Auburn Union Elementary School District teacher salaries
Auburn Union Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Placer County, with its district office in Auburn. Pay starts at $54,832 on the first step. The largest group (39%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $105,928 by step 22.
Lowest
$54,832
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$78,038
- $24,849 below Placer County average
- $25,514 below California average
Highest
$107,207
MA+30, step 22
Auburn Union Elementary average
AveragesPlacer County $102,887, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 90
- Starting salary
- $54,832
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $81,659
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 659th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Auburn 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
Auburn Union Elementary's average of $78,038 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Auburn Union Elementary ranks 659th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 14 reporting districts in Placer County
Auburn Union Elementary ranks 13th of 14, below the middle district.
Middle district: $98,499
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 Auburn Union Elementary's BA column pays $55,637. Experienced teachers joining Auburn Union Elementary can be placed as high as step 10.
- 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. Auburn Union Elementary's columns run from BA to MA+30, 8 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Auburn Union Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$82,092
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $105,928 on step 22.
Auburn Union Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 24% of Auburn Union Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+75 continues past step 26.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Auburn 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 $13,948paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,00038 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$1,000
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$2,000
- Summer school pay$42 an hour
- Work days a year185 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year1.75%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 10
Questions about teacher pay at Auburn Union Elementary
How much do Auburn Union Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Auburn Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $78,038 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $54,832 (BA, step 1) to $107,207 (MA+30, step 22).
What does a new teacher earn at Auburn Union Elementary?
The schedule starts at $54,832 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 10.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Auburn Union Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+75 column, where 39% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 22, where it reaches $105,928. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Auburn Union Elementary?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Auburn Union Elementary reports a master's bonus of $1,000 on top. For a doctorate it reports $1,000.
Is Auburn Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Auburn Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 659th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 13th of 14 in Placer County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $102,887 in Placer County.
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Sources for the Auburn 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.
- Auburn 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.