Burton Elementary School District teacher salaries
Burton Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Tulare County, with its district office in Porterville. Pay starts at $71,538 on the first step. The largest group (39%) is on the BA+70 column, which climbs to $137,082 by step 25.
Lowest
$71,538
BA+30, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$100,027
- $1,423 above Tulare County average
- $3,525 below California average
Highest
$137,082
BA+70, step 25
Burton Elementary average
AveragesTulare County $98,604, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 223
- Starting salary
- $71,538
- BA+30, step 1
- Median salary
- $96,642
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 295th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Burton 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
Burton Elementary's average of $100,027 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Burton Elementary ranks 295th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 38 reporting districts in Tulare County
Burton Elementary ranks 9th of 38, above the middle district.
Middle district: $93,328
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 Burton Elementary's BA+30 column pays $81,144. Experienced teachers joining Burton Elementary can be placed as high as step 25.
- 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. Burton Elementary's columns run from BA+30 to BA+70, 4 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Burton Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$109,957
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $137,082 on step 25.
Burton Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 20% of Burton Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+70 continues past step 20.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Burton 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 planNot reported
- Master's degree bonus$1,50087 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$3,000
- Bilingual teaching bonus$2,00028 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$2,00013 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school pay$75 an hour
- Work days a year186 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0.9%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 25
Questions about teacher pay at Burton Elementary
How much do Burton Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Burton Elementary's teacher schedule is $100,027 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $71,538 (BA+30, step 1) to $137,082 (BA+70, step 25).
What does a new teacher earn at Burton Elementary?
The schedule starts at $71,538 (BA+30, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 25.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Burton Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+70 column, where 39% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $137,082. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Burton Elementary?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Burton Elementary reports a master's bonus of $1,500 on top. For a doctorate it reports $3,000.
Is Burton Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Burton Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 295th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 9th of 38 in Tulare County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $98,604 in Tulare County.
Keep exploring teacher pay in Tulare County
Sources for the Burton 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.
- Burton 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.