Hanford Joint Union High School District teacher salaries
Hanford Joint Union High School District is a high school district in Kings County, with its district office in Hanford. Pay starts at $64,521 on the first step. The largest group (58%) is on the BA+60 column, which climbs to $128,442 by step 30.
Lowest
$64,521
<BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$97,354
- $2,129 below Kings County average
- $6,198 below California average
Highest
$128,442
BA+60, step 30
Hanford Joint Union High average
AveragesKings County $99,483, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 172
- Starting salary
- $64,521
- <BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $98,263
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 341st of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Hanford Joint 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
Hanford Joint Union High's average of $97,354 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Hanford Joint Union High ranks 341st of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 11 reporting districts in Kings County
Hanford Joint Union High ranks 5th 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 Hanford Joint Union High's <BA column pays $69,636. Experienced teachers joining Hanford Joint Union High can be placed as high as step 14.
- 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. Hanford Joint Union High's columns run from <BA to BA+60, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Hanford Joint Union High?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$98,263
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $128,442 on step 30.
Hanford Joint Union High's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 45% of Hanford Joint Union High's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+60 continues past step 27.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Hanford Joint 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 $18,432paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$44 an hour
- Work days a year185 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year1.07%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 14
Questions about teacher pay at Hanford Joint Union High
How much do Hanford Joint Union High teachers make?
The average salary on Hanford Joint Union High's teacher schedule is $97,354 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $64,521 (<BA, step 1) to $128,442 (BA+60, step 30).
What does a new teacher earn at Hanford Joint Union High?
The schedule starts at $64,521 (<BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 14.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Hanford Joint Union High pay scale?
On the BA+60 column, where 58% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 30, where it reaches $128,442. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Hanford Joint Union High teacher pay high for California?
Hanford Joint Union High's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 341st of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 5th 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 Hanford Joint 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.
- Hanford Joint 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.