Rosedale Union Elementary School District teacher salaries

Rosedale Union Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Kern County, with its district office in Bakersfield. Pay starts at $55,954 on the first step. The largest group (48%) is on the BA+84 column, which climbs to $113,835 by step 30.

Lowest

$55,954

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule¹

$85,207

$5,329 below Kern County average
$18,345 below California average

Highest

$113,835

BA+84, step 30

Rosedale Union Elementary average

Kern County average$90,536

California average$103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule: 322
Starting salary: $55,954; BA, step 1
Median salary: $83,574; Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California: 564th of 828 reporting; of 828 reporting

Does Rosedale 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.

Rosedale Union Elementary's average of $85,207 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Rosedale Union Elementary ranks 564th of 828.

Rosedale Union Elementary

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Middle district: $94,573

The 37 reporting districts in Kern County

Rosedale Union Elementary ranks 17th of 37, above the middle district.

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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 Rosedale Union Elementary's BA column pays $62,280. Experienced teachers joining Rosedale Union Elementary can be placed as high as step 13.
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. Rosedale Union Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+84, 7 in all.

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

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

$83,574

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $113,835 on step 30.

$113,835$55,954

Step 1Step 30

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

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

Rosedale 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+24	BA+36	BA+48	BA+60	BA+72	BA+84
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30

Only BA+36, BA+84 continue past step 25.

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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 Rosedale 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 $20,217paid by the district each year
Master's degree bonus$1,200102 full-time equivalents eligible
Doctorate bonus$1,2001 full-time equivalents eligible
Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
National Board Certification bonusNot reported
Special education bonus$2,50045 full-time equivalents eligible
Summer school pay$50 an hour
Work days a year184 days180 of them with students
Schedule raise on last year1%
Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 13

Questions about teacher pay at Rosedale Union Elementary

How much do Rosedale Union Elementary teachers make?

The average salary on Rosedale Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $85,207 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $55,954 (BA, step 1) to $113,835 (BA+84, step 30).

What does a new teacher earn at Rosedale Union Elementary?

The schedule starts at $55,954 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 13.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Rosedale Union Elementary pay scale?

On the BA+84 column, where 48% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 30, where it reaches $113,835. Steps go up with years of service.

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

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Rosedale Union Elementary reports a master's bonus of $1,200 on top. For a doctorate it reports $1,200.

Is Rosedale Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?

Rosedale Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 564th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 17th 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 Rosedale 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.
Rosedale 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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