Goleta Union Elementary School District teacher salaries

Goleta Union Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Santa Barbara County, with its district office in Goleta. Pay starts at $63,313 on the first step. The largest group (88%) is on the BA+60 column, which climbs to $129,787 by step 20.

Lowest

$63,313

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$112,204

  • $9,194 above Santa Barbara County average
  • $8,652 above California average

Highest

$129,787

BA+60, step 20

Goleta Union Elementary average

AveragesSanta Barbara County $103,010, California $103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
166
Starting salary
$63,313
BA, step 1
Median salary
$118,188
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
103rd of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Goleta Union 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.

Yes

Goleta Union Elementary's average of $112,204 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Goleta Union Elementary ranks 103rd of 828.

Goleta Union Elementary
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 17 reporting districts in Santa Barbara County

Goleta Union Elementary ranks 4th of 17, above the middle district.

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$80k$100k$120k$140k

Middle district: $99,958

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 Goleta Union Elementary's BA column pays $76,206. Experienced teachers joining Goleta Union Elementary can be placed as high as step 7.
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. Goleta Union Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+60, 3 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Goleta Union Elementary?

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$110,455

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $129,787 on step 20.

$129,787$63,313
Step 1Step 20
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Goleta Union Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 50% of Goleta Union Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 45
Cells with fewer than 5 stay unshaded. Bold figures sit in the three darkest shades.Striped cells: this column has no salary at that step.

Bonuses, health cover and work days at Goleta Union 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.

Questions about teacher pay at Goleta Union Elementary

How much do Goleta Union Elementary teachers make?

The average salary on Goleta Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $112,204 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $63,313 (BA, step 1) to $129,787 (BA+60, step 20).

What does a new teacher earn at Goleta Union Elementary?

The schedule starts at $63,313 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 7.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Goleta Union Elementary pay scale?

On the BA+60 column, where 88% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 20, where it reaches $129,787. Steps go up with years of service.

Is Goleta Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?

Goleta Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 103rd of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 4th of 17 in Santa Barbara County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $103,010 in Santa Barbara County.

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Sources for the Goleta Union 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.

  1. 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.
  2. Goleta Union 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.
  3. U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #17D: Exemption for Professional Employees Under the FLSA: teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.

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