Evergreen Elementary School District teacher salaries

Evergreen Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Santa Clara County, with its district office in San Jose. A teacher with a full credential starts at $71,611. The largest group (78%) is on the BA+60 OR MA+15+CRED column, which climbs to $131,754 by step 16.

Lowest

$69,821

BA before a full credential, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule¹

$116,099

$6,157 below Santa Clara County average
$12,547 above California average

Highest

$131,754

BA+60 OR MA+15+CRED with a credential, step 16

Evergreen Elementary average

California average$103,552

Santa Clara County average$122,256

Full-time equivalents on the schedule: 435
Starting salary: $71,611; BA with a credential, step 1
Median salary: $127,554; Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California: 82nd of 828 reporting; of 828 reporting

Does Evergreen 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

Evergreen Elementary's average of $116,099 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Evergreen Elementary ranks 82nd of 828.

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Middle district: $94,573

The 29 reporting districts in Santa Clara County

Evergreen Elementary ranks 16th of 29, below the middle district.

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Middle district: $117,248

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 Evergreen Elementary's BA column pays $71,611. Experienced teachers joining Evergreen Elementary can be placed as high as step 6.
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. Evergreen Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+60 OR MA+15+CRED, 5 in all.
Credentialed: Holds a full California teaching credential, the state license to teach. Evergreen Elementary's credentialed columns start at $71,611.
Without full credential: Teachers who don't yet hold a full credential. Evergreen Elementary pays them on separate columns, starting at $69,821.

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

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Degree and units (column)Step (roughly years of experience): 10

$112,982

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $131,754 on step 16.

$131,754$69,821

Step 1Step 16

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Evergreen Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-25²

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 47% of Evergreen Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

Evergreen Elementary credentialed salary schedule, 2024-25. Annual salary in dollars by step (rows) and column (units past a bachelor's degree).
Step	BA	BA+15	BA+30	BA+45 OR MA+CRED	BA+60 OR MA+15+CRED
1 to 2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

Only BA+45 OR MA+CRED, BA+60 OR MA+15+CRED continue past step 15.

Evergreen Elementary without full credential salary schedule, 2024-25. Annual salary in dollars by step (rows) and column (units past a bachelor's degree).
Step	BA
1 to 5

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Full-time equivalents in a cell

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 Evergreen 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 $27,117paid by the district each year
Master's degree bonus$1,200130 full-time equivalents eligible
Doctorate bonus$1,5001 full-time equivalents eligible
Bilingual teaching bonus$2,000
National Board Certification bonus$500
Special education bonus$2,500
Summer school pay$55 an hour
Work days a year185 days180 of them with students
Schedule raise on last year3%
Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 6

Questions about teacher pay at Evergreen Elementary

How much do Evergreen Elementary teachers make?

The average salary on Evergreen Elementary's teacher schedule is $116,099 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $69,821 (BA before a full credential, step 1) to $131,754 (BA+60 OR MA+15+CRED with a credential, step 16).

What does a new teacher earn at Evergreen Elementary?

A new teacher with a full credential starts at $71,611 (BA column, step 1). Teachers without a full credential start lower, at $69,821. Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 6.

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

On the BA+60 OR MA+15+CRED column, where 78% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 16, where it reaches $131,754. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Evergreen Elementary?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Evergreen Elementary reports a master's bonus of $1,200 on top. For a doctorate it reports $1,500.

Is Evergreen Elementary teacher pay high for California?

Evergreen Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 82nd of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 16th of 29 in Santa Clara County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $122,256 in Santa Clara County.

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Sources for the Evergreen 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.
Evergreen 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.

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