Central Union Elementary School District teacher salaries
Central Union Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Kings County, with its district office in Lemoore. Pay starts at $70,453 on the first step. The largest group (73%) is on the BA+75 OR MA+30 column, which climbs to $138,882 by step 27.
Lowest
$70,453
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$119,712
- $20,229 above Kings County average
- $16,160 above California average
Highest
$138,882
BA+75 OR MA+30, step 27
Central Union Elementary average
AveragesKings County $99,483, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 93
- Starting salary
- $70,453
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $126,682
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 55th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Central 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
Central Union Elementary's average of $119,712 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Central Union Elementary ranks 55th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 11 reporting districts in Kings County
Central Union Elementary ranks 1st 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 Central Union Elementary's BA column pays $80,762. Experienced teachers joining Central Union Elementary can be placed as high as step 27.
- 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. Central Union Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+75 OR MA+30, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Central Union Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$116,939
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $138,882 on step 27.
Central Union Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 47% of Central Union Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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- 12
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Central 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 $17,246paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$2,0008 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school payNot reported
- Work days a year183 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year2%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 27
Questions about teacher pay at Central Union Elementary
How much do Central Union Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Central Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $119,712 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $70,453 (BA, step 1) to $138,882 (BA+75 OR MA+30, step 27).
What does a new teacher earn at Central Union Elementary?
The schedule starts at $70,453 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 27.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Central Union Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+75 OR MA+30 column, where 73% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 27, where it reaches $138,882. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Central Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Central Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 55th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 1st 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.
Keep exploring teacher pay in Kings County
Sources for the Central 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.
- Central 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.