Selma Unified School District teacher salaries
Selma Unified School District is a unified school district in Fresno County, with its district office in Selma. Pay starts at $62,189 on the first step. The largest group (46%) is on the MA+75 column, which climbs to $125,960 by step 25.
Lowest
$62,189
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$101,135
- $3,480 above Fresno County average
- $2,417 below California average
Highest
$125,960
MA+75, step 25
Selma Unified average
AveragesFresno County $97,655, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 322
- Starting salary
- $62,189
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $106,887
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 277th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Selma 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
Selma Unified's average of $101,135 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Selma Unified ranks 277th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 21 reporting districts in Fresno County
Selma Unified ranks 3rd 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. Experienced teachers joining Selma 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. Selma Unified's columns run from BA to MA+75, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Selma Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$97,332
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $125,960 on step 25.
Selma Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 55% of Selma Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+75, MA+75 continue past step 20.
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- 44
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Selma 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 $15,800paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,000
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$2,000
- Summer school payNot reported
- Work days a year185 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0%can also mean not reported
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 25
Questions about teacher pay at Selma Unified
How much do Selma Unified teachers make?
The average salary on Selma Unified's teacher schedule is $101,135 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $62,189 (BA, step 1) to $125,960 (MA+75, step 25).
What does a new teacher earn at Selma Unified?
The schedule starts at $62,189 (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 Selma Unified pay scale?
On the MA+75 column, where 46% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $125,960. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Selma Unified?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Selma Unified reports a master's bonus of $1,000 on top.
Is Selma Unified teacher pay high for California?
Selma Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 277th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 3rd 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 Selma 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.
- Selma 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.