Gold Oak Union Elementary School District teacher salaries
Gold Oak Union Elementary School District is an elementary school district in El Dorado County, with its district office in Placerville. Pay starts at $53,425 on the first step. The largest group (49%) is on the BA+72 OR MA+24 column, which climbs to $102,499 by step 20.
Lowest
$53,425
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$77,477
- $15,900 below El Dorado County average
- $26,075 below California average
Highest
$102,499
BA+72 OR MA+24, step 20
Gold Oak Union Elementary average
El Dorado County average$93,377
California average$103,552above the highest salary here
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 28
- Starting salary
- $53,425
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $74,637
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 671st of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Gold Oak 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
Gold Oak Union Elementary's average of $77,477 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Gold Oak Union Elementary ranks 671st of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 11 reporting districts in El Dorado County
Gold Oak Union Elementary ranks 11th of 11, below the middle district.
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 Gold Oak Union Elementary's BA column pays $55,312. Experienced teachers joining Gold Oak Union Elementary can be placed as high as step 20.
- 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. Gold Oak Union Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+72 OR MA+24, 5 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Gold Oak Union Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$75,385
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $102,499 on step 20.
Gold Oak Union Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 36% of Gold Oak Union Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Gold Oak 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.
- Health insurance, family planUp to $13,800paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,4009 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$50 an hour
- Work days a year184 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year3%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 20
Questions about teacher pay at Gold Oak Union Elementary
How much do Gold Oak Union Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Gold Oak Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $77,477 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $53,425 (BA, step 1) to $102,499 (BA+72 OR MA+24, step 20).
What does a new teacher earn at Gold Oak Union Elementary?
The schedule starts at $53,425 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 20.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Gold Oak Union Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+72 OR MA+24 column, where 49% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 20, where it reaches $102,499. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Gold Oak Union Elementary?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Gold Oak Union Elementary reports a master's bonus of $1,400 on top.
Is Gold Oak Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Gold Oak Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 671st of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 11th 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 Gold Oak 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.
- 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.
- Gold Oak 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.
- U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #17D: Exemption for Professional Employees Under the FLSA: teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.