Clovis Unified School District teacher salaries

Clovis Unified School District is a unified school district in Fresno County, with its district office in Clovis. A teacher with a full credential starts at $60,822. The largest group (32%) is on the BA+75+MA column, which climbs to $116,907 by step 25.

Lowest

$56,579

BA before a full credential, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$92,536

  • $5,119 below Fresno County average
  • $11,016 below California average

Highest

$116,907

BA+75+MA with a credential, step 25

Clovis Unified average

AveragesFresno County $97,655, California $103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
2,019
Starting salary
$60,822
BA+30 with a credential, step 1
Median salary
$97,540
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
446th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Clovis Unified 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

Clovis Unified's average of $92,536 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Clovis Unified ranks 446th of 828.

Clovis Unified
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 21 reporting districts in Fresno County

Clovis Unified ranks 11th of 21, above the middle district.

Clovis Unified
$80k$100k

Middle district: $92,536

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 Clovis Unified's BA+30 column pays $69,795. Experienced teachers joining Clovis Unified can be placed as high as step 25.
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. Clovis Unified's columns run from BA+30 to BA+75+MA, 5 in all.
Credentialed
Holds a full California teaching credential, the state license to teach. Clovis Unified's credentialed columns start at $60,822.
Without full credential
Teachers who don't yet hold a full credential. Clovis Unified pays them on separate columns, starting at $56,579.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Clovis Unified?

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

$91,905

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $116,907 on step 25.

$116,907$56,579
Step 1Step 25
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Clovis Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 45% of Clovis Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

StepBA+30BA+45BA+60 OR MABA+75BA+75+MA
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Only BA+60 OR MA, BA+75, BA+75+MA continue past step 9.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 173
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 Clovis Unified

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 Clovis Unified

How much do Clovis Unified teachers make?

The average salary on Clovis Unified's teacher schedule is $92,536 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $56,579 (BA before a full credential, step 1) to $116,907 (BA+75+MA with a credential, step 25).

What does a new teacher earn at Clovis Unified?

A new teacher with a full credential starts at $60,822 (BA+30 column, step 1). Teachers without a full credential start lower, at $56,579. Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 25.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Clovis Unified pay scale?

On the BA+75+MA column, where 32% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $116,907. Steps go up with years of service.

Is Clovis Unified teacher pay high for California?

Clovis Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 446th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 11th of 21 in Fresno County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $97,655 in Fresno County.

Keep exploring teacher pay in Fresno County

Sources for the Clovis Unified 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. Clovis Unified'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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