Pacific Union Elementary School District teacher salaries
Pacific Union Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Humboldt County, with its district office in Arcata. Pay starts at $55,871 on the first step. The largest group (39%) is on the BA+90 column, which climbs to $91,171 by step 15.
Lowest
$55,871
BA+30, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$74,940
- $1,885 above Humboldt County average
- $28,612 below California average
Highest
$91,171
BA+90, step 15
Pacific Union Elementary average
Humboldt County average$73,055
California average$103,552above the highest salary here
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 38
- Starting salary
- $55,871
- BA+30, step 1
- Median salary
- $74,102
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 707th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Pacific Union 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
Pacific Union Elementary's average of $74,940 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Pacific Union Elementary ranks 707th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 22 reporting districts in Humboldt County
Pacific Union Elementary ranks 4th of 22, above 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 Pacific Union Elementary's BA+30 column pays $56,960. Experienced teachers joining Pacific Union Elementary can be placed as high as step 5.
- 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. Pacific Union Elementary's columns run from BA+30 to BA+90, 5 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Pacific Union Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$79,949
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $91,171 on step 15.
Pacific Union Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 27% of Pacific Union Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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- 10
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Pacific Union 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 $23,307paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- 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%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 5
Questions about teacher pay at Pacific Union Elementary
How much do Pacific Union Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Pacific Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $74,940 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $55,871 (BA+30, step 1) to $91,171 (BA+90, step 15).
What does a new teacher earn at Pacific Union Elementary?
The schedule starts at $55,871 (BA+30, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 5.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Pacific Union Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+90 column, where 39% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 15, where it reaches $91,171. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Pacific Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Pacific Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 707th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 4th 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 Pacific Union 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.
- Pacific Union 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.