Livingston Union School District teacher salaries
Livingston Union School District is an elementary school district in Merced County, with its district office in Livingston. Pay starts at $71,663 on the first step. The largest group (54%) is on the BA+90 column, which climbs to $132,827 by step 25.
Lowest
$71,663
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$106,475
- $2,348 above Merced County average
- $2,923 above California average
Highest
$132,827
BA+90, step 25
Livingston Union average
AveragesCalifornia $103,552, Merced County $104,127
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 125
- Starting salary
- $71,663
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $109,385
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 187th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Livingston Union 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
Livingston Union's average of $106,475 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Livingston Union ranks 187th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 17 reporting districts in Merced County
Livingston Union ranks 3rd of 17, above 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 Livingston Union's BA column pays $77,328. Experienced teachers joining Livingston Union 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. Livingston Union's columns run from BA to BA+90, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Livingston Union?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$106,759
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $132,827 on step 25.
Livingston Union's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 45% of Livingston Union's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+30, BA+45, BA+60, BA+75, BA+90 continue past step 8.
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- 5+
- 27
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Livingston Union
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 planNot reported
- Master's degree bonus$1,26916 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonus$1,26968 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonus$619
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$50 an hour
- Work days a year184 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year1.07%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 25
Questions about teacher pay at Livingston Union
How much do Livingston Union teachers make?
The average salary on Livingston Union's teacher schedule is $106,475 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $71,663 (BA, step 1) to $132,827 (BA+90, step 25).
What does a new teacher earn at Livingston Union?
The schedule starts at $71,663 (BA, 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 Livingston Union pay scale?
On the BA+90 column, where 54% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $132,827. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Livingston Union?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Livingston Union reports a master's bonus of $1,269 on top.
Is Livingston Union teacher pay high for California?
Livingston Union's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 187th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 3rd 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.
Keep exploring teacher pay in Merced County
Sources for the Livingston Union 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.
- Livingston Union'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.