Terra Bella Union Elementary School District teacher salaries
Terra Bella Union Elementary School District is an elementary school district in Tulare County, with its district office in Terra Bella. Pay starts at $63,930 on the first step. The largest group (79%) is on the BA+70 column, which climbs to $131,289 by step 40.
Lowest
$63,930
BA+30, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$102,669
- $4,065 above Tulare County average
- $883 below California average
Highest
$131,289
BA+70, step 40
Terra Bella Union Elementary average
AveragesTulare County $98,604, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 39
- Starting salary
- $63,930
- BA+30, step 1
- Median salary
- $109,679
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 257th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Terra Bella 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
Terra Bella Union Elementary's average of $102,669 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Terra Bella Union Elementary ranks 257th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 38 reporting districts in Tulare County
Terra Bella Union Elementary ranks 7th 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 Terra Bella Union Elementary's BA+30 column pays $70,164. Experienced teachers joining Terra Bella Union Elementary can be placed as high as step 7.
- 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. Terra Bella Union Elementary's columns run from BA+30 to BA+70, 4 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Terra Bella Union Elementary?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$95,973
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $131,289 on step 40.
Terra Bella Union Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
No single cell here has 5 or more full-time equivalents, so none is shaded. 51% of Terra Bella Union Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Bonuses, health cover and work days at Terra Bella 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 planUp to $19,255paid 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 bonus$1,0001 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school pay$90 an hour
- Work days a year184 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0.5%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 7
Questions about teacher pay at Terra Bella Union Elementary
How much do Terra Bella Union Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Terra Bella Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $102,669 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $63,930 (BA+30, step 1) to $131,289 (BA+70, step 40).
What does a new teacher earn at Terra Bella Union Elementary?
The schedule starts at $63,930 (BA+30, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 7.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Terra Bella Union Elementary pay scale?
On the BA+70 column, where 79% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 40, where it reaches $131,289. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Terra Bella Union Elementary?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Terra Bella Union Elementary reports a master's bonus of $1,000 on top.
Is Terra Bella Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Terra Bella Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 257th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 7th 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 Terra Bella 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.
- Terra Bella 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.