Atascadero Unified School District teacher salaries
Atascadero Unified School District is a unified school district in San Luis Obispo County, with its district office in Atascadero. Pay starts at $56,546 on the first step. The largest group (48%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $106,428 by step 25.
Lowest
$56,546
BA<45, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$81,677
- $6,271 below San Luis Obispo County average
- $21,875 below California average
Highest
$106,428
BA+75, step 25
Atascadero Unified average
San Luis Obispo County average$87,948
California average$103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 190
- Starting salary
- $56,546
- BA<45, step 1
- Median salary
- $81,193
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 617th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Atascadero 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.
No
Atascadero Unified's average of $81,677 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Atascadero Unified ranks 617th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 11 reporting districts in San Luis Obispo County
Atascadero Unified ranks 9th of 11, below the middle district.
Middle district: $86,653
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 Atascadero Unified's BA<45 column pays $63,177. Experienced teachers joining Atascadero Unified 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. Atascadero Unified's columns run from BA<45 to BA+75, 4 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Atascadero Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$81,193
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $106,428 on step 25.
Atascadero Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 39% of Atascadero Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+60, BA+75 continue past step 13.
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- 5+
- 24
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Atascadero 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 $8,300paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonus$1,000
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$35 an hour
- Work days a year185 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year1.75%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 16
Questions about teacher pay at Atascadero Unified
How much do Atascadero Unified teachers make?
The average salary on Atascadero Unified's teacher schedule is $81,677 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $56,546 (BA<45, step 1) to $106,428 (BA+75, step 25).
What does a new teacher earn at Atascadero Unified?
The schedule starts at $56,546 (BA<45, 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 Atascadero Unified pay scale?
On the BA+75 column, where 48% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $106,428. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Atascadero Unified teacher pay high for California?
Atascadero Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 617th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 9th of 11 in San Luis Obispo County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $87,948 in San Luis Obispo County.
Keep exploring teacher pay in San Luis Obispo County
Sources for the Atascadero 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.
- Atascadero 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.