San Benito High School District teacher salaries
San Benito High School District (SBHSD) is a high school district in San Benito County, with its district office in Hollister. Pay starts at $68,123 on the first step. The largest group (40%) is on the BA+66+MA column, which climbs to $129,803 by step 30.
What is the average teacher salary at San Benito High?
Lowest
$68,123
BA, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$95,485
- $2,683 above San Benito County average
- $8,067 below California average
Highest
$129,803
BA+66+MA, step 30
San Benito High average
AveragesSan Benito County $92,802, California $103,552
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 135
- Starting salary
- $68,123
- BA, step 1
- Median salary
- $95,535
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 396th of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
San Benito High's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 24% of San Benito High's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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- 9
What BA+98, steps and credentials mean at San Benito High
Two things place a teacher on San Benito High'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 San Benito High's BA column pays $71,549. Experienced teachers joining San Benito High can be placed as high as step 11.
- Column, such as BA+98
- A bachelor's plus 98 semester units since. San Benito High's columns run from BA to BA+66+MA, 6 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at San Benito High?
On the BA+66+MA column, pay passes $100,000 at step 9, with $102,388. Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$105,815
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $129,803 on step 30.
Does San Benito High 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
San Benito High's average of $95,485 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
San Benito High ranks 396th of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 10 reporting districts in San Benito County
San Benito High ranks 1st of 10, above the middle district.
Middle district: $75,556
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 San Benito High
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 $19,246paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonus$3,4272 full-time equivalents eligible
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$59 an hour
- Work days a year187 days180 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year1.5%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 11
Questions about teacher pay at San Benito High
How much do San Benito High teachers make?
The average salary on San Benito High's teacher schedule is $95,485 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $68,123 (BA, step 1) to $129,803 (BA+66+MA, step 30).
What does a new teacher earn at San Benito High?
The schedule starts at $68,123 (BA, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 11.
How long does it take to reach the top of the San Benito High pay scale?
On the BA+66+MA column, where 40% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 30, where it reaches $129,803. Steps go up with years of service.
Is San Benito High teacher pay high for California?
San Benito High's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 396th of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 1st of 10 in San Benito County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $92,802 in San Benito County.
Keep exploring teacher pay in San Benito County
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- North County Joint Union Elementary$95,453 average salary on the schedule
- Hollister$92,341 average salary on the schedule
Sources for the San Benito High 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.
- San Benito High'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.