Magnolia Elementary School District teacher salaries
Magnolia Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Orange County, with its district office in Anaheim. Pay starts at $60,764 on the first step. The largest group (85%) is on the BA+60+MA column, which climbs to $137,943 by step 25.
Lowest
$60,764
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$115,480
- $2,239 above Orange County average
- $11,928 above California average
Highest
$137,943
BA+60+MA, step 25
Magnolia Elementary average
AveragesCalifornia $103,552, Orange County $113,241
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 307
- Starting salary
- $60,764
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $123,902
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 85th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Magnolia 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
Magnolia Elementary's average of $115,480 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Magnolia Elementary ranks 85th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 29 reporting districts in Orange County
Magnolia Elementary ranks 11th of 29, above the middle district.
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 Magnolia Elementary's BA column pays $70,899. Experienced teachers joining Magnolia Elementary 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. Magnolia Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+60+MA, 4 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Magnolia Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$110,388
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $137,943 on step 25.
Magnolia Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 53% of Magnolia Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+45, BA+60+MA continue past step 21.
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- 5+
- 73
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Magnolia 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 $25,000paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonus$500
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$75 an hour
- Work days a year186 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 Magnolia Elementary
How much do Magnolia Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Magnolia Elementary's teacher schedule is $115,480 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $60,764 (BA, step 1) to $137,943 (BA+60+MA, step 25).
What does a new teacher earn at Magnolia Elementary?
The schedule starts at $60,764 (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 Magnolia Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+60+MA column, where 85% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $137,943. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Magnolia Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Magnolia Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 85th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 11th 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 Magnolia 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.
- Magnolia 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.