Hayward Unified School District teacher salaries

Hayward Unified School District (HUSD) is a unified school district in Alameda County, with its district office in Hayward. Pay starts at $82,468 on the first step. The largest group (42%) is on the BA+90 OR MA+30 column, which climbs to $137,376 by step 18.

What is the average teacher salary at Hayward Unified?

Lowest

$82,468

BA, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$111,877

  • $3,908 above Alameda County average
  • $8,325 above California average

Highest

$137,376

BA+90 OR MA+30, step 18

Hayward Unified average

AveragesCalifornia $103,552, Alameda County $107,969

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
1,083
Starting salary
$82,468
BA, step 1
Median salary
$115,190
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
111th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Hayward Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252

Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 35% of Hayward Unified's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.

StepBABA+15BA+30BA+45BA+60BA+90 OR MA+30
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5
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18

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 188
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.

What BA+98, steps and credentials mean at Hayward Unified

Two things place a teacher on Hayward Unified's grid: years of service (the step) and college units since the bachelor's degree (the column). How we read the schedules.

Step
One per year of service; step 5 on Hayward Unified's BA column pays $83,913. Experienced teachers joining Hayward Unified can be placed as high as step 18.
Column, such as BA+98
A bachelor's plus 98 semester units since. Hayward Unified's columns run from BA to BA+90 OR MA+30, 6 in all.

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

On the BA+90 OR MA+30 column, pay passes $100,000 at step 5, with $101,032. Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.

$121,975

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $137,376 on step 18.

$137,376$82,468
Step 1Step 18
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Does Hayward 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

Hayward Unified's average of $111,877 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Hayward Unified ranks 111th of 828.

Hayward Unified
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 19 reporting districts in Alameda County

Hayward Unified ranks 7th of 19, above the middle district.

Hayward Unified
$80k$100k$120k

Middle district: $111,218

Each bar counts the districts whose average salary falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the median district.

Bonuses, health cover and work days at Hayward 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.

Questions about teacher pay at Hayward Unified

How much do Hayward Unified teachers make?

The average salary on Hayward Unified's teacher schedule is $111,877 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $82,468 (BA, step 1) to $137,376 (BA+90 OR MA+30, step 18).

What does a new teacher earn at Hayward Unified?

The schedule starts at $82,468 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 18.

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

On the BA+90 OR MA+30 column, where 42% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 18, where it reaches $137,376. Steps go up with years of service.

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

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Hayward Unified reports a master's bonus of $609 on top. For a doctorate it reports $803.

Is Hayward Unified teacher pay high for California?

Hayward Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 111th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 7th of 19 in Alameda County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $107,969 in Alameda County.

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Sources for the Hayward 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.

  1. 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.
  2. Hayward 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.
  3. U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #17D: Exemption for Professional Employees Under the FLSA: teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.

How we read the data