Western Placer Unified School District teacher salaries
Western Placer Unified School District is a unified school district in Placer County, with its district office in Lincoln. Pay starts at $46,308 on the first step. The largest group (80%) is on the BA+75 OR MA+30 column, which climbs to $114,443 by step 24.
Lowest
$46,308
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$95,059
- $7,828 below Placer County average
- $8,493 below California average
Highest
$114,443
BA+75 OR MA+30, step 24
Western Placer Unified average
AveragesPlacer County $102,887, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 371
- Starting salary
- $46,308
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $102,803
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 405th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Western Placer Unified 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
Western Placer Unified's average of $95,059 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Western Placer Unified ranks 405th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 14 reporting districts in Placer County
Western Placer Unified ranks 9th 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. Experienced teachers joining Western Placer Unified can be placed as high as step 24.
- 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. Western Placer Unified's columns run from BA to BA+75 OR MA+30, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Western Placer Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$89,879
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $114,443 on step 24.
Western Placer Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 54% of Western Placer Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+75 OR MA+30 continues past step 10.
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- 5+
- 68
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Western Placer Unified
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 $14,424paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,600205 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$2,00052 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school pay$46 an hour
- Work days a year184 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year1.07%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 24
Questions about teacher pay at Western Placer Unified
How much do Western Placer Unified teachers make?
The average salary on Western Placer Unified's teacher schedule is $95,059 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $46,308 (BA, step 1) to $114,443 (BA+75 OR MA+30, step 24).
What does a new teacher earn at Western Placer Unified?
The schedule starts at $46,308 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 24.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Western Placer Unified pay scale?
On the BA+75 OR MA+30 column, where 80% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 24, where it reaches $114,443. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Western Placer Unified?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Western Placer Unified reports a master's bonus of $1,600 on top.
Is Western Placer Unified teacher pay high for California?
Western Placer Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 405th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 9th 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 Western Placer Unified 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.
- Western Placer Unified'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.