Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District teacher salaries

Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District is a unified school district in Solano County, with its district office in Fairfield. Pay starts at $64,302 on the first step. The largest group (43%) is on the BA+75 OR MA+35 column, which climbs to $114,523 by step 25.

Lowest

$64,302

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$83,042

  • $2,455 below Solano County average
  • $20,510 below California average

Highest

$114,523

BA+75 OR MA+35, step 25

Fairfield-Suisun Unified average

Solano County average$85,497

California average$103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
770
Starting salary
$64,302
BA, step 1
Median salary
$81,137
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
592nd of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Fairfield-Suisun 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.

No

Fairfield-Suisun Unified's average of $83,042 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Fairfield-Suisun Unified ranks 592nd of 828.

Fairfield-Suisun Unified
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 6 reporting districts in Solano County

Fairfield-Suisun Unified ranks 4th of 6, below the middle district.

Fairfield-Suisun Unified
$80k$100k

Middle district: $86,111

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 Fairfield-Suisun Unified's BA column pays $66,392. Experienced teachers joining Fairfield-Suisun Unified can be placed as high as step 25.
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. Fairfield-Suisun Unified's columns run from BA to BA+75 OR MA+35, 5 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Fairfield-Suisun Unified?

Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.

$88,850

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $114,523 on step 25.

$114,523$64,302
Step 1Step 25
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Fairfield-Suisun Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 29% of Fairfield-Suisun Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 50
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 Fairfield-Suisun 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.

Questions about teacher pay at Fairfield-Suisun Unified

How much do Fairfield-Suisun Unified teachers make?

The average salary on Fairfield-Suisun Unified's teacher schedule is $83,042 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $64,302 (BA, step 1) to $114,523 (BA+75 OR MA+35, step 25).

What does a new teacher earn at Fairfield-Suisun Unified?

The schedule starts at $64,302 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 25.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Fairfield-Suisun Unified pay scale?

On the BA+75 OR MA+35 column, where 43% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $114,523. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Fairfield-Suisun Unified?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Fairfield-Suisun Unified reports a master's bonus of $1,874 on top. For a doctorate it reports $2,324.

Is Fairfield-Suisun Unified teacher pay high for California?

Fairfield-Suisun Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 592nd of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 4th of 6 in Solano County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $85,497 in Solano County.

Keep exploring teacher pay in Solano County

Sources for the Fairfield-Suisun 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.

  1. 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.
  2. Fairfield-Suisun 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.
  3. 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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