Freshwater Elementary School District teacher salaries
Freshwater Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Humboldt County, with its district office in Eureka. Pay starts at $44,880 on the first step. The largest group (58%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $82,643 by step 19.
Lowest
$44,880
BA+30, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$66,403
- $6,652 below Humboldt County average
- $37,149 below California average
Highest
$82,643
BA+75, step 19
Freshwater Elementary average
Humboldt County average$73,055
California average$103,552above the highest salary here
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 20
- Starting salary
- $44,880
- BA+30, step 1
- Median salary
- $74,722
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 775th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Freshwater Elementary 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
Freshwater Elementary's average of $66,403 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Freshwater Elementary ranks 775th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 22 reporting districts in Humboldt County
Freshwater Elementary ranks 14th of 22, below the middle district.
Middle district: $71,450
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 Freshwater Elementary's BA+30 column pays $49,817. Experienced teachers joining Freshwater Elementary can be placed as high as step 6.
- 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. Freshwater Elementary's columns run from BA+30 to BA+75, 4 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Freshwater Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$69,774
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $82,643 on step 19.
Freshwater Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 43% of Freshwater Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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- 6
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Freshwater Elementary
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 $19,845paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$7502 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school payNot reported
- Work days a year183 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year3.75%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 6
Questions about teacher pay at Freshwater Elementary
How much do Freshwater Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Freshwater Elementary's teacher schedule is $66,403 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $44,880 (BA+30, step 1) to $82,643 (BA+75, step 19).
What does a new teacher earn at Freshwater Elementary?
The schedule starts at $44,880 (BA+30, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 6.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Freshwater Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+75 column, where 58% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 19, where it reaches $82,643. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Freshwater Elementary?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Freshwater Elementary reports a master's bonus of $750 on top.
Is Freshwater Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Freshwater Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 775th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 14th of 22 in Humboldt County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $73,055 in Humboldt County.
Keep exploring teacher pay in Humboldt County
Sources for the Freshwater Elementary 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.
- Freshwater Elementary'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.