Wasco Union Elementary School District teacher salaries

Wasco Union Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Kern County, with its district office in Wasco. Pay starts at $55,131 on the first step. The largest group (49%) is on the BA+96 column, which climbs to $110,712 by step 40.

Lowest

$55,131

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$86,645

  • $3,891 below Kern County average
  • $16,907 below California average

Highest

$110,712

BA+96, step 40

Wasco Union Elementary average

Kern County average$90,536

California average$103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
192
Starting salary
$55,131
BA, step 1
Median salary
$87,719
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
545th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Wasco 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.

No

Wasco Union Elementary's average of $86,645 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Wasco Union Elementary ranks 545th of 828.

Wasco Union Elementary
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 37 reporting districts in Kern County

Wasco Union Elementary ranks 16th of 37, above the middle district.

Wasco Union 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 Wasco Union Elementary's BA column pays $62,452. Experienced teachers joining Wasco Union Elementary can be placed as high as step 15.
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. Wasco Union Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+96, 10 in all.

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

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

$89,824

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $110,712 on step 40.

$110,712$55,131
Step 1Step 40
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Wasco Union Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 39% of Wasco Union Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

StepBABA+8BA+16BA+24BA+32BA+40BA+48BA+64BA+80BA+96
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5
6
7
8
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10
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14
15 to 18
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20 to 24
25
26 to 29
30 to 34
35 to 39
40

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 14
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 Wasco 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.

Questions about teacher pay at Wasco Union Elementary

How much do Wasco Union Elementary teachers make?

The average salary on Wasco Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $86,645 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $55,131 (BA, step 1) to $110,712 (BA+96, step 40).

What does a new teacher earn at Wasco Union Elementary?

The schedule starts at $55,131 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 15.

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

On the BA+96 column, where 49% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 40, where it reaches $110,712. Steps go up with years of service.

Is Wasco Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?

Wasco Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 545th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 16th 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 Wasco 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.

  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. Wasco 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.
  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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