Arvin Union School District teacher salaries
Arvin Union School District is an elementary school district in Kern County, with its district office in Arvin. Pay starts at $58,602 on the first step. The largest group (67%) is on the BA+60 OR MA+24 column, which climbs to $113,912 by step 30.
Lowest
$58,602
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$89,318
- $1,218 below Kern County average
- $14,234 below California average
Highest
$113,912
BA+60 OR MA+24, step 30
Arvin Union average
Kern County average$90,536
California average$103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 168
- Starting salary
- $58,602
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $86,870
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 499th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Arvin Union 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
Arvin Union's average of $89,318 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Arvin Union ranks 499th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 37 reporting districts in Kern County
Arvin Union ranks 13th of 37, above the middle district.
Middle district: $83,787
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 Arvin Union's BA column pays $64,684. Experienced teachers joining Arvin Union 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. Arvin Union's columns run from BA to BA+60 OR MA+24, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Arvin Union?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$89,040
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $113,912 on step 30.
Arvin Union's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 39% of Arvin Union's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+60 OR MA+24 continues past step 13.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Arvin Union
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 $19,716paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,50075 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$1,500
- Bilingual teaching bonus$2,00023 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$2,00012 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school payNot reported
- Work days a year185 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 Arvin Union
How much do Arvin Union teachers make?
The average salary on Arvin Union's teacher schedule is $89,318 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $58,602 (BA, step 1) to $113,912 (BA+60 OR MA+24, step 30).
What does a new teacher earn at Arvin Union?
The schedule starts at $58,602 (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 Arvin Union pay scale?
On the BA+60 OR MA+24 column, where 67% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 30, where it reaches $113,912. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Arvin Union?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Arvin Union reports a master's bonus of $1,500 on top. For a doctorate it reports $1,500.
Is Arvin Union teacher pay high for California?
Arvin Union's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 499th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 13th of 37 in Kern County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $90,536 in Kern County.
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Sources for the Arvin Union 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.
- Arvin Union'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.