California · 2022 pay
How much do Poway Unified School District employees make?
$24,761typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2022
$4,304 – $70,742what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2022, including part-year and seasonal workers. The source doesn't show who worked the full year.
California State Controller's Office publishes pay by position without employee names, so there is no name search here.
Common jobs: TeacherSubstitute TeacherStudent/Exempt Pars and Medicare
✓ Official data from California State Controller's OfficeMatches the agency's latest releasesco.ca.gov ↗
How is pay spread across workers?
A year of pay for a lower-paid, typical and higher-paid worker (counting everyone paid), and the top earner, split into regular pay, overtime and extra pay.
$4,222
$24,161
$70,207
$360,212
Lower-paid workerearns more than 1 in 4 coworkers
Typical workerright in the middle
Higher-paid workerearns more than 3 in 4 coworkers
Highest paidone person
Regular payOvertimeExtra pay
When the next update is due
The next update is expected in late 2027.
Pay slip · 2022
A typical worker's year
Poway Unified School District
official data
2022
| Regular pay | $21,148 |
|---|---|
| Overtime | $83 |
| Extra pay | $2,931 |
| Total for the year | $24,161 |
Average of the 377 workers in the middle of the pay range. Does not include benefits.
Matches the agency's latest release
Pay by job
Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2022.
| Job | People | Typical pay | Most earn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher | 1,467 | $93,475 | $71k – $110k |
| Substitute Teacher | 592 | $6,230 | $2k – $16k |
| Student/Exempt Pars and Medicare | 431 | $1,245 | $0k – $3k |
| Instructional Assistant I/Sp Ed | 368 | $27,178 | $13k – $35k |
| Coach - Classified | 359 | $3,379 | $2k – $5k |
| Instructional Assistant II/Sp Ed | 344 | $33,111 | $22k – $42k |
| Lt Daily Program Aide-Ess | 267 | $3,321 | $1k – $6k |
| Noon Duty | 178 | $7,925 | $3k – $11k |
| Program Aide Ess | 147 | $8,683 | $3k – $15k |
| Bus Driver | 114 | $56,030 | $42k – $64k |
| Teacher/Resource | 111 | $80,575 | $59k – $100k |
| Community Service Lecturer | 105 | $1,559 | $1k – $4k |
| Custodian | 95 | $62,517 | $47k – $68k |
| Counselor | 93 | $106,141 | $73k – $118k |
| Food Service Assistant I | 88 | $11,111 | $3k – $15k |
| Teacher - Speech Path | 73 | $82,189 | $62k – $104k |
| Office Assistant II | 73 | $18,388 | $13k – $32k |
| Program Aide Ess/Ases | 72 | $16,341 | $7k – $19k |
| Food Service Assistant II | 69 | $15,686 | $13k – $20k |
| Avid Tutor | 65 | $2,021 | $1k – $5k |
| Lt Daily Ia - Sped | 61 | $2,949 | $0k – $8k |
| Music Clinician | 54 | $2,303 | $1k – $5k |
| Instructional Assistant/Preschool | 53 | $23,422 | $13k – $44k |
| Lt Substitute Noon Duty | 51 | $998 | $1k – $4k |
| Psychologist | 47 | $111,837 | $64k – $117k |
| Teacher/Sp Ed | 46 | $86,042 | $57k – $100k |
| Instructional Assistant - Ell | 46 | $15,329 | $10k – $17k |
| Health Technician | 45 | $39,657 | $23k – $54k |
| Certificated Retirees | 45 | $5,134 | $2k – $15k |
| Instructional Assistant | 41 | $15,125 | $10k – $21k |
| Lt Daily Office Assistant II | 34 | $3,220 | $0k – $8k |
| Lead Ess Assistant | 31 | $48,695 | $27k – $52k |
| School Administrative Assistant | 30 | $65,185 | $52k – $70k |
| Classified Retirees | 30 | $2,670 | $1k – $19k |
| Supervisor/Ess | 29 | $66,131 | $62k – $71k |
| Library Media Technician | 29 | $36,120 | $30k – $44k |
| Facilities Substitute | 29 | $9,671 | $2k – $18k |
| Lead Custodian | 28 | $71,772 | $68k – $77k |
| Program Aide-Ases | 28 | $12,116 | $6k – $16k |
| Student Services Assistant | 28 | $11,352 | $6k – $15k |
| Lt Daily Ia II Sped | 28 | $1,851 | $1k – $4k |
| Artist in Residence | 27 | $1,983 | $1k – $13k |
