Nevada City Elementary School District teacher salaries
Nevada City Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Nevada County, with its district office in Nevada City. Pay starts at $62,527 on the first step. The largest group (100%) is on the STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE column, which climbs to $108,284 by step 25.
Lowest
$62,527
STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$85,701
- $2,669 below Nevada County average
- $17,851 below California average
Highest
$108,284
STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE, step 25
Nevada City Elementary average
Nevada County average$88,370
California average$103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 41
- Starting salary
- $62,527
- STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE, step 1
- Median salary
- $81,887
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 556th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Nevada 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.
No
Nevada City Elementary's average of $85,701 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Nevada City Elementary ranks 556th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 6 reporting districts in Nevada County
Nevada City Elementary ranks 3rd of 6, above the middle district.
Middle district: $85,668
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 Nevada City Elementary's STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE column pays $68,215. Experienced teachers joining Nevada City Elementary can be placed as high as step 7.
- 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. More units, higher column.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Nevada City Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$85,467
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $108,284 on step 25.
Nevada City Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 31% of Nevada City Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Nevada 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 $8,899paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$2,00016 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$2,500
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school payNot reported
- Work days a year186 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year2%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 7
Questions about teacher pay at Nevada City Elementary
How much do Nevada City Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Nevada City Elementary's teacher schedule is $85,701 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $62,527 (STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE, step 1) to $108,284 (STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE, step 25).
What does a new teacher earn at Nevada City Elementary?
The schedule starts at $62,527 (STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 7.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Nevada City Elementary pay scale?
On the STRAIGHT LINE SCHEDULE column, where 100% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $108,284. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Nevada City Elementary?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Nevada City Elementary reports a master's bonus of $2,000 on top. For a doctorate it reports $2,500.
Is Nevada City Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Nevada City Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 556th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 3rd of 6 in Nevada County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $88,370 in Nevada County.
Keep exploring teacher pay in Nevada County
Sources for the Nevada 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.
- Nevada 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.