McFarland Unified School District teacher salaries

McFarland Unified School District is a unified school district in Kern County, with its district office in McFarland. Pay starts at $58,356 on the first step. The largest group (50%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $109,333 by step 20.

Lowest

$58,356

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$87,260

  • $3,276 below Kern County average
  • $16,292 below California average

Highest

$109,333

BA+75, step 20

McFarland Unified average

Kern County average$90,536

California average$103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
155
Starting salary
$58,356
BA, step 1
Median salary
$88,932
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
530th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does McFarland 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.

No

McFarland Unified's average of $87,260 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

McFarland Unified ranks 530th of 828.

McFarland Unified
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 37 reporting districts in Kern County

McFarland Unified ranks 15th of 37, above the middle district.

McFarland Unified
$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. Experienced teachers joining McFarland Unified can be placed as high as step 39.
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. McFarland Unified's columns run from BA to BA+75, 5 in all.

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

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

$88,932

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $109,333 on step 20.

$109,333$58,356
Step 1Step 40
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McFarland Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 41% of McFarland Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

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30 to 40

Only BA+75 continues past step 29.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 8
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 McFarland 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 McFarland Unified

How much do McFarland Unified teachers make?

The average salary on McFarland Unified's teacher schedule is $87,260 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $58,356 (BA, step 1) to $109,333 (BA+75, step 20).

What does a new teacher earn at McFarland Unified?

The schedule starts at $58,356 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 39.

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

On the BA+75 column, where 50% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 20, where it reaches $109,333. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at McFarland Unified?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and McFarland Unified reports a master's bonus of $1,250 on top. For a doctorate it reports $1,250.

Is McFarland Unified teacher pay high for California?

McFarland Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 530th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 15th 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.

Keep exploring teacher pay in Kern County

Sources for the McFarland 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. McFarland 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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