Laton Joint Unified School District teacher salaries

Laton Joint Unified School District is a unified school district in Fresno County, with its district office in Laton. Pay starts at $54,462 on the first step. The largest group (33%) is on the BA+45 column, which climbs to $74,988 by step 10.

What is the average teacher salary at Laton Joint Unified?

Lowest

$54,462

BA+30, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$72,109

  • $25,546 below Fresno County average
  • $31,443 below California average

Highest

$110,072

BA+75, step 20

Laton Joint Unified average

AveragesFresno County $97,655, California $103,552

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
46
Starting salary
$54,462
BA+30, step 1
Median salary
$68,128
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
740th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

Laton Joint Unified's full salary schedule, 2024-252

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

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Only BA+75 continues past step 13.

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 5
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 Laton Joint Unified

Two things place a teacher on Laton Joint 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 Laton Joint Unified's BA+30 column pays $61,895. Experienced teachers joining Laton Joint Unified can be placed as high as step 10.
Column, such as BA+98
A bachelor's plus 98 semester units since. Laton Joint Unified's columns run from BA+30 to BA+75, 4 in all.

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

The BA+45 column tops out at $74,988, below $100,000. Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.

$74,988

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $74,988 on step 10.

$110,072$54,462
Step 1Step 20
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Does Laton Joint 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

Laton Joint Unified's average of $72,109 is below the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

Laton Joint Unified ranks 740th of 828.

Laton Joint Unified
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 21 reporting districts in Fresno County

Laton Joint Unified ranks 20th of 21, below the middle district.

Laton Joint Unified
$80k$100k

Middle district: $92,536

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 Laton Joint 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 Laton Joint Unified

How much do Laton Joint Unified teachers make?

The average salary on Laton Joint Unified's teacher schedule is $72,109 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $54,462 (BA+30, step 1) to $110,072 (BA+75, step 20).

What does a new teacher earn at Laton Joint Unified?

The schedule starts at $54,462 (BA+30, 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 Laton Joint Unified pay scale?

On the BA+45 column, where 33% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 10, where it reaches $74,988. Steps go up with years of service.

Does a master's degree raise pay at Laton Joint Unified?

Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Laton Joint Unified reports a master's bonus of $1,225 on top.

Is Laton Joint Unified teacher pay high for California?

Laton Joint Unified's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 740th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 20th of 21 in Fresno County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $97,655 in Fresno County.

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Sources for the Laton Joint 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. Laton Joint 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