Parlier Unified School District teacher salaries
Parlier Unified School District is a unified school district in Fresno County, with its district office in Parlier. Pay starts at $51,542 on the first step. The largest group (61%) is on the MA column, which climbs to $124,184 by step 25.
Lowest
$51,542
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$94,261
- $3,394 below Fresno County average
- $9,291 below California average
Highest
$124,184
MA, step 25
Parlier Unified average
AveragesFresno County $97,655, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 152
- Starting salary
- $51,542
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $94,746
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 419th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Parlier 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
Parlier Unified's average of $94,261 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Parlier Unified ranks 419th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 21 reporting districts in Fresno County
Parlier Unified ranks 7th 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 Parlier Unified's BA column pays $55,506. Experienced teachers joining Parlier 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. Parlier Unified's columns run from BA to MA, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Parlier Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$90,072
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $124,184 on step 25.
Parlier Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 47% of Parlier Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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- 14
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Parlier 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 $16,327paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonus$1,00025 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$1,50016 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school pay$70 an hour
- Work days a year185 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year1.5%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 25
Questions about teacher pay at Parlier Unified
How much do Parlier Unified teachers make?
The average salary on Parlier Unified's teacher schedule is $94,261 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $51,542 (BA, step 1) to $124,184 (MA, step 25).
What does a new teacher earn at Parlier Unified?
The schedule starts at $51,542 (BA, step 1). 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 Parlier Unified pay scale?
On the MA column, where 61% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $124,184. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Parlier Unified teacher pay high for California?
Parlier Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 419th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 7th 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 Parlier 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.
- Parlier 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.