Pacific Grove Unified School District teacher salaries
Pacific Grove Unified School District is a unified school district in Monterey County, with its district office in Pacific Grove. Pay starts at $69,029 on the first step. The largest group (68%) is on the BA+75 OR MA+30 OR PHD column, which climbs to $147,031 by step 27.
Lowest
$69,029
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$124,594
- $26,578 above Monterey County average
- $21,042 above California average
Highest
$147,031
BA+75 OR MA+30 OR PHD, step 27
Pacific Grove Unified average
AveragesMonterey County $98,016, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 122
- Starting salary
- $69,029
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $129,840
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 34th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Pacific Grove 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.
Yes
Pacific Grove Unified's average of $124,594 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Pacific Grove Unified ranks 34th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 20 reporting districts in Monterey County
Pacific Grove Unified ranks 2nd 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 Pacific Grove Unified's BA column pays $74,759. Experienced teachers joining Pacific Grove Unified can be placed as high as step 12.
- 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. Pacific Grove Unified's columns run from BA to BA+75 OR MA+30 OR PHD, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Pacific Grove Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$118,879
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $147,031 on step 27.
Pacific Grove Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 54% of Pacific Grove Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+75 OR MA+30 OR PHD continues past step 27.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Pacific Grove 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.
- Health insurance, family planUp to $14,820paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$2,00089 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$1,5002 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$51 an hour
- Work days a year185 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0%can also mean not reported
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 12
Questions about teacher pay at Pacific Grove Unified
How much do Pacific Grove Unified teachers make?
The average salary on Pacific Grove Unified's teacher schedule is $124,594 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $69,029 (BA, step 1) to $147,031 (BA+75 OR MA+30 OR PHD, step 27).
What does a new teacher earn at Pacific Grove Unified?
The schedule starts at $69,029 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 12.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Pacific Grove Unified pay scale?
On the BA+75 OR MA+30 OR PHD column, where 68% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 27, where it reaches $147,031. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Pacific Grove Unified?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Pacific Grove Unified reports a master's bonus of $2,000 on top. For a doctorate it reports $1,500.
Is Pacific Grove Unified teacher pay high for California?
Pacific Grove Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 34th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 2nd 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 Pacific Grove 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.
- 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.
- Pacific Grove 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.
- U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #17D: Exemption for Professional Employees Under the FLSA: teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.