Fountain Valley Elementary School District teacher salaries

Fountain Valley Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Orange County, with its district office in Fountain Valley. Pay starts at $56,195 on the first step. The largest group (79%) is on the BA+60 column, which climbs to $130,103 by step 24.

Lowest

$56,195

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$107,063

  • $6,178 below Orange County average
  • $3,511 above California average

Highest

$130,103

BA+60, step 24

Fountain Valley Elementary average

AveragesCalifornia $103,552, Orange County $113,241

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
303
Starting salary
$56,195
BA, step 1
Median salary
$112,936
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
174th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Fountain Valley 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

Fountain Valley Elementary's average of $107,063 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Fountain Valley Elementary ranks 174th of 828.

Fountain Valley Elementary
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 29 reporting districts in Orange County

Fountain Valley Elementary ranks 23rd of 29, below the middle district.

Fountain Valley Elementary
$100k$120k$140k

Middle district: $111,191

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 Fountain Valley Elementary's BA column pays $67,434. Experienced teachers joining Fountain Valley 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. Fountain Valley Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+60, 5 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Fountain Valley Elementary?

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$105,455

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $130,103 on step 24.

$130,103$56,195
Step 1Step 24
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Fountain Valley Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 45% of Fountain Valley Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

StepBABA+15BA+30BA+45 OR MABA+60
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2
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4
5
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7
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10
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12 to 14
15
16 to 17
18 to 20
21 to 23
24

Only BA+60 continues past step 15.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 53
Cells with fewer than 5 stay unshaded. Bold figures sit in the three darkest shades.Striped cells: this column has no salary at that step.

Bonuses, health cover and work days at Fountain Valley 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.

Questions about teacher pay at Fountain Valley Elementary

How much do Fountain Valley Elementary teachers make?

The average salary on Fountain Valley Elementary's teacher schedule is $107,063 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $56,195 (BA, step 1) to $130,103 (BA+60, step 24).

What does a new teacher earn at Fountain Valley Elementary?

The schedule starts at $56,195 (BA, 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 Fountain Valley Elementary pay scale?

On the BA+60 column, where 79% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 24, where it reaches $130,103. Steps go up with years of service.

Is Fountain Valley Elementary teacher pay high for California?

Fountain Valley Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 174th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 23rd of 29 in Orange County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $113,241 in Orange County.

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Sources for the Fountain Valley 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.

  1. 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.
  2. Fountain Valley 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.
  3. U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #17D: Exemption for Professional Employees Under the FLSA: teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.

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