McSwain Union Elementary School District teacher salaries
McSwain Union Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Merced County, with its district office in Merced. Pay starts at $61,142 on the first step. The largest group (46%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $120,159 by step 24.
Lowest
$61,142
BA<30, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$87,889
- $16,238 below Merced County average
- $15,663 below California average
Highest
$120,159
BA+75, step 24
McSwain Union Elementary average
AveragesCalifornia $103,552, Merced County $104,127
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 48
- Starting salary
- $61,142
- BA<30, step 1
- Median salary
- $83,925
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 520th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does McSwain 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
McSwain Union Elementary's average of $87,889 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
McSwain Union Elementary ranks 520th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 17 reporting districts in Merced County
McSwain Union Elementary ranks 10th 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. Experienced teachers joining McSwain Union Elementary can be placed as high as step 7.
- 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. McSwain Union Elementary's columns run from BA<30 to BA+75, 5 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at McSwain Union Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$93,867
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $120,159 on step 24.
McSwain Union Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 27% of McSwain Union Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+75 continues past step 12.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at McSwain 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$1,50010 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonus$7501 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$1,5004 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school pay$45 an hour
- Work days a year183 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year3.5%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 7
Questions about teacher pay at McSwain Union Elementary
How much do McSwain Union Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on McSwain Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $87,889 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $61,142 (BA<30, step 1) to $120,159 (BA+75, step 24).
What does a new teacher earn at McSwain Union Elementary?
The schedule starts at $61,142 (BA<30, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 7.
How long does it take to reach the top of the McSwain Union Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+75 column, where 46% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 24, where it reaches $120,159. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at McSwain Union Elementary?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and McSwain Union Elementary reports a master's bonus of $1,500 on top.
Is McSwain Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?
McSwain Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 520th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 10th 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 McSwain 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.
- McSwain 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.