San Juan Unified School District teacher salaries
San Juan Unified School District is a unified school district in Sacramento County, with its district office in Carmichael. Pay starts at $60,000 on the first step. The largest group (56%) is on the CONTINUING EDUCATION (150 HOURS) column, which climbs to $118,000 by step 20.
Lowest
$60,000
BA<30, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$93,243
- $4,106 below Sacramento County average
- $10,309 below California average
Highest
$118,000
CONTINUING EDUCATION (150 HOURS), step 20
San Juan Unified average
AveragesSacramento County $97,349, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 2,481
- Starting salary
- $60,000
- BA<30, step 1
- Median salary
- $95,000
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 435th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does San Juan 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.
No
San Juan Unified's average of $93,243 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
San Juan Unified ranks 435th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 14 reporting districts in Sacramento County
San Juan Unified ranks 7th 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 San Juan Unified's BA<30 column pays $62,000. Experienced teachers joining San Juan Unified can be placed as high as step 20.
- 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. San Juan Unified's columns run from BA<30 to CONTINUING EDUCATION (150 HOURS), 5 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at San Juan Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$94,000
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $118,000 on step 20.
San Juan Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 49% of San Juan Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at San Juan 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 $27,576paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$3,000
- Doctorate bonus$4,500
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonus$5,000
- Special education bonus$6,000
- Summer school pay$40 an hour
- Work days a year186 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year4.84%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 20
Questions about teacher pay at San Juan Unified
How much do San Juan Unified teachers make?
The average salary on San Juan Unified's teacher schedule is $93,243 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $60,000 (BA<30, step 1) to $118,000 (CONTINUING EDUCATION (150 HOURS), step 20).
What does a new teacher earn at San Juan Unified?
The schedule starts at $60,000 (BA<30, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 20.
How long does it take to reach the top of the San Juan Unified pay scale?
On the CONTINUING EDUCATION (150 HOURS) column, where 56% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 20, where it reaches $118,000. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at San Juan Unified?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and San Juan Unified reports a master's bonus of $3,000 on top. For a doctorate it reports $4,500.
Is San Juan Unified teacher pay high for California?
San Juan Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 435th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 7th 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 San Juan 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.
- San Juan 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.