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School district · California · LEAID 0633840

Sacramento City Unified

Sacramento City Unified sits in the lowest third of California districts on estimated teacher pay at $108,973 (above only 49% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Sacramento City Unified come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$108,973
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$21,058
Per-pupil spending
38,588
Students enrolled
49th
Pct. in CA
$108,973

Sacramento City Unified sits in the lowest third of California districts on estimated teacher pay at $108,973 (above only 49% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $108,973, above the national average of $70,245, serving 38,588 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Sacramento City Unified sits in the lowest third of California districts on estimated teacher pay at $108,973 (above only 49% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 49th percentile for California
  • 94th percentile nationally
  • 25% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • California ranks #2 of 49 on the salary estimate and #1 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Sacramento City Unified ranks #371 of 750 California districts by estimated teacher salary and #333 of 750 by per-pupil spending. Calaveras County Office of Education pay #1 at $178,519 is not Beverly Hills Unified spending #1 at $61,843 per pupil
  • +16.0% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs California median

Among 954 California districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Sacramento City Unified's instructional payroll puts 14.2% into special education , 3.4 points above the state median of 10.8%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical California peer.

Program Sacramento City CA median Gap
Regular program 84.8% 85.8% -1.0 pp
Special education 14.2% 10.8% +3.4 pp
Vocational programs 0.9% 0.0% +0.9 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 954 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 0633840 · FY2023.

LEAID 0633840 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Sacramento City F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-LOW P49 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P94 national PPE-MID $21K/pupil ENR-LARGE 38.6K students INSTR-LOW 25% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Visalia FY-2023-HEAVY FY2023 book

FY2023: $108,973 estimated average teacher salary · P49 in California · P94 nationally · 25% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Visalia ($264est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Sacramento City

Salary neighbourhood · Sacramento City

Sacramento City sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Sacramento City

Sacramento City Unified's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$108,973 Top 6% higher than 94% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Below this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Below this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). This entry sits in this band. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. Sacramento City Unified $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

Sacramento City in California's lower-third pay band

Same 750 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Sacramento City Unified ranks #371 of 750 California districts by estimated teacher salary and #333 of 750 by per-pupil spending. Calaveras County Office of Education pay #1 at $178,519 is not Beverly Hills Unified spending #1 at $61,843 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Sacramento City Unified is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Beverly Hills Unified leads spending at $61,843 per pupil; Calaveras County Office of Education leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Sacramento City Unified

  • It ranks in the top 10% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 94% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.
  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +16.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing California's statewide +25.3% by 9.3 points, a growth rate faster than 19% of the 856 California districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 42,196 to 38,588 students (8.6% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.

California prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$108,972.913

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

California price level
112.2 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$97,128

-11% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in California run above the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. Comparing it with a district in a cheaper state without this adjustment overstates its relative value.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how California compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Sacramento City Unified

What the Numbers Say About Sacramento City Unified

Sacramento City Unified is a mid-sized school district in California, serving 38,588 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $21,058. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $108,973, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0633840 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the California statewide average of $110,546, teacher pay in Sacramento City Unified runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 1.4% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (55.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in California, it pays more than 49% of them. California itself ranks #2 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Sacramento City Unified reports $812.6M in total expenditure against $980.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 25% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $158.1M, special-education teacher pay is $26.5M.

How does Sacramento City Unified compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the California average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Sacramento City Unified $108,973
Los Angeles Unified $103,820
California avg $110,546
National avg $70,245

Sacramento City Unified pays +5.0% more than Los Angeles Unified · per-pupil $21,058 vs $26,962

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable California districts

On pay, Sacramento City Unified sits closest to Visalia Unified; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Chaffey Joint Union High. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Visalia Unified
  2. Burbank Unified
  3. Fullerton Joint Union High
  4. Central Unified
  5. Lodi Unified
  6. Sanger Unified
  7. Sweetwater Union High
  8. Fresno Unified
  9. Twin Rivers Unified
  10. Livermore Valley Joint Unified
  11. Kings Canyon Joint Unified
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Chaffey Joint Union High
  2. Huntington Beach Union High
  3. Madera Unified
  4. San Jacinto Unified
  5. Merced Union High
  6. San Juan Unified
  7. Pittsburg Unified
  8. Bakersfield City
  9. Vista Unified
  10. Lynwood Unified
  11. Vallejo City Unified

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Sacramento City Unified's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Sacramento City Unified: closest on enrollment (38,588 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($108,973 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$980.1M
Total Revenue
$812.6M
Total Expenditure
$201.3M
Instruction Salaries
25% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$158.1M
Regular Program
$26.5M
Special Education
$1.7M
Vocational
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Sacramento City Unified: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 93% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 7% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

California Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized California districts belongs to San Bernardino County Office of Education at $178,265. Sacramento City Unified places 360 of 644 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Because California prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; District of Columbia and Hawaii are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

View all California districts →

Other California Districts

Large-district sample from 776 California peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

West Contra Costa Unified
$102,101
25,626 students
Chino Valley Unified
$118,302
25,618 students
San Jose Unified
$119,695
25,351 students
Orange Unified
$115,788
24,740 students
Manteca Unified
$104,531
24,646 students
Glendale Unified
$124,804
24,412 students

This is a sample of 6 from 776 California districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Sacramento City Unified
What is the average teacher salary in Sacramento City Unified?

The average teacher salary in Sacramento City Unified is $108,973 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).

How does Sacramento City Unified teacher pay compare to the California average?

Sacramento City Unified pays 1.4% less than the California state average of $110,546. The district's average is $108,973.

How does Sacramento City Unified teacher pay compare to the national average?

Sacramento City Unified pays 55.1% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $108,973.

What is the per-pupil spending in Sacramento City Unified?

Sacramento City Unified spends approximately $21,058 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Sacramento City Unified's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 25% of Sacramento City Unified's total expenditure of $812.6M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Sacramento City Unified's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.