Lincoln Unified School District teacher salaries
Lincoln Unified School District is a unified school district in San Joaquin County, with its district office in Stockton. Pay starts at $64,949 on the first step. The largest group (59%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $126,227 by step 26.
Lowest
$64,949
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$96,145
- $2,993 above San Joaquin County average
- $7,407 below California average
Highest
$126,227
BA+75, step 26
Lincoln Unified average
AveragesSan Joaquin County $93,152, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 497
- Starting salary
- $64,949
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $95,500
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 379th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Lincoln Unified 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
Lincoln Unified's average of $96,145 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Lincoln Unified ranks 379th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 14 reporting districts in San Joaquin County
Lincoln Unified ranks 3rd of 14, above 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 Lincoln Unified's BA column pays $66,268. Experienced teachers joining Lincoln Unified can be placed as high as step 26.
- 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. Lincoln Unified's columns run from BA to BA+75, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Lincoln Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$95,500
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $126,227 on step 26.
Lincoln Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 38% of Lincoln Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+75 continues past step 12.
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- 5+
- 73
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Lincoln Unified
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 $12,000paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,624224 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$1,7867 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonus$1,6248 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$1,94882 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school pay$50 an hour
- Work days a year187 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year1.07%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 26
Questions about teacher pay at Lincoln Unified
How much do Lincoln Unified teachers make?
The average salary on Lincoln Unified's teacher schedule is $96,145 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $64,949 (BA, step 1) to $126,227 (BA+75, step 26).
What does a new teacher earn at Lincoln Unified?
The schedule starts at $64,949 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 26.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Lincoln Unified pay scale?
On the BA+75 column, where 59% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 26, where it reaches $126,227. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Lincoln Unified?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Lincoln Unified reports a master's bonus of $1,624 on top. For a doctorate it reports $1,786.
Is Lincoln Unified teacher pay high for California?
Lincoln Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 379th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 3rd 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 Lincoln Unified 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.
- Lincoln Unified'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.