Stanislaus County Office of Education teacher salaries

Stanislaus County Office of Education is a county office of education in Stanislaus County, with its district office in Modesto. Pay starts at $54,085 on the first step. The largest group (48%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $131,072 by step 31.

What is the average teacher salary at Stanislaus County Office of Education?

Lowest

$54,085

NO BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule¹

$99,749

$2,227 below Stanislaus County average
$3,803 below California average

Highest

$131,072

BA+75, step 31

Stanislaus County Office of Education average

AveragesStanislaus County $101,976, California $103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule: 168
Starting salary: $54,085; NO BA, step 1
Median salary: $105,046; Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California: 301st of 828 reporting; of 828 reporting

Stanislaus County Office of Education's full salary schedule, 2024-25²

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 48% of Stanislaus County Office of Education's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

Stanislaus County Office of Education credentialed salary schedule, 2024-25. Annual salary in dollars by step (rows) and column (units past a bachelor's degree).
Step	NO BA	BA	BA+15	BA+30	BA+45	BA+60	BA+75
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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12
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14
15
16
17 to 18
19
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21
22 to 23
24
25
26 to 27
28
29 to 30
31

Only BA+75 continues past step 28.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell

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 Stanislaus County Office of Education

Two things place a teacher on Stanislaus 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 Stanislaus County Office of Education's NO BA column pays $65,298. Experienced teachers joining Stanislaus County Office of Education can be placed as high as step 31.
Column, such as BA+98: A bachelor's plus 98 semester units since. Stanislaus County Office of Education's columns run from NO BA to BA+75, 7 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Stanislaus County Office of Education?

On the BA+75 column, pay passes $100,000 at step 12, with $102,578. Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.

Degree and units (column)Step (roughly years of experience): 10

$96,531

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $131,072 on step 31.

$131,072$54,085

Step 1Step 31

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Does Stanislaus 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

Stanislaus County Office of Education's average of $99,749 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Stanislaus County Office of Education ranks 301st of 828.

Stanislaus County Office of Education

$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 23 reporting districts in Stanislaus County

Stanislaus County Office of Education ranks 10th of 23, above the middle district.

Stanislaus County Office of Education

$80k$100k

Middle district: $95,041

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 Stanislaus 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 $12,500paid by the district each year
Master's degree bonus$1,500
Doctorate bonusNot reported
Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
National Board Certification bonusNot reported
Special education bonus$1,500
Summer school pay$35 an hour
Work days a year184 days180 of them with students
Schedule raise on last year0%can also mean not reported
Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 31

Questions about teacher pay at Stanislaus County Office of Education

How much do Stanislaus County Office of Education teachers make?

The average salary on Stanislaus County Office of Education's teacher schedule is $99,749 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $54,085 (NO BA, step 1) to $131,072 (BA+75, step 31).

What does a new teacher earn at Stanislaus County Office of Education?

The schedule starts at $54,085 (NO BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 31.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Stanislaus County Office of Education pay scale?

On the BA+75 column, where 48% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 31, where it reaches $131,072. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Stanislaus County Office of Education?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Stanislaus County Office of Education reports a master's bonus of $1,500 on top.

Is Stanislaus County Office of Education teacher pay high for California?

Stanislaus County Office of Education's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 301st of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 10th of 23 in Stanislaus County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $101,976 in Stanislaus County.

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Sources for the Stanislaus 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.
Stanislaus 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.

How we read the data