Standard Elementary School District teacher salaries

Standard Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Kern County, with its district office in Bakersfield. Pay starts at $56,701 on the first step. The largest group (43%) is on the BA+72 column, which climbs to $117,168 by step 32.

Lowest

$56,701

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$83,305

  • $7,231 below Kern County average
  • $20,247 below California average

Highest

$117,168

BA+72, step 32

Standard Elementary average

Kern County average$90,536

California average$103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
160
Starting salary
$56,701
BA, step 1
Median salary
$79,193
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
589th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Standard 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.

No

Standard Elementary's average of $83,305 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Standard Elementary ranks 589th of 828.

Standard Elementary
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 37 reporting districts in Kern County

Standard Elementary ranks 20th of 37, below the middle district.

Standard 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 Standard Elementary's BA column pays $62,587. Experienced teachers joining Standard Elementary can be placed as high as step 18.
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. Standard Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+72, 7 in all.

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

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$89,600

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $117,168 on step 32.

$117,168$56,701
Step 1Step 40
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Standard Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 26% of Standard Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

StepBABA+12BA+24BA+36BA+48BA+60BA+72
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32 to 40

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 33
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 Standard 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.

Questions about teacher pay at Standard Elementary

How much do Standard Elementary teachers make?

The average salary on Standard Elementary's teacher schedule is $83,305 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $56,701 (BA, step 1) to $117,168 (BA+72, step 32).

What does a new teacher earn at Standard Elementary?

The schedule starts at $56,701 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 18.

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

On the BA+72 column, where 43% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 32, where it reaches $117,168. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Standard Elementary?

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

Is Standard Elementary teacher pay high for California?

Standard Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 589th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 20th 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 Standard 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.

  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. Standard 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.
  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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