Merced City Elementary School District teacher salaries
Merced City Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Merced County, with its district office in Merced. Pay starts at $68,682 on the first step. The largest group (55%) is on the BA+75 OR MA+30 column, which climbs to $137,063 by step 25.
Lowest
$68,682
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$116,246
- $12,119 above Merced County average
- $12,694 above California average
Highest
$137,063
BA+75 OR MA+30, step 25
Merced City Elementary average
AveragesCalifornia $103,552, Merced County $104,127
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 536
- Starting salary
- $68,682
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $121,981
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 81st of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Merced City 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.
Yes
Merced City Elementary's average of $116,246 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Merced City Elementary ranks 81st of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 17 reporting districts in Merced County
Merced City Elementary ranks 1st 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 Merced City Elementary's BA column pays $82,905. Experienced teachers joining Merced City 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. Merced City Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+75 OR MA+30, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Merced City Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$118,435
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $137,063 on step 25.
Merced City Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 38% of Merced City Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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- 5+
- 90
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Merced City 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 $15,204paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonus$65072 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$1,30045 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school payNot reported
- Work days a year184 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0%can also mean not reported
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 11
Questions about teacher pay at Merced City Elementary
How much do Merced City Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Merced City Elementary's teacher schedule is $116,246 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $68,682 (BA, step 1) to $137,063 (BA+75 OR MA+30, step 25).
What does a new teacher earn at Merced City Elementary?
The schedule starts at $68,682 (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 Merced City Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+75 OR MA+30 column, where 55% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $137,063. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Merced City Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Merced City Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 81st of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 1st 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 Merced City 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.
- Merced City 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.