Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified School District teacher salaries
Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified School District is a unified school district in Fresno County, with its district office in Firebaugh. Pay starts at $63,570 on the first step. The largest group (59%) is on the BA+60 column, which climbs to $118,888 by step 30.
Lowest
$63,570
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$89,941
- $7,714 below Fresno County average
- $13,611 below California average
Highest
$118,888
BA+60, step 30
Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified average
AveragesFresno County $97,655, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 125
- Starting salary
- $63,570
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $87,125
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 491st of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Firebaugh-Las Deltas 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
Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified's average of $89,941 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified ranks 491st of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 21 reporting districts in Fresno County
Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified ranks 15th of 21, below the middle district.
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 Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified's BA column pays $64,465. Experienced teachers joining Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified can be placed as high as step 21.
- 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. Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified's columns run from BA to BA+60, 5 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$92,875
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $118,888 on step 30.
Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 32% of Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+60 continues past step 30.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Firebaugh-Las Deltas 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.
- Health insurance, family planUp to $12,464paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,04436 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonus$1,43616 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$1,43614 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school pay$55 an hour
- Work days a year184 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year2%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 21
Questions about teacher pay at Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified
How much do Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified teachers make?
The average salary on Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified's teacher schedule is $89,941 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $63,570 (BA, step 1) to $118,888 (BA+60, step 30).
What does a new teacher earn at Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified?
The schedule starts at $63,570 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 21.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified pay scale?
On the BA+60 column, where 59% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 30, where it reaches $118,888. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified reports a master's bonus of $1,044 on top.
Is Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified teacher pay high for California?
Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 491st of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 15th 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.
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Sources for the Firebaugh-Las Deltas 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.
- 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.
- Firebaugh-Las Deltas 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.
- U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #17D: Exemption for Professional Employees Under the FLSA: teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.