Galt Joint Union Elementary School District teacher salaries
Galt Joint Union Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Sacramento County, with its district office in Galt. Pay starts at $54,645 on the first step. The largest group (45%) is on the BA+90 column, which climbs to $115,622 by step 33.
Lowest
$54,645
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$93,814
- $3,535 below Sacramento County average
- $9,738 below California average
Highest
$119,210
BA+90 special education, step 32
Galt Joint Union Elementary average
AveragesSacramento County $97,349, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 174
- Starting salary
- $54,645
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $99,678
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 424th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Galt Joint 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
Galt Joint Union Elementary's average of $93,814 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Galt Joint Union Elementary ranks 424th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 14 reporting districts in Sacramento County
Galt Joint Union Elementary ranks 6th of 14, above the middle district.
Middle district: $92,602
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 Galt Joint Union Elementary's BA column pays $63,927. Experienced teachers joining Galt Joint Union Elementary can be placed as high as step 16.
- 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. Galt Joint Union Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+90, 6 in all.
- Special education
- Teachers of students with disabilities. Galt Joint Union Elementary pays them on a separate schedule that starts at $58,232, above the regular $54,645.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Galt Joint Union Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$88,841
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $115,622 on step 33.
Galt Joint Union Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 52% of Galt Joint Union Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Galt Joint 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 $12,600paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$2,00064 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonus$3,5008 full-time equivalents eligible
- 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 year2.5%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 16
Questions about teacher pay at Galt Joint Union Elementary
How much do Galt Joint Union Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Galt Joint Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $93,814 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $54,645 (BA, step 1) to $119,210 (BA+90 special education, step 32).
What does a new teacher earn at Galt Joint Union Elementary?
The schedule starts at $54,645 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 16.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Galt Joint Union Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+90 column, where 45% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 33, where it reaches $115,622. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Galt Joint Union Elementary?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Galt Joint Union Elementary reports a master's bonus of $2,000 on top.
Is Galt Joint Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Galt Joint Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 424th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 6th of 14 in Sacramento County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $97,349 in Sacramento County.
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Sources for the Galt Joint 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.
- Galt Joint 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.