Paso Robles Joint Unified School District teacher salaries
Paso Robles Joint Unified School District is a unified school district in San Luis Obispo County, with its district office in Paso Robles. Pay starts at $57,254 on the first step. The largest group (48%) is on the BA+75 OR MA+30 column, which climbs to $108,860 by step 25.
Lowest
$57,254
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$85,461
- $2,487 below San Luis Obispo County average
- $18,091 below California average
Highest
$108,860
BA+75 OR MA+30, step 25
Paso Robles Joint Unified average
San Luis Obispo County average$87,948
California average$103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 352
- Starting salary
- $57,254
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $84,060
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 561st of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Paso Robles Joint 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
Paso Robles Joint Unified's average of $85,461 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Paso Robles Joint Unified ranks 561st of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 11 reporting districts in San Luis Obispo County
Paso Robles Joint Unified ranks 7th 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 Paso Robles Joint Unified's BA column pays $59,291. Experienced teachers joining Paso Robles Joint 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. Paso Robles Joint Unified's columns run from BA to BA+75 OR MA+30, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Paso Robles Joint Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$86,143
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $108,860 on step 25.
Paso Robles Joint Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 37% of Paso Robles Joint Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+75 OR MA+30 continues past step 24.
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- 45
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Paso Robles Joint 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 planNot reported
- Master's degree bonus$1,494161 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$2,293
- Bilingual teaching bonus$2,50033 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonus$1,5001 full-time equivalents eligible
- Special education bonus$2,50053 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school pay$42 an hour
- Work days a year185 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year3%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 16
Questions about teacher pay at Paso Robles Joint Unified
How much do Paso Robles Joint Unified teachers make?
The average salary on Paso Robles Joint Unified's teacher schedule is $85,461 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $57,254 (BA, step 1) to $108,860 (BA+75 OR MA+30, step 25).
What does a new teacher earn at Paso Robles Joint Unified?
The schedule starts at $57,254 (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 Paso Robles Joint Unified pay scale?
On the BA+75 OR MA+30 column, where 48% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $108,860. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Paso Robles Joint Unified?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Paso Robles Joint Unified reports a master's bonus of $1,494 on top. For a doctorate it reports $2,293.
Is Paso Robles Joint Unified teacher pay high for California?
Paso Robles Joint Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 561st of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 7th 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 Paso Robles Joint 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.
- Paso Robles Joint 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.