Alpine Union Elementary School District teacher salaries

Alpine Union Elementary School District is an elementary school district in San Diego County, with its district office in Alpine. Pay starts at $59,701 on the first step. The largest group (31%) is on the MA+36 OR PHD column, which climbs to $122,820 by step 27.

Lowest

$59,701

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$91,484

  • $11,162 below San Diego County average
  • $12,068 below California average

Highest

$122,820

MA+36 OR PHD, step 27

Alpine Union Elementary average

AveragesSan Diego County $102,646, California $103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
80
Starting salary
$59,701
BA, step 1
Median salary
$91,302
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
471st of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Alpine 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

Alpine Union Elementary's average of $91,484 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Alpine Union Elementary ranks 471st of 828.

Alpine Union Elementary
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 37 reporting districts in San Diego County

Alpine Union Elementary ranks 31st of 37, below the middle district.

Alpine Union Elementary
$80k$100k$120k

Middle district: $100,279

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 Alpine Union Elementary's BA column pays $63,539. Experienced teachers joining Alpine Union Elementary can be placed as high as step 30.
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. Alpine Union Elementary's columns run from BA to MA+36 OR PHD, 5 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Alpine Union Elementary?

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

$93,961

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $122,820 on step 27.

$122,820$59,701
Step 1Step 40
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Alpine Union Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252

No single cell here has 5 or more full-time equivalents, so none is shaded. 40% of Alpine Union Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

StepBABA+45 OR MABA+60 OR MA+12BA+80 OR MA+24MA+36 OR PHD
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4
5
6
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10
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13 to 15
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22 to 23
24 to 25
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27 to 40

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 0
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 Alpine 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.

Questions about teacher pay at Alpine Union Elementary

How much do Alpine Union Elementary teachers make?

The average salary on Alpine Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $91,484 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $59,701 (BA, step 1) to $122,820 (MA+36 OR PHD, step 27).

What does a new teacher earn at Alpine Union Elementary?

The schedule starts at $59,701 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 30.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Alpine Union Elementary pay scale?

On the MA+36 OR PHD column, where 31% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 27, where it reaches $122,820. Steps go up with years of service.

Is Alpine Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?

Alpine Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 471st of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 31st of 37 in San Diego County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $102,646 in San Diego County.

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Sources for the Alpine 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.

  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. Alpine 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.
  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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