Rescue Union Elementary School District teacher salaries
Rescue Union Elementary School District is an elementary school district in El Dorado County, with its district office in Rescue. Pay starts at $61,543 on the first step. The largest group (100%) is on the STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE column, which climbs to $110,211 by step 21.
Lowest
$61,543
STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$89,806
- $3,571 below El Dorado County average
- $13,746 below California average
Highest
$110,211
STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE, step 21
Rescue Union Elementary average
El Dorado County average$93,377
California average$103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 184
- Starting salary
- $61,543
- STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE, step 1
- Median salary
- $88,592
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 493rd of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Rescue 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
Rescue Union Elementary's average of $89,806 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Rescue Union Elementary ranks 493rd of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 11 reporting districts in El Dorado County
Rescue Union Elementary ranks 5th of 11, above 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 Rescue Union Elementary's STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE column pays $67,670. Experienced teachers joining Rescue 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. More units, higher column.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Rescue Union Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$85,191
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $110,211 on step 21.
Rescue Union Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 42% of Rescue Union Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Rescue 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 $8,679paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$75071 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$500
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$1,50019 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school pay$46 an hour
- Work days a year183 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0%can also mean not reported
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 10
Questions about teacher pay at Rescue Union Elementary
How much do Rescue Union Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Rescue Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $89,806 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $61,543 (STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE, step 1) to $110,211 (STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE, step 21).
What does a new teacher earn at Rescue Union Elementary?
The schedule starts at $61,543 (STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE, 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 Rescue Union Elementary pay scale?
On the STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE column, where 100% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 21, where it reaches $110,211. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Rescue Union Elementary?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Rescue Union Elementary reports a master's bonus of $750 on top. For a doctorate it reports $500.
Is Rescue Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Rescue Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 493rd of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 5th 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 Rescue 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.
- Rescue 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.