Ballico-Cressey Elementary School District teacher salaries
Ballico-Cressey Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Merced County, with its district office in Ballico. Pay starts at $54,349 on the first step. The largest group (50%) is on the BA+30 column, which climbs to $80,980 by step 15.
Lowest
$54,349
BA+30, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$64,793
- $39,334 below Merced County average
- $38,759 below California average
Highest
$99,485
BA+75, step 25
Ballico-Cressey Elementary average
AveragesCalifornia $103,552, Merced County $104,127above the highest salary here
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 22
- Starting salary
- $54,349
- BA+30, step 1
- Median salary
- $59,780
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 782nd of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Ballico-Cressey 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
Ballico-Cressey Elementary's average of $64,793 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Ballico-Cressey Elementary ranks 782nd of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 17 reporting districts in Merced County
Ballico-Cressey Elementary ranks 15th of 17, below the middle district.
Middle district: $91,682
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 Ballico-Cressey Elementary's BA+30 column pays $59,780. Experienced teachers joining Ballico-Cressey Elementary can be placed as high as step 25.
- 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. Ballico-Cressey Elementary's columns run from BA+30 to BA+75, 4 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Ballico-Cressey Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$70,376
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $80,980 on step 15.
Ballico-Cressey Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
No single cell here has 5 or more full-time equivalents, so none is shaded. 14% of Ballico-Cressey Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Ballico-Cressey 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 $12,000paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$2,0003 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$2,0002 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school pay$35 an hour
- Work days a year185 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year1%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 25
Questions about teacher pay at Ballico-Cressey Elementary
How much do Ballico-Cressey Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Ballico-Cressey Elementary's teacher schedule is $64,793 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $54,349 (BA+30, step 1) to $99,485 (BA+75, step 25).
What does a new teacher earn at Ballico-Cressey Elementary?
The schedule starts at $54,349 (BA+30, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 25.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Ballico-Cressey Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+30 column, where 50% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 15, where it reaches $80,980. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Ballico-Cressey Elementary?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Ballico-Cressey Elementary reports a master's bonus of $2,000 on top.
Is Ballico-Cressey Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Ballico-Cressey Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 782nd of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 15th of 17 in Merced County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $104,127 in Merced County.
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Sources for the Ballico-Cressey 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.
- Ballico-Cressey 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.