Central Union High School District teacher salaries
Central Union High School District is a high school district in Imperial County, with its district office in El Centro. Pay starts at $70,961 on the first step. The largest group (32%) is on the MA+60 OR PHD column, which climbs to $163,382 by step 34.
Lowest
$70,961
BA/, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$125,434
- $9,272 above Imperial County average
- $21,882 above California average
Highest
$163,382
MA+60 OR PHD, step 34
Central Union High average
AveragesCalifornia $103,552, Imperial County $116,162
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 230
- Starting salary
- $70,961
- BA/, step 1
- Median salary
- $128,581
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 29th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Central Union High 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
Central Union High's average of $125,434 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Central Union High ranks 29th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 15 reporting districts in Imperial County
Central Union High ranks 2nd of 15, above the middle district.
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 Central Union High's BA/ column pays $85,578. Experienced teachers joining Central Union High 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. Central Union High's columns run from BA/ to MA+60 OR PHD, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Central Union High?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$130,297
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $163,382 on step 34.
Central Union High's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 48% of Central Union High's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Central Union High
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 $12,504paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonus$1,0008 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonus$5,0002 full-time equivalents eligible
- Special education bonus$2,5771 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school pay$62 an hour
- Work days a year187 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0%can also mean not reported
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 9
Questions about teacher pay at Central Union High
How much do Central Union High teachers make?
The average salary on Central Union High's teacher schedule is $125,434 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $70,961 (BA/, step 1) to $163,382 (MA+60 OR PHD, step 34).
What does a new teacher earn at Central Union High?
The schedule starts at $70,961 (BA/, 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 Central Union High pay scale?
On the MA+60 OR PHD column, where 32% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 34, where it reaches $163,382. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Central Union High teacher pay high for California?
Central Union High's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 29th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 2nd 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.
Keep exploring teacher pay in Imperial County
Sources for the Central Union High 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.
- Central Union High'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.