Armona Union Elementary School District teacher salaries
Armona Union Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Kings County, with its district office in Armona. A teacher with a full credential starts at $65,976. The largest group (51%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $124,798 by step 19.
Lowest
$62,194
BA INTERN before a full credential, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$96,784
- $2,699 below Kings County average
- $6,768 below California average
Highest
$124,798
BA+75 with a credential, step 19
Armona Union Elementary average
AveragesKings County $99,483, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 53
- Starting salary
- $65,976
- BA with a credential, step 1
- Median salary
- $97,302
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 357th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Armona 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.
Yes
Armona Union Elementary's average of $96,784 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Armona Union Elementary ranks 357th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 11 reporting districts in Kings County
Armona Union Elementary ranks 6th of 11, above the middle district.
Middle district: $96,784
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 Armona Union Elementary's BA column pays $72,444. Experienced teachers joining Armona Union Elementary can be placed as high as step 16.
- 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. Armona Union Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+75, 4 in all.
- Credentialed
- Holds a full California teaching credential, the state license to teach. Armona Union Elementary's credentialed columns start at $65,976.
- Without full credential
- Teachers who don't yet hold a full credential. Armona Union Elementary pays them on separate columns, starting at $62,194.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Armona Union Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$95,422
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $124,798 on step 19.
Armona Union Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 38% of Armona Union Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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- 5+
- 8
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Armona 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 $17,000paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,25022 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonus$2,6004 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$2,6006 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school pay$65 an hour
- Work days a year186 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year1.6%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 16
Questions about teacher pay at Armona Union Elementary
How much do Armona Union Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Armona Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $96,784 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $62,194 (BA INTERN before a full credential, step 1) to $124,798 (BA+75 with a credential, step 19).
What does a new teacher earn at Armona Union Elementary?
A new teacher with a full credential starts at $65,976 (BA column, step 1). Teachers without a full credential start lower, at $62,194. Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 16.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Armona Union Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+75 column, where 51% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 19, where it reaches $124,798. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Armona Union Elementary?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Armona Union Elementary reports a master's bonus of $1,250 on top.
Is Armona Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Armona Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 357th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 6th of 11 in Kings County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $99,483 in Kings County.
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Sources for the Armona 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.
- Armona 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.