Liberty Elementary School District teacher salaries
Liberty Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Tulare County, with its district office in Tulare. Pay starts at $63,989 on the first step. The largest group (47%) is on the BA+72 column, which climbs to $121,478 by step 20.
Lowest
$63,989
BA+30, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$85,386
- $13,218 below Tulare County average
- $18,166 below California average
Highest
$121,478
BA+72, step 20
Liberty Elementary average
AveragesTulare County $98,604, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 38
- Starting salary
- $63,989
- BA+30, step 1
- Median salary
- $75,465
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 563rd of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Liberty 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.
No
Liberty Elementary's average of $85,386 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Liberty Elementary ranks 563rd of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 38 reporting districts in Tulare County
Liberty Elementary ranks 27th 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 Liberty Elementary's BA+30 column pays $71,750. Experienced teachers joining Liberty Elementary 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. Liberty Elementary's columns run from BA+30 to BA+72, 4 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Liberty Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$88,033
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $121,478 on step 20.
Liberty Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 24% of Liberty Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+72 continues past step 14.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Liberty 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 $18,739paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,0008 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school payNot reported
- Work days a year184 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year1%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 20
Questions about teacher pay at Liberty Elementary
How much do Liberty Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Liberty Elementary's teacher schedule is $85,386 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $63,989 (BA+30, step 1) to $121,478 (BA+72, step 20).
What does a new teacher earn at Liberty Elementary?
The schedule starts at $63,989 (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 Liberty Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+72 column, where 47% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 20, where it reaches $121,478. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Liberty Elementary?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Liberty Elementary reports a master's bonus of $1,000 on top.
Is Liberty Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Liberty Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 563rd of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 27th 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 Liberty 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.
- Liberty 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.