Annual salary
$68,243
California · salary schedule · 2026-27
Orange County Department of Education salary schedule, 2026-27
Teacher annual salary schedule, TA1 205 days (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a range and step to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Orange County Department of Education's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $68,243 (Range I: BA + Cred, step 1) and tops out at $168,848 (Range V: BA + 60 Incl MA, step 23), per Orange County Department of Education (effective ).
- The schedule is built on 205 work days, which makes the starting cell about $332.89 per day.
- The grid has 5 range columns and 17 step rows; the highest cell is reached at step 23.
- Orange County Department of Education enrolled 2,551 students in 2023-24, the 396th-largest district in California by NCES enrollment.
Teacher annual salary schedule, TA1 205 days (2026-27)
Transcribed from imageDocumentOrange County Department of EducationSchool year2026-27EffectiveWork days205
| Step \ Range | Range I: BA + Cred | Range II: BA + 15 | Range III: BA + 30 | Range IV: BA + 45 or MA | Range V: BA + 60 Incl MA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $68,243 | $72,073 | $77,646 | $83,897 | $90,146 |
| 2 | $70,973 | $74,957 | $80,752 | $87,252 | $93,752 |
| 3 | $73,812 | $77,956 | $83,981 | $90,742 | $97,502 |
| 4 | $76,764 | $81,075 | $87,341 | $94,372 | $101,401 |
| 5 | $79,833 | $84,319 | $90,835 | $98,146 | $105,459 |
| 6 | $83,418 | $87,691 | $94,469 | $102,072 | $109,678 |
| 7 | $98,247 | $106,155 | $114,065 | ||
| 8 | $102,177 | $110,401 | $118,628 | ||
| 9 | $106,264 | $114,817 | $123,374 | ||
| 10 | $110,515 | $119,409 | $128,310 | ||
| 11 | $114,936 | $124,185 | $133,441 | ||
| 12 | $119,533 | $129,154 | $138,779 | ||
| 14 | $124,314 | $134,320 | $144,331 | ||
| 16 | $139,693 | $150,104 | |||
| 18 | $145,280 | $156,109 | |||
| 20 | $151,092 | $162,353 | |||
| 23 | $157,135 | $168,848 |
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Per month (12)
$5,686.92
Per work day
$332.89 / 205 days
Next 5 steps in this range
| Step | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $70,973 | +$2,730 |
| 3 | $73,812 | +$5,569 |
| 4 | $76,764 | +$8,521 |
| 5 | $79,833 | +$11,590 |
| 6 | $83,418 | +$15,175 |
Worked example as rendered: Range I: BA + Cred, step 1 = $68,243 a year, $5,686.92 a month spread over 12 months, $332.89 per work day on a 205-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
OCDE schedule TA1 (Teacher, 205 days), effective 07/01/2026, revised 08/21/2026. It also covers adapted PE specialists, audiologists, counselors, language/speech/hearing specialists, librarians, orientation and mobility specialists, child welfare and attendance workers and vision specialists.
Steps are printed as 1-12, 14, 16, 18, 20 and 23; there are no rows for the steps in between. Ranges I and II end at step 6 and Range III at step 14, so those cells are blank.
OCDE also publishes a 225-day TA1 schedule and separate school nurse (TA3) schedules; the daily rates printed under each annual figure are omitted here.
- Soft spot: Scanned document: figures transcribed from the page image with OCR as a second read, then checked cell by cell against the printed daily rate (annual / 205 matches every printed daily figure to within $0.003, i.e. rounding).
- Soft spot: Top cell $168,848 is above the usual $160,000 teacher ceiling; read as printed.
- Soft spot: The prior J-90 record reported 182 work days and a $52,803 minimum; the district's own schedule is 205 days, so the change from the old record is not like for like.
How this schedule moves
On the Range I: BA + Cred column a teacher moves from $68,243 at step 1 to $83,418 at step 6: 5 step increases worth $3,035 each on average, 22% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $3,585, between step 5 and step 6.
The highest-paid column, Range V: BA + 60 Incl MA, starts at $90,146 and tops out at $168,848, 102% above the top of the Range I: BA + Cred column.
Among the 825 California district schedules indexed here, Orange County Department of Education's starting pay ranks 135th and its top cell ranks 6th; 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 95th percentile and the top cell at the 100th percentile.
Column by column
| Range | First step | Top | Step moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range I: BA + Cred | $68,243 | $83,418 | 5 | 22% |
| Range II: BA + 15 | $72,073 | $87,691 | 5 | 22% |
| Range III: BA + 30 | $77,646 | $124,314 | 12 | 60% |
| Range IV: BA + 45 or MA | $83,897 | $157,135 | 16 | 87% |
| Range V: BA + 60 Incl MA | $90,146 | $168,848 | 16 | 87% |
Against California districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County Department of Education | 2,551 | 2026-27 | $68,243 | – | $168,848 |
| King City Union | 2,552 | 2024-25 | $59,554 | – | $119,633 |
| Orinda Union | 2,554 | 2024-25 | $46,523 | – | $123,091 |
| Livingston Union | 2,545 | 2024-25 | $71,663 | – | $132,827 |
| Nevada Joint Union High | 2,544 | 2024-25 | $58,624 | – | $112,427 |
| Keppel Union Elementary | 2,531 | 2024-25 | $53,315 | – | $122,513 |
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 salary on the Orange County Department of Education schedule?
$68,243 at step 1 on Range I: BA + Cred, per the 2026-27 schedule (Orange County Department of Education).
What is the top of the Orange County Department of Education salary schedule?
$168,848, at step 23 on Range V: BA + 60 Incl MA (2026-27). 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 Orange County Department of Education salary schedule?
On the Range I: BA + Cred column the top figure, $83,418, is reached at step 6, 5 step increases after step 1 (2026-27 schedule).
Other California districts with schedules
- King City Unionstarts $59,554
- Orinda Unionstarts $46,523
- Livingston Unionstarts $71,663
- Nevada Joint Union Highstarts $58,624
- Keppel Union Elementarystarts $53,315
- Fowler Unifiedstarts $65,106
- Richland Union Elementarystarts $53,408
- Exeter Unifiedstarts $65,887
- Lamont Elementarystarts $60,845
- Washington Unifiedstarts $53,000
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