Winton School District teacher salaries

Winton School District is an elementary school district in Merced County, with its district office in Winton. A teacher with a full credential starts at $72,381. The largest group (40%) is on the BA+90 column, which climbs to $139,927 by step 25.

Lowest

$67,960

BA before a full credential, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$107,836

  • $3,709 above Merced County average
  • $4,284 above California average

Highest

$139,927

BA+90 with a credential, step 25

Winton average

AveragesCalifornia $103,552, Merced County $104,127

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
94
Starting salary
$72,381
BA with a credential, step 1
Median salary
$102,480
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
160th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Winton 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

Winton's average of $107,836 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Winton ranks 160th of 828.

Winton
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 17 reporting districts in Merced County

Winton ranks 2nd of 17, above the middle district.

Winton
$60k$80k$100k$120k

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 Winton's BA column pays $78,916. Experienced teachers joining Winton can be placed as high as step 6.
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. Winton's columns run from BA to BA+90, 5 in all.
Credentialed
Holds a full California teaching credential, the state license to teach. Winton's credentialed columns start at $72,381.
Without full credential
Teachers who don't yet hold a full credential. Winton pays them on separate columns, starting at $67,960.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Winton?

Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.

$111,577

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $139,927 on step 25.

$139,927$67,960
Step 1Step 25
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Winton's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 33% of Winton's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

StepBABA+45BA+60BA+75BA+90
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Only BA+75, BA+90 continue past step 15.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 12
Cells with fewer than 5 stay unshaded. Bold figures sit in the three darkest shades.Striped cells: this column has no salary at that step.

Bonuses, health cover and work days at Winton

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.

Questions about teacher pay at Winton

How much do Winton teachers make?

The average salary on Winton's teacher schedule is $107,836 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $67,960 (BA before a full credential, step 1) to $139,927 (BA+90 with a credential, step 25).

What does a new teacher earn at Winton?

A new teacher with a full credential starts at $72,381 (BA column, step 1). Teachers without a full credential start lower, at $67,960. Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 6.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Winton pay scale?

On the BA+90 column, where 40% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $139,927. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Winton?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Winton reports a master's bonus of $1,000 on top.

Is Winton teacher pay high for California?

Winton's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 160th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 2nd 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 Winton 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.

  1. 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.
  2. Winton'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.
  3. U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #17D: Exemption for Professional Employees Under the FLSA: teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.

How we read the data