Exeter Unified School District teacher salaries
Exeter Unified School District is a unified school district in Tulare County, with its district office in Exeter. Pay starts at $65,887 on the first step. The largest group (34%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $118,377 by step 20.
Lowest
$65,887
BA<30, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$91,565
- $7,039 below Tulare County average
- $11,987 below California average
Highest
$118,377
BA+75, step 20
Exeter Unified average
AveragesTulare County $98,604, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 130
- Starting salary
- $65,887
- BA<30, step 1
- Median salary
- $88,486
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 469th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Exeter 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
Exeter Unified's average of $91,565 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Exeter Unified ranks 469th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 38 reporting districts in Tulare County
Exeter Unified ranks 23rd of 38, below 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 Exeter Unified's BA<30 column pays $67,973. Experienced teachers joining Exeter Unified can be placed as high as step 20.
- 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. Exeter Unified's columns run from BA<30 to BA+75, 5 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Exeter Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$95,626
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $118,377 on step 20.
Exeter Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 31% of Exeter Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+30, BA+45, BA+60, BA+75 continue past step 8.
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- 24
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Exeter 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 $16,080paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,60039 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$2,00011 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school pay$50 an hour
- Work days a year187 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year1%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 20
Questions about teacher pay at Exeter Unified
How much do Exeter Unified teachers make?
The average salary on Exeter Unified's teacher schedule is $91,565 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $65,887 (BA<30, step 1) to $118,377 (BA+75, step 20).
What does a new teacher earn at Exeter Unified?
The schedule starts at $65,887 (BA<30, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 20.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Exeter Unified pay scale?
On the BA+75 column, where 34% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 20, where it reaches $118,377. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Exeter Unified?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Exeter Unified reports a master's bonus of $1,600 on top.
Is Exeter Unified teacher pay high for California?
Exeter Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 469th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 23rd 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 Exeter 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.
- Exeter 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.