Fallbrook Union Elementary School District teacher salaries
Fallbrook Union Elementary School District is an elementary school district in San Diego County, with its district office in Fallbrook. A teacher with a full credential starts at $62,260. The largest group (41%) is on the BA+84+MA column, which climbs to $129,725 by step 26.
Lowest
$52,921
INTERN before a full credential, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$98,803
- $3,843 below San Diego County average
- $4,749 below California average
Highest
$129,725
BA+84+MA with a credential, step 26
Fallbrook Union Elementary average
AveragesSan Diego County $102,646, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 289
- Starting salary
- $62,260
- BA+24 with a credential, step 1
- Median salary
- $100,558
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 322nd of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Fallbrook 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
Fallbrook Union Elementary's average of $98,803 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Fallbrook Union Elementary ranks 322nd of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 37 reporting districts in San Diego County
Fallbrook Union Elementary ranks 23rd of 37, below 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 Fallbrook Union Elementary's BA+24 column pays $71,382. Experienced teachers joining Fallbrook Union Elementary can be placed as high as step 10.
- 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. Fallbrook Union Elementary's columns run from BA+24 to BA+84+MA, 6 in all.
- Credentialed
- Holds a full California teaching credential, the state license to teach. Fallbrook Union Elementary's credentialed columns start at $62,260.
- Without full credential
- Teachers who don't yet hold a full credential. Fallbrook Union Elementary pays them on separate columns, starting at $52,921.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Fallbrook Union Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$103,799
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $129,725 on step 26.
Fallbrook Union Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 34% of Fallbrook Union Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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- 11
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Fallbrook 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 planUp to $26,191paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$2,327
- Doctorate bonus$2,327
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonus$2,327
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$68 an hour
- Work days a year183 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year1%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 10
Questions about teacher pay at Fallbrook Union Elementary
How much do Fallbrook Union Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Fallbrook Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $98,803 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $52,921 (INTERN before a full credential, step 1) to $129,725 (BA+84+MA with a credential, step 26).
What does a new teacher earn at Fallbrook Union Elementary?
A new teacher with a full credential starts at $62,260 (BA+24 column, step 1). Teachers without a full credential start lower, at $52,921. Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 10.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Fallbrook Union Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+84+MA column, where 41% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 26, where it reaches $129,725. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Fallbrook Union Elementary?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Fallbrook Union Elementary reports a master's bonus of $2,327 on top. For a doctorate it reports $2,327.
Is Fallbrook Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Fallbrook Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 322nd of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 23rd 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 Fallbrook 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.
- Fallbrook 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.