Camino Union Elementary School District teacher salaries

Camino Union Elementary School District is an elementary school district in El Dorado County, with its district office in Camino. Pay starts at $49,399 on the first step. The largest group (56%) is on the BA+75 OR MA+30 column, which climbs to $111,676 by step 18.

Lowest

$49,399

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$82,675

  • $10,702 below El Dorado County average
  • $20,877 below California average

Highest

$111,676

BA+75 OR MA+30, step 18

Camino Union Elementary average

AveragesEl Dorado County $93,377, California $103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
30
Starting salary
$49,399
BA, step 1
Median salary
$81,155
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
598th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Camino Union 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.

No

Camino Union Elementary's average of $82,675 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Camino Union Elementary ranks 598th of 828.

Camino Union Elementary
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 11 reporting districts in El Dorado County

Camino Union Elementary ranks 8th of 11, below the middle district.

Camino Union Elementary
$80k$100k

Middle district: $86,661

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 Camino Union Elementary's BA column pays $51,516. Experienced teachers joining Camino Union Elementary can be placed as high as step 12.
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. Camino Union Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+75 OR MA+30, 5 in all.

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

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

$82,920

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $111,676 on step 18.

$111,676$49,399
Step 1Step 18
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Camino Union Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 29% of Camino Union Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

StepBABA+30BA+45 OR MABA+60 OR MA+15BA+75 OR MA+30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12 to 13
14 to 15
16 to 17
18

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 6
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 Camino Union 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 Camino Union Elementary

How much do Camino Union Elementary teachers make?

The average salary on Camino Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $82,675 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $49,399 (BA, step 1) to $111,676 (BA+75 OR MA+30, step 18).

What does a new teacher earn at Camino Union Elementary?

The schedule starts at $49,399 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 12.

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

On the BA+75 OR MA+30 column, where 56% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 18, where it reaches $111,676. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Camino Union Elementary?

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

Is Camino Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?

Camino Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 598th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 8th of 11 in El Dorado County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $93,377 in El Dorado County.

Keep exploring teacher pay in El Dorado County

Sources for the Camino Union 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. Camino Union 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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