Lafayette Elementary School District teacher salaries

Lafayette Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Contra Costa County, with its district office in Lafayette. Pay starts at $62,041 on the first step. The largest group (70%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $120,256 by step 22.

Lowest

$62,041

BA, step 2

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$101,886

  • $1,389 above Contra Costa County average
  • $1,666 below California average

Highest

$120,256

BA+75, step 22

Lafayette Elementary average

AveragesContra Costa County $100,497, California $103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
172
Starting salary
$62,041
BA, step 1
Median salary
$103,846
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
266th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Lafayette Elementary 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

Lafayette Elementary's average of $101,886 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Lafayette Elementary ranks 266th of 828.

Lafayette Elementary
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 18 reporting districts in Contra Costa County

Lafayette Elementary ranks 7th of 18, above the middle district.

Lafayette Elementary
$80k$100k

Middle district: $99,272

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 Lafayette Elementary's BA column pays $64,548. Experienced teachers joining Lafayette Elementary can be placed as high as step 22.
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. Lafayette Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+75, 5 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Lafayette Elementary?

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

$94,409

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $120,256 on step 22.

$120,256$62,041
Step 1Step 22
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Lafayette Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 54% of Lafayette Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 54
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 Lafayette Elementary

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 Lafayette Elementary

How much do Lafayette Elementary teachers make?

The average salary on Lafayette Elementary's teacher schedule is $101,886 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $62,041 (BA, step 2) to $120,256 (BA+75, step 22).

What does a new teacher earn at Lafayette Elementary?

The schedule starts at $62,041 (BA, step 2). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 22.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Lafayette Elementary pay scale?

On the BA+75 column, where 70% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 22, where it reaches $120,256. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Lafayette Elementary?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Lafayette Elementary reports a master's bonus of $1,000 on top. For a doctorate it reports $2,000.

Is Lafayette Elementary teacher pay high for California?

Lafayette Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 266th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 7th of 18 in Contra Costa County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $100,497 in Contra Costa County.

Keep exploring teacher pay in Contra Costa County

Sources for the Lafayette Elementary 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. Lafayette Elementary'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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