Placerville Union Elementary School District teacher salaries

Placerville Union Elementary School District is an elementary school district in El Dorado County, with its district office in Placerville. Pay starts at $60,127 on the first step. The largest group (65%) is on the BA+66 column, which climbs to $111,825 by step 22.

Lowest

$60,127

BA+15, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$86,661

  • $6,716 below El Dorado County average
  • $16,891 below California average

Highest

$111,825

BA+66, step 22

Placerville Union Elementary average

El Dorado County average$93,377

California average$103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
64
Starting salary
$60,127
BA+15, step 1
Median salary
$85,834
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
543rd of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Placerville 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

Placerville Union Elementary's average of $86,661 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Placerville Union Elementary ranks 543rd of 828.

Placerville Union Elementary
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Middle district: $94,573

The 11 reporting districts in El Dorado County

Placerville Union Elementary ranks 6th of 11, above the middle district.

Placerville 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. Experienced teachers joining Placerville Union Elementary can be placed as high as step 10.
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. Placerville Union Elementary's columns run from BA+15 to BA+66, 5 in all.

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

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

$85,834

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $111,825 on step 22.

$111,825$60,127
Step 1Step 22
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Placerville Union Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 33% of Placerville Union Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

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Only BA+66 continues past step 9.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
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  5. 8
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 Placerville 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 Placerville Union Elementary

How much do Placerville Union Elementary teachers make?

The average salary on Placerville Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $86,661 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $60,127 (BA+15, step 1) to $111,825 (BA+66, step 22).

What does a new teacher earn at Placerville Union Elementary?

The schedule starts at $60,127 (BA+15, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 10.

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

On the BA+66 column, where 65% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 22, where it reaches $111,825. Steps go up with years of service.

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

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Placerville Union Elementary reports a master's bonus of $1,500 on top.

Is Placerville Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?

Placerville Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 543rd of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 6th 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 Placerville 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. Placerville 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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