King City Union School District teacher salaries
King City Union School District (KCUSD) is an elementary school district in Monterey County, with its district office in King City. A teacher with a full credential starts at $61,459. The largest group (52%) is on the BA+75 OR MA+45 column, which climbs to $119,633 by step 26.
What is the average teacher salary at King City Union?
Lowest
$59,554
BA before a full credential, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$88,185
- $9,831 below Monterey County average
- $15,367 below California average
Highest
$119,633
BA+75 OR MA+45 with a credential, step 26
King City Union average
AveragesMonterey County $98,016, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 143
- Starting salary
- $61,459
- BA<45 OR MA with a credential, step 1
- Median salary
- $86,909
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 514th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
King City Union's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 36% of King City Union's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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What BA+98, steps and credentials mean at King City Union
Two things place a teacher on King City Union'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 King City Union's BA<45 OR MA column pays $69,712. Experienced teachers joining King City Union can be placed as high as step 26.
- Column, such as BA+98
- A bachelor's plus 98 semester units since. King City Union's columns run from BA<45 OR MA to BA+75 OR MA+45, 4 in all.
- Credentialed
- Holds a full California teaching credential. King City Union's credentialed columns start at $61,459.
- Without full credential
- King City Union pays teachers without a full credential on separate columns, starting at $59,554.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at King City Union?
On the BA+75 OR MA+45 column, pay passes $100,000 at step 14, with $100,060. Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$89,689
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $119,633 on step 26.
Does King City Union 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
King City Union's average of $88,185 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
King City Union ranks 514th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 20 reporting districts in Monterey County
King City Union ranks 8th of 20, above the middle district.
Middle district: $85,002
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 King City Union
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 $27,552paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,50059 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonus$1,5002 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonus$1,50012 full-time equivalents eligible
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school payNot reported
- Work days a year184 days184 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year1%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 26
Questions about teacher pay at King City Union
How much do King City Union teachers make?
The average salary on King City Union's teacher schedule is $88,185 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $59,554 (BA before a full credential, step 1) to $119,633 (BA+75 OR MA+45 with a credential, step 26).
What does a new teacher earn at King City Union?
A new teacher with a full credential starts at $61,459 (BA<45 OR MA column, step 1). Teachers without a full credential start lower, at $59,554. Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 26.
How long does it take to reach the top of the King City Union pay scale?
On the BA+75 OR MA+45 column, where 52% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 26, where it reaches $119,633. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at King City Union?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and King City Union reports a master's bonus of $1,500 on top. For a doctorate it reports $1,500.
Is King City Union teacher pay high for California?
King City Union's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 514th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 8th of 20 in Monterey County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $98,016 in Monterey County.
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Sources for the King City Union 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.
- King City Union'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.