Taft Union High School District teacher salaries
Taft Union High School District is a high school district in Kern County, with its district office in Taft. Pay starts at $48,777 on the first step. The largest group (39%) is on the BA+90+MA column, which climbs to $125,252 by step 27.
Lowest
$48,777
PRELIM, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$96,233
- $5,697 above Kern County average
- $7,319 below California average
Highest
$125,252
BA+90+MA, step 27
Taft Union High average
AveragesKern County $90,536, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 69
- Starting salary
- $48,777
- PRELIM, step 1
- Median salary
- $99,708
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 376th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Taft Union High 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.
Yes
Taft Union High's average of $96,233 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Taft Union High ranks 376th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 37 reporting districts in Kern County
Taft Union High ranks 5th of 37, above the middle district.
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 Taft Union High's PRELIM column pays $58,492. Experienced teachers joining Taft Union High can be placed as high as step 6.
- 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. Taft Union High's columns run from PRELIM to BA+90+MA, 13 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Taft Union High?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$102,384
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $125,252 on step 27.
Taft Union High's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 49% of Taft Union High's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+45, BA+45+MA, BA+60, BA+60+MA, BA+75, BA+75+MA, BA+90, BA+90+MA continue past step 10.
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- 6
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Taft Union High
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 $21,017paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$4,03438 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$75 an hour
- Work days a year185 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year2.5%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 6
Questions about teacher pay at Taft Union High
How much do Taft Union High teachers make?
The average salary on Taft Union High's teacher schedule is $96,233 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $48,777 (PRELIM, step 1) to $125,252 (BA+90+MA, step 27).
What does a new teacher earn at Taft Union High?
The schedule starts at $48,777 (PRELIM, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 6.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Taft Union High pay scale?
On the BA+90+MA column, where 39% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 27, where it reaches $125,252. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Taft Union High?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Taft Union High reports a master's bonus of $4,034 on top.
Is Taft Union High teacher pay high for California?
Taft Union High's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 376th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 5th 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 Taft Union High 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.
- Taft Union High'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.