Orcutt Union Elementary School District teacher salaries
Orcutt Union Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Santa Barbara County, with its district office in Orcutt. Pay starts at $56,367 on the first step. The largest group (53%) is on the BA+60+MA OR MA+30 column, which climbs to $122,589 by step 20.
Lowest
$56,367
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$95,826
- $7,184 below Santa Barbara County average
- $7,726 below California average
Highest
$122,589
BA+60+MA OR MA+30, step 20
Orcutt Union Elementary average
AveragesSanta Barbara County $103,010, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 236
- Starting salary
- $56,367
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $93,950
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 384th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Orcutt 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
Orcutt Union Elementary's average of $95,826 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Orcutt Union Elementary ranks 384th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 17 reporting districts in Santa Barbara County
Orcutt Union Elementary ranks 11th of 17, below the middle district.
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 Orcutt Union Elementary's BA column pays $63,168. Experienced teachers joining Orcutt Union Elementary can be placed as high as step 20.
- 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. Orcutt Union Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+60+MA OR MA+30, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Orcutt Union Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$93,950
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $122,589 on step 20.
Orcutt Union Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 38% of Orcutt Union Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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- 5+
- 32
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Orcutt 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.
- Health insurance, family planUp to $18,675paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonus$1,0001 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonus$1,2456 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$50 an hour
- Work days a year185 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year1%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 20
Questions about teacher pay at Orcutt Union Elementary
How much do Orcutt Union Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Orcutt Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $95,826 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $56,367 (BA, step 1) to $122,589 (BA+60+MA OR MA+30, step 20).
What does a new teacher earn at Orcutt Union Elementary?
The schedule starts at $56,367 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 20.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Orcutt Union Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+60+MA OR MA+30 column, where 53% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 20, where it reaches $122,589. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Orcutt Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Orcutt Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 384th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 11th 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 Orcutt 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.
- 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.
- Orcutt 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.
- U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #17D: Exemption for Professional Employees Under the FLSA: teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.