Greenfield Union School District teacher salaries
Greenfield Union School District is an elementary school district in Kern County, with its district office in Bakersfield. Pay starts at $60,824 on the first step. The largest group (49%) is on the BA+72 column, which climbs to $119,747 by step 23.
Lowest
$60,824
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$91,875
- $1,339 above Kern County average
- $11,677 below California average
Highest
$119,747
BA+72, step 23
Greenfield Union average
Kern County average$90,536
California average$103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 440
- Starting salary
- $60,824
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $87,882
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 463rd of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Greenfield 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
Greenfield Union's average of $91,875 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Greenfield Union ranks 463rd of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 37 reporting districts in Kern County
Greenfield Union ranks 9th 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 Greenfield Union's BA column pays $69,882. Experienced teachers joining Greenfield Union can be placed as high as step 23.
- 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. Greenfield Union's columns run from BA to BA+72, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Greenfield Union?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$90,000
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $119,747 on step 23.
Greenfield Union's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 35% of Greenfield Union's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+72 continues past step 14.
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- 5+
- 96
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Greenfield 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 $20,016paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,500253 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$1,5006 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonus$2,00032 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$2,00062 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school pay$65 an hour
- Work days a year184 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year1%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 23
Questions about teacher pay at Greenfield Union
How much do Greenfield Union teachers make?
The average salary on Greenfield Union's teacher schedule is $91,875 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $60,824 (BA, step 1) to $119,747 (BA+72, step 23).
What does a new teacher earn at Greenfield Union?
The schedule starts at $60,824 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 23.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Greenfield Union pay scale?
On the BA+72 column, where 49% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 23, where it reaches $119,747. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Greenfield Union?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Greenfield Union reports a master's bonus of $1,500 on top. For a doctorate it reports $1,500.
Is Greenfield Union teacher pay high for California?
Greenfield Union's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 463rd of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 9th 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 Greenfield 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.
- Greenfield 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.