Salinas City Elementary School District teacher salaries
Salinas City Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Monterey County, with its district office in Salinas. Pay starts at $58,897 on the first step. The largest group (55%) is on the BA+75 OR MA+30 column, which climbs to $117,823 by step 23.
Lowest
$58,897
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$95,366
- $2,650 below Monterey County average
- $8,186 below California average
Highest
$117,823
BA+75 OR MA+30, step 23
Salinas City Elementary average
AveragesMonterey County $98,016, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 404
- Starting salary
- $58,897
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $97,970
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 400th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Salinas 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
Salinas City Elementary's average of $95,366 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Salinas City Elementary ranks 400th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 20 reporting districts in Monterey County
Salinas City Elementary ranks 7th 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 Salinas City Elementary's BA column pays $68,404. Experienced teachers joining Salinas City Elementary can be placed as high as step 15.
- 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. Salinas 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 Salinas City Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$101,507
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $117,823 on step 23.
Salinas City Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 41% of Salinas City Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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- 62
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Salinas 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 $21,120paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonus$5,00046 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$5,00044 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school pay$55 an hour
- Work days a year185 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year1.5%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 15
Questions about teacher pay at Salinas City Elementary
How much do Salinas City Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Salinas City Elementary's teacher schedule is $95,366 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $58,897 (BA, step 1) to $117,823 (BA+75 OR MA+30, step 23).
What does a new teacher earn at Salinas City Elementary?
The schedule starts at $58,897 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 15.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Salinas 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 23, where it reaches $117,823. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Salinas City Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Salinas City Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 400th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 7th 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 Salinas 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.
- Salinas 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.