Hughson Unified School District teacher salaries

Hughson Unified School District is a unified school district in Stanislaus County, with its district office in Hughson. A teacher with a full credential starts at $62,067. The largest group (59%) is on the BA+84 column, which climbs to $126,528 by step 25.

Lowest

$58,963

INTERN/ EMERG before a full credential, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule¹

$104,607

$2,631 above Stanislaus County average
$1,055 above California average

Highest

$126,528

BA+84 with a credential, step 25

Hughson Unified average

AveragesStanislaus County $101,976, California $103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule: 110
Starting salary: $62,067; BA with a credential, step 1
Median salary: $114,288; Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California: 224th of 828 reporting; of 828 reporting

Does Hughson 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

Hughson Unified's average of $104,607 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Hughson Unified ranks 224th of 828.

Hughson Unified

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Middle district: $94,573

The 23 reporting districts in Stanislaus County

Hughson Unified ranks 5th of 23, above the middle district.

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$80k$100k

Middle district: $95,041

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 Hughson Unified's BA column pays $71,084. Experienced teachers joining Hughson Unified can be placed as high as step 14.
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. Hughson Unified's columns run from BA to BA+84, 5 in all.
Credentialed: Holds a full California teaching credential, the state license to teach. Hughson Unified's credentialed columns start at $62,067.
Without full credential: Teachers who don't yet hold a full credential. Hughson Unified pays them on separate columns, starting at $58,963.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Hughson Unified?

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

$96,460

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $126,528 on step 25.

$126,528$58,963

Step 1Step 25

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Hughson Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-25²

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 58% of Hughson Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

Hughson Unified credentialed salary schedule, 2024-25. Annual salary in dollars by step (rows) and column (units past a bachelor's degree).
Step	BA	BA+45	BA+60	BA+72	BA+84
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14 to 15
16 to 18
19
20 to 21
22 to 24
25

Hughson Unified without full credential salary schedule, 2024-25. Annual salary in dollars by step (rows) and column (units past a bachelor's degree).
Step	INTERN/ EMERG
1

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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 Hughson 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 planNot reported
Master's degree bonus$1,50028 full-time equivalents eligible
Doctorate bonusNot reported
Bilingual teaching bonus$75010 full-time equivalents eligible
National Board Certification bonusNot reported
Special education bonusNot reported
Summer school pay$60 an hour
Work days a year186 days180 of them with students
Schedule raise on last year0%can also mean not reported
Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 14

Questions about teacher pay at Hughson Unified

How much do Hughson Unified teachers make?

The average salary on Hughson Unified's teacher schedule is $104,607 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $58,963 (INTERN/ EMERG before a full credential, step 1) to $126,528 (BA+84 with a credential, step 25).

What does a new teacher earn at Hughson Unified?

A new teacher with a full credential starts at $62,067 (BA column, step 1). Teachers without a full credential start lower, at $58,963. Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 14.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Hughson Unified pay scale?

On the BA+84 column, where 59% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $126,528. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Hughson Unified?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Hughson Unified reports a master's bonus of $1,500 on top.

Is Hughson Unified teacher pay high for California?

Hughson Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 224th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 5th of 23 in Stanislaus County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $101,976 in Stanislaus County.

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Sources for the Hughson 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.
Hughson 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.

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