Sanger Unified School District teacher salaries

Sanger Unified School District is a unified school district in Fresno County, with its district office in Sanger. Pay starts at $60,985 on the first step. The largest group (50%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $116,301 by step 24.

Lowest

$60,985

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$90,671

  • $6,984 below Fresno County average
  • $12,881 below California average

Highest

$116,301

BA+75, step 24

Sanger Unified average

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

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
657
Starting salary
$60,985
BA, step 1
Median salary
$88,666
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
479th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Sanger 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

Sanger Unified's average of $90,671 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Sanger Unified ranks 479th of 828.

Sanger Unified
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 21 reporting districts in Fresno County

Sanger Unified ranks 13th of 21, below the middle district.

Sanger 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. Experienced teachers joining Sanger Unified can be placed as high as step 14.
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. Sanger Unified's columns run from BA to BA+75, 5 in all.

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

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$91,399

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $116,301 on step 24.

$116,301$60,985
Step 1Step 24
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Sanger Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 39% of Sanger Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

StepBABA+30BA+45BA+60BA+75
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Only BA+30, BA+45, BA+60, BA+75 continue past step 1.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 87
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 Sanger 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 Sanger Unified

How much do Sanger Unified teachers make?

The average salary on Sanger Unified's teacher schedule is $90,671 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $60,985 (BA, step 1) to $116,301 (BA+75, step 24).

What does a new teacher earn at Sanger Unified?

The schedule starts at $60,985 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 14.

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

On the BA+75 column, where 50% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 24, where it reaches $116,301. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Sanger Unified?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Sanger Unified reports a master's bonus of $2,500 on top. For a doctorate it reports $1,500.

Is Sanger Unified teacher pay high for California?

Sanger Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 479th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 13th 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 Sanger 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. Sanger 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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