Gilroy Unified School District teacher salaries
Gilroy Unified School District is a unified school district in Santa Clara County, with its district office in Gilroy. Pay starts at $69,898 on the first step. The largest group (63%) is on the BA+75 OR MA+65 column, which climbs to $130,809 by step 25.
Lowest
$69,898
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$106,112
- $16,144 below Santa Clara County average
- $2,560 above California average
Highest
$130,809
BA+75 OR MA+65, step 25
Gilroy Unified average
California average$103,552
Santa Clara County average$122,256
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 474
- Starting salary
- $69,898
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $115,609
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 193rd of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Gilroy Unified 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
Gilroy Unified's average of $106,112 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Gilroy Unified ranks 193rd of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 29 reporting districts in Santa Clara County
Gilroy Unified ranks 22nd of 29, below the middle district.
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 Gilroy Unified's BA column pays $72,167. Experienced teachers joining Gilroy Unified can be placed as high as step 19.
- 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. Gilroy Unified's columns run from BA to BA+75 OR MA+65, 5 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Gilroy Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$106,816
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $130,809 on step 25.
Gilroy Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 50% of Gilroy Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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- 5+
- 68
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Gilroy Unified
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 $30,844paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonus$2,000
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$1,500
- Summer school pay$41 an hour
- Work days a year186 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year2.5%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 19
Questions about teacher pay at Gilroy Unified
How much do Gilroy Unified teachers make?
The average salary on Gilroy Unified's teacher schedule is $106,112 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $69,898 (BA, step 1) to $130,809 (BA+75 OR MA+65, step 25).
What does a new teacher earn at Gilroy Unified?
The schedule starts at $69,898 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 19.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Gilroy Unified pay scale?
On the BA+75 OR MA+65 column, where 63% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $130,809. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Gilroy Unified teacher pay high for California?
Gilroy Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 193rd of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 22nd 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.
Keep exploring teacher pay in Santa Clara County
Sources for the Gilroy Unified 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.
- Gilroy Unified'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.