Eastern Sierra Unified School District teacher salaries

Eastern Sierra Unified School District is a unified school district in Mono County, with its district office in Bridgeport. Pay starts at $51,540 on the first step. The largest group (44%) is on the BA+60 OR MA+15 column, which climbs to $98,956 by step 25.

Lowest

$51,540

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$79,359

  • $7,337 below Mono County average
  • $24,193 below California average

Highest

$103,410

MA+24, step 25

Eastern Sierra Unified average

Mono County average$86,696

California average$103,552above the highest salary here

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
32
Starting salary
$51,540
BA, step 1
Median salary
$78,294
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
638th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Eastern Sierra Unified 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

Eastern Sierra Unified's average of $79,359 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Eastern Sierra Unified ranks 638th of 828.

Eastern Sierra Unified
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 3 reporting districts in Mono County

Eastern Sierra Unified ranks 3rd of 3, below the middle district.

Eastern Sierra Unified
$80k

Middle district: $81,651

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 Eastern Sierra Unified's BA column pays $55,788. Experienced teachers joining Eastern Sierra Unified 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. Eastern Sierra Unified's columns run from BA to MA+24, 7 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Eastern Sierra Unified?

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

$76,759

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $98,956 on step 25.

$103,410$51,540
Step 1Step 25
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Eastern Sierra Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252

No single cell here has 5 or more full-time equivalents, so none is shaded. 38% of Eastern Sierra Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

StepBABA+12BA+24BA+36BA+48 OR MABA+60 OR MA+15MA+24
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15 to 19
20 to 24
25

Only BA+60 OR MA+15, MA+24 continue past step 13.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 0
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 Eastern Sierra Unified

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 Eastern Sierra Unified

How much do Eastern Sierra Unified teachers make?

The average salary on Eastern Sierra Unified's teacher schedule is $79,359 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $51,540 (BA, step 1) to $103,410 (MA+24, step 25).

What does a new teacher earn at Eastern Sierra Unified?

The schedule starts at $51,540 (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 Eastern Sierra Unified pay scale?

On the BA+60 OR MA+15 column, where 44% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $98,956. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Eastern Sierra Unified?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Eastern Sierra Unified reports a master's bonus of $2,500 on top. For a doctorate it reports $3,400.

Is Eastern Sierra Unified teacher pay high for California?

Eastern Sierra Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 638th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 3rd of 3 in Mono County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $86,696 in Mono County.

Keep exploring teacher pay in Mono County

Sources for the Eastern Sierra Unified 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. Eastern Sierra Unified'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.

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