Modesto City Schools teacher salaries
Modesto City Schools is a school district in Stanislaus County. Pay starts at $73,091 on the first step. The largest group (32%) is on the BA+72 column, which climbs to $133,655 by step 31.
Lowest
$73,091
BA+12, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$108,398
- $6,422 above Stanislaus County average
- $4,846 above California average
Highest
$135,492
BA+72+MA, step 31
Modesto City Schools average
AveragesStanislaus County $101,976, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 1,413
- Starting salary
- $73,091
- BA+12, step 1
- Median salary
- $111,436
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 154th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Modesto City Schools 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
Modesto City Schools's average of $108,398 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Modesto City Schools ranks 154th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 23 reporting districts in Stanislaus County
Modesto City Schools ranks 1st 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. Step 5 on Modesto City Schools's BA+12 column pays $76,529. Experienced teachers joining Modesto City Schools 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. Modesto City Schools's columns run from BA+12 to BA+72+MA, 11 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Modesto City Schools?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$109,334
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $133,655 on step 31.
Modesto City Schools's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 44% of Modesto City Schools's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Modesto City Schools
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 $11,850paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonus$2,65111 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$80 an hour
- Work days a year185 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 Modesto City Schools
How much do Modesto City Schools teachers make?
The average salary on Modesto City Schools's teacher schedule is $108,398 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $73,091 (BA+12, step 1) to $135,492 (BA+72+MA, step 31).
What does a new teacher earn at Modesto City Schools?
The schedule starts at $73,091 (BA+12, 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 Modesto City Schools pay scale?
On the BA+72 column, where 32% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 31, where it reaches $133,655. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Modesto City Schools teacher pay high for California?
Modesto City Schools's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 154th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 1st 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 Modesto City Schools 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.
- Modesto City Schools'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.