Heber Elementary School District teacher salaries

Heber Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Imperial County, with its district office in Heber. Pay starts at $59,373 on the first step. The largest group (42%) is on the MA+45 column, which climbs to $141,761 by step 31.

Lowest

$59,373

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$104,439

  • $11,723 below Imperial County average
  • $887 above California average

Highest

$141,761

MA+45, step 31

Heber Elementary average

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

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
65
Starting salary
$59,373
BA, step 1
Median salary
$105,648
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
227th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Heber 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

Heber Elementary's average of $104,439 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Heber Elementary ranks 227th of 828.

Heber Elementary
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 15 reporting districts in Imperial County

Heber Elementary ranks 9th of 15, below the middle district.

Heber Elementary
$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. Experienced teachers joining Heber Elementary can be placed as high as step 10.
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. Heber Elementary's columns run from BA to MA+45, 7 in all.

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

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$107,833

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $141,761 on step 31.

$141,761$59,373
Step 1Step 31
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Heber Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252

No single cell here has 5 or more full-time equivalents, so none is shaded. 45% of Heber Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

StepBABA+15BA+30BA+45 OR MABA+60 OR MA+15BA+75 OR MA+30MA+45
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15 to 18
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23 to 26
27 to 30
31

Only BA+30, BA+45 OR MA, BA+60 OR MA+15, BA+75 OR MA+30, MA+45 continue past step 4.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 0
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 Heber 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 Heber Elementary

How much do Heber Elementary teachers make?

The average salary on Heber Elementary's teacher schedule is $104,439 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $59,373 (BA, step 1) to $141,761 (MA+45, step 31).

What does a new teacher earn at Heber Elementary?

The schedule starts at $59,373 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 10.

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

On the MA+45 column, where 42% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 31, where it reaches $141,761. Steps go up with years of service.

Is Heber Elementary teacher pay high for California?

Heber Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 227th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 9th 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 Heber 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. Heber 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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