Santa Paula Unified School District teacher salaries
Santa Paula Unified School District is a unified school district in Ventura County, with its district office in Santa Paula. Pay starts at $64,531 on the first step. The largest group (81%) is on the BA+75 OR MA+30 column, which climbs to $111,310 by step 12.
Lowest
$64,531
BA+15, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$103,861
- $1,767 above Ventura County average
- about the same as the California average
Highest
$111,310
BA+75 OR MA+30, step 12
Santa Paula Unified average
AveragesVentura County $102,094, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 467
- Starting salary
- $64,531
- BA+15, step 1
- Median salary
- $111,310
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 235th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Santa Paula 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.
Yes
Santa Paula Unified's average of $103,861 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Santa Paula Unified ranks 235th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 20 reporting districts in Ventura County
Santa Paula Unified ranks 5th of 20, above the middle district.
Middle district: $96,570
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 Santa Paula Unified's BA+15 column pays $67,617. Experienced teachers joining Santa Paula Unified can be placed as high as step 12.
- 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. Santa Paula Unified's columns run from BA+15 to BA+75 OR MA+30, 5 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Santa Paula Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$100,049
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $111,310 on step 12.
Santa Paula Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit.
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Only BA+15, BA+45 OR MA, BA+60 OR MA+15, BA+75 OR MA+30 continue past step 10.
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- 5+
- 333
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Santa Paula 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 $15,000paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,000183 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$1,0001 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonus$1,50010 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$2,00042 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school pay$87 an hour
- Work days a year186 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0.86%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 12
Questions about teacher pay at Santa Paula Unified
How much do Santa Paula Unified teachers make?
The average salary on Santa Paula Unified's teacher schedule is $103,861 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $64,531 (BA+15, step 1) to $111,310 (BA+75 OR MA+30, step 12).
What does a new teacher earn at Santa Paula Unified?
The schedule starts at $64,531 (BA+15, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 12.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Santa Paula Unified pay scale?
On the BA+75 OR MA+30 column, where 81% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 12, where it reaches $111,310. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Santa Paula Unified?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Santa Paula Unified reports a master's bonus of $1,000 on top. For a doctorate it reports $1,000.
Is Santa Paula Unified teacher pay high for California?
Santa Paula Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 235th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 5th of 20 in Ventura County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $102,094 in Ventura County.
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Sources for the Santa Paula 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.
- Santa Paula 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.