What public jobs really pay

Salary schedules from official public records: what a job pays at the start, on average and at the top. Starting with teachers in every reporting California school district.

Which public jobs can you look up?

Teachers$103,552average salary on California teacher schedules, 2024-25¹828 districts reporting · 56 county pagesSee teacher salaries

911 dispatchersSoonPay at city and county dispatch centers, by level.
Social workersSoonCounty pay for children’s, mental health and adult social workers.
Water operatorsSoonPay for water and wastewater plant operators, by grade.

How far apart are California teacher salaries?

Average salary on the teacher schedule, among districts with at least 20 full-time equivalents.²

Highest-paying districtMountain View-Los Altos Union HighSanta Clara County$181,322 Lowest-paying districtLaytonville UnifiedMendocino County$62,985

How Public Paycheck handles salary data

Official records onlyEvery figure comes from a public record, and every page names its sources.
No names, everEvery figure covers at least five people, so none describes one person.
No guessingWhere a figure isn't reported, the page says "Not reported".

Where the numbers come from

Sources for the California teacher figures

California Department of Education, Selected Certificated Salaries and Related Statistics, 2024-25, Table I: statewide average salary paid.
Each district's report to the California Department of Education, Form J-90 database, 2024-25: salary schedules and full-time equivalents.