacramento County Office of Education teacher salaries
Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) is a county office of education in Sacramento County, with its district office in Mather. Pay starts at $65,749 on the first step. The largest group (61%) is on the BA+84 OR MA+48 column, which climbs to $115,283 by step 13.
What is the average teacher salary at Sacramento County Office of Education?
Lowest
$65,749
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$100,020
- $2,671 above Sacramento County average
- $3,532 below California average
Highest
$115,283
BA+84 OR MA+48, step 13
Sacramento County Office of Education average
AveragesSacramento County $97,349, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 106
- Starting salary
- $65,749
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $106,595
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 297th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Sacramento County Office of Education's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit.
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Only BA+84 OR MA+48 continues past step 12.
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- 45
What BA+98, steps and credentials mean at Sacramento County Office of Education
Two things place a teacher on Sacramento 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 Sacramento County Office of Education's BA column pays $69,246. Experienced teachers joining Sacramento 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. Sacramento County Office of Education's columns run from BA to BA+84 OR MA+48, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Sacramento County Office of Education?
On the BA+84 OR MA+48 column, pay passes $100,000 at step 10, with $102,496. Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$102,496
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $115,283 on step 13.
Does Sacramento 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.
Yes
Sacramento County Office of Education's average of $100,020 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Sacramento County Office of Education ranks 297th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 14 reporting districts in Sacramento County
Sacramento County Office of Education ranks 2nd of 14, above the middle district.
Middle district: $92,602
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 Sacramento 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 $21,051paid 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 year4%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 12
Questions about teacher pay at Sacramento County Office of Education
How much do Sacramento County Office of Education teachers make?
The average salary on Sacramento County Office of Education's teacher schedule is $100,020 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $65,749 (BA, step 1) to $115,283 (BA+84 OR MA+48, step 13).
What does a new teacher earn at Sacramento County Office of Education?
The schedule starts at $65,749 (BA, step 1). 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 Sacramento County Office of Education pay scale?
On the BA+84 OR MA+48 column, where 61% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 13, where it reaches $115,283. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Sacramento County Office of Education teacher pay high for California?
Sacramento County Office of Education's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 297th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 2nd of 14 in Sacramento County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $97,349 in Sacramento County.
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Sources for the Sacramento 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.
- Sacramento 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.