Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary School District teacher salaries
Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Tulare County, with its district office in Sultana. Pay starts at $61,763 on the first step. The largest group (70%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $119,483 by step 21.
Lowest
$61,763
BA<30, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$96,842
- $1,762 below Tulare County average
- $6,710 below California average
Highest
$119,483
BA+75, step 21
Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary average
AveragesTulare County $98,604, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 23
- Starting salary
- $61,763
- BA<30, step 1
- Median salary
- $93,340
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 355th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Monson-Sultana Joint 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
Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary's average of $96,842 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary ranks 355th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 38 reporting districts in Tulare County
Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary ranks 15th 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 Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary's BA<30 column pays $68,175. Experienced teachers joining Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary can be placed as high as step 15.
- 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. Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary's columns run from BA<30 to BA+75, 5 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$91,063
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $119,483 on step 21.
Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 48% of Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+75 continues past step 14.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Monson-Sultana Joint 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 planNot reported
- Master's degree bonus$1,5005 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$60 an hour
- Work days a year185 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year1.25%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 15
Questions about teacher pay at Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary
How much do Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $96,842 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $61,763 (BA<30, step 1) to $119,483 (BA+75, step 21).
What does a new teacher earn at Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary?
The schedule starts at $61,763 (BA<30, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 15.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+75 column, where 70% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 21, where it reaches $119,483. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary reports a master's bonus of $1,500 on top.
Is Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 355th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 15th 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.
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Sources for the Monson-Sultana Joint 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.
- Monson-Sultana Joint 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.