Patterson Joint Unified School District teacher salaries
Patterson Joint Unified School District is a unified school district in Stanislaus County, with its district office in Patterson. Pay starts at $63,544 on the first step. The largest group (43%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $125,872 by step 32.
Lowest
$63,544
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$88,692
- $13,284 below Stanislaus County average
- $14,860 below California average
Highest
$125,872
BA+75, step 32
Patterson Joint Unified average
AveragesStanislaus County $101,976, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 342
- Starting salary
- $63,544
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $88,354
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 512th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Patterson Joint 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
Patterson Joint Unified's average of $88,692 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Patterson Joint Unified ranks 512th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 23 reporting districts in Stanislaus County
Patterson Joint Unified ranks 16th of 23, below 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 Patterson Joint Unified's BA column pays $71,813. Experienced teachers joining Patterson Joint 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. Patterson Joint Unified's columns run from BA to BA+75, 4 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Patterson Joint Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$93,869
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $125,872 on step 32.
Patterson Joint Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 21% of Patterson Joint Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+75 continues past step 13.
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- 5+
- 30
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Patterson Joint 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 $12,000paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$3,17789 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$3,1771 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonus$1,000
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$55 an hour
- Work days a year185 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year2%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 14
Questions about teacher pay at Patterson Joint Unified
How much do Patterson Joint Unified teachers make?
The average salary on Patterson Joint Unified's teacher schedule is $88,692 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $63,544 (BA, step 1) to $125,872 (BA+75, step 32).
What does a new teacher earn at Patterson Joint Unified?
The schedule starts at $63,544 (BA, step 1). 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 Patterson Joint Unified pay scale?
On the BA+75 column, where 43% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 32, where it reaches $125,872. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Patterson Joint Unified?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Patterson Joint Unified reports a master's bonus of $3,177 on top. For a doctorate it reports $3,177.
Is Patterson Joint Unified teacher pay high for California?
Patterson Joint Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 512th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 16th 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 Patterson Joint 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.
- Patterson Joint 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.