Travis Unified School District teacher salaries
Travis Unified School District is a unified school district in Solano County, with its district office in Fairfield. Pay starts at $62,119 on the first step. The largest group (48%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $119,070 by step 21.
Lowest
$62,119
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$96,588
- $11,091 above Solano County average
- $6,964 below California average
Highest
$119,070
BA+75, step 21
Travis Unified average
Solano County average$85,497
California average$103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 241
- Starting salary
- $62,119
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $99,371
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 365th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Travis 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
Travis Unified's average of $96,588 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Travis Unified ranks 365th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 6 reporting districts in Solano County
Travis Unified ranks 1st of 6, above the middle district.
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 Travis Unified's BA column pays $65,174. Experienced teachers joining Travis Unified can be placed as high as step 12.
- 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. Travis Unified's columns run from BA to BA+75, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Travis Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$99,186
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $119,070 on step 21.
Travis Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 34% of Travis Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+75 continues past step 12.
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- 23
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Travis 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 $8,876paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$2,931125 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$5,8644 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$2,16114 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school pay$54 an hour
- Work days a year183 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0%can also mean not reported
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 12
Questions about teacher pay at Travis Unified
How much do Travis Unified teachers make?
The average salary on Travis Unified's teacher schedule is $96,588 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $62,119 (BA, step 1) to $119,070 (BA+75, step 21).
What does a new teacher earn at Travis Unified?
The schedule starts at $62,119 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 12.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Travis Unified pay scale?
On the BA+75 column, where 48% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 21, where it reaches $119,070. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Travis Unified?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Travis Unified reports a master's bonus of $2,931 on top. For a doctorate it reports $5,864.
Is Travis Unified teacher pay high for California?
Travis Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 365th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 1st 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.
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Sources for the Travis 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.
- Travis 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.