Jefferson Elementary School District teacher salaries
Jefferson Elementary School District is an elementary school district in San Joaquin County, with its district office in Tracy. Pay starts at $63,836 on the first step. The largest group (39%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $117,582 by step 25.
Lowest
$63,836
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$85,706
- $7,446 below San Joaquin County average
- $17,846 below California average
Highest
$117,582
BA+75, step 25
Jefferson Elementary average
San Joaquin County average$93,152
California average$103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 150
- Starting salary
- $63,836
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $79,556
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 555th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Jefferson 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.
No
Jefferson Elementary's average of $85,706 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Jefferson Elementary ranks 555th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 14 reporting districts in San Joaquin County
Jefferson Elementary ranks 9th of 14, below the middle district.
Middle district: $88,735
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 Jefferson Elementary's BA column pays $63,836. Experienced teachers joining Jefferson Elementary can be placed as high as step 16.
- 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. Jefferson Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+75, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Jefferson Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$92,086
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $117,582 on step 25.
Jefferson Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 35% of Jefferson Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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- 24
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Jefferson 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 $11,000paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$2,00050 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$3,00016 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school pay$70 an hour
- Work days a year184 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0%can also mean not reported
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 16
Questions about teacher pay at Jefferson Elementary
How much do Jefferson Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Jefferson Elementary's teacher schedule is $85,706 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $63,836 (BA, step 1) to $117,582 (BA+75, step 25).
What does a new teacher earn at Jefferson Elementary?
The schedule starts at $63,836 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 16.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Jefferson Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+75 column, where 39% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $117,582. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Jefferson Elementary?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Jefferson Elementary reports a master's bonus of $2,000 on top.
Is Jefferson Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Jefferson Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 555th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 9th of 14 in San Joaquin County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $93,152 in San Joaquin County.
Keep exploring teacher pay in San Joaquin County
Sources for the Jefferson 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.
- Jefferson 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.