| Student With Pars and Medicare | 27 | $1,710 | $1k – $2k |
| Principal - Elem | 26 | $155,852 | $151k – $157k |
| Occupational Therapist | 25 | $79,269 | $38k – $92k |
| Program Aide/Ess | 25 | $8,275 | $1k – $15k |
| Lt Daily Ia | 25 | $184 | $0k – $3k |
| Hourly Certificated Rate | 25 | $98 | $0k – $1k |
| Campus Security Assistant | 24 | $38,056 | $30k – $44k |
| Cte Teacher | 22 | $41,356 | $20k – $55k |
| Teacher - X-Ploration | 21 | $102,839 | $99k – $115k |
| Impact Teacher | 21 | $12,577 | $6k – $17k |
| Campus Security Specialist | 20 | $23,910 | $16k – $41k |
| Food Services Substitute | 20 | $842 | $0k – $6k |
| School Psychologist | 19 | $100,597 | $53k – $102k |
| Assistant Principal - Middle | 18 | $101,573 | $63k – $134k |
| Lan Administrator | 18 | $77,438 | $71k – $82k |
| Teacher/Preschool | 18 | $61,781 | $33k – $66k |
| Transportation Substitute | 18 | $11,589 | $4k – $20k |
| Assistant Principal - High School | 17 | $136,843 | $124k – $142k |
| School Secretary | 17 | $50,054 | $42k – $59k |
| Food Services Assistant I | 17 | $11,194 | $8k – $15k |
| Administrative Assistant II | 16 | $63,083 | $57k – $70k |
| Behavior Interventionist Technician | 16 | $37,471 | $18k – $43k |
| Student Services Specialist | 16 | $36,421 | $23k – $44k |
| Program Specialist | 15 | $64,040 | $46k – $131k |
| Behavioral Intervention Ia | 14 | $37,698 | $32k – $43k |
| Teacher/Pre-School | 14 | $33,424 | $16k – $62k |
| Librarian | 13 | $94,305 | $25k – $110k |
| Music Assistant | 13 | $43,248 | $35k – $49k |
| Lt Daily Health Technician | 13 | $5,279 | $1k – $11k |
| Adult Education Teacher | 12 | $19,344 | $7k – $40k |
| Program Aide - Ess | 12 | $5,731 | $3k – $15k |
| Office Specialist | 11 | $56,254 | $37k – $69k |
| Library Media Technician-Secondary | 10 | $56,149 | $41k – $64k |
| Behavioral Intervention-Ia | 10 | $42,138 | $14k – $44k |
| Teacher-Sai | 10 | $31,630 | $1k – $60k |
| Instructional Assistant - Tk | 10 | $19,217 | $16k – $41k |
| Food Services Assistant II | 10 | $17,987 | $17k – $23k |
| Student Health Care Specialist | 10 | $15,627 | $9k – $54k |
| Behavior Intervention-Ia | 9 | $32,823 | $19k – $43k |
| Instructional Assistant - Preschool | 9 | $14,601 | $10k – $24k |
| Teacher-Btsa/Induction | 8 | $115,318 | $114k – $117k |
| Tosa | 8 | $112,558 | $110k – $114k |
| Maintenance Worker | 8 | $77,472 | $62k – $82k |
| Nurse | 8 | $69,386 | $34k – $74k |
| Supervisor/Custodial I | 8 | $69,128 | $68k – $69k |
| Groundskeeper I | 8 | $53,746 | $49k – $54k |
| Instructional Assistant I-Preschool | 8 | $35,953 | $15k – $54k |
| Parent Liaison - Bilingual | 8 | $23,787 | $15k – $34k |
| Instructional Aide - Bilingual | 8 | $15,151 | $13k – $17k |
| Instructional Assistant I/Sped | 8 | $14,842 | $13k – $30k |
| Lt Daily Program Aide-Ases | 8 | $1,337 | $0k – $5k |
| Principal - High | 7 | $170,800 | $146k – $178k |
| Principal - Middle | 7 | $160,960 | $156k – $167k |
| Technology Trainer | 7 | $119,790 | $119k – $120k |
| Food Nutrition Area Supervisor | 7 | $85,927 | $81k – $92k |
| Custodial Supervisor II | 7 | $74,858 | $64k – $86k |
| Food and Nutrition Supervisor II | 7 | $67,917 | $47k – $72k |
| Resource Specialist - Special | 7 | $64,181 | $59k – $88k |
| Academic and Career Guidance Tec | 7 | $64,057 | $62k – $72k |
| Sr.information Systems Analyst | 7 | $62,947 | $51k – $101k |
| Student Data Technician II | 7 | $54,228 | $34k – $66k |
| MS Accounting Technician | 7 | $51,181 | $32k – $59k |
| Instructional Assistant/Bus Aide | 7 | $50,493 | $47k – $51k |
| Athletic Trainer | 7 | $40,838 | $35k – $66k |
| Food and Nutrition Delivery Driver | 7 | $31,676 | $26k – $48k |
| Instructional Assistant Preschool | 7 | $15,497 | $11k – $27k |
| Food and Nutrition Assist I | 7 | $8,640 | $5k – $11k |
| Coach/Extra Curricular/Certified | 7 | $7,121 | $6k – $14k |
