Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary School District teacher salaries
Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Madera County, with its district office in Oakhurst. Pay starts at $50,362 on the first step. The largest group (49%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $95,442 by step 25.
Lowest
$50,362
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$76,254
- $7,850 below Madera County average
- $27,298 below California average
Highest
$95,442
BA+75, step 25
Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary average
Madera County average$84,104
California average$103,552above the highest salary here
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 47
- Starting salary
- $50,362
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $75,088
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 691st of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Bass Lake Joint 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
Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary's average of $76,254 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary ranks 691st of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 9 reporting districts in Madera County
Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary ranks 7th of 9, below the middle district.
Middle district: $77,753
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 Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary's BA column pays $52,489. Experienced teachers joining Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary can be placed as high as step 11.
- 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. Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+75, 5 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$78,629
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $95,442 on step 25.
Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
No single cell here has 5 or more full-time equivalents, so none is shaded. 38% of Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Bass Lake Joint 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 $13,000paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,28215 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$1,921
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school payNot reported
- Work days a year184 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year2%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 11
Questions about teacher pay at Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary
How much do Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $76,254 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $50,362 (BA, step 1) to $95,442 (BA+75, step 25).
What does a new teacher earn at Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary?
The schedule starts at $50,362 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 11.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+75 column, where 49% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $95,442. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary reports a master's bonus of $1,282 on top. For a doctorate it reports $1,921.
Is Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 691st of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 7th of 9 in Madera County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $84,104 in Madera County.
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Sources for the Bass Lake Joint 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.
- Bass Lake Joint 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.