Ventura County Office of Education teacher salaries
Ventura County Office of Education (VCOE) is a county office of education in Ventura County, with its district office in Camarillo. Pay starts at $61,578 on the first step. The largest group (71%) is on the BA+60 OR MA+15 column, which climbs to $114,273 by step 14.
What is the average teacher salary at Ventura County Office of Education?
Lowest
$61,578
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$103,367
- $1,273 above Ventura County average
- about the same as the California average
Highest
$114,273
BA+60 OR MA+15, step 14
Ventura County Office of Education average
AveragesVentura County $102,094, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 78
- Starting salary
- $61,578
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $114,273
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 242nd of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Ventura County Office of Education's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit.
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Only BA+60 OR MA+15 continues past step 13.
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- 40
What BA+98, steps and credentials mean at Ventura County Office of Education
Two things place a teacher on Ventura 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 Ventura County Office of Education's BA column pays $73,010. Experienced teachers joining Ventura County Office of Education can be placed as high as step 14.
- Column, such as BA+98
- A bachelor's plus 98 semester units since. Ventura County Office of Education's columns run from BA to BA+60 OR MA+15, 4 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Ventura County Office of Education?
On the BA+60 OR MA+15 column, pay passes $100,000 at step 11, with $101,117. Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$94,064
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $114,273 on step 14.
Does Ventura 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
Ventura County Office of Education's average of $103,367 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Ventura County Office of Education ranks 242nd of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 20 reporting districts in Ventura County
Ventura County Office of Education ranks 6th of 20, above the middle district.
Middle district: $96,570
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 Ventura 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 $21,212paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonus$3,000
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school payNot reported
- Work days a year183 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year2%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 14
Questions about teacher pay at Ventura County Office of Education
How much do Ventura County Office of Education teachers make?
The average salary on Ventura County Office of Education's teacher schedule is $103,367 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $61,578 (BA, step 1) to $114,273 (BA+60 OR MA+15, step 14).
What does a new teacher earn at Ventura County Office of Education?
The schedule starts at $61,578 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 14.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Ventura County Office of Education pay scale?
On the BA+60 OR MA+15 column, where 71% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 14, where it reaches $114,273. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Ventura County Office of Education teacher pay high for California?
Ventura County Office of Education's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 242nd of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 6th of 20 in Ventura County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $102,094 in Ventura County.
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- Oak Park Unified$102,851 average salary on the schedule
- Ocean View$96,669 average salary on the schedule
- Fillmore Unified$96,470 average salary on the schedule
Sources for the Ventura 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.
- Ventura 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.