San Leandro Unified School District teacher salaries

San Leandro Unified School District is a unified school district in Alameda County, with its district office in San Leandro. Pay starts at $89,138 on the first step. The largest group (32%) is on the BA+100 column, which climbs to $159,691 by step 24.

Lowest

$89,138

BA TO 44, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$129,418

  • $21,449 above Alameda County average
  • $25,866 above California average

Highest

$159,691

BA+100, step 24

San Leandro Unified average

AveragesCalifornia $103,552, Alameda County $107,969

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
507
Starting salary
$89,138
BA TO 44, step 1
Median salary
$133,762
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
22nd of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does San Leandro 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

San Leandro Unified's average of $129,418 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

San Leandro Unified ranks 22nd of 828.

San Leandro Unified
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 19 reporting districts in Alameda County

San Leandro Unified ranks 1st of 19, above the middle district.

San Leandro Unified
$80k$100k$120k

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 San Leandro Unified's BA TO 44 column pays $94,061. Experienced teachers joining San Leandro Unified can be placed as high as step 11.
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. San Leandro Unified's columns run from BA TO 44 to BA+100, 7 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at San Leandro Unified?

Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.

$145,776

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $159,691 on step 24.

$159,691$89,138
Step 1Step 25
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San Leandro Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 41% of San Leandro Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

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Only BA TO 44 continues past step 24.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 70
Cells with fewer than 5 stay unshaded. Bold figures sit in the three darkest shades.Striped cells: this column has no salary at that step.

Bonuses, health cover and work days at San Leandro 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.

Questions about teacher pay at San Leandro Unified

How much do San Leandro Unified teachers make?

The average salary on San Leandro Unified's teacher schedule is $129,418 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $89,138 (BA TO 44, step 1) to $159,691 (BA+100, step 24).

What does a new teacher earn at San Leandro Unified?

The schedule starts at $89,138 (BA TO 44, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 11.

How long does it take to reach the top of the San Leandro Unified pay scale?

On the BA+100 column, where 32% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 24, where it reaches $159,691. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at San Leandro Unified?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and San Leandro Unified reports a master's bonus of $1,946 on top. For a doctorate it reports $3,244.

Is San Leandro Unified teacher pay high for California?

San Leandro Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 22nd of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 1st 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.

Keep exploring teacher pay in Alameda County

Sources for the San Leandro 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.

  1. 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.
  2. San Leandro 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.
  3. U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #17D: Exemption for Professional Employees Under the FLSA: teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.

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