Keyes Union School District teacher salaries
Keyes Union School District is an elementary school district in Stanislaus County, with its district office in Keyes. Pay starts at $63,992 on the first step. The largest group (61%) is on the BA+72 column, which climbs to $123,139 by step 30.
Lowest
$63,992
BA+12, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$100,965
- $1,011 below Stanislaus County average
- $2,587 below California average
Highest
$123,139
BA+72, step 30
Keyes Union average
AveragesStanislaus County $101,976, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 42
- Starting salary
- $63,992
- BA+12, step 1
- Median salary
- $99,869
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 281st of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Keyes Union 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
Keyes Union's average of $100,965 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Keyes Union ranks 281st of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 23 reporting districts in Stanislaus County
Keyes Union ranks 9th of 23, above the middle district.
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. Experienced teachers joining Keyes Union can be placed as high as step 30.
- 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. Keyes Union's columns run from BA+12 to BA+72, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Keyes Union?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$99,869
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $123,139 on step 30.
Keyes Union's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 51% of Keyes Union's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+72 continues past step 21.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Keyes Union
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 $9,800paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$3,798
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$1,624
- Summer school payNot reported
- Work days a year183 days181 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year2%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 30
Questions about teacher pay at Keyes Union
How much do Keyes Union teachers make?
The average salary on Keyes Union's teacher schedule is $100,965 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $63,992 (BA+12, step 1) to $123,139 (BA+72, step 30).
What does a new teacher earn at Keyes Union?
The schedule starts at $63,992 (BA+12, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 30.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Keyes Union pay scale?
On the BA+72 column, where 61% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 30, where it reaches $123,139. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Keyes Union?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Keyes Union reports a master's bonus of $3,798 on top.
Is Keyes Union teacher pay high for California?
Keyes Union's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 281st of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 9th 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.
Keep exploring teacher pay in Stanislaus County
Sources for the Keyes Union 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.
- Keyes Union'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.