Encinitas Union Elementary School District teacher salaries
Encinitas Union Elementary School District is an elementary school district in San Diego County, with its district office in Encinitas. A teacher with a full credential starts at $57,400. The largest group (65%) is on the BA+75+MA column, which climbs to $140,311 by step 25.
Lowest
$53,148
BA<15 OR INTERN before a full credential, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$107,314
- $4,668 above San Diego County average
- $3,762 above California average
Highest
$140,311
BA+75+MA with a credential, step 25
Encinitas Union Elementary average
AveragesSan Diego County $102,646, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 246
- Starting salary
- $57,400
- BA+15 with a credential, step 1
- Median salary
- $105,233
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 170th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Encinitas 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.
Yes
Encinitas Union Elementary's average of $107,314 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Encinitas Union Elementary ranks 170th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 37 reporting districts in San Diego County
Encinitas Union Elementary ranks 7th of 37, above the middle district.
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 Encinitas Union Elementary's BA+15 column pays $70,155. Experienced teachers joining Encinitas Union Elementary 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. Encinitas Union Elementary's columns run from BA+15 to BA+75+MA, 4 in all.
- Credentialed
- Holds a full California teaching credential, the state license to teach. Encinitas Union Elementary's credentialed columns start at $57,400.
- Without full credential
- Teachers who don't yet hold a full credential. Encinitas Union Elementary pays them on separate columns, starting at $53,148.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Encinitas Union Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$98,855
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $140,311 on step 25.
Encinitas Union Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 44% of Encinitas Union Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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- 5+
- 18
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Encinitas 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.
- Health insurance, family planNot reported
- Master's degree bonus$1,000215 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$1,5003 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonus$1,00035 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonus$1,0003 full-time equivalents eligible
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$50 an hour
- Work days a year185 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year4%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 11
Questions about teacher pay at Encinitas Union Elementary
How much do Encinitas Union Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Encinitas Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $107,314 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $53,148 (BA<15 OR INTERN before a full credential, step 1) to $140,311 (BA+75+MA with a credential, step 25).
What does a new teacher earn at Encinitas Union Elementary?
A new teacher with a full credential starts at $57,400 (BA+15 column, step 1). Teachers without a full credential start lower, at $53,148. 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 Encinitas Union Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+75+MA column, where 65% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $140,311. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Encinitas Union Elementary?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Encinitas Union Elementary reports a master's bonus of $1,000 on top. For a doctorate it reports $1,500.
Is Encinitas Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Encinitas Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 170th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 7th 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 Encinitas 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.
- 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.
- Encinitas 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.
- U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #17D: Exemption for Professional Employees Under the FLSA: teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.