Tulare Joint Union High School District teacher salaries
Tulare Joint Union High School District is a high school district in Tulare County, with its district office in Tulare. Pay starts at $71,817 on the first step. The largest group (56%) is on the BA+60+MA column, which climbs to $133,839 by step 26.
Lowest
$71,817
DSC, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$107,431
- $8,827 above Tulare County average
- $3,879 above California average
Highest
$133,839
BA+60+MA, step 26
Tulare Joint Union High average
AveragesTulare County $98,604, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 290
- Starting salary
- $71,817
- DSC, step 1
- Median salary
- $109,562
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 165th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Tulare Joint Union High 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
Tulare Joint Union High's average of $107,431 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Tulare Joint Union High ranks 165th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 38 reporting districts in Tulare County
Tulare Joint Union High ranks 3rd 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 Tulare Joint Union High's DSC column pays $71,817. Experienced teachers joining Tulare Joint Union High can be placed as high as step 26.
- 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. Tulare Joint Union High's columns run from DSC to BA+60+MA, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Tulare Joint Union High?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$106,651
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $133,839 on step 26.
Tulare Joint Union High's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 46% of Tulare Joint Union High's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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- 25
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Tulare Joint Union High
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$1,8574 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$2,0662 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$89 an hour
- Work days a year185 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year1.07%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 26
Questions about teacher pay at Tulare Joint Union High
How much do Tulare Joint Union High teachers make?
The average salary on Tulare Joint Union High's teacher schedule is $107,431 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $71,817 (DSC, step 1) to $133,839 (BA+60+MA, step 26).
What does a new teacher earn at Tulare Joint Union High?
The schedule starts at $71,817 (DSC, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 26.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Tulare Joint Union High pay scale?
On the BA+60+MA column, where 56% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 26, where it reaches $133,839. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Tulare Joint Union High?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Tulare Joint Union High reports a master's bonus of $1,857 on top. For a doctorate it reports $2,066.
Is Tulare Joint Union High teacher pay high for California?
Tulare Joint Union High's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 165th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 3rd 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 Tulare Joint Union High 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.
- Tulare Joint Union High'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.