Kerman Unified School District teacher salaries
Kerman Unified School District is a unified school district in Fresno County, with its district office in Kerman. Pay starts at $59,184 on the first step. The largest group (52%) is on the BA+90 column, which climbs to $115,891 by step 31.
Lowest
$59,184
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$96,459
- $1,196 below Fresno County average
- $7,093 below California average
Highest
$115,891
BA+90, step 31
Kerman Unified average
AveragesFresno County $97,655, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 243
- Starting salary
- $59,184
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $101,902
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 370th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Kerman 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.
Yes
Kerman Unified's average of $96,459 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Kerman Unified ranks 370th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 21 reporting districts in Fresno County
Kerman Unified ranks 5th of 21, above 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 Kerman Unified's BA column pays $64,914. Experienced teachers joining Kerman Unified can be placed as high as step 11.
- 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. Kerman Unified's columns run from BA to BA+90, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Kerman Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$98,498
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $115,891 on step 31.
Kerman Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 17% of Kerman Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+90 continues past step 13.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Kerman 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 $15,576paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$2,000103 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$75 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 11
Questions about teacher pay at Kerman Unified
How much do Kerman Unified teachers make?
The average salary on Kerman Unified's teacher schedule is $96,459 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $59,184 (BA, step 1) to $115,891 (BA+90, step 31).
What does a new teacher earn at Kerman Unified?
The schedule starts at $59,184 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 11.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Kerman Unified pay scale?
On the BA+90 column, where 52% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 31, where it reaches $115,891. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Kerman Unified?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Kerman Unified reports a master's bonus of $2,000 on top.
Is Kerman Unified teacher pay high for California?
Kerman Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 370th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 5th 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 Kerman 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.
- Kerman 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.