Bishop Unified School District teacher salaries

Bishop Unified School District is a unified school district in Inyo County, with its district office in Bishop. Pay starts at $60,843 on the first step. The largest group (63%) is on the BA+75 OR MA+45 column, which climbs to $118,919 by step 25.

Lowest

$60,843

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$95,031

  • $3,015 above Inyo County average
  • $8,521 below California average

Highest

$118,919

BA+75 OR MA+45, step 25

Bishop Unified average

Inyo County average$92,016

California average$103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
109
Starting salary
$60,843
BA, step 1
Median salary
$99,100
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
408th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Bishop Unified 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

Bishop Unified's average of $95,031 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Bishop Unified ranks 408th of 828.

Bishop Unified
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 5 reporting districts in Inyo County

Bishop Unified ranks 2nd of 5, above the middle district.

Bishop Unified
$80k$100k$120k

Middle district: $80,624

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 Bishop Unified's BA column pays $67,232. Experienced teachers joining Bishop Unified can be placed as high as step 15.
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. Bishop Unified's columns run from BA to BA+75 OR MA+45, 4 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Bishop Unified?

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

$95,550

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $118,919 on step 25.

$118,919$60,843
Step 1Step 31
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Bishop Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 51% of Bishop Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

StepBABA+45 OR MA+15BA+60 OR MA+30BA+75 OR MA+45
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Only BA+75 OR MA+45 continues past step 30.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 9
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 Bishop Unified

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 Bishop Unified

How much do Bishop Unified teachers make?

The average salary on Bishop Unified's teacher schedule is $95,031 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $60,843 (BA, step 1) to $118,919 (BA+75 OR MA+45, step 25).

What does a new teacher earn at Bishop Unified?

The schedule starts at $60,843 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 15.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Bishop Unified pay scale?

On the BA+75 OR MA+45 column, where 63% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $118,919. Steps go up with years of service.

Is Bishop Unified teacher pay high for California?

Bishop Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 408th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 2nd of 5 in Inyo County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $92,016 in Inyo County.

Keep exploring teacher pay in Inyo County

Sources for the Bishop Unified 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. Bishop Unified'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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