Franklin Elementary School District teacher salaries

Franklin Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Sutter County, with its district office in Yuba City. Pay starts at $66,010 on the first step. The largest group (90%) is on the BA+60 column, which climbs to $116,482 by step 32.

Lowest

$66,010

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$100,024

  • $9,157 above Sutter County average
  • $3,528 below California average

Highest

$116,482

BA+60, step 32

Franklin Elementary average

Sutter County average$90,867

California average$103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
20
Starting salary
$66,010
BA, step 1
Median salary
$100,441
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
296th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Does Franklin 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

Franklin Elementary's average of $100,024 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Franklin Elementary ranks 296th of 828.

Franklin Elementary
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 11 reporting districts in Sutter County

Franklin Elementary ranks 1st of 11, above the middle district.

Franklin Elementary
$60k$80k$100k

Middle district: $75,996

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 Franklin Elementary's BA column pays $72,862. Experienced teachers joining Franklin Elementary can be placed as high as step 32.
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. Franklin Elementary's columns run from BA to BA+60, 5 in all.

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

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

$90,995

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $116,482 on step 32.

$116,482$66,010
Step 1Step 32
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Franklin Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252

No single cell here has 5 or more full-time equivalents, so none is shaded. 60% of Franklin Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

StepBABA+15BA+30BA+45BA+60
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13 to 15
16 to 18
19 to 21
22 to 24
25 to 27
28 to 29
30 to 31
32

Only BA+60 continues past step 12.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 0
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 Franklin 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.

Questions about teacher pay at Franklin Elementary

How much do Franklin Elementary teachers make?

The average salary on Franklin Elementary's teacher schedule is $100,024 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $66,010 (BA, step 1) to $116,482 (BA+60, step 32).

What does a new teacher earn at Franklin Elementary?

The schedule starts at $66,010 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 32.

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

On the BA+60 column, where 90% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 32, where it reaches $116,482. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Franklin Elementary?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Franklin Elementary reports a master's bonus of $1,700 on top.

Is Franklin Elementary teacher pay high for California?

Franklin Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 296th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 1st of 11 in Sutter County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $90,867 in Sutter County.

Keep exploring teacher pay in Sutter County

Sources for the Franklin 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.

  1. 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.
  2. Franklin 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.
  3. 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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