Galt Joint Union High School District teacher salaries
Galt Joint Union High School District is a high school district in Sacramento County, with its district office in Galt. A teacher with a full credential starts at $57,709. The largest group (70%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $116,023 by step 26.
Lowest
$46,513
BA EMERG before a full credential, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$95,286
- $2,063 below Sacramento County average
- $8,266 below California average
Highest
$116,023
BA+75 with a credential, step 26
Galt Joint Union High average
AveragesSacramento County $97,349, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 95
- Starting salary
- $57,709
- BA with a credential, step 1
- Median salary
- $102,403
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 401st of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Galt Joint Union High 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
Galt Joint Union High's average of $95,286 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Galt Joint Union High ranks 401st of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 14 reporting districts in Sacramento County
Galt Joint Union High ranks 5th 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 High's BA column pays $63,583. Experienced teachers joining Galt Joint Union High can be placed as high as step 22.
- 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 High's columns run from BA to BA+75, 4 in all.
- Credentialed
- Holds a full California teaching credential, the state license to teach. Galt Joint Union High's credentialed columns start at $57,709.
- Without full credential
- Teachers who don't yet hold a full credential. Galt Joint Union High pays them on separate columns, starting at $46,513.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Galt Joint Union High?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$93,049
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $116,023 on step 26.
Galt Joint Union High's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 39% of Galt Joint Union High's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Galt Joint Union High
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 $13,788paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,19142 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$1,676
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonus$1,191
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school payNot reported
- Work days a year183 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0%can also mean not reported
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 22
Questions about teacher pay at Galt Joint Union High
How much do Galt Joint Union High teachers make?
The average salary on Galt Joint Union High's teacher schedule is $95,286 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $46,513 (BA EMERG before a full credential, step 1) to $116,023 (BA+75 with a credential, step 26).
What does a new teacher earn at Galt Joint Union High?
A new teacher with a full credential starts at $57,709 (BA column, step 1). Teachers without a full credential start lower, at $46,513. Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 22.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Galt Joint Union High pay scale?
On the BA+75 column, where 70% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 26, where it reaches $116,023. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Galt Joint Union High?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Galt Joint Union High reports a master's bonus of $1,191 on top. For a doctorate it reports $1,676.
Is Galt Joint Union High teacher pay high for California?
Galt Joint Union High's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 401st of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 5th 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 High 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 High'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.