Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District teacher salaries
Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District is a high school district in Santa Barbara County, with its district office in Solvang. Pay starts at $58,156 on the first step. The largest group (79%) is on the BA+72 OR MA+66 column, which climbs to $113,836 by step 25.
Lowest
$58,156
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$99,471
- $3,539 below Santa Barbara County average
- $4,081 below California average
Highest
$113,836
BA+72 OR MA+66, step 25
Santa Ynez Valley Union High average
AveragesSanta Barbara County $103,010, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 43
- Starting salary
- $58,156
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $102,632
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 305th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Santa Ynez Valley Union High 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
Santa Ynez Valley Union High's average of $99,471 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Santa Ynez Valley Union High ranks 305th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 17 reporting districts in Santa Barbara County
Santa Ynez Valley Union High ranks 10th 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 Santa Ynez Valley Union High's BA column pays $62,892. Experienced teachers joining Santa Ynez Valley Union High can be placed as high as step 8.
- 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. Santa Ynez Valley Union High's columns run from BA to BA+72 OR MA+66, 9 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Santa Ynez Valley Union High?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$94,420
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $113,836 on step 25.
Santa Ynez Valley Union High's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 53% of Santa Ynez Valley Union High's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+72 OR MA+66 continues past step 12.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Santa Ynez Valley Union High
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 $17,879paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school payNot reported
- Work days a year183 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year4%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 8
Questions about teacher pay at Santa Ynez Valley Union High
How much do Santa Ynez Valley Union High teachers make?
The average salary on Santa Ynez Valley Union High's teacher schedule is $99,471 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $58,156 (BA, step 1) to $113,836 (BA+72 OR MA+66, step 25).
What does a new teacher earn at Santa Ynez Valley Union High?
The schedule starts at $58,156 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 8.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Santa Ynez Valley Union High pay scale?
On the BA+72 OR MA+66 column, where 79% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $113,836. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Santa Ynez Valley Union High teacher pay high for California?
Santa Ynez Valley Union High's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 305th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 10th 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 Santa Ynez Valley Union High 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.
- Santa Ynez Valley Union High'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.