Hesperia Unified School District teacher salaries

Hesperia Unified School District is a unified school district in San Bernardino County, with its district office in Hesperia. A teacher with a full credential starts at $70,946. The largest group (41%) is on the MA+15 OR PHD column, which climbs to $140,030 by step 20.

Lowest

$70,013

EMERG before a full credential, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule¹

$110,382

$3,553 above San Bernardino County average
$6,830 above California average

Highest

$140,030

MA+15 OR PHD with a credential, step 20

Hesperia Unified average

AveragesCalifornia $103,552, San Bernardino County $106,829

Full-time equivalents on the schedule: 1,090
Starting salary: $70,946; BA with a credential, step 1
Median salary: $116,138; Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California: 132nd of 828 reporting; of 828 reporting

Does Hesperia 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

Hesperia Unified's average of $110,382 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Hesperia Unified ranks 132nd of 828.

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Middle district: $94,573

The 33 reporting districts in San Bernardino County

Hesperia Unified ranks 5th of 33, above the middle district.

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Middle district: $103,690

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 Hesperia Unified's BA column pays $82,999. Experienced teachers joining Hesperia 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. Hesperia Unified's columns run from BA to MA+15 OR PHD, 4 in all.
Credentialed: Holds a full California teaching credential, the state license to teach. Hesperia Unified's credentialed columns start at $70,946.
Without full credential: Teachers who don't yet hold a full credential. Hesperia Unified pays them on separate columns, starting at $70,013.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Hesperia Unified?

Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.

Degree and units (column)Step (roughly years of experience): 10

$121,511

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $140,030 on step 20.

$140,030$70,013

Step 1Step 40

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Hesperia Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-25²

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 39% of Hesperia Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

Hesperia Unified credentialed salary schedule, 2024-25. Annual salary in dollars by step (rows) and column (units past a bachelor's degree).
Step	BA	BA+45	BA+66 OR MA	MA+15 OR PHD
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39
40

Only BA+66 OR MA continues past step 39.

Hesperia Unified without full credential salary schedule, 2024-25. Annual salary in dollars by step (rows) and column (units past a bachelor's degree).
Step	EMERG	INTERN
1
2

Only INTERN continues past step 1.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell

Cells with fewer than 5 stay unshaded. Bold figures sit in the three darkest shades.Striped cells: this column has no salary at that step.

Bonuses, health cover and work days at Hesperia 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 $16,000paid by the district each year
Master's degree bonusNot reported
Doctorate bonus$3,00013 full-time equivalents eligible
Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
National Board Certification bonusNot reported
Special education bonusNot reported
Summer school payNot reported
Work days a year184 days180 of them with students
Schedule raise on last year2%
Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 20

Questions about teacher pay at Hesperia Unified

How much do Hesperia Unified teachers make?

The average salary on Hesperia Unified's teacher schedule is $110,382 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $70,013 (EMERG before a full credential, step 1) to $140,030 (MA+15 OR PHD with a credential, step 20).

What does a new teacher earn at Hesperia Unified?

A new teacher with a full credential starts at $70,946 (BA column, step 1). Teachers without a full credential start lower, at $70,013. 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 Hesperia Unified pay scale?

On the MA+15 OR PHD column, where 41% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 20, where it reaches $140,030. Steps go up with years of service.

Is Hesperia Unified teacher pay high for California?

Hesperia Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 132nd of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 5th of 33 in San Bernardino County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $106,829 in San Bernardino County.

Keep exploring teacher pay in San Bernardino County

Compare all 33 San Bernardino County districtsStarting, average and top pay side by side, sortable

Sources for the Hesperia 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.
Hesperia 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.

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