Alisal Union School District teacher salaries
Alisal Union School District is an elementary school district in Monterey County, with its district office in Salinas. Pay starts at $57,111 on the first step. The largest group (52%) is on the BA+75 OR MA+30 column, which climbs to $129,403 by step 30.
Lowest
$57,111
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$97,484
- $532 below Monterey County average
- $6,068 below California average
Highest
$129,403
BA+75 OR MA+30, step 30
Alisal Union average
AveragesMonterey County $98,016, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 344
- Starting salary
- $57,111
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $101,085
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 339th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Alisal 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
Alisal Union's average of $97,484 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Alisal Union ranks 339th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 20 reporting districts in Monterey County
Alisal Union ranks 5th of 20, above the middle district.
Middle district: $85,002
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 Alisal Union's BA column pays $66,811. Experienced teachers joining Alisal Union can be placed as high as step 16.
- 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. Alisal Union's columns run from BA to BA+75 OR MA+30, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Alisal Union?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$97,198
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $129,403 on step 30.
Alisal Union's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 42% of Alisal Union's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+60 OR MA+15, BA+75 OR MA+30 continue past step 27.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Alisal 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 planUp to $20,176paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonus$5,500119 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$1,65068 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school pay$57 an hour
- Work days a year188 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year2%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 16
Questions about teacher pay at Alisal Union
How much do Alisal Union teachers make?
The average salary on Alisal Union's teacher schedule is $97,484 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $57,111 (BA, step 1) to $129,403 (BA+75 OR MA+30, step 30).
What does a new teacher earn at Alisal Union?
The schedule starts at $57,111 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 16.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Alisal Union pay scale?
On the BA+75 OR MA+30 column, where 52% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 30, where it reaches $129,403. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Alisal Union teacher pay high for California?
Alisal Union's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 339th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 5th of 20 in Monterey County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $98,016 in Monterey County.
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Sources for the Alisal 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.
- Alisal 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.