Island Union Elementary School District teacher salaries
Island Union Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Kings County, with its district office in Lemoore. Pay starts at $57,424 on the first step. The largest group (60%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $127,972 by step 30.
Lowest
$57,424
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$89,694
- $9,789 below Kings County average
- $13,858 below California average
Highest
$127,972
BA+75, step 30
Island Union Elementary average
AveragesKings County $99,483, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 20
- Starting salary
- $57,424
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $83,522
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 495th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Island 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
Island Union Elementary's average of $89,694 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Island Union Elementary ranks 495th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 11 reporting districts in Kings County
Island Union Elementary ranks 9th of 11, below 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 Island Union Elementary's BA column pays $63,615. Experienced teachers joining Island Union Elementary 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. Island Union Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+75, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Island Union Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$89,584
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $127,972 on step 30.
Island Union Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
No single cell here has 5 or more full-time equivalents, so none is shaded. 20% of Island Union Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Island 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 $14,928paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$6007 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$2,0001 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school pay$45 an hour
- Work days a year185 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year2%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 6
Questions about teacher pay at Island Union Elementary
How much do Island Union Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Island Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $89,694 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $57,424 (BA, step 1) to $127,972 (BA+75, step 30).
What does a new teacher earn at Island Union Elementary?
The schedule starts at $57,424 (BA, 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 Island Union Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+75 column, where 60% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 30, where it reaches $127,972. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Island Union Elementary?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Island Union Elementary reports a master's bonus of $600 on top.
Is Island Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Island Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 495th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 9th 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 Island 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.
- Island 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.