Muroc Joint Unified School District teacher salaries

Muroc Joint Unified School District is a unified school district in Kern County, with its district office in North Edwards. Pay starts at $52,283 on the first step. The largest group (19%) is on the BA column, which climbs to $68,217 by step 30.

Lowest

$52,283

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$78,666

  • $11,870 below Kern County average
  • $24,886 below California average

Highest

$108,519

BA+75+MA, step 30

Muroc Joint Unified average

Kern County average$90,536

California average$103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
112
Starting salary
$52,283
BA, step 1
Median salary
$79,728
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
648th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Muroc Joint 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

Muroc Joint Unified's average of $78,666 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Muroc Joint Unified ranks 648th of 828.

Muroc Joint Unified
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 37 reporting districts in Kern County

Muroc Joint Unified ranks 26th of 37, below the middle district.

Muroc Joint 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. Step 5 on Muroc Joint Unified's BA column pays $58,845. Experienced teachers joining Muroc Joint Unified can be placed as high as step 30.
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. Muroc Joint Unified's columns run from BA to BA+75+MA, 10 in all.

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

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

$62,429

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $68,217 on step 30.

$108,519$52,283
Step 1Step 40
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Muroc Joint Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 37% of Muroc Joint Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

StepBABA+15BA+30BA+30+MABA+45BA+45+MABA+60BA+60+MABA+75BA+75+MA
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10
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15 to 19
20 to 24
25 to 29
30 to 40

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 7
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 Muroc Joint 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 Muroc Joint Unified

How much do Muroc Joint Unified teachers make?

The average salary on Muroc Joint Unified's teacher schedule is $78,666 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $52,283 (BA, step 1) to $108,519 (BA+75+MA, step 30).

What does a new teacher earn at Muroc Joint Unified?

The schedule starts at $52,283 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 30.

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

On the BA column, where 19% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 30, where it reaches $68,217. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Muroc Joint Unified?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Muroc Joint Unified reports a master's bonus of $1,372 on top.

Is Muroc Joint Unified teacher pay high for California?

Muroc Joint Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 648th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 26th 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 Muroc Joint 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. Muroc Joint 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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