Vallecito Union School District teacher salaries

Vallecito Union School District is an elementary school district in Calaveras County, with its district office in Avery. A teacher with a full credential starts at $58,417. The largest group (21%) is on the BA+45 OR BA+30 column, which climbs to $74,370 by step 9.

Lowest

$46,734

/ INTERN before a full credential, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule¹

$79,518

$5,589 below Calaveras County average
$24,034 below California average

Highest

$114,213

BA+120 OR MA+105 with a credential, step 34

Vallecito Union average

Calaveras County average$85,107

California average$103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule: 39
Starting salary: $58,417; BA+30 with a credential, step 1
Median salary: $74,370; Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California: 637th of 828 reporting; of 828 reporting

Does Vallecito Union 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.

Vallecito Union's average of $79,518 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Vallecito Union ranks 637th of 828.

Vallecito Union

$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 4 reporting districts in Calaveras County

Vallecito Union ranks 2nd of 4, above the middle district.

Vallecito Union

$80k$100k

Middle district: $77,865

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 Vallecito Union's BA+30 column pays $65,748. Experienced teachers joining Vallecito Union can be placed as high as step 15.
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. Vallecito Union's columns run from BA+30 to BA+120 OR MA+105, 7 in all.
Credentialed: Holds a full California teaching credential, the state license to teach. Vallecito Union's credentialed columns start at $58,417.
Without full credential: Teachers who don't yet hold a full credential. Vallecito Union pays them on separate columns, starting at $46,734.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Vallecito Union?

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

Degree and units (column)Step (roughly years of experience): 10

$74,370

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $74,370 on step 9.

$114,213$46,734

Step 1Step 35

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Vallecito Union's full salary schedule, 2024-25²

No single cell here has 5 or more full-time equivalents, so none is shaded. 44% of Vallecito Union's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

Vallecito Union credentialed salary schedule, 2024-25. Annual salary in dollars by step (rows) and column (units past a bachelor's degree).
Step	BA+30	BA+45 OR BA+30	BA+60 OR MA+45	BA+75 OR MA+60	BA+90 OR MA+75	BA+105 OR MA+90	BA+120 OR MA+105
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3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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13 to 15
16 to 18
19
20 to 21
22 to 24
25 to 27
28 to 30
31 to 33
34 to 35

Only BA+75 OR MA+60, BA+90 OR MA+75, BA+105 OR MA+90, BA+120 OR MA+105 continue past step 19.

Vallecito Union without full credential salary schedule, 2024-25. Annual salary in dollars by step (rows) and column (units past a bachelor's degree).
Step	/ INTERN
1

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Full-time equivalents in a cell

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 Vallecito Union

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 $12,000paid by the district each year
Master's degree bonusNot reported
Doctorate bonusNot reported
Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
National Board Certification bonusNot reported
Special education bonusNot reported
Summer school pay$45 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 15

Questions about teacher pay at Vallecito Union

How much do Vallecito Union teachers make?

The average salary on Vallecito Union's teacher schedule is $79,518 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $46,734 (/ INTERN before a full credential, step 1) to $114,213 (BA+120 OR MA+105 with a credential, step 34).

What does a new teacher earn at Vallecito Union?

A new teacher with a full credential starts at $58,417 (BA+30 column, step 1). Teachers without a full credential start lower, at $46,734. Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 15.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Vallecito Union pay scale?

On the BA+45 OR BA+30 column, where 21% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 9, where it reaches $74,370. Steps go up with years of service.

Is Vallecito Union teacher pay high for California?

Vallecito Union's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 637th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 2nd of 4 in Calaveras County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $85,107 in Calaveras County.

Keep exploring teacher pay in Calaveras County

Compare all 4 Calaveras County districtsStarting, average and top pay side by side, sortable

Sources for the Vallecito Union 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.
Vallecito Union'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.

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