Esparto Unified School District teacher salaries
Esparto Unified School District is a unified school district in Yolo County, with its district office in Esparto. Pay starts at $55,728 on the first step. The largest group (45%) is on the BA+75 column, which climbs to $109,773 by step 31.
Lowest
$55,728
BA<45, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$75,236
- $9,860 below Yolo County average
- $28,316 below California average
Highest
$109,773
BA+75, step 31
Esparto Unified average
Yolo County average$85,096
California average$103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 58
- Starting salary
- $55,728
- BA<45, step 1
- Median salary
- $69,386
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 701st of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Does Esparto 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.
No
Esparto Unified's average of $75,236 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Esparto Unified ranks 701st of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 6 reporting districts in Yolo County
Esparto Unified ranks 6th of 6, below the middle district.
Middle district: $84,731
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 Esparto Unified's BA<45 column pays $61,204. Experienced teachers joining Esparto Unified can be placed as high as step 10.
- 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. Esparto Unified's columns run from BA<45 to BA+75, 4 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Esparto Unified?
Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$78,750
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $109,773 on step 31.
Esparto Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 24% of Esparto Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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Only BA+75 continues past step 17.
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- 5
Bonuses, health cover and work days at Esparto 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 $9,360paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$2,22023 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$45 an hour
- Work days a year182 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year0%can also mean not reported
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 10
Questions about teacher pay at Esparto Unified
How much do Esparto Unified teachers make?
The average salary on Esparto Unified's teacher schedule is $75,236 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $55,728 (BA<45, step 1) to $109,773 (BA+75, step 31).
What does a new teacher earn at Esparto Unified?
The schedule starts at $55,728 (BA<45, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 10.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Esparto Unified pay scale?
On the BA+75 column, where 45% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 31, where it reaches $109,773. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Esparto Unified?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Esparto Unified reports a master's bonus of $2,220 on top.
Is Esparto Unified teacher pay high for California?
Esparto Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 701st of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 6th of 6 in Yolo County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $85,096 in Yolo County.
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Sources for the Esparto 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.
- Esparto 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.