Solvang Elementary School District teacher salaries
Solvang Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Santa Barbara County, with its district office in Solvang. Pay starts at $53,295 on the first step. The largest group (47%) is on the BA+105 OR MA>75 column, which climbs to $113,946 by step 36.
Lowest
$53,295
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$81,169
- $21,841 below Santa Barbara County average
- $22,383 below California average
Highest
$113,946
BA+105 OR MA>75, step 36
Solvang Elementary average
AveragesSanta Barbara County $103,010, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 32
- Starting salary
- $53,295
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $78,880
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 624th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Solvang 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.
No
Solvang Elementary's average of $81,169 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Solvang Elementary ranks 624th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 17 reporting districts in Santa Barbara County
Solvang Elementary ranks 12th 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 Solvang Elementary's BA column pays $61,157. Experienced teachers joining Solvang Elementary can be placed as high as step 11.
- 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. Solvang Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+105 OR MA>75, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Solvang Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$90,516
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $113,946 on step 36.
Solvang Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
No single cell here has 5 or more full-time equivalents, so none is shaded. 28% of Solvang Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Solvang 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 $13,000paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonus$1,500
- Bilingual teaching bonus$3,000
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$45 an hour
- Work days a year185 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0%can also mean not reported
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 11
Questions about teacher pay at Solvang Elementary
How much do Solvang Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Solvang Elementary's teacher schedule is $81,169 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $53,295 (BA, step 1) to $113,946 (BA+105 OR MA>75, step 36).
What does a new teacher earn at Solvang Elementary?
The schedule starts at $53,295 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 11.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Solvang Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+105 OR MA>75 column, where 47% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 36, where it reaches $113,946. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Solvang Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Solvang Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 624th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 12th 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 Solvang 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.
- Solvang 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.