Sylvan Union Elementary School District teacher salaries

Sylvan Union Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Stanislaus County, with its district office in Modesto. A teacher with a full credential starts at $65,736. The largest group (50%) is on the BA+72 column, which climbs to $126,542 by step 35.

Lowest

$59,615

EMERG INTERN before a full credential, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule¹

$95,041

$6,935 below Stanislaus County average
$8,511 below California average

Highest

$126,542

BA+72 with a credential, step 35

Sylvan Union Elementary average

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

Full-time equivalents on the schedule: 457
Starting salary: $65,736; BA with a credential, step 1
Median salary: $100,631; Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California: 406th of 828 reporting; of 828 reporting

Does Sylvan Union Elementary 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

Sylvan Union Elementary's average of $95,041 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Sylvan Union Elementary ranks 406th of 828.

Sylvan Union Elementary

$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 23 reporting districts in Stanislaus County

Sylvan Union Elementary ranks 12th of 23, above the middle district.

Sylvan Union Elementary

$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 Sylvan Union Elementary's BA column pays $66,648. Experienced teachers joining Sylvan Union Elementary can be placed as high as step 40.
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. Sylvan Union Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+72, 7 in all.
Credentialed: Holds a full California teaching credential, the state license to teach. Sylvan Union Elementary's credentialed columns start at $65,736.
Without full credential: Teachers who don't yet hold a full credential. Sylvan Union Elementary pays them on separate columns, starting at $59,615.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Sylvan Union Elementary?

Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.

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

$97,753

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $126,542 on step 35.

$126,542$59,615

Step 1Step 40

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Sylvan Union Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-25²

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 45% of Sylvan Union Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

Sylvan Union Elementary credentialed salary schedule, 2024-25. Annual salary in dollars by step (rows) and column (units past a bachelor's degree).
Step	BA	BA+12	BA+24	BA+36	BA+48	BA+60	BA+72
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5
6
7
8
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10
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14
15 to 16
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22
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24
25
26
27 to 28
29 to 30
31 to 34
35 to 40

Sylvan Union Elementary without full credential salary schedule, 2024-25. Annual salary in dollars by step (rows) and column (units past a bachelor's degree).
Step	EMERG INTERN
1
2 to 6

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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 Sylvan Union Elementary

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 $22,314paid by the district each year
Master's degree bonus$2,727138 full-time equivalents eligible
Doctorate bonus$3,1851 full-time equivalents eligible
Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
National Board Certification bonusNot reported
Special education bonus$1,00061 full-time equivalents eligible
Summer school pay$67 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 40

Questions about teacher pay at Sylvan Union Elementary

How much do Sylvan Union Elementary teachers make?

The average salary on Sylvan Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $95,041 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $59,615 (EMERG INTERN before a full credential, step 1) to $126,542 (BA+72 with a credential, step 35).

What does a new teacher earn at Sylvan Union Elementary?

A new teacher with a full credential starts at $65,736 (BA column, step 1). Teachers without a full credential start lower, at $59,615. Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 40.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Sylvan Union Elementary pay scale?

On the BA+72 column, where 50% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 35, where it reaches $126,542. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Sylvan Union Elementary?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Sylvan Union Elementary reports a master's bonus of $2,727 on top. For a doctorate it reports $3,185.

Is Sylvan Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?

Sylvan Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 406th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 12th 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 Sylvan Union Elementary 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.
Sylvan Union Elementary'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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