San Ysidro Elementary School District teacher salaries

San Ysidro Elementary School District is an elementary school district in San Diego County, with its district office in San Ysidro. Pay starts at $60,984 on the first step. The largest group (73%) is on the BA+60+MA column, which climbs to $120,609 by step 22.

Lowest

$60,984

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$101,012

  • $1,634 below San Diego County average
  • $2,540 below California average

Highest

$120,609

BA+60+MA, step 22

San Ysidro Elementary average

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

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
249
Starting salary
$60,984
BA, step 1
Median salary
$112,372
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
280th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does San Ysidro 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

San Ysidro Elementary's average of $101,012 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

San Ysidro Elementary ranks 280th of 828.

San Ysidro Elementary
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 37 reporting districts in San Diego County

San Ysidro Elementary ranks 18th of 37, above the middle district.

San Ysidro 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 San Ysidro Elementary's BA column pays $68,089. Experienced teachers joining San Ysidro Elementary can be placed as high as step 22.
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. San Ysidro Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+60+MA, 5 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at San Ysidro Elementary?

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

$94,808

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $120,609 on step 22.

$120,609$60,984
Step 1Step 22
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San Ysidro Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 59% of San Ysidro Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

StepBABA+30BA+45 OR MA+CREDBA+60BA+60+MA
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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 78
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 San Ysidro 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 San Ysidro Elementary

How much do San Ysidro Elementary teachers make?

The average salary on San Ysidro Elementary's teacher schedule is $101,012 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $60,984 (BA, step 1) to $120,609 (BA+60+MA, step 22).

What does a new teacher earn at San Ysidro Elementary?

The schedule starts at $60,984 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 22.

How long does it take to reach the top of the San Ysidro Elementary pay scale?

On the BA+60+MA column, where 73% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 22, where it reaches $120,609. Steps go up with years of service.

Is San Ysidro Elementary teacher pay high for California?

San Ysidro Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 280th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 18th 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 San Ysidro 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. San Ysidro 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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