Hayward Unified School District teacher salaries
Hayward Unified School District is a unified school district in Alameda County, with its district office in Hayward. Pay starts at $82,468 on the first step. The largest group (42%) is on the BA+90 OR MA+30 column, which climbs to $137,376 by step 18.
Lowest
$82,468
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$111,877
- $3,908 above Alameda County average
- $8,325 above California average
Highest
$137,376
BA+90 OR MA+30, step 18
Hayward Unified average
AveragesCalifornia $103,552, Alameda County $107,969
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 1,083
- Starting salary
- $82,468
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $115,190
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 111th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Hayward Unified 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
Hayward Unified's average of $111,877 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Hayward Unified ranks 111th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 19 reporting districts in Alameda County
Hayward Unified ranks 7th of 19, above the middle district.
Middle district: $111,218
Each bar counts the districts whose average salary falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the median district.
What BA+98, steps and credentials mean
Teacher pay in California is set by a grid. Two things place you on it: how long you've taught and how much college you've done.
- Step
- Steps go up with years of service. Step 5 on Hayward Unified's BA column pays $83,913. Experienced teachers joining Hayward Unified can be placed as high as step 18.
- Column, such as BA+98
- Your bachelor's degree (BA) plus the college semester units you've completed since. BA+98 means a bachelor's plus 98 more units. Hayward Unified's columns run from BA to BA+90 OR MA+30, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Hayward Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$121,975
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $137,376 on step 18.
Hayward Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 35% of Hayward Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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- 188
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Hayward Unified
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 $2,500paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$609583 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$80315 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonus$3,522149 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$1,699172 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school pay$79 an hour
- Work days a year186 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0%can also mean not reported
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 18
Questions about teacher pay at Hayward Unified
How much do Hayward Unified teachers make?
The average salary on Hayward Unified's teacher schedule is $111,877 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $82,468 (BA, step 1) to $137,376 (BA+90 OR MA+30, step 18).
What does a new teacher earn at Hayward Unified?
The schedule starts at $82,468 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 18.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Hayward Unified pay scale?
On the BA+90 OR MA+30 column, where 42% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 18, where it reaches $137,376. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Hayward Unified?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Hayward Unified reports a master's bonus of $609 on top. For a doctorate it reports $803.
Is Hayward Unified teacher pay high for California?
Hayward Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 111th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 7th of 19 in Alameda County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $107,969 in Alameda County.
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Sources for the Hayward Unified 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.
- Hayward Unified'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.