McCabe Union Elementary School District teacher salaries

McCabe Union Elementary School District (MUESD) is an elementary school district in Imperial County, with its district office in El Centro. Pay starts at $69,017 on the first step. The largest group (57%) is on the BA+75+MA column, which climbs to $133,640 by step 30.

What is the average teacher salary at McCabe Union Elementary?

Lowest

$69,017

BA+30, step 1

Average salary on the teacher schedule1

$106,492

  • $9,670 below Imperial County average
  • $2,940 above California average

Highest

$133,640

BA+75+MA, step 30

McCabe Union Elementary average

California average$103,552

Imperial County average$116,162

Full-time equivalents on the schedule
49
Starting salary
$69,017
BA+30, step 1
Median salary
$107,578
Half earn more, half earn less
Average pay rank in California
185th of 828 reporting
of 828 reporting

McCabe Union Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252

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

StepBA+30BA+45BA+75BA+75+MA
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14 to 15
16 to 17
18 to 20
21 to 23
24 to 26
27 to 29
30

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Full-time equivalents in a cell
  1. 5+
  5. 11
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 McCabe Union Elementary

Two things place a teacher on McCabe Union Elementary'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 McCabe Union Elementary's BA+30 column pays $79,293. Experienced teachers joining McCabe Union Elementary can be placed as high as step 10.
Column, such as BA+98
A bachelor's plus 98 semester units since. McCabe Union Elementary's columns run from BA+30 to BA+75+MA, 4 in all.

How fast does a teacher's salary grow at McCabe Union Elementary?

On the BA+75+MA column, pay passes $100,000 at step 9, with $102,387. Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.

$105,005

a year at step 10. This column tops out at $133,640 on step 30.

$133,640$69,017
Step 1Step 30
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Does McCabe Union Elementary 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

McCabe Union Elementary's average of $106,492 is above the middle California district's $94,573.

All 828 reporting districts in California

McCabe Union Elementary ranks 185th of 828.

McCabe Union Elementary
$50k$100k$150k

Middle district: $94,573

The 15 reporting districts in Imperial County

McCabe Union Elementary ranks 8th of 15, above the middle district.

McCabe Union Elementary
$60k$80k$100k$120k

Middle district: $106,492

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 McCabe Union Elementary

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 McCabe Union Elementary

How much do McCabe Union Elementary teachers make?

The average salary on McCabe Union Elementary's teacher schedule is $106,492 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $69,017 (BA+30, step 1) to $133,640 (BA+75+MA, step 30).

What does a new teacher earn at McCabe Union Elementary?

The schedule starts at $69,017 (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 McCabe Union Elementary pay scale?

On the BA+75+MA column, where 57% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 30, where it reaches $133,640. Steps go up with years of service.

Is McCabe Union Elementary teacher pay high for California?

McCabe Union Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 185th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 8th of 15 in Imperial County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $116,162 in Imperial County.

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Sources for the McCabe Union Elementary 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. McCabe Union Elementary'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.

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