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Butte County Office of Education salary schedule, 2024-25

Certificated salary schedule (Form J-90, 2024-25). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a column and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.

Certificated salary schedule (Form J-90, 2024-25)

Official sourceDocumentCalifornia Department of Education, Form J-90 (2024-25)School year2024-25EffectiveWork days183
Step \ ColumnEMERG/ PERMITBA/ DCSBA+24BA+45 OR MABA+60 OR MA+15
1$50,681$56,048$57,192$59,747$62,451
2$51,206$58,052$59,209$61,872$64,657
3$51,717$60,110$61,307$64,078$66,943
4$52,228$62,235$63,486$66,351$69,324
5$52,766$64,455$65,746$68,705$71,785
6 $66,741$68,073$71,140$74,341
7 $69,109$70,494$73,655$76,991
8 $71,570$73,009$76,278$79,708
9  $75,592$78,995$82,559
10  $78,255$81,792$85,478
11   $84,698$88,518
12   $87,711$91,638
13   $90,818$94,907
14   $94,019$98,283
15   $97,395$101,753
16   $97,395$105,371
17   $97,395$109,110
18   $100,838$109,110
19    $109,110
20    $112,971
21    $112,971
22    $112,971
23    $117,006
24    $117,006
25    $117,006
26    $121,149
27    $121,149
28    $121,149
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Annual salary
$56,048
Per month (12)
$4,670.67
Per work day
$306.27 / 183 days

Worked example as rendered: BA/ DCS, step 1 = $56,048 a year, $4,670.67 a month spread over 12 months, $306.27 per work day on a 183-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.

Reported by the district to the California Department of Education on Form J-90 (Salary and Benefits Schedule for the Certificated Bargaining Unit). Column headings are the district's own, as typed on the form.

Cells the district left blank on the J-90 are shown as blank here.

2024-25 is the final year of Form J-90. California replaced it from 2025-26 with the School Employee Salary and Benefits Data Collection (C-90) under Education Code Section 42238.016; CDE collected that first year between 1 July and 31 August 2026 and its report to the Legislature is due 31 January 2027. Until CDE publishes it, the J-90 above is the most recent statewide California salary data available.

How this schedule moves

On the BA/ DCS column a teacher moves from $56,048 at step 1 to $71,570 at step 8: 7 step increases worth $2,217 each on average, 28% in total.

The largest single increase on that column is $2,461, between step 7 and step 8.

The highest-paid column, BA+60 OR MA+15, starts at $62,451 and tops out at $121,149, 69% above the top of the BA/ DCS column.

Among the 825 California district schedules indexed here, Butte County Office of Education's starting pay ranks 557th and its top cell ranks 390th; the state medians are $59,726 to start and $120,047 at the top.

Across all 3,959 district grids indexed nationally, that starting figure sits at the 66th percentile and the top cell at the 84th percentile.

Column by column

ColumnFirst stepTopStep moves to topGrowth
EMERG/ PERMIT$50,681$52,76644%
BA/ DCS$56,048$71,570728%
BA+24$57,192$78,255937%
BA+45 OR MA$59,747$100,8381769%
BA+60 OR MA+15$62,451$121,1492594%

Against California districts of similar size

DistrictStudentsYearStartingMaster's startTop cell
Butte County Office of Education3882024-25$56,048–$121,149
Alview-Dairyland Union Elementary3862024-25$54,956–$102,601
Woodville Union Elementary3902024-25$69,538–$117,884
Anderson Valley Unified3922024-25$56,585$62,110$97,234
Sequoia Union Elementary3842024-25$55,050–$109,756
Oak View Union Elementary3802024-25$50,933–$109,097

Starting pay is the first step of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-step cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.

Questions people ask

What is the starting teacher salary in Butte County Office of Education?

$56,048 on the column BA/ DCS at step 1 of the 2024-25 schedule (California Department of Education, Form J-90 (2024-25)). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $50,681 (EMERG/ PERMIT).

What is the top of the Butte County Office of Education salary schedule?

$121,149, at step 28 on BA+60 OR MA+15 (2024-25). That is the highest published cell before any stipend, longevity or supplement not printed on the grid.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Butte County Office of Education salary schedule?

On the BA/ DCS column the top figure, $71,570, is reached at step 8, 7 step increases after step 1 (2024-25 schedule).

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