Annual salary
$56,757
California · salary schedule · 2026-27
Santa Cruz County Office of Education salary schedule, 2026-27
185 day certificated teacher and counselor salary schedule (2026-27). The grid below is the schedule as published, every cell; pick a column and years of service to see the annual, monthly and per-day figure and the next five steps.
- Santa Cruz County Office of Education's 2026-27 salary schedule starts at $56,757 (BA "A", years of service 1) and tops out at $118,526 (BA + 80 "IV", years of service 25), per Santa Cruz County Office of Education (effective ).
- A teacher on the bachelor's column (BA "A") starts at $56,757 and reaches $60,304 at the top of that column.
- The schedule is built on 185 work days, which makes the starting cell about $306.79 per day.
- The grid has 5 column columns and 19 years of service rows; the highest cell is reached at years of service 25.
- Santa Cruz County Office of Education enrolled 1,024 students in 2023-24, the 561st-largest district in California by NCES enrollment.
185 day certificated teacher and counselor salary schedule (2026-27)
| Years of Service \ Column | BA "A" | BA + 30 "I" | BA + 40 "II" | BA + 60 "III" | BA + 80 "IV" |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $56,757 | $64,705 | $65,061 | $65,416 | $65,591 |
| 2 | $57,470 | $64,882 | $65,240 | $65,591 | $66,506 |
| 3 | $58,176 | $65,061 | $65,416 | $66,506 | $69,663 |
| 4 | $58,886 | $65,240 | $65,591 | $69,663 | $72,822 |
| 5 | $59,598 | $65,416 | $66,506 | $72,822 | $75,979 |
| 6 | $60,304 | $65,591 | $69,663 | $75,979 | $79,140 |
| 7 | $66,506 | $72,822 | $79,140 | $82,295 | |
| 8 | $69,663 | $75,979 | $82,295 | $85,454 | |
| 9 | $79,140 | $85,454 | $88,610 | ||
| 10 | $82,295 | $88,610 | $91,769 | ||
| 11 | $85,454 | $91,769 | $94,926 | ||
| 12 | $94,926 | $98,086 | |||
| 13 | $98,086 | $101,242 | |||
| 14 | $101,242 | $104,402 | |||
| 15 | $107,571 | ||||
| 16 | $110,253 | ||||
| 19 | $112,947 | ||||
| 22 | $115,702 | ||||
| 25 | $118,526 |
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Per month (12)
$4,729.75
Per work day
$306.79 / 185 days
Next 5 steps in this column
| Years of Service | Salary | vs. selected |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $57,470 | +$713 |
| 3 | $58,176 | +$1,419 |
| 4 | $58,886 | +$2,129 |
| 5 | $59,598 | +$2,841 |
| 6 | $60,304 | +$3,547 |
Worked example as rendered: BA "A", years of service 1 = $56,757 a year, $4,729.75 a month spread over 12 months, $306.79 per work day on a 185-day year. Monthly and daily figures are arithmetic on the published annual cell, before any supplement, stipend or deduction.
185 Day Certificated Teacher and Counselor Salary Schedule, 2026-2027, effective 7/1/2026, reflects a 3% increase effective 7/1/2026. Took the 185-day schedule as the standard teacher schedule; a separate 220-day certificated schedule, ECE, CTEP and management schedules exist and are excluded.
Column A (BA) is headed Intern/Permit; columns I to IV are Fully Credentialed. Association members holding a valid California credential are eligible for columns I to IV.
Steps 19, 22 and 25 in column IV are printed as years-of-service steps (longevity-style) and kept as printed.
Also 1.75% longevity after 10 years of continuous SCCOE service (effective 7/1/2023); Master's or Doctorate stipend $1,500 (plus $400 if both); bilingual stipend $1,500 when required; 10% responsibility factor for head teacher, program specialist, resource specialist (case managers). None included in the grid.
- Soft spot: The 185-day vs 220-day choice: 185 days is the regular school-year teacher schedule; the 220-day one is presumably extended-year programs.
How this schedule moves
On the BA "A" column a teacher moves from $56,757 at years of service 1 to $60,304 at years of service 6: 5 years of service increases worth $709 each on average, 6% in total.
The largest single increase on that column is $713, between years of service 1 and years of service 2.
The highest-paid column, BA + 80 "IV", starts at $65,591 and tops out at $118,526, 97% above the top of the BA "A" column.
Among the 825 California district schedules indexed here, Santa Cruz County Office of Education's starting pay ranks 530th and its top cell ranks 442nd; 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 68th percentile and the top cell at the 82nd percentile.
Column by column
| Column | First years of service | Top | Years of Service moves to top | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA "A" | $56,757 | $60,304 | 5 | 6% |
| BA + 30 "I" | $64,705 | $69,663 | 7 | 8% |
| BA + 40 "II" | $65,061 | $85,454 | 10 | 31% |
| BA + 60 "III" | $65,416 | $101,242 | 13 | 55% |
| BA + 80 "IV" | $65,591 | $118,526 | 18 | 81% |
Against California districts of similar size
| District | Students | Year | Starting | Master's start | Top cell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz County Office of Education | 1,024 | 2026-27 | $56,757 | – | $118,526 |
| Durham Unified | 1,026 | 2024-25 | $50,892 | – | $107,146 |
| Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary | 1,037 | 2024-25 | $53,292 | – | $100,977 |
| Fortuna Elementary | 1,048 | 2024-25 | $47,143 | – | $91,849 |
| Reed Union Elementary | 1,048 | 2024-25 | $74,432 | – | $142,918 |
| Esparto Unified | 997 | 2024-25 | $55,728 | – | $109,773 |
Starting pay is the first years of service of the bachelor's column where the schedule has one, otherwise the lowest first-years of service cell. Enrollment is NCES 2023-24. Years differ where districts publish on different cycles.
Questions people ask
What is the starting teacher salary in Santa Cruz County Office of Education?
$56,757 on the column BA "A" at years of service 1 of the 2026-27 schedule (Santa Cruz County Office of Education). The lowest cell on the whole grid is $56,757 (BA "A").
What is the top of the Santa Cruz County Office of Education salary schedule?
$118,526, at years of service 25 on BA + 80 "IV" (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 Santa Cruz County Office of Education salary schedule?
On the BA "A" column the top figure, $60,304, is reached at years of service 6, 5 years of service increases after years of service 1 (2026-27 schedule).
Other California districts with schedules
- Durham Unifiedstarts $50,892
- Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementarystarts $53,292
- Fortuna Elementarystarts $47,143
- Reed Union Elementarystarts $74,432
- Esparto Unifiedstarts $55,728
- Keyes Unionstarts $63,992
- Corning Union Highstarts $56,001
- Susanville Elementarystarts $51,125
- San Diego County Office of Educationstarts $61,109
- Fortuna Union Highstarts $50,096
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