Jefferson Elementary School District teacher salaries
Jefferson Elementary School District is an elementary school district in San Mateo County, with its district office in Daly City. Pay starts at $68,157 on the first step. The largest group (30%) is on the BA<60 column, which climbs to $116,085 by step 30.
What is the average teacher salary at Jefferson Elementary?
Lowest
$68,157
BA<60, step 1
Average salary on the teacher schedule1
$100,124
- $15,602 below San Mateo County average
- $3,428 below California average
Highest
$127,245
BA+75+2MA, step 30
Jefferson Elementary average
California average$103,552
San Mateo County average$115,726
- Full-time equivalents on the schedule
- 220
- Starting salary
- $68,157
- BA<60, step 1
- Median salary
- $104,672
- Half earn more, half earn less
- Average pay rank in California
- 293rd of 828 reporting
- of 828 reporting
Jefferson Elementary's full salary schedule, 2024-252
Shading shows where teachers actually sit. 51% of Jefferson Elementary's full-time equivalents are on step 15 or higher.
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What BA+98, steps and credentials mean at Jefferson Elementary
Two things place a teacher on Jefferson 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 Jefferson Elementary's BA<60 column pays $75,393. Experienced teachers joining Jefferson Elementary can be placed as high as step 9.
- Column, such as BA+98
- A bachelor's plus 98 semester units since. Jefferson Elementary's columns run from BA<60 to BA+75+2MA, 9 in all.
How fast does a teacher's salary grow at Jefferson Elementary?
On the BA<60 column, pay passes $100,000 at step 16, with $102,118. Pick a column and a step to see the salary, and how far it is from the top.
$90,541
a year at step 10. This column tops out at $116,085 on step 30.
Does Jefferson 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
Jefferson Elementary's average of $100,124 is above the middle California district's $94,573.
All 828 reporting districts in California
Jefferson Elementary ranks 293rd of 828.
Middle district: $94,573
The 19 reporting districts in San Mateo County
Jefferson Elementary ranks 14th of 19, below the middle district.
Middle district: $104,943
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 Jefferson 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.
- Health insurance, family planUp to $17,655paid by the district each year
- Master's degree bonusNot reported
- Doctorate bonusNot reported
- Bilingual teaching bonusNot reported
- National Board Certification bonusNot reported
- Special education bonusNot reported
- Summer school pay$60 an hour
- Work days a year186 days182 of them with students
- Schedule raise on last year3%
- Highest starting step for experienced hiresStep 9
Questions about teacher pay at Jefferson Elementary
How much do Jefferson Elementary teachers make?
The average salary on Jefferson Elementary's teacher schedule is $100,124 a year (2024-25). The salary schedule runs from $68,157 (BA<60, step 1) to $127,245 (BA+75+2MA, step 30).
What does a new teacher earn at Jefferson Elementary?
The schedule starts at $68,157 (BA<60, step 1). Teachers who bring experience from another district can start as high as step 9.
How long does it take to reach the top of the Jefferson Elementary pay scale?
On the BA<60 column, where 30% of full-time equivalents are paid, pay keeps rising until step 30, where it reaches $116,085. Steps go up with years of service.
Is Jefferson Elementary teacher pay high for California?
Jefferson Elementary's average salary on the teacher schedule ranks 293rd of the 828 California school districts and county offices of education that reported and 14th of 19 in San Mateo County. Across all of them, the average salary on teacher schedules is $103,552 statewide and $115,726 in San Mateo County.
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Sources for the Jefferson 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.
- 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.
- Jefferson 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.
- U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #17D: Exemption for Professional Employees Under the FLSA: teachers are exempt from federal overtime pay.