Washington Unified School District teacher salaries

Washington Unified School District is a unified school district in Yolo County, with its district office in West Sacramento. A teacher with a full credential starts at $58,351. The largest group (61%) is on the BA+75 OR BA+60+MA column, which climbs to $113,715 by step 25.

Lowest

$49,968

INTERN/ PROV before a full credential, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule¹

$87,566

$2,470 above Yolo County average
$15,986 below California average

Highest

$113,715

BA+75 OR BA+60+MA with a credential, step 25

Washington Unified average

Yolo County average$85,096

California average$103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule: 428
Starting salary: $58,351; BA+30 with a credential, step 1
Median salary: $91,213; Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California: 524th of 828 reporting; of 828 reporting

Does Washington 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.

Washington Unified's average of $87,566 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Washington Unified ranks 524th of 828.

Washington Unified

$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 6 reporting districts in Yolo County

Washington Unified ranks 1st of 6, above the middle district.

Washington Unified

$80k

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 Washington Unified's BA+30 column pays $65,037. Experienced teachers joining Washington Unified can be placed as high as step 25.
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. Washington Unified's columns run from BA+30 to BA+75 OR BA+60+MA, 4 in all.
Credentialed: Holds a full California teaching credential, the state license to teach. Washington Unified's credentialed columns start at $58,351.
Without full credential: Teachers who don't yet hold a full credential. Washington Unified pays them on separate columns, starting at $49,968.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Washington Unified?

Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.

Degree and units (column)Step (roughly years of experience): 10

$87,815

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $113,715 on step 25.

$113,715$49,968

Step 1Step 25

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Washington Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-25²

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 45% of Washington Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

Washington Unified credentialed salary schedule, 2024-25. Annual salary in dollars by step (rows) and column (units past a bachelor's degree).
Step	BA+30	BA+45 OR MA	BA+60 OR BA+45+MA	BA+75 OR BA+60+MA
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25

Washington Unified without full credential salary schedule, 2024-25. Annual salary in dollars by step (rows) and column (units past a bachelor's degree).
Step	INTERN/ PROV
1
2 to 3

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Full-time equivalents in a cell

Cells with fewer than 5 stay unshaded. Bold figures sit in the three darkest shades.Striped cells: this column has no salary at that step.

Bonuses, health cover and work days at Washington 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 $13,817paid by the district each year
Master's degree bonus$1,100229 full-time equivalents eligible
Doctorate bonus$1,1009 full-time equivalents eligible
Bilingual teaching bonus$1,10037 full-time equivalents eligible
National Board Certification bonus$5001 full-time equivalents eligible
Special education bonus$1,30065 full-time equivalents eligible
Summer school pay$61 an hour
Work days a year184 days180 of them with students
Schedule raise on last year4%
Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 25

Questions about teacher pay at Washington Unified

How much do Washington Unified teachers make?

The average salary on Washington Unified's teacher schedule is $87,566 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $49,968 (INTERN/ PROV before a full credential, step 1) to $113,715 (BA+75 OR BA+60+MA with a credential, step 25).

What does a new teacher earn at Washington Unified?

A new teacher with a full credential starts at $58,351 (BA+30 column, step 1). Teachers without a full credential start lower, at $49,968. Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 25.

How long does it take to reach the top of the Washington Unified pay scale?

On the BA+75 OR BA+60+MA column, where 61% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $113,715. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Washington Unified?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Washington Unified reports a master's bonus of $1,100 on top. For a doctorate it reports $1,100.

Is Washington Unified teacher pay high for California?

Washington Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 524th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 1st 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.

Keep exploring teacher pay in Yolo County

Compare all 6 Yolo County districtsStarting, average and top pay side by side, sortable

Sources for the Washington 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.
Washington 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.

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