Kernville Union Elementary School District teacher salaries

Kernville Union Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Kern County, with its district office in Lake Isabella. A teacher with a full credential starts at $56,819. The largest group (56%) is on the BA+72 column, which climbs to $100,162 by step 20.

Lowest

$53,494

EMERG before a full credential, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule¹

$77,424

$13,112 below Kern County average
$26,128 below California average

Highest

$100,162

BA+72 with a credential, step 20

Kernville Union Elementary average

Kern County average$90,536

California average$103,552above the highest salary here

Full-time equivalents on the schedule: 50
Starting salary: $56,819; BA with a credential, step 1
Median salary: $74,821; Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California: 674th of 828 reporting; of 828 reporting

Does Kernville Union 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.

Kernville Union Elementary's average of $77,424 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Kernville Union Elementary ranks 674th of 828.

Kernville Union Elementary

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Middle district: $94,573

The 37 reporting districts in Kern County

Kernville Union Elementary ranks 30th of 37, below the middle district.

Kernville Union Elementary

$60k$80k$100k

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 Kernville Union Elementary's BA column pays $58,838. Experienced teachers joining Kernville Union Elementary 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. Kernville Union Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+72, 7 in all.
Credentialed: Holds a full California teaching credential, the state license to teach. Kernville Union Elementary's credentialed columns start at $56,819.
Without full credential: Teachers who don't yet hold a full credential. Kernville Union Elementary pays them on separate columns, starting at $53,494.

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

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Degree and units (column)Step (roughly years of experience): 10

$79,693

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $100,162 on step 20.

$100,162$53,494

Step 1Step 34

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Kernville Union Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-25²

No single cell here has 5 or more full-time equivalents, so none is shaded. 28% of Kernville Union Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

Kernville Union Elementary credentialed salary schedule, 2024-25. Annual salary in dollars by step (rows) and column (units past a bachelor's degree).
Step	BA	BA+12	BA+24	BA+36	BA+48	BA+60	BA+72
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20 to 34

Only BA+72 continues past step 18.

Kernville Union Elementary without full credential salary schedule, 2024-25. Annual salary in dollars by step (rows) and column (units past a bachelor's degree).
Step	EMERG
1

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Full-time equivalents in a cell

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 Kernville Union 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.

Health insurance, family planUp to $17,577paid by the district each year
Master's degree bonus$2,27616 full-time equivalents eligible
Doctorate bonus$2,276
Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
National Board Certification bonus$2,209
Special education bonus$2,9887 full-time equivalents eligible
Summer school payNot reported
Work days a year184 days180 of them with students
Schedule raise on last year0%can also mean not reported
Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 15

Questions about teacher pay at Kernville Union Elementary

How much do Kernville Union Elementary teachers make?

The average salary on Kernville Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $77,424 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $53,494 (EMERG before a full credential, step 1) to $100,162 (BA+72 with a credential, step 20).

What does a new teacher earn at Kernville Union Elementary?

A new teacher with a full credential starts at $56,819 (BA column, step 1). Teachers without a full credential start lower, at $53,494. 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 Kernville Union Elementary pay scale?

On the BA+72 column, where 56% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 20, where it reaches $100,162. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Kernville Union Elementary?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Kernville Union Elementary reports a master's bonus of $2,276 on top. For a doctorate it reports $2,276.

Is Kernville Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?

Kernville Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 674th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 30th 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 Kernville Union 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.

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.
Kernville Union 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.
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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