Ackerman Charter School District teacher salaries
Ackerman Charter School District is an elementary school district in Placer County, with its district office in Auburn. Pay starts at $56,966 on the first step. The largest group (37%) is on the BA+85 column, which climbs to $111,477 by step 25.
What is the average teacher salary at Ackerman Charter?
Lowest
$56,966
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$86,172
- $16,715 below Placer County average
- $17,380 below California average
Highest
$111,477
BA+85, step 25
Ackerman Charter average
AveragesPlacer County $102,887, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 29
- Starting salary
- $56,966
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $91,520
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 547th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Ackerman Charter's full salary schedule, 2024-252
No single cell here has 5 or more full-time equivalents, so none is shaded. 55% of Ackerman Charter's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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What BA+98, steps and credentials mean at Ackerman Charter
Two things place a teacher on Ackerman Charter'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 Ackerman Charter's BA column pays $61,662. Experienced teachers joining Ackerman Charter can be placed as high as step 25.
- Column, such as BA+98
- A bachelor's plus 98 semester units since. Ackerman Charter's columns run from BA to BA+85, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Ackerman Charter?
On the BA+85 column, pay passes $100,000 at step 20, with $100,968. Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$82,830
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $111,477 on step 25.
Does Ackerman Charter 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
Ackerman Charter's average of $86,172 is below the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Ackerman Charter ranks 547th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 14 reporting districts in Placer County
Ackerman Charter ranks 11th of 14, below the middle district.
Middle district: $98,499
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 Ackerman Charter
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 $11,500paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonus$1,50014 full-time equivalents eligible
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonus$2,5003 full-time equivalents eligible
- Summer school pay$120 an hour
- Work days a year184 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year1%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 25
Questions about teacher pay at Ackerman Charter
How much do Ackerman Charter teachers make?
The average salary on Ackerman Charter's teacher schedule is $86,172 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $56,966 (BA, step 1) to $111,477 (BA+85, step 25).
What does a new teacher earn at Ackerman Charter?
The schedule starts at $56,966 (BA, step 1). 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 Ackerman Charter pay scale?
On the BA+85 column, where 37% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 25, where it reaches $111,477. Steps go up with years of service.
Does a master's degree raise pay at Ackerman Charter?
Yes, in two ways. The college units from a master's move you to a higher column on the schedule, and Ackerman Charter reports a master's bonus of $1,500 on top.
Is Ackerman Charter teacher pay high for California?
Ackerman Charter's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 547th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 11th of 14 in Placer County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $102,887 in Placer County.
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- Placer Hills Union Elementary$78,816 average salary on the schedule
- Auburn Union Elementary$78,038 average salary on the schedule
- Foresthill Union Elementary$73,678 average salary on the schedule
Sources for the Ackerman Charter 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.
- Ackerman Charter'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.