Washington Union Elementary School District teacher salaries
Washington Union Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Monterey County, with its district office in Salinas. Pay starts at $56,284 on the first step. The largest group (45%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $102,372 by step 29.
Lowest
$56,284
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$77,987
- $20,029 below Monterey County average
- $25,565 below California average
Highest
$102,372
BA+75, step 29
Washington Union Elementary average
Monterey County average$98,016
California average$103,552above the highest salary here
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 40
- Starting salary
- $56,284
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $77,591
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 661st of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Washington Union 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.
No
Washington Union Elementary's average of $77,987 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Washington Union Elementary ranks 661st of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 20 reporting districts in Monterey County
Washington Union Elementary ranks 13th of 20, below 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 Washington Union Elementary's BA column pays $57,968. Experienced teachers joining Washington Union Elementary can be placed as high as step 30.
- 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. Washington Union Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+75, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Washington Union Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$79,654
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $102,372 on step 29.
Washington Union Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
No single cell here has 5 or more full-time equivalents, so none is shaded. 43% of Washington Union Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+75 continues past step 29.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Washington Union 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 $19,209paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school payNot reported
- Work days a year184 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year1%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 30
Questions about teacher pay at Washington Union Elementary
How much do Washington Union Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Washington Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $77,987 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $56,284 (BA, step 1) to $102,372 (BA+75, step 29).
What does a new teacher earn at Washington Union Elementary?
The schedule starts at $56,284 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 30.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Washington Union Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+75 column, where 45% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 29, where it reaches $102,372. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Washington Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Washington Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 661st of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 13th 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 Washington Union 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.
- Washington Union 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.