Grossmont Union High School District teacher salaries
Grossmont Union High School District is a high school district in San Diego County, with its district office in El Cajon. A teacher with a full credential starts at $67,159. The largest group (64%) is on the BA+80+MA column, which climbs to $126,286 by step 29.
Lowest
$60,339
BA EMERG before a full credential, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$103,358
- $712 above San Diego County average
- about the same as the California average
Highest
$126,286
BA+80+MA with a credential, step 29
Grossmont Union High average
AveragesSan Diego County $102,646, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 856
- Starting salary
- $67,159
- BA<20 with a credential, step 1
- Median salary
- $109,191
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 243rd of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Grossmont Union High 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
Grossmont Union High's average of $103,358 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Grossmont Union High ranks 243rd of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 37 reporting districts in San Diego County
Grossmont Union High ranks 14th 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 Grossmont Union High's BA<20 column pays $68,967. Experienced teachers joining Grossmont Union High can be placed as high as step 25.
- 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. Grossmont Union High's columns run from BA<20 to BA+80+MA, 5 in all.
- Credentialed
- Holds a full California teaching credential, the state license to teach. Grossmont Union High's credentialed columns start at $67,159.
- Without full credential
- Teachers who don't yet hold a full credential. Grossmont Union High pays them on separate columns, starting at $60,339.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Grossmont Union High?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$100,571
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $126,286 on step 29.
Grossmont Union High's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 53% of Grossmont Union High's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Grossmont Union High
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 bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonus$2,01518 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school payNot reported
- Work days a year185 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0%can also mean not reported
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 25
Questions about teacher pay at Grossmont Union High
How much do Grossmont Union High teachers make?
The average salary on Grossmont Union High's teacher schedule is $103,358 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $60,339 (BA EMERG before a full credential, step 1) to $126,286 (BA+80+MA with a credential, step 29).
What does a new teacher earn at Grossmont Union High?
A new teacher with a full credential starts at $67,159 (BA<20 column, step 1). Teachers without a full credential start lower, at $60,339. Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 25.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Grossmont Union High pay scale?
On the BA+80+MA column, where 64% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 29, where it reaches $126,286. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Grossmont Union High teacher pay high for California?
Grossmont Union High's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 243rd of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 14th 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 Grossmont Union High 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.
- Grossmont Union High'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.