Escondido Union School District teacher salaries

Escondido Union School District is an elementary school district in San Diego County, with its district office in Escondido. A teacher with a full credential starts at $58,677. The largest group (88%) is on the BA+60 OR MA+15 column, which climbs to $122,826 by step 25.

Lowest

$51,443

INTERN/ EMERG before a full credential, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule¹

$98,077

$4,569 below San Diego County average
$5,475 below California average

Highest

$122,826

BA+60 OR MA+15 with a credential, step 25

Escondido Union average

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

Full-time equivalents on the schedule: 898
Starting salary: $58,677; BA with a credential, step 1
Median salary: $100,105; Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California: 327th of 828 reporting; of 828 reporting

Does Escondido Union 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

Escondido Union's average of $98,077 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Escondido Union ranks 327th of 828.

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Middle district: $94,573

The 37 reporting districts in San Diego County

Escondido Union ranks 24th of 37, below the middle district.

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$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 Escondido Union's BA column pays $63,366. Experienced teachers joining Escondido Union 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. Escondido Union's columns run from BA to BA+60 OR MA+15, 4 in all.
Credentialed: Holds a full California teaching credential, the state license to teach. Escondido Union's credentialed columns start at $58,677.
Without full credential: Teachers who don't yet hold a full credential. Escondido Union pays them on separate columns, starting at $51,443.

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

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

$92,344

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $122,826 on step 25.

$122,826$51,443

Step 1Step 40

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Escondido Union's full salary schedule, 2024-25²

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 52% of Escondido Union's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

Escondido Union credentialed salary schedule, 2024-25. Annual salary in dollars by step (rows) and column (units past a bachelor's degree).
Step	BA	BA+30	BA+45 OR MA	BA+60 OR MA+15
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36 to 40

Only BA+60 OR MA+15 continues past step 35.

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

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 $15,518paid by the district each year
Master's degree bonus$1,500487 full-time equivalents eligible
Doctorate bonus$1,5009 full-time equivalents eligible
Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
National Board Certification bonus$1,50017 full-time equivalents eligible
Special education bonus$1,200176 full-time equivalents eligible
Summer school pay$62 an hour
Work days a year187 days180 of them with students
Schedule raise on last year0.62%
Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 11

Questions about teacher pay at Escondido Union

How much do Escondido Union teachers make?

The average salary on Escondido Union's teacher schedule is $98,077 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $51,443 (INTERN/ EMERG before a full credential, step 1) to $122,826 (BA+60 OR MA+15 with a credential, step 25).

What does a new teacher earn at Escondido Union?

A new teacher with a full credential starts at $58,677 (BA column, step 1). Teachers without a full credential start lower, at $51,443. 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 Escondido Union pay scale?

On the BA+60 OR MA+15 column, where 88% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $122,826. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Escondido Union?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Escondido Union reports a master's bonus of $1,500 on top. For a doctorate it reports $1,500.

Is Escondido Union teacher pay high for California?

Escondido Union's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 327th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 24th 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 Escondido Union 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.
Escondido Union'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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