San Luis Coastal Unified School District teacher salaries
San Luis Coastal Unified School District is a unified school district in San Luis Obispo County, with its district office in San Luis Obispo. Pay starts at $58,311 on the first step. The largest group (44%) is on the BA+60+MA column, which climbs to $121,139 by step 25.
Lowest
$58,311
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$93,018
- $5,070 above San Luis Obispo County average
- $10,534 below California average
Highest
$121,139
BA+60+MA, step 25
San Luis Coastal Unified average
San Luis Obispo County average$87,948
California average$103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 429
- Starting salary
- $58,311
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $94,086
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 441st of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does San Luis Coastal 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
San Luis Coastal Unified's average of $93,018 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
San Luis Coastal Unified ranks 441st of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 11 reporting districts in San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Coastal Unified ranks 2nd of 11, above 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 San Luis Coastal Unified's BA column pays $69,167. Experienced teachers joining San Luis Coastal Unified can be placed as high as step 10.
- 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 Luis Coastal Unified's columns run from BA to BA+60+MA, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at San Luis Coastal Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$87,536
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $121,139 on step 25.
San Luis Coastal Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 42% of San Luis Coastal Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+60, BA+60+MA continue past step 10.
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- 5+
- 26
Bonuses, health cover and work days at San Luis Coastal 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 $17,008paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,000
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$41 an hour
- Work days a year186 days186 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year3%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 10
Questions about teacher pay at San Luis Coastal Unified
How much do San Luis Coastal Unified teachers make?
The average salary on San Luis Coastal Unified's teacher schedule is $93,018 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $58,311 (BA, step 1) to $121,139 (BA+60+MA, step 25).
What does a new teacher earn at San Luis Coastal Unified?
The schedule starts at $58,311 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 10.
How long does it take to reach the top of the San Luis Coastal Unified pay scale?
On the BA+60+MA column, where 44% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $121,139. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at San Luis Coastal Unified?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and San Luis Coastal Unified reports a master's bonus of $1,000 on top.
Is San Luis Coastal Unified teacher pay high for California?
San Luis Coastal Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 441st of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 2nd 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 San Luis Coastal 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.
- San Luis Coastal 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.