| Hq Lt Daily Ia II Sped | 7 | $390 | $0k – $28k |
| Career Education Specialist | 6 | $106,595 | $65k – $115k |
| Teacher - Learning Handicapped | 6 | $88,156 | $67k – $100k |
| Accounting Technician | 6 | $81,306 | $15k – $85k |
| Teacher/Speech | 6 | $68,401 | $52k – $107k |
| Teacher-Rsp | 6 | $66,257 | $40k – $78k |
| Hs Accounting Technician | 6 | $66,175 | $39k – $72k |
| Student Data Technician I | 6 | $62,164 | $53k – $73k |
| Data and Assessment Technician | 6 | $53,473 | $26k – $59k |
| Ases Program Supervisor | 6 | $53,063 | $49k – $57k |
| School Admin Assistant | 6 | $52,543 | $35k – $71k |
| Lead MS Ases Assistant | 6 | $47,952 | $41k – $54k |
| Food and Nutrition Super I | 6 | $45,763 | $36k – $54k |
| Food Service Assistant III | 6 | $39,288 | $33k – $47k |
| Behavioral Intervention - Ia | 6 | $38,336 | $32k – $46k |
| Behavioral Intervention/Ia | 6 | $28,068 | $22k – $35k |
| Program Aide-Ess | 6 | $9,616 | $0k – $12k |
| Accompanist | 6 | $8,225 | $4k – $18k |
| Hq Lt Daily Ia 1 - Sped | 6 | $4,806 | $0k – $22k |
| Lt Daily Campus Security | 6 | $4,133 | $2k – $26k |
| Lt Daily Library Media Technician-2ndy | 6 | $3,084 | $1k – $4k |
| For Payroll Purposes | 6 | $939 | $0k – $5k |
| Lt Daily Ia Bilingual | 6 | $92 | $0k – $1k |
| High School Registrar | 5 | $74,496 | $68k – $75k |
| Crew Chief II | 5 | $68,271 | $52k – $77k |
| Crew Chief I | 5 | $68,264 | $61k – $73k |
| Payroll Technician | 5 | $61,445 | $40k – $66k |
| Electrician | 5 | $58,483 | $45k – $68k |
| Senior Lifeguard | 5 | $57,920 | $57k – $59k |
| Confidential Admin ii | 5 | $57,324 | $47k – $67k |
| Attendance Accounting Assistant I | 5 | $52,096 | $45k – $53k |
| Vocational Development Specialist | 5 | $45,658 | $35k – $65k |
| Teacher - Sped | 5 | $39,656 | $30k – $66k |
| Bus Aide | 5 | $37,289 | $29k – $41k |
| Instructional Assistant Vocational Ed | 5 | $10,495 | $6k – $11k |
| Instructional Assistant - Pe | 5 | $9,931 | $2k – $10k |
| Board of Education Member | 5 | $9,360 | $9k – $9k |
| Lt Daily Library Media Technician-Elem | 5 | $2,090 | $1k – $2k |
No jobs match.
How many people earn what
- Under $10k2,709
- $10k – $30k1,351
- $30k – $50k911
- $50k – $70k735
- $70k – $90k649
- $90k – $110k627
- $110k – $150k590
- $150k or more69
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Pay by department
| Department | People | Typical pay |
|---|---|---|
| District | 1,889 | $2,825 |
| Special Education | 318 | $67,556 |
| Del Norte High | 293 | $37,717 |
| Rancho Bernardo High | 274 | $41,000 |
| Westview High | 273 | $41,971 |
| Poway High | 268 | $39,669 |
| Mt Carmel High | 244 | $39,227 |
| Transportation | 149 | $59,533 |
| Bernardo Heights Middle | 147 | $54,093 |
| Design 39 Campus | 140 | $46,180 |
| Black Mountain Middle | 124 | $52,254 |
| Twin Peaks Center | 121 | $3,600 |
Highest paid at Poway Unified School District in 2022
Common questions
How much does a Poway Unified School District employee make?
The typical employee was paid $24,761 in 2022: half of the 7,641 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $4,304 and $70,742.
Why do so many people earn very little?
The list includes everyone who got a paycheck during the year: part-time, seasonal and short-term workers, and people who joined or left partway through. 2,709 people (35.5%) were paid under $10,000.
Does this include benefits like health insurance or pension?
No. It is the pay people received: regular salary or wages (89.9% of all pay), overtime (0.6%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (7.6%).
Where does this data come from, and when is it updated?
From California State Controller's Office (Government Compensation in California) (sco.ca.gov). Our figures match the agency's latest release; the next update is expected in late 2027.
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