Snowline Joint Unified School District teacher salaries

Snowline Joint Unified School District is a unified school district in San Bernardino County, with its district office in Phelan. Pay starts at $63,633 on the first step. The largest group (75%) is on the BA+60 OR MA column, which climbs to $138,567 by step 30.

Lowest

$63,633

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$105,430

  • $1,399 below San Bernardino County average
  • $1,878 above California average

Highest

$138,567

BA+60 OR MA, step 30

Snowline Joint Unified average

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

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
429
Starting salary
$63,633
BA, step 1
Median salary
$111,136
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
203rd of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Snowline Joint 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

Snowline Joint Unified's average of $105,430 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Snowline Joint Unified ranks 203rd of 828.

Snowline Joint Unified
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 33 reporting districts in San Bernardino County

Snowline Joint Unified ranks 16th of 33, above the middle district.

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$80k$100k$120k

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 Snowline Joint Unified's BA column pays $71,922. Experienced teachers joining Snowline Joint Unified can be placed as high as step 11.
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. Snowline Joint Unified's columns run from BA to BA+60 OR MA, 5 in all.

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

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

$111,136

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $138,567 on step 30.

$138,567$63,633
Step 1Step 38
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Snowline Joint Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 33% of Snowline Joint Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

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Only BA+60 OR MA continues past step 30.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 25
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 Snowline Joint 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.

Questions about teacher pay at Snowline Joint Unified

How much do Snowline Joint Unified teachers make?

The average salary on Snowline Joint Unified's teacher schedule is $105,430 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $63,633 (BA, step 1) to $138,567 (BA+60 OR MA, step 30).

What does a new teacher earn at Snowline Joint Unified?

The schedule starts at $63,633 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 11.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Snowline Joint Unified pay scale?

On the BA+60 OR MA column, where 75% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 30, where it reaches $138,567. Steps go up with years of service.

Is Snowline Joint Unified teacher pay high for California?

Snowline Joint Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 203rd of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 16th 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

Sources for the Snowline Joint 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.

  1. 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.
  2. Snowline Joint 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.
  3. 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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