Brawley Elementary School District teacher salaries

Brawley Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Imperial County, with its district office in Brawley. Pay starts at $68,116 on the first step. The largest group (61%) is on the MA column, which climbs to $159,391 by step 30.

Lowest

$68,116

BA OR BA+15, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$118,883

  • $2,721 above Imperial County average
  • $15,331 above California average

Highest

$159,391

MA, step 30

Brawley Elementary average

AveragesCalifornia $103,552, Imperial County $116,162

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
208
Starting salary
$68,116
BA OR BA+15, step 1
Median salary
$118,180
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
61st of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Brawley 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.

Yes

Brawley Elementary's average of $118,883 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Brawley Elementary ranks 61st of 828.

Brawley Elementary
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 15 reporting districts in Imperial County

Brawley Elementary ranks 4th of 15, above the middle district.

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$60k$80k$100k$120k

Middle district: $106,492

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 Brawley Elementary's BA OR BA+15 column pays $83,101. Experienced teachers joining Brawley Elementary can be placed as high as step 9.
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. Brawley Elementary's columns run from BA OR BA+15 to MA, 5 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Brawley Elementary?

Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.

$118,180

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $159,391 on step 30.

$159,391$68,116
Step 1Step 38
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Brawley Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 42% of Brawley Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

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Only MA continues past step 34.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 11
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 Brawley 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.

Questions about teacher pay at Brawley Elementary

How much do Brawley Elementary teachers make?

The average salary on Brawley Elementary's teacher schedule is $118,883 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $68,116 (BA OR BA+15, step 1) to $159,391 (MA, step 30).

What does a new teacher earn at Brawley Elementary?

The schedule starts at $68,116 (BA OR BA+15, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 9.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Brawley Elementary pay scale?

On the MA column, where 61% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 30, where it reaches $159,391. Steps go up with years of service.

Is Brawley Elementary teacher pay high for California?

Brawley Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 61st of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 4th of 15 in Imperial County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $116,162 in Imperial County.

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Sources for the Brawley 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.

  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. Brawley 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.
  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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