Reef-Sunset Unified School District teacher salaries

Reef-Sunset Unified School District is a unified school district in Kings County, with its district office in Avenal. Pay starts at $61,616 on the first step. The largest group (39%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $138,513 by step 21.

Lowest

$61,616

BA+15, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$96,619

  • $2,864 below Kings County average
  • $6,933 below California average

Highest

$138,513

BA+75, step 21

Reef-Sunset Unified average

AveragesKings County $99,483, California $103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
151
Starting salary
$61,616
BA+15, step 1
Median salary
$88,886
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
364th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Reef-Sunset Unified 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

Reef-Sunset Unified's average of $96,619 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Reef-Sunset Unified ranks 364th of 828.

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$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 11 reporting districts in Kings County

Reef-Sunset Unified ranks 7th of 11, below the middle district.

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$80k$100k$120k

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 Reef-Sunset Unified's BA+15 column pays $61,616. Experienced teachers joining Reef-Sunset Unified can be placed as high as step 26.
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. Reef-Sunset Unified's columns run from BA+15 to BA+75, 5 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Reef-Sunset Unified?

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

$103,984

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $138,513 on step 21.

$138,513$61,616
Step 1Step 26
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Reef-Sunset Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 37% of Reef-Sunset Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 13
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 Reef-Sunset Unified

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 Reef-Sunset Unified

How much do Reef-Sunset Unified teachers make?

The average salary on Reef-Sunset Unified's teacher schedule is $96,619 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $61,616 (BA+15, step 1) to $138,513 (BA+75, step 21).

What does a new teacher earn at Reef-Sunset Unified?

The schedule starts at $61,616 (BA+15, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 26.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Reef-Sunset Unified pay scale?

On the BA+75 column, where 39% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 21, where it reaches $138,513. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Reef-Sunset Unified?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Reef-Sunset Unified reports a master's bonus of $1,400 on top. For a doctorate it reports $1,600.

Is Reef-Sunset Unified teacher pay high for California?

Reef-Sunset Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 364th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 7th 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 Reef-Sunset Unified 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. Reef-Sunset Unified'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.

How we read the data